Show recommendation!
Our Flag Means Death came out of the woodwork for me (and my friends, and the world?) in the last week and it’s such a gift.
On HBO, ten episodes, season one finished airing today . . .
So, this is a PIRATE QUEER COMEDY with TAIKA WAITITI and RHYS DARBY. It is also a ROMANCE. CANONICALLY.
The all-caps are warranted. This is the world I want to live in where we can have imaginative, fun, hilarious, touching, non-queer baiting shows about pirates.
Okay, actual premise: it’s about Stede Bonnet, a rich aristocrat who abandons his family to become a pirate in the golden age of piracy (early 18th century). It is apparently based on a true story. Taiki Waititi plays Blackbeard. Perfectly.
I believe everyone will appreciate this show. I’m still floored that it exists. We can have this? Happy weekend watching.
With Love,
Natalie