‘Our Flag Means Death’ Season 2
The best, kindest, queerest pirate show currently airing on TV is finally back for Season 2. Starring Rhys Darbie as Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate, and Taiki Waititi as Blackbeard, the first season of the show went where few shows have gone before: turning the viewers’ head-canon of a romantic relationship between the two, into reality. It was a thrilling, heart-wrenching, and hilarious ride as the two worked their way towards each other, only to break apart. Thankfully, Season 2 digs deeper into what made the show work. The central romance is beautiful, the anachronisms mixed with vintage pirating hilarious, and the ensemble is pristine. But what makes Our Flag Means Death truly shine is the idea that kindness and a belief in self-actualization can change anyone, as long as you surround yourself with the right people. OFMD may go pretty dark in the second season, but there’s always a hint that the light might be right ahead.