Our Flag means Death (2022)

[thatguy]

--tg

[thatguy]

I wonder if this is the tale of gentleman pirate Stede Bonnet

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stede_Bonnet

--tg

[Drunk Monk]

[Greg]

I could only get through ten minutes of this show before I couldn't take it anymore. I gave up right before the pirates were going to battle an actual ship. 

It just wasn't funny. Or involving.

[thatguy]

I fell asleep after 5-10 mins. I guess I concur.

--tg

[Greg]

It was exactly the type of comedy I thought it was going to be. And I particularly dislike that type of comedy.

[Drunk Monk]

4 eps deep. I struggled to get to Taika as Blackbeard.

And I was rewarded. Skip to e4. Start there.

Or wait and I’ll report more to see if it sustains.

[Drunk Monk]

2 more eps in and it’s all about Taika. Everyone else are just his foils. His Blackbeard reminds me of his Hitler, in a good way. Guess that’s the Taika style. 

Not saying this is extraordinary and the Greg & tg should reassess, just that it’s better with Taika. I’ll keep watching…

[Drunk Monk]

Done. That wasn't so bad. Not great, but it had its moments. E9 takes a sharp turn that I didn't see coming but should have in retrospect. 

If you bother to watch this, skip to E4. It's really all about Taika who makes his part of this work. Some of the supporting characters develop adorably, for pirates, that is. It's never laugh-out-loud funny, but some things, like the toe scene in the finale, were amusing. 

Not D00M recommended, but to its credit, there are sword fights and tentacles.

[Drunk Monk]

One final thought - it ends in a cliffhanger that teases S2. 

Apparently it has not been renewed at this posting...

[Drunk Monk]

Jun 1, 2022 10:00am PT
‘Our Flag Means Death’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO Max

By Wilson Chapman






Courtesy of HBO Max / Aaron Epstein

The crew of the Revenge are setting sail once again. Comedy series “Our Flag Means Death” has been renewed for Season 2, HBO Max has announced. The news comes almost three months after the show’s first season finished airing this March.
Created by David Jenkins, “Our Flag Means Death” stars Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi as real-life pirates Stede Bonnet and Ed Teach, better known as Blackbeard. The series follows Bonnet, an English aristocrat, as he abandons his family in an attempt to find himself as a pirate, with his mild-mannered and gentlemanly demeanor proving to be a poor match to a life of crime. Over the course of Season 1, he teams up with Ed and they unexpectedly fall in love, only for the season to end with the two separated and a heartbroken Ed embracing his dark Blackbeard persona.
The first season of “Our Flag Means Death” received generally positive reviews from critics. In her review, Variety chief TV critic Caroline Framke wrote that the “most interesting thing about ‘Our Flag Means Death’ — if also what might disappoint fans hoping for something more patently ridiculous — becomes how it ends up more gently introspective than outright funny in its hunt for comic treasure.” Over the course of its first season, the show attracted a devoted fanbase and has been praised for its LGBTQ representation, with the storyline depicting three queer relationships in the main cast.
In addition to Darby and Waititi, Ewen Bremner, Joel Fry, Samson Kayo, Con O’Neill, Nathan Foad, Vico Ortiz, Kristian Nairn, Matthew Maher, Guz Khan, David Fane, Nat Faxon and Samba Schutte play the various crewmates of the Revenge. Rory Kinnear also stars as Stede’s childhood rival Nigel Badminton, and Season 1 guest stars included Leslie Jones, Fred Armisen, Kristen Schaal, Nick Kroll, Tim Heidecker and Will Arnett. Jenkins and Waititi executive produce the series with Garrett Basch and Dan Halsted.

[Greg]

Yay!? Congratulations to all who celebrate.

[Greg]

I skipped ahead to Ep04 per DMs recommendation. Still not buying it even with the addition of Taika who is fun. Humor based on dumb doesn't work for me.

[Drunk Monk]