[our flag means death. 2 images. Top: Lucius tenderly kissing Black Pete after Pete presented him with a gift. Bottom: Lucius saying “I love you”. The “you” was added, to replace “it”.]
This is just me but I also hope in season two that Izzy has a small backstory and continues to be the antagonist. I think we all notice how the villains in shows or movies often get sympathisized by some fans and honestly, it’s tiring. Like just let villains/ antagonist be the antagonist without having to excuse them. Yes, we can sympathize and understand why they’re the person of who they are now, but to go through such lengths to excuse their wrong-doings is a lot. Or go through such measures to want the antagonist a redemption arc like Zuko.
Like no, Izzy should lie in the bed that made for a while longer. I want to see him plot many downfalls on Stede just to fail in the end. I pray the revenge crew + Ivan & fang successfully throw his ass overboard. Or do a vicious evil laugh when stede and ed are fighting each other, he’s thinking ed put an end to stede but it’s the opposite. Instead, he watches ed just grab stede by his shirt and kiss him roughly because of how much he missed him and fall into a complete heartbreak.
It’s coming off as cruel towards izzy but the man brought it on himself when he didn’t disclose to stede that his boss was the legendary blackbeard. It was over from that point on.
I think what made the show more hilarious was how someone in the background would say a funny line or insult. I think it was Frenchie called izzy “Jizzy” and I had to pause from him speaking truth.
Finding out there’s actual shipping discourse between the Izzy/Lucius and Pete/Lucius fans is wild. Pete and Lucius in a very open relationship and Izzy should get railed by Pete too
