We get to see a little bit of life on board the ship with Stede and Ed this episode, and watch their relationship develop.
While this episode isn't my favorite for a handful of reasons (mainly the implication that Edward "sounds stressful, Izzy :(" Teach doesn't understand the concept of passive aggression), the relationship being developed between Ed and Stede is so charming in this episode. As I watched while it was airing, I didn't have the benefit of episodes 9 and 10 to know what was going to happen--and thought I was seeing things in the moonlight scene where Stede tucks the square of red silk into Ed's pocket. "He can't be about to kiss him!"
Spoilers for episode 9 and 10: HE WAS! (And it was perfect.)
I also think that David Fane and Nathan Foad deserve a shoutout for the B-plot of this episode, which does such a fantastic job of delivering one of the themes of this show in the "I've never had anyone take an interest in my form before" scene. It's silly and funny, but Lucius's response is so earnest--there's always something to love and we owe it to each other to look for that. It's one of my favorite scenes in the whole entire series.
While this episode isn't my favorite for a handful of reasons (mainly the implication that Edward "sounds stressful, Izzy :(" Teach doesn't understand the concept of passive aggression), the relationship being developed between Ed and Stede is so charming in this episode. As I watched while it was airing, I didn't have the benefit of episodes 9 and 10 to know what was going to happen--and thought I was seeing things in the moonlight scene where Stede tucks the square of red silk into Ed's pocket. "He can't be about to kiss him!"
Spoilers for episode 9 and 10: HE WAS! (And it was perfect.)
I also think that David Fane and Nathan Foad deserve a shoutout for the B-plot of this episode, which does such a fantastic job of delivering one of the themes of this show in the "I've never had anyone take an interest in my form before" scene. It's silly and funny, but Lucius's response is so earnest--there's always something to love and we owe it to each other to look for that. It's one of my favorite scenes in the whole entire series.