User Reviews

This episode--all three first episodes--are very intense. I honestly didn't expect it to be like this. I mean, Blackbeard !!!!! His entire crew !!!!!! It was harrowing. The things Ed did, to the crew no less, to IZZY...... It hurt to watch. I think it will always hurt to watch.

Still, I loved the moment where Izzy breaks down and Fang and Frenchie comfort him. It means so much to me. It's so beautifully directed and acted.

And everything Izzy tells Ed. I'm still surprised when I watch it, like wow, they really did. They actually did that. This is real and canon.

I was so happy to get the crew back !!!! But really sad to see Swede go :( Also the moment where Jim tells the story of Pinnochio to Fang when he's upset, it WARMS MY HEART SO MUCH !!! The post-credits scene too !!!!

So much happens in this episode. I love the way we are introduced to zheng yi sao and the bits we get about how the divided crews have been surviving. Each of the characters has their own moment despite the introduction of so many new people and concepts.

Izzy's role in this episode stands out to me, and con o'neill's performance is phenomenal. Taika and con together are incredible, but its the scene of izzy crying in front of the crew that really breaks me. Especially when the scene goes on with izzy whining and jim and archie look so uncomfortable it seems like its meant to turn back into comedy, but my heart aches for that cringe fail first mate far too much to laugh at how pathetic he is.

Madeleine sami fits right in as if she had always been there as archie. Already obsessed with her.

I do feel like this episode is rushed. There is so much happening so quickly and i wish i had more time with the characters. This episode could have easily been 2 or even 3 episodes. Everything with prince ricky feels fairly disconnected from the rest of the episode, althought its clear we will be seeing more of him later. I do like ricky as a character though. He provides a great foil for stede. An echo of who he used to be but worse, or who everyone accused stede of being. For stede to ealk away from him and his poor choices without issue and for ricky to get consequences as a result of his arrogance is a really great way to show stedes growth and how his priorities have changed since s1e1.

This deals so well with Ed's devastated mental state, even going so far as to let Izzy, his First Mate for as long as we know, ask "what am I to you?" That exchange is so devastating, both for an audience and for Izzy, who professes his love and is then dismissed by an Edward who is clearly lost to his grief over the failed relationship with Stede Bonnet.

And on the other hand, we get Swede being added to the list of Jackie's husbands, a turn of events that seems to be wonderful for both of them! We get Jim retelling Pinocchio to Fang COMPLETE WITH THE VOICES, which is just delightful and a necessary levity for the crew of Ed's new ship. There is even a fantasy fight between Stede and Izzy that ends with Stede and Ed running towards each other like the ending of a movie, falling into each others arms.

An episode that really lives up to the name OFMD has given itself!

What an absolute banger way to start the new season! Any fears I may have had were proven wrong. The sense of humour, zaniness, absurdity, yet with the thrumming pulse of a big tender heart, are all still intact from season one.

I love Ruibo Qian's turn as Zheng Yi Sao. I mean, obviously representation galore. But also I love the sultry timbre of her voice, strong and powerful, and her facial expressions promise an awfully great performance to come.

Lovely to see the New Zealand coastline already being put to beautiful scenic use!

So happy to see Spanish Jackie be a part of it, and the Swede really is husband material, I'm glad he's getting his happy ending. One down.... several to go.

Also I already deeply dislike Ricky but you gotta give the actor his due, he threw everything into every line and it was great.

I think a lot of fans knew things aboard the Revenge would be pretty grim, but... wow. Like, wow. But I was so JAZZED to see Madeleine Sami. Between her and Ruibo we're going to be getting some good female contributions to the ensemble, which I know was one of the few notes many had about last season.

I really watched this one and thought, oh yeah, we are SO BACK. I knew this was going to be a wild, but great, ride.

After the long wait for season two I was unsure, whether the new episodes would live up to my expectations. It is my favorite show after all and maybe in my head everything was way more perfect than it would be on screen.

I was delighted to discover that it was just as good as I had hoped, maybe even better! The pacing felt good, there were no times where it felt like time was just getting filled. The characters evolved in a believable way, that works for the story. Personally I adore the introduction of Queen Zheng Yi Sao. She adds a fresh breeze to the characters and is a wonderful addition to the cast.

Listen, did Izzy Hands basically bring all of the misfortune and pain that he endured this episode onto himself? Yes. Admittedly, if he had just been a supportive friend in the first season and had not shamed Ed into being a hypermasculine dick, all of this could've been avoided. That said! As someone who supports Izzy Hands' rights as well as his wrongs, I found the amount of violence that my boy endured in this episode to be excessive and rude. Con O'Neill continues to kill it and I'm glad he's being given more to do. I guess I should probably talk about other aspects of this episode.

All of the other characters continue to be good also.

Yay! Season two has started and it is a wonderful beginning to the series! The acting is fantastic across the board, from Stede and his surviving crew, to Blackbeard/Izzy and the crew of the breakup boat! This also includes the new characters we get introduced to!

The beginning scenes where funny. Surprising and an amazing start to season 2 that had me hooked from the beginning. It gave me everything I wanted and more!

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. Seeing Stede and his half of the crew struggling with surviving without Stede wealth is fun and very silly. Their time at Jackie's bar is both endearing and hilarious! I wish we got to see Stede struggling without his wealth a bit more, but seeing certain members of the crew grow outside of it is fun. Oluwande's budding relationship with Zheng being a highlight on Stede's side.

Ed and Izzy's toxic downfall is peak television for me! Watching the crew gather together to support Izzy, who has been repeatedly mutilated and abused at the hands of Edward is so heartwarming, especially Jim.

As a horror fan, I adored the messed up relationship between Ed and Izzy. Ed's downward spiral is heartbreaking, spectacular and even more than I ever expected from the show. Ed's and Izzy's toxic failed marriage really is a highlight of the show. Be warned, it gets rough and is not for the soft of heart. The show should have had a warning!