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Our Flag Means Death: A Damned Man (2022)
Introduction and Representation
In this episode, Stede and his crew accidentally run their ship aground on a small island. This leads to them being found by a tribe of native islands and another group of pirates lead by Izzy Hands, a character who will later propel the shows plot forward.
Throughout the episode, Stede is haunted by a hallucination of Nigel Badminton, a navy officer accidentally killed last episode. Stede is haunted by him because he feels guilty for his death and I think that feelings of guilt and PTSD were accurately betrayed in this episode in terms of being unable to forget what happened.
The native tribe that finds the pirates are accurately depicted in terms of costumes, from their masks to the headdresses of the tribe elders and their chief. I hope more directors, writers, and designers in the future will see this representation and get inspired to depict native tribes as accurately as possible.
Our Flag Means Death: Pilot (2022)
A wonderful intro!
Most of the pilot episode really sets the mood for the rest of the season: funny and revolving around character introduction and team work. The end of the episode sets the mood for finding a found family and sticking together when times get tough. Another thing that sets the mood is the song used at the end of the episode, High on a Rocky Ledge by Moondog. The theme of the song is going to great lengths to be with the person you love and in the show, platonic and romantic love are the main themes. The humor from each character comes naturally and doesn't sound forced at all and there are small but good details in each characters appearance. A beautifully woven first episode!