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Our Flag Means Death is a 2022 period romantic comedy series created by David Jenkins (People of Earth) and executive produced by Taika Waititi. It premiered on HBO Max on 3 March 2022. Based loosely on true events, the series follows one Stede Bonnet ( Rhys Darby ), a pampered aristocrat who, following a mid-life crisis, abandons his fortune and sets out to become a “gentleman pirate".
- Our Flag Means Death S1E01: "Pilot" Recap - TV Tropes
Recap. In 1717, at the height of The Golden Age of Piracy,...
- Our Flag Means Death Recap - TV Tropes
Recap/Live-Action TV. The Outer Limits (1963) Episode recaps...
- Our Flag Means Death S1E01: "Pilot" Recap - TV Tropes
Recap. In 1717, at the height of The Golden Age of Piracy, wealthy landowner Stede Bonnet has abandoned his wife and children to become a pirate captain on the ship Revenge. Stede is determined to reform the culture of piracy and help his crew grow as people, a mission which the crew in question treats with scorn.
Recap/Live-Action TV. The Outer Limits (1963) Episode recaps for Our Flag Means Death. Season 1 (March 2022) "Pilot" "A Damned Man" "A Gentleman Pirate" "Discomfort in a Married State" "The Best ….
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By Tara Bennett
Updated: Mar 24, 2022 5:50 pm
Posted: Mar 24, 2022 5:43 pm
Our Flag Means Death Season 1 is now available on HBO Max.
Everything about the basic description of HBO Max’s comedy series Our Flag Means Death warns potential viewers, like a Jolly Roger whipping in the wind, that it's not going to be for everyone. But for those who appreciate comedy that sails away from mainstream, this is a wild ride meant with plenty to enjoy.
Loosely based on the life of Stede Bonnet (aka "The Gentleman Pirate”), an actual wealthy, 18th Century landowner from Barbados who left his wife and kids to pillage in Blackbeard’s territory, the series presents its own take on Bonnet’s origin story, warts and all. Season 1 paints him as the most unlikely pirate to ever claim the title, but also an eccentric optimist who, over time, begrudgingly earns some respect from his crew, his peers, and even his family. Smartly, creator David Jenkins (People of Earth), assisted by executive producer/director Taika Waititi, uses Bonnet’s odd footnote in history not as a punchline, but as an aspirational underdog story worthy of celebrating as he punches holes in the pirate genre’s most outdated and worn-thin tropes.
As played by New Zealander Rhys Darby (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle), Bonnet is a distracted, starry-eyed dreamer who longs to break the chains of an arranged marriage to Mary (Claudia O'Doherty) and the land-based life forced upon him by familial, class, and financial expectations. The first and fourth episodes, “Pilot” and "Discomfort in a Married State," reveal the frustrations that come from his mocking father and his loveless marriage, and the circumstances that finally spur him to abandon all he knows to set sail on The Revenge, a custom-built ship with living quarters that arguably surpass any pirate ship featured in the entirety of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Surrounded by his beloved silk frocks, massive library, and creature comforts, Bonnet’s glamping version of pirating is as aspirational as it gets. However, functional, it is not.
Having hired a ratty crew who barely tolerates him, Bonnet sails about looking for adventure with no experience or means to navigate the actualities of pirating without immediately getting killed. If not for the kindness of his more sympathetic hires like Oluwande (Samson Kayo), Lucius (Nathan Foad) the records keeper, and eventually the intrigued Blackbeard (Taika Waititi), it’s an understatement to say Bonnet would be sunk.
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Much of the fun of the series is watching Darby, festooned in gorgeous silks or silly nightcaps, roam around the boat or out on occasional side trips still acting like the lord of the manor. It’s pure fish-out-of-water storytelling, but Darby goes for it with a charming zeal, instilling his crusty crew with attitude-adjusting exercises to work through their trauma or approrisms to chant them out of their poor negative thinking. His equally weird crew on The Revenge is composed of a gaggle of international comedians and character actors, like Kristian Nairn (Hodor on Game of Thrones), Nat Faxon (Ben and Kate), Guz Khan (Taskmaster), and Joel Fry (Cruella), who all play extremely well against Darby’s brightness, tempering him so the eccentricities don’t go too extreme.
Our Flag Means Death is a quirky, defiant tale about outsiders for outsiders. Creator David Jenkins uses the true story of Stede Bonnet, "The Gentleman Pirate," as the starting point to invert pirate lore tropes, make fun of the expectations of the genre, and quietly land a poignant tale of finding oneself. Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi hit all the ...
Our Flag Means Death is an American period romantic comedy [1] [2] television series created by David Jenkins.Set in the early 18th century during the Golden Age of Piracy, the series follows the misadventures of gentleman-turned-pirate Stede Bonnet and his crew aboard the Revenge as they try to make a name for themselves as pirates and cross paths with famed pirate captain Blackbeard (Taika ...
Mar 25, 2022 · Our Flag Means Death is a quirky, defiant tale about outsiders for outsiders. Creator David Jenkins uses the true story of Stede Bonnet, "The Gentleman Pirate," as the starting point to invert pirate lore tropes, make fun of the expectations of the genre, and quietly land a poignant tale of finding oneself. Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi hit all ...
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Our Flag Means Death: Created by David Jenkins. With Rhys Darby, Joel Fry, Samson Kayo, Matthew Maher. The year is 1717. Wealthy land-owner Stede Bonnet has a midlife crisis and decides to blow up his cushy life to become a pirate.
