OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH
I spent the week bingeing OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH (trailer here). I thoroughly enjoyed it, but honestly, I really wish I had savored it a lot more. This show is such a palette cleanser, a light-hearted comedy set against the backdrop of the 1700s (when being a pirate was “hip” apparently). The main character Stede Bonnet is essentially the Leslie Knope of the pirate world—he believes a little too hard in his ragtag crew of rejects, and they pillage only the minimum needed to keep the ship going. Everything changes when Blackbeard, the most gruesome and unforgiving pirate in the world, takes a liking to Stede and his more refined, aristocratic behaviors. The show follows the two as they learn more about one another’s lives. Drama and mystery of course unfolds between the crew and the people they meet at each stop, and you get to know each character deeply as they navigate each increasingly bizarre situation. Though there are serious moments, the humor is what makes the show so refreshing. It’s almost like a workplace comedy if the workplace was…the high seas.
–Victoria Moniz, Development Intern
