Whitewashing history is neither the cuddly nor progressive choice 'Our Flag Means Death' makes it out to be.
Rhys Darby as Stede Bonnet, aka The Gentleman Pirate, in Season 2 of"Our Flag Means Death."There’s a song Jackson Browne wrote 40 years ago called “Lawyers in Love” and it comes to mind whenever I think of “Our Flag Means Death,” the pirate workplace comedy — ship-place comedy? — about two captains who fall head over heels for each other amid the high seas and dangers of their chosen occupation.
“Our Flag Means Death” makes no mention of these facts, transforming the men into cuddly teddy bears at their core. This leaves such a sour taste. It doesn’t feel like a win for queer storytelling. Presumably Jenkins wanted the frisson of history — sticking with their actual names and the rough outlines of their pirating careers and then asking “What if they fell in love?” — with no intention of engaging with this other aspect of their lives.
But Ed is glum. “Excellent. A reminder of my guilt. A guilt room.” It’s interesting where the show places his guilt . It’s not so much that a rom-com can’t or shouldn’t be built around these two men, but that it so clearly prefers to look away from their inconvenient truths.
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