This tie and the red silk are the 2 most iconic pieces of cloth in this show

@alextheasparagus6675

2 жыл бұрын

The fabric versions of stede and ed

@sharpnya

2 жыл бұрын

And the cat flag :D

@sarahhandberg5185

2 жыл бұрын

God yes. But also that crop top

@treeclown3628

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, also their flags!

@b00jen81

2 жыл бұрын

*ever 😭

Saw a great meta on tumblr that said the cravat on Ed and Mary represent Stede's hold on them. Essentially: Ed is almost always wearing it after they meet because Stede has such a hold on him from that moment. And when Stede leaves, even though Ed tries to get rid of everything that reminds him of Stede, the cravat remains and is now worn much higher on the neck, symbolizing how Stede still has him in a chokehold even though he's trying so hard to pretend otherwise. Then for Mary, before Stede comes back she isn't wearing one, but when he shows up so does the cravat in her outfits. And the more smothered she feels by having Stede back, the tighter it is on her neck. It only loosens after he and Mary have their talk and begin planning the fuckery. It's still there when Stede leaves again, but much looser around her neck, symbolizing that she's finally found a comfortable place for Stede in her life.

@darqebri2887

Жыл бұрын

oh my god you are kidding me that's amazing. nothing in this show is coinicidental. its all on purpose

@hotdogsk8board

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this comment ‼️‼️ i have been trying to figure out the symbolism of that tie for AGES and this makes so much sense THANK U

@candelamonasterio7678

Жыл бұрын

I love this!!

I never realised he was still wearing it after becoming Blackbeard/The Kraken again. That’s really interesting. He gets rid of everything associated with Stede, even splitting up any couples or friendships from the crew, but keeps the tie and the painting. I wonder why?

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

He can't fully get rid of that part of himself. Getting rid of those would not only get rid of Stede they'd also get rid of Edward. He'd only have Blackbeard left.

@decristal48

2 жыл бұрын

Cause' deep down he still loves him

@sarahhandberg5185

2 жыл бұрын

I hope to everything that he didn’t empty the auxiliary closet. Can you imagine??

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarahhandberg5185 Stede asked him to keep it secret and I bet he has

@sarahhandberg5185

2 жыл бұрын

@@rindecision oh yes he must have

Hanging on by a thread

@kangaroo9816

2 жыл бұрын

Too much.

@morgan7476

2 жыл бұрын

OMG

@SpiderTNT.

2 жыл бұрын

you. did. not. omg

@darqebri2887

Жыл бұрын

ouch. amazing. but ouch.

@Allegro11Maestoso

Жыл бұрын

yes.

I like how Ed ended up replacing one fancy piece of cloth with another fancy piece of cloth, showing how, despite his efforts, he failed to actually fundamentally change anything about himself. He TRIED to literally let go of himself in order to forget about Stede. His true self, before he became the Kraken. The memory of his mother. The idea that he could be more than just a peasant. More than just a pirate, too. The idea that he could be one of THOSE people, if he just outsmarted them all, if he just had someone by his side to show him how. His self-worth. All of that he tried to let go when he let go of his moms silk cloth. But he can‘t let go of Stede. He isn’t ready to, because Stede represents all of these things. Because Stede truly believes all of the things that Ed has only dared to dream of privately. Because Stede treated ED like he was worth something. Not Blackbeard, not the Kraken, ED. And so he keeps Stedes little necktie, even as he throws away all of Stedes books and sneakily wears it like a gay little chocker, because no one will notice. Because it’s not a flashy color, but it probably feels good on the skin. He’s literally going into hiding, suppressing his true self and going back into the closet if you will. Also I‘d like to imagine Ed‘s Moms silk cloth ended up stuck somewhere on the ship, was found by a random Crew member and was made into the bleeding heart on the Flag addition, because I‘m a sap. Besides the thought of Ed wearing Stedes dads necktie is hilarious. The man would literally roll in his grave if he knew his Sons pirate Captain lover was wearing his respectable necktie.

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

I kind of feel like the little red cloth is floating on the water and Stede will find it near the beginning of s2

@glitterkiitty

2 жыл бұрын

I like to imagine that maybe Olivia found it, or it happened to catch onto Lucius clothes when he was thrown over board :(

@eveleene3613

Жыл бұрын

Oh lord, now imagine how he'd treat the remaining possessions of Stede after he finds out about the death. Good god he'd feel so sick to the stomach. I can't wait to see him sob about it xD

@Dragonking-fd1qv

Жыл бұрын

“Choker” 💀

@MeddlSchamane

8 ай бұрын

Friendly reminder, Stedes Father is also named Edward. Do with that information what you will.

The neck tie is an engagement ring

I’ve never been so invested in a piece of fabric, thank you for this.

if characters can hop in a dinghy and happen upon whatever they're hoping to find then i have hope stede will stumble upon the red silk floating in the water. imagine s2 with stede wearing ed's silk and ed wearing stede's necktie

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

That's my hope too.

When you look at these two characters, at first glance Ed seems to be stronger than Stede. However, after deeper analysis of the characters, we notice that appearances are deceptive. Stede, despite his great sensivity, low self-esteem and a great need for love and acceptance, he is not influenced by bad influences, neither by his brutal father, nor by the boys who persecute him, nor even by Edward. Despite the fact that many people ridicule him, he remains faithful to his beliefs, he is not afraid to make his dreams come true, even if others consider him as a fool. He is mentally strong and nevertheless copes well in his life alone. Ed, on the other hand is much weaker mentally than Stede and therefore he desperately needs protection, tenderness and someone to guide him through life, because when left on his own, he is quickly manipulated, which only makes him unhappy. I think he kept that painting because he wanted Stede to be his lighthouse. After all, lighthouses guide the ships to prevent them from crashing into the rocks.💕

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

but you're supposed to avoid lighthouses. (hurt myself in the heart)

@darqebri2887

Жыл бұрын

@@rindecision maybe the real rocks are the heartbreak and emotions so he needs to remember to stay very far away from lighthouses (love, stede, tenderness) so he doesn't crash on the rocks of sadness, heartbreak, and grief.

@namygomez2870

9 ай бұрын

Dang, I never thought about that. Great analysis!

@ewar.4055

9 ай бұрын

​Thank you 😊.

So if Stede gave it to him- and he’s still wearing it after their “break-up”- it’s safe to assume he’s still willing to forgive stede?? 😰😰 because he still loves him enough to wear the necktie

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

He may also be wearing it as a reminder not to do that again.

@plaguerat5119

2 жыл бұрын

@@rindecision 😭😭 sobbing, don’t do this to me

@marycanary86

Жыл бұрын

stedes dad wears one too. so yeah, its fancy and gentrified, just like stede and his influence on ed, but with it comes also all the issues that stedes gentrification brings, such as his belief that he ruins everything he touches, that he doesnt deserve love and his inability to talk about his own feelings. its stede in his entire, initial, flawed form, the one that ed fell in love with, but also the one that hurt ed - and the one stede sheds entirely in s10 when he evolves into his hot second stage lol

@AidanK_ART

Жыл бұрын

@@marycanary86 hot second stage lmao like, he reached the next stage of evolution 😂

@marycanary86

Жыл бұрын

​@@AidanK_ART stede is one of those pokemons that has a cute first form and a badass evolution :P

the fact that he's not wearing it while he's planning to kill stede but DOES wear it as "the kraken" is very interesting

Whoever made this video needs to be on the subreddit. We've all spiraled to this point 🤣

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

I am, and have posted it there. Lol

Ah another detail is that Ed doesn’t do his hair up in a little bun when he’s Blackbeard

@Mia-dt3gl

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it feels like Ed starts paying attention to personal grooming after he meets Stede. When Stede isn’t around he looks disheveled and wild.

Holy shit I didn't even pick up on this while watching, but now that I've seen it, I can't help but notice that the tie is _much_ easier to see once Ed's beard is shaved off- once he has given up 'Blackbeard'. The neck is a particularly vulnerable area, so it's a great visual metaphor for how much Ed comes to trust Stede, but also, after episode 9, the metaphor sours, turning into a noose- Stede Bonnet has killed Edward Teach. Of course who knows if any of this was intentional, but it's damn fun to speculate on. Christ I need season 2 like oh my fucking god.

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

Ed keeping Stede's necktie was intentional according to David Jenkins

@RedMagius

2 жыл бұрын

@@rindecision I read that and now I have such a big smile on my face

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

@@RedMagius I did too when i found out. I adore the cast and crew of this show

@katiewright3309

2 жыл бұрын

After you mentioned the neck being vulnerable it made me think that the necktie is his new "beard". He is forcing himself back in the closet basically but it is a pretty flimsy one since the tie has a connection to Stede.

@Rosalind-butNotThatOne

2 жыл бұрын

@@katiewright3309 oh my GOD he lost his 'beard' when he accepted loving Stede and made the choice to be with him I can't believe I didn't realize that

The tie stands for stedes love doesn't it

It’s the “you wear piracy well” fabric lol

can someone please analyse why in every single pivotal bonding scene between Ed and Stede, Stede is always on the left side and Ed is always on the right? Idk if people already noticed it but I noticed it on my fourth rewatch and thought I was reaching, but it is in fact every scene they're 1 on 1 in :') And seeing how there's symbolism behind a cravat there has to be something here?? 😂

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

After a quick Google I found that keeping someone on your right side (Stede) means they're your right hand man. And a gentleman always keeps his lady on his left(Ed)

@NeoNovastar

2 жыл бұрын

Someone on tumblr, i think it's weirdgirlcore, also wrote a fantastic analysis about this show's possible relationship with rights and lefts. The rights being the right-hand man, duty, and pragmatism, the left being the heart, vulnerability, and emotionality. (She uses Izzy and Lucius' details to describe, but it definitely works for representing these two as well) With that, consider what arm Blackbeard usually has covered. And what tattoo (the kracken) beneath it 👀

@katiewright3309

2 жыл бұрын

@@NeoNovastar Oh, that is interesting. I wonder what it means that we see his left arm for the first time when they are taling about Blackbeard's bar and grill which is when Lucius realizes they have feelings for each other and then during a lot of the Calico Jack episode.

@aceofcat5001

2 жыл бұрын

reminds me a bit of Aziraphale and Crowley from Good Omens that had a similare thing going on.

Thank you for this! I never even noticed. I love details like this, whether meant the way we interpret them or not (although with this show I think it is actually meant the way we interpret them!).

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

David Jenkins has confirmed that it is in fact the same necktie

Ed may not be someone who deserves fine things but he’s someone who can love deeply and forever 😭😭😭

@NeoNovastar

2 жыл бұрын

He definitely deserves fine things AND love

I love the little details like this, OFMD has so many of them and they make me love the show even more.

I'm still weirdly invested in this necktie's subplot

@rindecision

Жыл бұрын

I'm excited to see the continuation of it in S2

“Unfortunately we don’t se it in episode 2 or 3.” What on earth do you mean *unfortunately*? That’s when he had his tibbies out for our enjoyment

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

Just an unfortunately as in we don't see it, not an unfortunately that the episodes exist.

can we talk about the sound effects in this show? some of them are grossly realistic, like when the swede pulls out one of his teeth or when nigel gets stabbed in the face

I didn't realize Ed kept the tie even with his leather!!! Omg cute

I think it represents a character being restricted by their assigned role in life. It kind of looks ominous/like a noose at times. Stede wears it as the beginning cuz he's desperately trying to free himself from that feeling. Stede's father wears it because he followed those same rules and is clearly unhappy, is enforcing them in his son. 'Blackbeard' and Stede swap clothes and after that, we see Ed wearing it. Stede is starting to be more freely himself at sea (sans necktie) and Ed is only just beginning to realize that he wants that for himself, too, in his own way. He literally tries on Stede's role in life as he's trying to figure it out. He's still got the pressure in the background of carrying thru w/his plan to murder Stede, which is expected of him as Blackbeard, by people like Izzy. Stede wears it again at the dinner party because he's back once again in the circumstances that made him feel repressed and out of place / unhappy before. They're sort of walking in each other's shoes (...necktie). Not sure about the moonlit fabric and stabbing scenes- maybe showing they relate to one another in that way, but they're also different, so hesitating on coming together? (lol) Ed still being restricted by his pirate life, etc. They don't wear it during the beach kiss scene, cuz, obviously. Mary wears it when Stede returns cuz he was part of the life holding her back, too. Ed reverts to Blackbeard and his expected role, and it's around his neck again, practically choking him^ (Ed lets go of the red fabric which was given to him by his mother or reminds him of the one his mother talked to him about- I forget rn- and that Stede later tucks into Ed's pocket, saying "you wear fine things well," not just because he wants to forget Stede but because it represents his dream/belief that he deserves and can have nice things in life. Happiness, freedom, self-expression, respect, comfort, etc. Stede made Ed feel like he deserves those things, and when Stede leaves, Ed feels abandoned/rejected and assumes that all of his worst fears about himself are true, after all, and that people like his Dad, Izzy, and the racists are right. It's really heart-breaking.) Curious to see if the necktie pops up again in season 2!! Really interesting detail!

@rindecision

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure it will. Maybe I'll track it all over again

@AB-xy4bc

Жыл бұрын

@@rindecision ooh! That would be cool, if you feel like it. I definitely didn't pick up on how often it was present / that it switched characters until I saw this video. Good catch!

This is amazing, and thank you for it. I think that tie was Ed’s first real acceptance of these new feelings he’s having. To hold on to something belonging to Stede is showing he wants Stede to stay in his life, but I don’t think he’d quite put it together why yet. At the end, he’s angry and aggressive and tries to quite literally drown his pain in he ocean and in a bottle, but to no avail. He’s in pain, but he’s still in love.

Doing the lord’s work I see

Thanks you just make the s1 ending even sadder

stop oh my god this show just never lets me rest

3:35 Stede’s wearing a white one, too

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

Good catch. That blends right in

😍 92.8% of my favourite OFMD fics feature this cravat

@rindecision

Жыл бұрын

That is an oddly specific number lol

@johnostwind7151

Жыл бұрын

@@rindecision accuracy is hot.

no because youre a fucking genius and i love you thank you

I'm guessing the tie is their "big boy pants". Whoever is wearing it has to be a big boy in this moment, and take charge of the situation...

Thanks my brain was hurting trying to keep track of this

i love this show so much

I love stuff like this! Thank you for pointing it out ughhh amazing xxx His love is still wrapped around him, he can't bear to untie it *sob*

During the -prosecution- wedding

This is effing genius and now I want to lie down in a puddle and cry.

Spoilers omg what if Stede finds the red piece of clothing that Blackbeard released into the sea when he was heartbroken

@rindecision

Жыл бұрын

A lot of people are hoping for that

@angelina1776

Жыл бұрын

@@rindecision aw, I hadn't thought of it until now, that would be so awesome

Brilliant work! I was wondering about that tie so I really appreciate this.

I’m crying

Wow ❤ This is really an interesting video; I have enjoyed watching it

Finally someone said it

god this makes me love it even more T-T

my dumbass thought i was just reading a very creative fic writers work but its real its real i htbbhgvvebbvhheghvvf crying sobbing throwing up clawing at the walls

Omg can anyone confirm whether the fabric that beardless Ed was gingerly folding at the bunk bed was the same tie or it’s just my wishful thinking after this video

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

I thought so too so I paid close attention to it, but those are socks. :/

@LydiaTereK

2 жыл бұрын

@@rindecision aw alright then, but you’ve done a really great job with this vid, I didn’t even notice the tie thing until I saw your video

I have a slightly different theory. You pointed out the different colors of the ties and the fact that they sometimes wear them at the same time, so I actually don't think it is meant to be the same tie or represent ed's closeness with Steve or anything like that. Instead, I think that the tie is meant to signify whether a character is acting like a pirate or not. Stede wears it through the first episode as he attempts to live out his pirate fantasy and commits his first "kill," is not wearing a tie when he swaps clothes with blackbeard but can't handle the pressure of being captain, but is wearing it when he stabs ed. Ed begins the series disillusioned and bored with being a pirate, and does not wear the tie until he meets Stede who brings light and excitement back into his life. Ed wears it while he plans to kill Stede and during the episode with calico jack, does not wear it in episode 9 when he gives up piracy, and then puts it on again when he becomes the kraken. Even the minor characters follow this rule: Stede's father is as evil and sadistic as any pirate, and Mary wears the tie as she helps to commit a fuckery. So that's my idea. Good work!

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

Not bad, but David Jenkins has confirmed it's the same tie

@liabwiese

2 жыл бұрын

@@rindecision oh really? Cool! Even still the rest could hold maybe? Tbh I'm more here to speculate than stake my claim, so thanks for putting this together and making me think!

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

@@liabwiese no harm in speculating

damn that’s impressive

1:32 THATS IT IM DONE OH GOD

I know is nothing but ed purple shirt keep irritate me because purple in those time is not easy colour to get like slick so why he keep wearing it casually

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe Stede had it in his closet and Ed stole it.

@mariazapata1606

2 жыл бұрын

@@rindecision maybe

@onion1780

2 жыл бұрын

He got it at the same place Olu got his crocs

@selinachurchill8067

Жыл бұрын

Ed's a pirate, he either stole those clothes from a wealthy person or robbed a ship carrying priceless purple dye and thought, yes, I can carry this off in a T shirt form 🙂 Personal headcanon: Ed continues piracy but only of ships carrying fine fabrics.

how did i not notice any of this 😭

@rindecision

Жыл бұрын

there are so many little details in this show that go unnoticed

What does it mean what does it all mean

the 360p makes it pretty hard to see sadly

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

I made a 1080p version. There should be a link in the description and a couple times in the video as well.

The subtitles are too big to see some of things you are pointing out

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

I made a better one that's higher quality in general.

taika waititi and johnny depp as brothers in a pirates of the Caribbean movie! PLS SOMEONE SHARE THIS AND LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN!

its*

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

Shit, you're right. Made the same mistake on the other version too. Its vs It's has always confused me. At some point as a child someone told me It's is possessive and its is the contraction. I know otherwise now but it still gets me. -_-

@snowiecore

2 жыл бұрын

@@rindecision don't worry, i love these videos you're making anyways ^^

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

Lol thanks

@selinachurchill8067

Жыл бұрын

@@rindecision in your defence, until relatively recently posessives had apostrophes. Jane Austen etc used her's, their's... All grammar is mere convention. All grammar is always evolving. Its/it's aren't the hill I would die on. (But if ever loose and lose become synonymous that is the END lol)

its. Its ITS! IT'S is the abbreviation of "It Is" - to see which version you need, substitute "it is" in your sentence and see if it still makes sense. "It's important" ... "It is important" YES "The tie has it's own history" "The tie has it is own history" NO

@rindecision

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I noticed that, it was a typo, unfortunately I can't go in and fix it without taking this video down and posting a new one.

That's not a story. That's just a series of observations.