I was fine with polyamorous Jim and Oluwande but was weirded out by the way they didn't seem to have missed each other. All of the other 'ships got their big reunion moment - what about them? I also wanted them to eventually communicate about whether they're still together (and I wanted the answer to be yes, because Tealoranges 4eva).
Zheng Yi Sao/Oluwande wasn't really my thing, just because of the power imbalance. Jackie/Swede is even more of a power imbalance, but I did kind of like the audacity of making such a weird crackship canon. I initially assumed it was an excuse to write the Swede out, which I was fine with, and was baffled but amused that he stuck around for the whole season.
Auntie was awesome and I want her to meet Nana.
I was not a big fan of Con O'Neill cripping up.
Fang was great this season. He got a goat!!!
Lucius and Pete were lovely, although I could have done without the "I don't hear anything about the fact that you lived" thing. Still, pirate wedding officiated by Roach! Love it.
There was some Lucius/Izzy 'ship tease, which was fun, because it mirrored the garlic polycule's whole thing - you know, one partner who's well-adjusted, one partner who's been through worse things than you have. And also because Lucius is just generally amazing.
I was happy about Ed and Stede retiring, because they really did not like being pirates, and because Ed continuing to live & work with Jim, Frenchie, and Fang wasn't going to be tenable long term. I was glad that Ed didn't end up still being captain to Izzy, because honestly, that relationship was toxic as hell and Izzy was a horrible influence on Ed. But... I didn't want Izzy to die. Because, well. Partly because I just don't really like killing off one character for another character's story. But mostly because Rax E. Dillon said,
Dont kill the part that is cringe, kill the part that cringes?
No. Ask the part that cringes what it would need to feel joyful and safe.
And I just feel like this season asked Izzy what he would need to feel joyful and safe... and then killed him anyway.
I have a fix-it fic in progress where Izzy survives specifically so he can make Jim talk to Oluwande about whether they're still dating.
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Date: 2024-01-31 08:34 pm (UTC)Zheng Yi Sao/Oluwande wasn't really my thing, just because of the power imbalance. Jackie/Swede is even more of a power imbalance, but I did kind of like the audacity of making such a weird crackship canon. I initially assumed it was an excuse to write the Swede out, which I was fine with, and was baffled but amused that he stuck around for the whole season.
Auntie was awesome and I want her to meet Nana.
I was not a big fan of Con O'Neill cripping up.
Fang was great this season. He got a goat!!!
Lucius and Pete were lovely, although I could have done without the "I don't hear anything about the fact that you lived" thing. Still, pirate wedding officiated by Roach! Love it.
There was some Lucius/Izzy 'ship tease, which was fun, because it mirrored the garlic polycule's whole thing - you know, one partner who's well-adjusted, one partner who's been through worse things than you have. And also because Lucius is just generally amazing.
I was happy about Ed and Stede retiring, because they really did not like being pirates, and because Ed continuing to live & work with Jim, Frenchie, and Fang wasn't going to be tenable long term. I was glad that Ed didn't end up still being captain to Izzy, because honestly, that relationship was toxic as hell and Izzy was a horrible influence on Ed. But... I didn't want Izzy to die. Because, well. Partly because I just don't really like killing off one character for another character's story. But mostly because Rax E. Dillon said,
And I just feel like this season asked Izzy what he would need to feel joyful and safe... and then killed him anyway.
I have a fix-it fic in progress where Izzy survives specifically so he can make Jim talk to Oluwande about whether they're still dating.