Tag: Theme: Our Flag Means Death
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Woe, Boypussy Be Upon Ye: Transing Characters in Fanfic & Fanart

What’s the deal with envisioning your blorbos as transgender? Originally published in Prism & Pen. It’s been unbelievably positive for me as a trans dude, the change in approach to trans characters in fandom and subsequently in media in general, and I just wanted to write a bit about my experiences with the cultural shift…
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So you finished Our Flag Means Death…

What show do you want to obsess over now? So, Our Flag Means Death, unexpected workplace romcom chock-a-block with anachronistic 18th century fun, piracy on the high seas, gay and trans and otherwise genderweird and queer characters, not to mention neurodivergent and disabled ones, is over for at least another year. You’re aching for something of…
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Our Flag Means Death S01 E03: A Gentleman Pirate

Examining OFMD E3: A Gentleman Pirate in close detail and liveblogging/analysing the text. S01 E01: The Pilot || S01 E02: A Damned Man || S01 E03: A Gentleman Pirate Still from E3, via IMDb. Back at it again! Once again I am setting your expectations for what I do in these liveblogs/close reading pieces: This is going…
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Our Flag Means Death S01 E02: Close Textual Analysis

Examining OFMD E2: A Damned Man in close detail and liveblogging/analysing the text. S01 E01: The Pilot || S01 E02: A Damned Man A still from OFMD Ep 2, via IMDb. Back at it again! Once again I am setting your expectations for what I do in these liveblogs/close reading pieces: This is going to be a…
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Our Flag Means Death S01 E01: Close Textual Analysis

Examining OFMD E1: Pilot in close detail and liveblogging/analysing the text. A still from Our Flag Means Death E1 via IMDb. I’ve done these before, but just to set some expectations: This is going to be a rewatch liveblog going through E1 and closely reading and responding to the text, bit by bit, in chronological order. It’s…