Episode 125: Our Flag Means Death
Lez Geek Out!cast
English - April 29, 2022 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsSociety & Culture TV & Film lgbtq popculture feminist geek lesbian queer Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Our Flag Means Death: alt-history fanfic rom-com for pirates!
Andi and Lise really, really enjoyed the immensely popular first season of the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death, which is a delightful take on the story of “Gentleman Pirate” Stede Bonnet and the legendary Blackbeard. Includes a slow-burn M/M romance, a nonbinary character (and romance!), wonderful dialogue, excellent storytelling, diverse characters. Includes great seafaring scenes, laughs, and interesting underlying messages about identity and the choices we make. Unfortunately, HBO Max has not announced plans for a second season. Andi and Lise find that…troublesome. Regardless, watch this season while you can!
Trailer HERE.
More info HERE.
Smithsonian article about Stede Bonnet HERE.
Shout-outs: Lise started watching another HBO Max series, Minx, set in 1970s Los Angeles in which a young white feminist teams up with a publisher to create the first erotic magazine for women. Lise finds the main character’s evolution as a feminist a key part of the series, as the character has certain views that are challenged by reality. Meanwhile, Andi has started some seedlings for her vegetable planters and she’s excited about that. Yay, gardening!
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