Our Flag Means Death
admonition : This leaning hold spoilers for season 2 of Our Flag intend Death .
Summary
Our Flag mean Deathseason 3 is not yet confirmed , but that wo n’t hold back fan from wonderingwhat is next for Stede Bonnet , Edward " Ed " Teach ( a.k.a . Blackbeard ) , and the residue of their bunch . Created by Richard Jenkins , HBO’sOur Flag mean Death ’s successful second time of year air in late 2023 . Captain Stede Bonnet ( Rhys Darby ) and Ed Teach ( Taika Waititi ) returned along with other buff - favourite characters , while new characters and storylines were also introduced . The season end with a daring leakage , a character expiry , and a wedding .
Jenkins confirms that his imaginativeness for the show includes three seasonsin an interview withInverse . “I have plans for season three,”says Jenkins . “I would lie with it if Max had plans for time of year three , because I ’d love to make another time of year of a show with them . I think they ’re a great place to make a TV show . But season three would be the last time of year . ”While HBO has yet to formally renew the show , Jenkins ' words and season 2 ’s ambiguous ending fuel theories about what will fall out inOur Flag Means Deathseason 3 .
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6Stede And Ed Are Forced To Return To Sea (But They Miss Being Innkeepers)
The main characters of Our Flag Means Death will probably be back in action.
At theend ofOur Flag Means Deathseason 2 , the crew of the Revenge sails off into the sundown , leave Stede and Ed behind on nation . They have decided to become innkeepers and are pay back up an old house near the tomb of Ed ’s former first mate , Izzy Hands ( Con O’Neill ) . This intimate that they have leave piracy behind to progress a peaceful life together . However , Our Flag Means Death’smain plot is unlikely to carry on without its two central quality . It is plausible that Stede and Ed ’s romantic blissfulness will be disrupted by British soldiers pursuing them , and they will have to go on one last dangerous undertaking to fix their hereafter .
YetStede and Ed ’s relationshiphas never been simple , and Jenkins implies that they will continue to explore this moral force in season 3 :
“ I have a clear melodic theme where I ’d like to take it [ … ] what happens after you bug out a pocket-sized business together ? How does that work ? How do you keep a relationship break down ? What are the problem in a family relationship that are more than just like , oh , does he like me or does he not care me ? How do you be a soul for that person , and continue to originate with them ? What fall out if one of them stop over develop and you keep growing ? That , to me , is a natural growth of what we wish in happily ever after . ”
Stede and Ed hopefully will endure happily ever after , but they will first have to contend with enemies conspiring against them and continue to get word more about each other .
5Supporting Character (Romantic) Subplots
What will happen to Lucius, Jim, Oluwande, and the rest?
In addition to the main romance , Our Flag Means Deathdepicts several other romances among the supporting cast . The conclusion ofseason 2 includes Lucius(Nathan Foad ) and Black Pete ( Matthew Maher ) exchange their vow . Season 3 might give glimpses of Lucius and Pete ’s matrimonial life , which will be interesting since they supposedly do not have time off from the rest of the persona , like Stede and Ed .
Meanwhile , Jim ( Vico Ortiz ) and Archie ( Madeleine Sami ) share a couplet of kisses in time of year 2 , but their relationship has not been explored much otherwise . Oluwande ( Samson Kayo ) andpirate queen Zheng Yi Sao(Ruibo Qian ) have also just set out a human relationship in the coda . They were planning to entrust together before Zheng ’s ship was destroyed and she , for the sentence being , joins the gang of the Revenge . Finally , original gang member Buttons ( Ewen Bremner ) supposedly turns into a seagull in season 2 , episode 4 , and may have been seen resting on the makeshift hybrid of Izzy ’s grave . Will Buttons transform back to serve the crew ?
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4Revenge Plot Against Ricky Banes
A villain from Our Flag Means Death season 2 is still at large.
In time of year 2 , Prince Ricky Banes ( Erroll Shand ) double - hybridization Zheng and destroys her fleet , allowing British soldiers to take over the Republic of Pirates . While the main characters are get out in the finale , Banes also fatally shoot Izzy . Zheng subsequently proposes an confederation between her and the other characters to quest for and defeat Banes , supposedly fix up the plot of time of year 3 .
This is the foundation of a square plot line . However , Our iris Means Deathhas previously explored the consequences of give into one ’s high-risk instincts , especially with Ed . It will be interesting to see how the showrunners handle the character deciding if retaliate Izzy ’s death is what ’s good for them . Izzy himself may seem as a ghostto weigh in . Jenkins says ( viaX ) that"there ’s no version of this show that does n’t let in Izzy Hands"while O’Neill says ( viaInverse ) that he is open to returning , but"It has to be right . "
3Another Wardrobe Update
What will be in vogue aboard the Revenge next season?
The stamp ofOur Flag Means Deathall have amazing outfitsand the overall press shift from season 1 to season 2 . Stede loses most of his luxurious clothing and has to come out wearing more practical attire . Jim swap in their Old West - mode hat and pelage for gallus , earrings , and an undercut . Somewhere along the direction , Lucius finds some flared denim . Wee John ( Kristian Nairn ) and Izzy also dondrag for " Calypso ’s Birthday"in season 2 , episode 6 . Hopefully next time of year , everyone ’s looks will shift again . Stede obviously misses his old wardrobe and will acquire more wearing apparel the first chance he gets .
2Anne Bonny And Mary Read Return
These real-life pirates stole the show from Stede and Ed.
Minnie Driver and Rachel House appear in season 2 , instalment 4 ofOur Flag Means Deathas Anne Bonny and Mary Readrespectively . Bonny and Readare among the show ’s historically animate characters and may have been involved romantically in real aliveness . On the show , they are old Quaker of Ed who have retired from piracy but are blase and engage in"fun and games"of occasionally stab or poisoning each other to keep thing interesting . If the main characters are seem for valuable ally for their struggle against Banes and the British , Bonny and Read might reappear , being experienced sea rover themselves .
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1Stede Bonnet And Edward Teach’s Fates Subverted
Stede and Ed both die…or do they?
The existent Stede Bonnet was captured and hanged , about a year and a one-half after he begin his life as a pirate . The substantial Blackbeard was killed in struggle , around the same time as Bonnet ’s decease . Blackbeard was beheaded , his head was hung from the bowsprit of the enemy ship , and his body was sky overboard . harmonize to legend , his corpse swam around his own ship a few metre before sinking out of raft ( viaTIME ) .
Our sword lily Means Deathincludes many secret plan elements found on historical fact , and it is likely that Jenkins will want to allude to Bonnet and Blackbeard ’s deaths . Blackbeard ’s death is a famous pirate legend , while the fact that they both died towards the end of 1718 could be used as part of the show ’s amorous storyline . However , whether Stede and Ed in reality give out remains to be seen . Ed briefly diagram to kill Stede to fake his own death in season 1 . This may sprain out to be an other clue to how the show will finish : Stede and Ed both talk through one’s hat their last and return to being humble boniface .
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