Gone too soon: A tribute to the queer joy of Our Flag Means Death

Does anyone else yell “KISS!” at the TV whenever two people of the same gender lean in close? No? Just me? 

It mostly never happens. But when it does, oh boy is it great, especially when it’s during Our Flag Means Death, on a beach with Ed (Taika Waititi) and Stede (Rhys Darby) and a romantic melody plays in the background.

Yes, the show is about pirates. There are fights and explosions and mutinies and walking of planks, but at its core, Our Flag Means Death is a romance between two men.

Read on at the Spinoff

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