I wanna talk about Izzy’s death. This will by no means be the only post I make about this, I just wanna get my feelings out, while my initial thoughts are still fresh in my mind.
I think his death was perfect. And this is coming from someone who loves him so fucking much. Everyone who is saying his death was unnecessary and cruel needs to listen and I mean ACTUALLY LISTEN to what he said to Ed while he died.
“Blackbeard was us”
“I wanna go”
“Just be Ed”
How do you listen to that and then call his death pointless and say it’s “burying the gays” and a cheap narrative choice.
FUCK OFF
Izzy had a life, he spent time with the people he loved, he made mistakes, he was forgiven, and he got closure from ed and stede. He was always going to die the way all pirates die. Because deep down that’s what he is. A pirate.
He’s not like Ed and Stede, who both have a complicated relationship with piracy and all it involves. He’s a pirate. He’s been narrowly avoiding and escaping death every day of his life up until this moment.
Izzy is piracy, it makes sense for him to die like a pirate, gunshot wound to the stomach, wooden leg and all.
Now that I’ve got all that out of my system I’m going to grieve on my own in the darkness of my room.
After I had my moment to be devastated by Izzy's death, I had to admit to myself that it *was* actually perfect for the story, and I wouldn't have expected anything less from David Jenkins and the incredible writing team because they care so deeply about this story.
I think if it was any other actor, Izzy probably wouldn't be my favourite character, but Con O'Neill just brought something so unexpected and brilliant to the role that it was hard not to fall in love with him over a year and a half.
I had to acknowledge that a lot of the pain I was feeling while watching the last minutes of the finale was because it meant I wouldn't get to watch Con in season 3 and my brain couldn't handle the idea of adjusting to that, and letting go.
But that's it, really. I'm sad I won't get to watch Con O'Neill on screen as my favourite little freak for another season (🤞) of my absolute favourite show. Izzy had an incredible arc and a believable death as a character.
It's Con who I'll miss.
