A little appreciation post for all of these non-male characters in OFMD. They are absolutely badass and it's one of the best aspects of the whole show.
We have problematic lesbians! Murder plotting widows! A nonbinary assassin! A killer nun! Pirate queens!
Zheng, Auntie, Jackie, Jim, Mary, and Archie are all featured significantly. But this extends to Nana, Evelyn, Hellkat Maggie, Mary Read and Anne Bonny too. Every single one of them has, in some way, rejected their social/patriarchal expectations and they have all flourished because of it.
Even the characters we only see for one episode manage to be presented in a way that is pretty much entirely complete. We understand exactly who they are, even when we don't know every aspect of their lives.
Stunning, honestly.
