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wrt Izzy and his leg for me the thing to remember is this. when Ed shoots him it's BIG and SERIOUS and it comes right after Ed pointing a gun at his own face. we're very clearly meant to understand "oh Ed is doing very very bad right now." it's very serious bc it's very out of character for Ed to shoot a crew mate. it is a very clear indicator that Ed has reached his breaking point, he's no longer willing to listen to Izzy talk about Ed's feelings and he's completely fed up and above all else he is absolutely miserable. the guy we know who in season 1 just smiled when Izzy was yelling in his face about how much they needed a plan is completely unwilling to do this anymore. it's serious.

but also and this is essential: immediately after Ed exits the scene Izzy's rotten leg becomes a comedy bit. a big portion of the comedy in s2.2 is rotten leg centric. Jim and Archie are making out with it right there. just as the actual scene where Izzy's shot is meant to be serious the scenes afterward are clearly meant to be funny. it's only serious as long as Ed treats it seriously, bc Ed's a main character and his emotional stakes are central to the story, but the second it's done it ceases to matter until he once again enters the scene and Izzy's scenes become serious again as Ed asks Izzy to kill him. it only matters for the story when it matters for Ed.

and that's just how ofmd rolls. Izzy's not even the only character whose rotten limb is used as a gag, they did the same thing with Lucius' finger in season 1. the emotional stakes are huge! the physical stakes are not.

#just my 2 cents #my2cents #i think it's really cool how ofmd balances emotional stakes with slapstick rotten leg humor. show of all time