#rip izzy hands

[soupysunblock]

I’m about 5 years late but I finally watched “our flag means death” so here’s my contribution to this dead ass fandom.

[we-sail-ships-here]

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.

[wilhelmjfinkbs]

It’s been like 3? Years since David Jenkins launched a carefully calculated targeted attack on my emotions and still if I ever see his ass in person this shit is on sight

[thatsluttytiefling]

I don't think we can "he's hiding in the walls" out of this one boys

[thekingofspin]

father son Holy spirit

[hang-on-lil-tomato]

'Our Flag Means Death' Star Con O'Neill Addresses Izzy's Ending: 'I Loved Playing Him'

Plus, he addresses fan reactions to his character's demise and shares hopes for the show's future.

I wish I could say I found this, but someone else posted it, and before I could reblog it, tumblr washed it away.

all props to the OP!

[springybreak]

the worst part isn’t even the fact that i related to him so much and i found comfort in him accepting himself and find a loving family, it’s not the fact that when he died he apologised for all the shit that he didn’t even need to and didn’t get one apology in return, it’s not the fact that he spent his whole life doing what he thought was best just to die for nothing, it’s not the fact that we will probably never find out about the little things like his ring or his tattoo, it’s not the fact that his unrequited love got to live happily with the person who took it all away from him, IT IS THE FACT that when he died no one fucking mourned. HIS FOUND FAMILY WHO CALLED HIM THEIR UNICORN IMMEDIATELY HAD A WEDDING AND FUCKED OFF. ED DIDNT EVEN LOOK SORRY. HE DIDNT FEEL ANYTHING. HOW DI YOU THINK THAT FEELS FOR SOMEONE WHO RELATED TO HIM SO MUCH. AM I JUST DESTINED TO DIE WITH NO ONE LOVING ME AT ALL.

[flowersinthegrocerystore]

Izzy Hands, Losing Dog

Wishbone, Richard Siken