Our Flag Means Death S01 E02: Close Textual Analysis

Examining OFMD E2: A Damned Man in close detail and liveblogging/analysing the text.

Johannes T. Evans

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S01 E01: The Pilot || S01 E02: A Damned Man

a still from the episode showing Oluwande, Stede, and Pete underneath a net, captured by the natives of the island
A still from OFMD Ep 2, via IMDb.

Back at it again! Once again I am setting your expectations for what I do in these liveblogs/close reading pieces:

  • This is going to be a rewatch liveblog going through each episode and closely reading and responding to the text, bit by bit, in chronological order.
  • It’s going to be pretty casual in tone, I will be swearing and making sex jokes and blah blah blah, this is close reading for fun and isn’t academic in tone, but it’s still close reading and commentary on the text with some analysis here and there. For fun.
  • I’m gay, gay, homosexual, gay, and I’m not editing out the bits where I get distracted by being horny for the benefit of your entertainment and also my own lack of shame. You’re welcome.
  • I have seen the whole series, I will be making constant reference to other stuff later in the text, so there will be spoilers for later in the series.

I really like the description for this episode which is:

Stede battles feelings of guilt while hunting for missing hostages. Lucius makes a surprising…

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Johannes T. Evans
Johannes T. Evans

Written by Johannes T. Evans

Gay trans man writing fantasy fiction, romance, and erotica. Big on LGBTQ and disability themes, plus occasional essays and analysis. He/him.

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