.anniexlyons reviews OurFlagMeansDeath, HBO Max's new pirate workplace comedy where high tides meet high tea:
Darby serves as the show’s fallible heart, tapping his experience as hapless manager Murray Hewitt in. Here, his incompetent boss comes across less Michael Scott and more Ted Lasso, emulating an especially Lasso-esque mentality of wanting his crew to grow as people, not just pirates. He assigns art projects, tells bedtime stories with silly voices, and teaches the importance of leisure time. Fond of catchy rhymes, he strives for emotional intelligence on his ship: “We talk it through as a crew.
Why would bloodthirsty pirates stick it out with a “weak-hearted, soft-handed, lily-livered little rich boy?” Breaking from tradition, Bonnet pays his crew a weekly salary, regardless of how much swashbuckling they do. Plus, his crew isn’t the most competent bunch either. Such a high-risk vocation attracts some oddballs.
Waititi’s early arrival to The Revenge signals a key shift—Blackbeard’s inherently a showy role, yet Waititi channels the legend less with maniacal laughter and more with the magnetic intensity of a man used to commanding attention, no matter what he does. He imbues the character with a world-weariness as he ponders a most decidedly un-Blackbeard concept: retirement. Bonnet and Blackbeard find common ground through their respective midlife crises.
Blackbeard’s presence first feels like a double-edged sword though. He sucks crucial time away from Bonnet’s relationships with the rest of The Revenge’s crew, who have scarcely had enough screen time for the audience to learn everyone’s names. The sharp swerve from workplace comedy to buddy comedy initially feels muddled, like the show isn’t sure of its identity. But Jenkins’ intentions with the character become clearer and more compelling over the course of the season.
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