People don't give Stede enough credit. He might not have Blackbeard's reputation, but he's skilled in his own right.

In the previous episode, Izzy couldn't fathom how Stede managed to survive this long, but this scene made me realize that Stede never wins by beating pirates at their own game, he wins by changing the rules of the game to suit him. He uses a mast to beat Izzy in a sword duel, he uses an "ambush" to negotiate a hostage situation, and he uses towels to escape the Pirate Queen's ship. While other pirates win with the direct approach, Stede's most effective when he's disguising his strength as a weakness.

This scene is the embodiment of Stede's "people positive management style"

"Stede's already got this!" Oh, Ed! You adorable man!

“LET’S GET FUCKING CRAZY” to “we got engaged! :D”

I looked up the name and Hell-Cat Maggie was a real person, but she wasn't a pirate, she was part of a street gang called the Dead Rabbits.

Stede was full of surprises this episode

Hellkat Maggie is David Jenkins's wife!

I love Helkat Maggie's Nosferatu fangs.

I love how stede and ed called this guy out on what a cringelord this guy is. "A symphony" of pain? Dude stfu so dramatic