im so glad they did in fact canonically run off to china together and lived happily ever after idc that's what im believing in until they fix it in s2

This scene is SO nuanced. If you look at Stede’s reaction to Ed’s proposal, he looks happy, but still extremely apprehensive about the plan; Ed makes him happy, and that’s what counts, right? But when Admiral Badminton kidnaps and accuses Stede of ruining everything, especially Ed, the greatest pirate alive, that apprehension is given a voice. He ruined Ed’s life and will ruin it further if he stays with him, so he runs. This scene was MASTERFULLY played by Rhys and Taika, who’ve added so many layers to their performance. Just incredible work.

And then the season ended and nothing else happened

This scene is both so sweet and so incredibly heartbreaking. You can see Stede's doubt and hesitation here. Maybe if Chauncey hadn't nabbed him, he would have been at the dock, but I think he always would have had to eventually face his guilt over his family and his fear that he's "ruining" Edward too somehow. And god, Ed. The pauses as he makes his confession, the way he can't look at Stede until he's said it, the way his mouth barely moves when he says "you." It just feels so real to that terrifying moment of confessing to someone and hoping they reciprocate. And he just looks so hopeful and joyful, more youthful and happy than we've really ever seen him (though I'm sure the lack of beard helps there) but he's so happy to finally be able to shed the Blackbeard armor and just be Ed, and be with Stede, he's totally blind to Stede's hesitance, and seeing how happy he is just hurts knowing that he's going to get his heart broken.

It’s hard to believe that this sweet, open hearted man, it’s the same who said: “WHIP MY BA*LS JACK, WHIP MY BA*LS” Steade really brings out something else in him, uh

“Making some poor bloke eat his own toes for a laugh” ahhhhh foreshadowing

best kiss in tv history?? at least the best one in a very long time,, the build up, the apprehension, the awkwardness, the confusion, but the pure and utter joy with both of them… plus this coupled with stede’s later “i hope you find that some day/i think i have” scene with mary is just…. GOD this is my favorite show ever, thank you thank you thank you to everyone involved from the creator to the writers to rhys and taika its all so wonderful i genuinely never could have wished for something better and i am so happy :””)

I'm just going to rewatch this on repeat until Season 2 comes to save us all.

....And then they lived happily ever after....

I’ve never fallen in love with a show after one season. Genuinely obsessed.

“we could go off together” “you go too fast for me crowley”

Ok but Stede's flashback here before he chooses to go with Ed seems so INCREDIBLY important. She's talking about how they would never have chosen eachother, and here Stede is choosing Ed. She says that they only have one life, and here he's choosing a different one, to restart it with Ed. Yes, he has reservations. Yes, he's not sure he wants to leave his own life behind. But he's choosing to start over with Ed anyway because that's who makes him happy.

This makes me 😢 cry. Ed is sooo hopeful, he wants him to know after all they have been through, but doesn’t find the words easily. The kiss is romantic and sweet. Rhys plays that confusion, but also in love thing perfectly. Taika is so compelling in this, I cry thinking about how this turns out 😭

Sweetest kiss on tv in a longggg time

This shit really be making me believe in love again

The way he just barely says "you" without even moving his lips

Why am I just now realizing that Blackbeard is also having a mid-life crisis?? Like it's so obvious but I never saw it. Damn. Also, this is one of my favorite confession scenes in all of media. I have watched this video every day since I finished the show and I regret nothing.

Stede's face at 3:35 is like, "What just happened?? Did I just get married..? AGAIN??"

I could watch this a thousand times. Fucking props to Taika and Rhys, the acting is phenomenal. I'm obsessed with the look on Stede's face after Ed says "you". The complexity! The nuance! The utter inability to properly process how happy that made him! Fucking phenomenal, thank you for uploading

The acting makes this scene 100000000% better, the casting for this show was so so perfect

Everyone should be able to make entire TV shows revolve entirely around kissing your friends.

I feel like stede had to do what he did, that way he had closure. I hope he can save ed in season 2. 🤞😩

THEY CUT THE SECOND BEACH KISS Y'ALL! THERE WAS A GOODBYE KISS ADJSFDSSFSSF WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO US

I love how, as of the season 2 announcement yesterday, titling this video as their "first kiss" is probably going to pay off. Actually, not even just "probably". They're most definitely going to kiss onscreen multiple times before their story ends (presumably by defying history with a happy ending where they spend the rest of their lives together), and, holy shit, I still can't believe this show exists

Obsessed with how Ed’s voice noticeably gets softer when he gets to the crucial line of what makes him happy, how he’s so nervous that he can’t even look at Stede when he says it. Big bad pirate turned into a nervous teenager with a crush.

The "most watched" stats on this are hilarious

watching this after the s2 makes me realise Stede actually was scared and hesitant to leave 😭

I T S F U C K I N G C A N N O N! as a hannibal its so great to see the subtext actually turn into text for once

Can’t stop watching this scene

I love romance of older people. Wish there were more.

I love how you call it ‘first kiss’ even though it is the only one they had so far, but all of us believe that it was far not the last kiss

Ngl, I keep repeating this as the hole in my heart slowly becomes bigger because holy shit I love this show, and I'll admit, I definitely have an unhealthy obsession with this, BUT FOR FUCKS SAKE 🥲

Ed is so beautiful I am very jealous of Stede rn

*making some poor bloke eat his own toes as a laugh*

i love the titling of "first" kiss, we manifesting

I am CRYING how does it keep getting better every time I rewatch this scene??? My fucking heart ✨😫✨

I understand Stede needed to make peace with his old life and the guilt he felt about leaving his family before he could fully embrace his feelings and move on, but agh I’m so angry at him for breaking Ed’s heart 😭😭

I'm watching this every day two times a day

There's something so tender about it all

I want to see a compilation video of people’s reactions to this kiss, same as what happened with Klaine years ago!

Not me having war flashback seeing this after season two of good omens

ed probably thinks that their first kiss was their last kiss too :(

I like how this is titled “first” kiss implying that there will be more 👀

and they escaped together, found their crew and sailed away to china together... i don't accept anything different until s2 is released

This is my daily antidepressant

Me- Are they gonna kiss? *Nah that never happens in this shows* *But If they do It'd be beautiful*✨ *they kiss* ... Ok my favourite show ever❤

This is my new pride and prejudice

Sooo happy there's a season 2, happy Pride Month y'all

and the next kiss will be even sweeter because there will be no reservations

I have never seen this show nor have HBO but this scene make me squeal with happiness I can’t thank KZfaq enough for giving me this

Cryin screamin rollin on the ground

I'm depressed

I need a fanfic abt them going to china happily

still can’t believe this is a real scene

This video is now part of my daily routine. If I forget to watch this, I have died.

God I still have such a visceral reaction every time I watch it I'm like clapping and cheering 😂

So happy :)

Rhys and Taika 😍

Such an amazing ending to a great show. Nothing else happened n.n

damn good writing and acting

This is so gorgeous

When I tell you I literally applauded

the season ends at 2:20 and you can’t tell me otherwise

when i say this is the one thing keeping me stable I mean it

They're so sweet, I'm crying ;;

I will never forgive this video. This is THE video that introduced me to OFMD.

I watch this video like it's my biweekly pill

It was in 1×9 tho... But other than that... I hope it's not their last kiss ❤❤❤ I LOVE them togheter! 🥺❤

1:11 Poor Izzy 😆😆

can't believe it's been a year and i just now noticed there's a brick wall behind them...

¡A HUEVO! ¡TRIUNFO EL AMOR!

fuck… since i’m from russia this scene was cut out but i was SO SURE they left something out!! after i saw the word “boyfriend” get censored later on in the subs, i just had to make sure. It makes me so incredibly sad, i hate how homophobic my country is gosh, i’m gonna cry.. just let gay people enjoy romance like everyone else, why does it have to be this way

Erik Satie - Gnossienne 5

The one you love will always make you happy.

“Make some poor bloke eat his own toes just for a laugh” uh… after season 2 👀🥺🦄

THEM

Picturing Ed deciding to tell Stede he likes him and having to wander around to find Stede, having to hype himself up to not chicken out WRITE THE FANFIC SOMEONE PLEASE.

first and hopefully not the last one🥺

Hooray gay!

Both of my ships ended up breaking up. Crowley and aziraphael And Stede and Ed

Does anyone know the name of the classical music piece playing in the background? It's wonderful 🥺💖💖💖

heart broken

So.. my dumbass actually believed in the description, which was a mistake of course, therefore I watched the show over the period of few hours. Now I'm crying whenever I see them happy, their little flirtatious comments. EVERYTHING. The ending actually left me stunned for few hours xD Ps. I can't believe my poor Ed is so depressed because of the dumbass Stede. P.ps. Yes, I know he was not sure about anything. However it's only my opinion xx

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT PIANO THEME IS PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND IT’S SOOOOO FAMILIAR

can someone tell me the name of the piece that plays at the very beginning of this clip? not during the kiss, but during stede’s flashbacks

Watching this again at 3sm just because, and noticed Ed’s hair. It is in front until :45 then partially Behind his shoulder, then in front, then partially behind…

Stede: i miss my wife Ed. I'm going home.

Does anyone know what's the name of the song that plays at the beginning of the scene? I've been looking for it everywhere and can't find it :[

WHERE CAN I WATCH?!?!?!

What was "the fake heads idea"? I don't have HBO max and I'm living for spoilers from clips like these because it's all I've got!

I hate to say this but the continuity error on Ed's hand between shots while he's kissing Stede is driving me insane

Anyone know what this music is? Is it just from the show or is it more classical music being incorporated?

Then he made Izzy eat his toes!

im sorry i love them to pieces theyre my fav blorbos but fucking hell that was a terrible kiss

It is very sad watching this series... Given the fact that every time Edward speaks, in my head, the only thing I hear is "Thor, it's he's back, NoobMaster69 called me a dickhead again" And just seeing Stede go "Welcome to Jumanji!" Every time I see his face... 🥲