He's right to be proud of not stringing out the kiss. That's big.

"...you know, and then the kiss on the beach is like, another moment that I think is pretty strong" lmao the way he says it so casually, as if that kiss wasn't groundbreaking and life-changing for so many people.

i couldn't agree more with the part about how normalized it is on the show to be queer!! it's so refreshing to see no homophobia, no "it's okay to be gay" moment, and it means a lot.

Really liked the discussion of Taika and Rhys trusting each other. You can really see that kind of support through their roles and the balance of comedy/drama and how well it translates to screen. The care that went into this show as a whole is just *chef's kiss*.

I love watching the interviews of the cast of this show. The fact that all of them are so invested and understand the importance of the queer rep in the way it's being done in this show in particular.

Taika's eyes look extra beautiful here. Anyone??

I'm just gonna make some chapter marks here for myself, cause I know I'll be rewatching this one 0:20 What's the best thing about playing a pirate? 1:24 Did you enjoy playing Blackbeard? 2:16 Blackbeard's character growth 3:52 What's something that's different about Our Flag Means Death? 5:43 How do you juggle the different tones of the show? 8:38 What did the Oscar win mean for you? 10:31 Power of TV as a medium 12:40 Favorite moment of the season 13:51 What did you and Rhys teach each other? 16:18 What would your pirate flag look like? 17:40 What's special about the story of omfd? 19:43 What's it like working on three TV shows?

honestly I really appreciate Matt’s questions. He doesn’t beat around the bush, he often refers back to Taika’s answers as well as scenes from the show itself so the conversation stays on track. He even steers the conversation towards Taika’s influence as an Indigenous creator which rarely happens in interviews that I’ve seen for OFMD!! I don’t think he dismisses the fact that it’s a gay story either? They go into it for a good chunk of the interview. Maybe it’s because I’m Australian and the rhythm of this conversation just seems friendly and sincere. Those that are more used to a fast paced interviewing style might find this awkward but it seems like a nice respectful conversation to me !! and the guy made his own pirate flag 😭

actually really impressive for you to do an in-depth interview with taika. he tends to easily glance off questions, but he's extremely capable of giving thoughtful answers when prompted. so thanks for doing that and not just going 'harhar taika funny man'

It’s so lovely to see such wonderful support for the LGBTQIA+ community. Everyone involved in OFMD deserves awards for this fantastic show. ❤️

not the interviewer literally refusing to acknowledge the fact that it's a gay romance lmao

the way he just stares at the beginning is SO FUNNY😭

My favourite parts of the show is when some self-righteous Colonist or toxically masculine pirate tries to bully with homophobia and the general response from the crew is, "Dude. Not cool. What's your damage?" Queer is the *normal* and the phobes are the freaks.

As a journalist, the way he started answering the first question gave me the heebie-jeebies. Thankfully he started explaining.

“only things to do with pirates” is everyone in the ofmd fandom rn

I love how much impact this series has on all LGBTQIA+ Lives ❤️ AND on a lot of straight lives. The funniest bit is still the straight dudes thinking it's a buddy comedy 😂😂😂 Also I love that they don't have these typical scenes from coming out or needing to talk about it... As taika actually said. Like we don't need that. This show is actually how it could be without having to label or to come out and I love that very much ❤️

I clicked on this video cause I love Taika Waititi, but I had not even heard of this show! Can't wait to binge it now!

Loving the taika OFMD content keep it coming

18:47 "or bi" thank you

this was an amazing interview, i started tearing up when taika spoke about how special the LGBTQ+ representation and love story is since there’s no huge monologue about being different, there’s just love and acceptance. that’s so special to me, and so wonderful. this show made me feel so safe, and i’m overjoyed knowing that taika understands how much it means to the community

Taika saying he's at the end of his career!? No I don't think so!

God I hope they come out with some compellation videos with improvised pieces that didn't make it in

WHY does everyone mispronounce his surname?? How many times does he have to say his own name, as he does OFTEN? "WY- teetee" IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE

1. RELEASE THE FULL IMPROV BITS. I want bloopers I want deleted scenes!! 2. Ngl a lot of this felt suuuuper awkward.

"I'm at the end of my career" why haven't I seen anyone talking about this???!?!!??!!!

The flag Taika describes at 16:40 sounds suspiciously like what must have been the pitch for the Love + Thunder Poster :D

1:46 the way he says that is kinda sending for some reason

Thank you for that interview 🙏🏻

Love you Taika ❤

Omg he’s so funny! ❤

HAPPY PRIDE

Jeez, not even two minutes in and that poor interviewer is a blubbering mess. He’s SO intimidated.He was like ‘My career is over’ after that first question.

Can someone tell me what series he was talking about around 11:20? I can for the life of me not understand him there.

Sorry for the irrelevant question, but where is that accent from (the interviewer's, not Taika's)?

Surprised that Taika seemed a little low energy in this interview.

Hey, can fans help them to win? 1

👍🏼💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💞✨💥💝 Go the lgbtqi and allies

funny how the golden globes missed the funniest show on TV???? funny...

Siento que dentro de 2 años todos van a estar odiando a taika 💀 siempre pasa eso con las celebridades

I do not love the moustache. I do love Taika tho.

One sees a whole lot of show of ego from him recently, if one notices. Seemingly since his horrible Jojo, his life's worst work.