Brace Yourselves: OFMD Season 2 Finale Promises Emotional Ruin

David Jenkins' Our Flag Means Death initially came across as a pirate comedy, yet it evolved into a deeply sentimental story about the search for identity, overcoming trauma, friendship, love, heartbreak, and joyful reunions. The release of Season 2 on Max sent fans riding on an even bigger emotional rollercoaster, bringing about even more tears and nausea (oh, the seasickness) than before.

But brace yourselves, pirates and sailors, because it seems the finale will be even more gut-wrenching than Season 1.

Press on Season 2 finale

While we, the ordinary fans, have to wait obediently each week for the release of new episodes on Max, some journalists have already had the opportunity to watch not just the first seven episodes that were initially available to the press but also the season finale. A mere 30 minutes of runtime managed to include such a broad range of emotions that, according to those who've seen it, it's impossible to watch without tears. It would appear the show delivers on its tagline's promise, 'Prepare to Have your Ship Wrecked.'

Q+ Magazine's crew, for instance, was drowned in a sea of emotion.

'We just had the chance to watch the S2 finale of #OurFlagMeansDeath and we're not okay. We're drowning in feelings,' the caption reads.

While Max hasn't revealed anything yet, some sources suggest that the episode is titled Mermen, which is clearly a reference to Ed's vision in Episode 3. Hopefully, 'drowning' isn't a literal foreshadowing of our heroes' fate. Do we really need another emotional train wreck like the Season 2 finale of Good Omens turned out to be?

Should We Be Worried?

Regardless of what happens, many journalists who had the chance to watch the finale commented that the episode was more than just satisfying — it made them cherish every tear-filled minute of it.

Jenkins, meanwhile, is still planning to cover the story in three seasons. So, even if there are no cliffhangers, we will still probably see Stede and Ed's relationship evolve further as they become more mindful and mature.

'I think three [seasons] would be good,' Jenkins was quoted as saying. 'I think threes are good in general. We're looking at three stages of a relationship — coming together, realizing you're in love, then figuring out what you have to do to keep that love, and move past it. And then I think there is another story to tell, where it's like, "How do you keep that love alive? When you have a relationship, what’s your responsibility to each other?"'

In the meantime, expect the next two episodes to be released tomorrow, October 19.

Source: Polygon.