having an absolutely normal time on discord with @endrega23 @im-just-so-so and @disorientedfey
disclaimers: vague spoilers, 2k worth of justification & reaching for a headcanon. Also keep in mind I refer to blackbeard & ed separately – blackbeard as the persona, ed as the character.
I’ve been thinking a lot about Izzy’s character and his motivations — and sure, he’s in love with the idea of Ed and bitter about Stede coming in and taking Blackbeard from him, but it all felt like such an overreaction until I realised: Izzy must have been an aristocrat in his youth. I think he was specifically some minor noble’s second son, kicked out or disgraced in some way, and then found his way into piracy and onto Blackbeard’s ship. Looking at Izzy through this lens, I think, makes his character make a lot of sense. And also it hurts my feelings so
I’m going to explain how/why I think this theory makes sense using a few different things: Izzy’s appearance in the show, his personality overall, his behaviour toward Stede, and that post about Izzy being the one to do the bows in Ed’s hair.
