05/17/2025 - 05/20/2025 Daily OFMD Recap

06/21/2025 1:45 pm EDT
TLDR; Happy Birthday Joel Fry!; Rhys Darby; Taika Waititi; Samba Schutte; David Fane; Ruibo Qian; Brian Gattas; Hayley Egan; Articles; Fan Spotlight: OFMD Mermay 2025: Ronanwhitehouse, SimpleAnarchy, SailorsRuin; OFMD Zine Week; OFMD Beach Week; Love Notes;

= Happy Belated Birthday Joel Fry! =

Joel's Birthday was on May 20! Our friends over at @adoptourcrew were kind enough to ask bsky for their favorite Frenchie one-liners from OFMD for Joel's birthday! 

Source: Adopt Our Crew's Bsky

= Rhys Darby = 

I couldn't remember if this show had already been announced but Rhys will be at the Black Box Theatre in Galway this summer on July 3rd! You can get tickets at roisindubh.net!

Source: Instagram

= Taika Waititi =

Check out Taika in this Conan O'Brien clip from when they both participated in the biggest Haka ever!

Source: EdenParkNZ IG

= Nathan Foad = 

Nathan continues to be confused by what pictures people have taken of him. 

Instagram Story from ChiWithAC, shared to Nathan Foad's Insta Stories. It features a photo of Nathan, seen from the chest up with only one half of his face in the frame. He looks at the camera with an open-mouthed smile. The photo is taken from a high angle, looking over Nathan's shoulder, and a young woman can be seen sitting behind him. She looks up at the camera with her eyebrows raised and her mouth open in a slight smile. “The only pic we have from filming @ nathan_foad” is written next to Nathan's face. In his own Insta Story, Nathan has added, “What's going ON with my one and only face”.

Source: Nathan's IG Stories

= Samba Schutte = 

Loving how much artwork of himself that Samba keeps sharing. This time it's by our crewmate SpencerDoesArt!

Instagram Story from SambaSchutte, sharing a post from SpencerDoesArtt. It is a digital drawing of the official promo poster for Our Flag Means Death season 1, with Stede saluting at the center and most of his crew surrounding him (Wee John, Oluwande, the Swede, Black Pete, Roach, Lucius, Buttons with Karl perched on his head). Blackbeard is at the very back, looking over his shoulder with narrowed eyes. Above Spencer's post, Samba has added 3 sparkle emojis. The Insta Story also contains music, namely one of the songs Frenchie sings in the Pilot episode: “A Pirate's Life” by Joel Fry.

Source: Samba's IG Stories

= David Fane =

The Last Temptation of The Naked Samoans was live for several days! David has been dropping video after video!
I tried to collect as many videos as I could here on the repo, but please enjoy some of the pictures from before and during the show below!

Selfie of David Fane before one of the Naked Samoans shows. He gives the camera a wide-eyed look of excitement. Through an open door behind him, staff can be seen setting up for the show.

David Fane seen at a three-quarter angle as he stands on stage with a solemn expression on his face, his gaze directed upwards and his hands clasped in front of him. He is wearing a long-sleeve shirt, dungarees and a beanie hat, all in the same olive green colour. He is lit dramatically against a pitch-black background.

Photo of a scene from the show The Last Temptation of The Naked Samoans. One member of the group lies on his back with his arms splayed out and one knee bent, while the other 5 stand at the other end of the stage, looking at each other as if unsure what to do.

Source: The Naked Samoan's IG

= Ruibo Qian =

Our pirate queen has shared some absolutely beautiful ink work of her done by nat.niamh.tattoos! Shared by caitlintxff on Instagram!

Instagram Story from CaitlinTXFF, shared by Ruibo Qian (@ TheKingPrincess): a photo of someone's upper arm with a tattoo of Zheng, Ruibo's character in Our Flag Means Death. The tattoo is done in crisp black lines with black and grey shading, and it shows Zheng from the hips up, seen from the side with her sword raised and her head turned to look at the viewer with an unimpressed expression. Text written on the photo reads, “Obsessed, thank you so much @ nat.niamh.tattoos (heart symbol). Pirate queen 4 life @ TheKingPrincess @ DvidJenkins”. The song “Zheng Yi Sao & Questions For Her” by Bastille has also been added to the Story.


More artwork of our beloved Ruibo by one of her friends, below!

Instagram Story with a colour sketch of two women sitting at a small kitchen table. One is facing the viewer and holding a small black mammal (possibly a cat, but its snout looks more pointed, like that of a squirrel or other rodent), while the other woman is seen from the side, leaning forward a bit with her elbows on the table and smiling down at the animal. An abstract picture of a cat hangs on the wall above the table. The sketch is done on a light green background and only partially coloured in. White lines, presumably from an earlier sketching stage, are still visible in some places. Ruibo Qian's Instagram handle, TheKingPrincess, is tagged at the top.

Source: Ruibo's IG

= Brian Gattas =

Our friend Siegfried is out partying again! Definitely a different look from The Best Revenge Is Dressing Well.

Brian Gattas sits in front of two large windows or patio doors, with one leg crossed over the other. His hair is slicked back and he wears an unzipped black raincoat, a white leopard-print jumpsuit, a gold necklace with a chunky, irregularly-shaped gold pendant, and glasses with a large translucent yellow frame. Brian looks directly at the camera, unsmiling and wide-eyed. He holds up a toothpick, his arm draped over the back of his chair and bent at the elbow. On a table in front of him, there is a tiny German flag amidst several packets of sweets and a Milka chocolate bar, and a tiny Greek flag on a plate of vegetable & cheese skewers.

Brian Gattas stands in someone's kitchen/dining area. He is holding a green bottle with a clear liquid and his cheeks are puffed, so he probably just took a sip from the bottle. He wears the same outfit seen in the first picture, plus a pair of running shoes with a bright pink, purple, yellow and blue pattern.

Source: Brian's IG stories

= Hayley Egan =

Hayley, our beloved MerStede tail designer put together a lovely video highlighting the wonderful gift @amuseoffyre sent her! It really is a love letter to Merstede and Fyre so please give it a watch!

Source: Hayley Egan Designs IG

= Articles =

In WB Related news, WBD Stock has been downgraded to Junk by the S & P!

= Fan Spotlight = 

I have a lot more MerMay's I'd love to highlight but the next few recaps are capping out at max 30 images so I'll probably still be posting the spotlights through June!

= OFMD MerMay 2025 =

= RonanWhiteHouse = 

First up on tonight's Mermay spotlight is from the very talented @ronanwhitehouse! They've done lots of other artwork for mermay as well and you can check out their super cute art style on Instagram or Tumblr!

Instagram post from RonanWhiteHouseDoodles, with a digital illustration of a smiling MerStede holding a golden trident. He has big green eyes and his eyebrows are raised. His glittery gold & orange tail is curved upwards in a u shape, with a deeply forked tail fin. He also has fins on either side of his hips. Stede is drawn on a large blue circle on a white square background. The circle has a grainy texture with lighter blue wave shapes running through it. At the bottom right of the picture, the artist has signed the piece “RW 25”. The caption below reads, “My third favorite non-Disney mermaid is Rhys Darby as Stede Bonnet in the one episode of Our Flag Means Death when he’s a mermaid for like 10 seconds. Happy MerMay!”



Source: ronanwhitehousedoodles IG

= SimpleAnarchy =

Something we don't get to see everyday is Mer-Buttons and I have to say that I adore him so much! The brilliant artist @burnt-scone aka SimpleAnarchy has blessed us with Buttons in one of the few forms he can truly give the sea the love she deserves this Mermay!
Wanna check out more of SimpleAnarchy's gorgeously detailed work? Visit their Linktr.ee!

Digital drawing of MerButtons floating underwater with his arms raised and his hands folded behind his head. His expression is serious, and his piercing blue eyes look off into the distance. He has a full, light brown beard and long blond hair that floats in gentle waves to one side. His tail is a light teal, almost the same colour as the water, and its tip is bent upwards behind him, showing his forked tail fin.

Source: BurntScone's Tumblr

= Sailor's Ruin = 

Tati continues to astound us with more Mermay work!
As always, please visit their tumblr: @sailorsruin92 or their linktr.ee to see more of their gorgeous artwork!

Description via Sailor's Ruin: Ed dressed as fisherman with black overalls, white and blue striped shirt and red beanie. He's in a rowboat and he's leaning over the water to remove a hook that got caught in merStede's earring. Stede doesn't look amused at all.

Source: SailorsRuin's Tumblr

= OFMD Zine Week = 

I'm a little bit late for Zine Week (May 25-31)-- but I think you can still submit your zines! Here's a how-to from GhostalService on Bsky! More info in general on the week and how to participate!

Source: GhostalService Bsky

= OFMD Beach Week =

Heyyy! It's OFMD Beach Week June 1-7! Can't wait to see what everyone has in store!
NOW ANNOUNCING: OFMD BEACH WEEK!!! 🏄🏊🏝️🏖️🍦🍹 JUNE 1-7 2025!!!! What is OFMD Beach Week???? A WEEK TO WRITE AND DRAW ABOUT BEACH!!!!! all ships and mediums welcome!! write fic about stede and ed going to the beach! draw izzy with a piña colada!! write about garlic soup entering a sand castle building contest!! write about wee john doing drag on the beach! draw stede trying water skiing for the first time!!! make gif sets of the crew at the beach!!! SMUT, FLUFF, H/C, WHATEVER YOU WANT!!!! SEX ON THE BEACH WELCOME!!! SILLINESS ON THE BEACH ALSO WELCOME!!! What are the rules???? HAVE FUN! BE NICE! SHARE ART! COMMENT ON FIC!

Source: @jellybeanium124's Tumblr

== Love Notes ==

Well hello there lovelies. I know this is for a May post but Happy Pride, everyone! I know I'm behind again, what's new? I hope everyone is staying safe, and being so very kind to themselves right now because as we all know the world is flooded with so much hate right now and so we've sometimes gotta be the ones to give ourselves the kindness we deserve. 
To anyone struggling right now, with life, the state of the world, personal issues, whatever, please remember how very strong you are. I know it sucks to continuously be strong, and certainly doesn't feel like you are. But you are. You've made it through every hard day so far, and you are still here, and we are so grateful for that. You can absolutely keep making it through-- don't just do it for us, do it for you ok? We love you crew. 

Description via The Latest Kate: A drawing of a momma cat hugging her kitten under the stars. The caption reads, “You have survived so much. You can make it through.”

Source: TheLatestKate's IG / Linktr.ee

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