The Best Revenge Is Dressing Well

**The Best Revenge is Dressing Well** is the fifth episode of the first season of *Our Flag Means Death*. It aired on March 10, 2022.

## Synopsis

Blackbeard and Stede attend a fancy party. Oluwande and Frenchie embrace false identities. Izzy and Lucius go head-to-head.

## Plot

With his secret plan in motion, Blackbeard trains Stede's crew to be better pirates, just as he and Stede agreed. Stede in return teaches Blackbeard about high society and how to be a gentleman.

In a flashback, Blackbeard is shown holding a silk scarf as he is told by his mother that they do not have the luxuries to afford such a thing and therefore are not the kind of people who will wear fine things. It becomes apparent that Blackbeard has lived in poverty for most of his adolescence.

Frenchie, meanwhile, stumbles upon an invitation to a fancy, high-society party filled with French aristocrats. Blackbeard and Stede both agree they will crash the party and demand a ransom from the socialites. At the party, Blackbeard manages to mingle with the guests, but is made fun of when he uses the silverware incorrectly to eat dinner. This leads to him storming out of the dinner, but he is protected by Stede who sticks up for him in his absence.

Frenchie and Oluwande take this opportunity for economic gain and, with Oluwande posing as the Crown Prince of Egypt and Frenchie as his viceroy, are able to scam some of the guests out of their money. As a resultb of they're work and Stede's "passive aggression," a fight breaks out at the dinner and Stede's crew are forced back onto the Revenge. Frenchie and Oluwande give their profits scammed from the wealthy aristocrats to the African servants.

Later that night, Stede stumbles across Blackbeard as he is examining the silk scarf from his childhood. Stede attaches it to Blackbeard's suit and passes him a compliment, stating that he wears fine things well.

Izzy tries to exert power and control over the members of the Revenge but finds this futile. They do, however, have another enemy to worry about as Nigel Badminton's brother convinces the British Navy that they should avenge his brother's murder and go after the Revenge.

## Cast

### Starring

* Rhys Darby as Stede Bonnet
* Joel Fry as Frenchie
* Samson Kayo as Oluwande Boodhari
* Con O'Neill as Israel "Izzy" Hands
* Nathan Foad as Lucius Spriggs
* Matthew Maher as Black Pete
* Kristian Nairn as Wee John Feeney
* Guz Khan as Ivan
* David Fane as Fang
* with Rory Kinnear as Nigel Badmitten
* and Taika Waititi as Edward Teach/Blackbeard

### Guest Starring

* Nick Kroll as Gabriel
* Kristen Schaal as Antoinette
* Brian Gattas as Siegfried
* Simone Kessell as Mother Teach
* Angus Sampson as King George

### Co-Starring

* Jeff Lorch as French Merchant Ship Captain
* Mateo Gallegos as Young Edward Teach
* Damien Gerard as Father Teach
* Hugo Pierre Martin as Haughty Attendant
* Devon Deshaun Stewart as Abshir
* Christian Lagadec, Cornelius Peter, and Ted Barton as Well-Heeled Investors
* Jenna Carley as Eugenia
* Edward Fletcher as Eugenia's Husband
* Maarten Simons as Partner
* Yvonne Zima as Fleur de Maquis
* Jordan Feldman as Heavily Made-Up Man
* Nancy Lantis as Wealthy Woman

## Featured Music

* This episode features the second instance of *Gnossiene 5* by Eric Satie as Stede tucks the red silk into Ed's pocket.
* "Compromised Royal Court" by Sylvain Michel Raymond Ott plays through the end credits.

## Quotes

**Stede:** Look at that. You wear fine things well.
## Trivia

### Cut material

* David Jenkins revealed that it was Izzy who (reluctantly) put the little bows in Blackbeard's beard, but the scene was cut for time.

### Improvised scenes

* Izzy's reaction to walking in on Lucius and Black Pete having sex (the "ooh daddy" scene) was improvised by Con O'Neill.

## References

1. ↑ An Unofficial ‘Our Flag Means Death’ Soundtrack List & Analysis
2. ↑ Our Flag Means Death at Tunefind
3. ↑ David Jenkins' twitter
4. ↑ C2E2 2022 *Our Flag Means Death* panel