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Like everyone else, I love Ed. He is one of my favorite characters right now. But I think a lot of people are ignoring that the man has a lot to atone for.

He’s not wrong when he says he’s not a good person. He’s not. He can be. Someone’s past does not have to be their future. But he’s done some horrific stuff and we all know it. He even left our beloved crew to die miserable, slow deaths.

And it is clear that the man changes behavior depending on his circumstances. It is clear that the Blackbeard behavior is something he has adopted to survive in pirate society. That doesn’t change the the fact that he is still responsible for his choices.

It’s not just Stede that needs to apologize here. Ed needs to do something HUGE to regain the crew’s trust. He needs to put his life on the line to save all of them. There doesn’t seem to be any other way for the story to go here.