[s1e4] Discomfort - In A Married State

: This episode marks the beginning of the central relationship between the two captains. They bond over their shared dissatisfaction with their current lives—Stede with his past marriage and Ed with his identity as a feared pirate.

: Stede's dreams contrast his current life of piracy with his past domestic "discomfort". The title likely references the 17th-century poem " A Married State " by Katherine Philips, which describes marriage as offering "but little ease". [S1E4] Discomfort in a Married State

The episode follows the fallout of Stede Bonnet being stabbed at the end of the previous episode. While he lies unconscious and feverish, he experiences flashbacks to his stifling life in Barbados. We learn about his arranged marriage to , where they were essentially strangers forced together for economic reasons. : This episode marks the beginning of the