Our Flag Means Death is one of TV's best romcoms

The Mary Sue

"Because of this dearth of knowledge among the non-romcom loving segment of the population, I have noticed a curious thing," says TJ Alexander. "With the rise of OFMD’s popularity, friends of mine who have never thought of themselves as romance or romcom fans are experiencing their first example of the genre on the deck of The Revenge. A queer example at that! And they are blown away! They are feeling emotions and connecting to characters like never before, and they are exceptionally worried about the cliffhanger ending of the season finale. I find this very charming since, as any seasoned romcom fan knows, you’ve GOT to go through 'the divorce arc' before getting your HEA (happily ever after, for the uninitiated). These are the classic romcom beats that I love seeing in novels and (vanishingly fewer by the year, it seems) movies and TV shows."