All I'll say on the Con interview is that the more Izzy does what he does in season 1 for love the less it's standard pirate behavior and the more it's full blown fatal attraction shit. Me assuming it's not love was always me giving Izzy the benefit of the doubt but if Con wants to confirm the Izcel theory he can go right ahead, my man would feel right at home on a chan board
con saying that izzy tried to kill stede right in front of ed two times out of love and desire to protect ed is not actually a W for team "izzy is tragic and sympathetic bc he's in unrequited love" and in fact just makes him look worse and more unhinged and deranged. that being said if con wants to say things that izzy woobifiers think is a W i really couldnt care less bc at the end of the day con is not a writer for the show and the writers handed those izzy fans the biggest L of all time (killing izzy off bc it furthered ed's story and having izzy apologize on his deathbed for being horrible to ed for years)