and Merlin enchanting the fanbase with his unshakeable faith that Arthur is and will be awesome
Exactly! if there was one very Merlin/Arthur episode, this was it. Although actually, the whole series is pretty much based on that pairing, hee.

The boot throwing was simply cute and amazing, and ahifoi;fhio ah! I love this show.

I HOPE HE SURVIVES TO PIMP ANOTHER DAY.
xDD