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sophieisgodHey, remember this time last year when I freaked about the cracky awesome that is Robin Hood? This is like that, but with Merlin.
THIS SHOW MAKES ME SO VERY, VERY GLEEFUL. It's like Robin Hood, only better written (YOU KNOW I LOVE ME SOME RH, BUT S1 ESPECIALLY HAS SOME BLOODY AWFUL WRITING. But I still love it!) and with more slash and a lead character whom I adore rather than despise! Also, MAGIC! Ohh, BBC, I love it when you dick about with legends.
Merlin
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lonelyfajita's spams are insanely fabulous. So, you know, go and look at those and revel in the joy. Anyway! Merlin! I have got ridiculous amounts of love for Merlin and also for Colin Morgan. He is such a darling boy! He's just so open and lovely and awesome, and his happy face is the best thing ever, but he also has a healthy drama queen streak where he occasionally gets all WHAT IS THE POINT OF MY LIFE WITHOUT MAGIC??? and flings himself on the bed. It is magnificent. I'm liking the struggle between him and Gaius over the appropriate uses for his powers (and their relationship is one of the sweetest things on the show, oh my days), and I'm really looking forward to when he properly has to start getting his hands dirty, like he had to in 1x06. Also, characters with a destiny are FTW. Just ask Kara Thrace. Most importantly, he sports a Will Scarlett-esque neck scarf. THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT HIM I DON'T LOVE!
Arthur
Dude, I was so prepared not to like this guy. He's kind of a douche! He likes beating people up and he's arrogant and treats his servants like shit. But! Bradley James has a hilariously expressive face, and his looks of disgust are FTW, as are basically all his other looks (I'm a big fan of his OH SHIT A CGI GRYPHON!face myself), and he has a rather impressive chest which wardrobe likes to showcase often with open-necked shirts. And Merlin is going to make him awesome! This process has already begun! And his relationship with his father is so well-drawn and painful, because he will be a better king than Uther but right now he's biting his tongue a lot of the time while trying to curb some of his dad's more reactionary tendencies, and ON TOP OF ALL THIS he has all the shit of being a prince, and everything that means re: courage and self-sacrifice and not letting people see your emotions. So, yes, he is kind of Poor Little Rich Boy, but I love him more and more each episode. COME ON, HE SAYS THINGS LIKE "I SHOULD WARN YOU, I'VE BEEN TRAINED TO KILL SINCE BIRTH."
Arthur/Merlin
You know how Robin Hood is really, really gay? Merlin is like gay on heat. ABSOLUTELY BRIMMING WITH SLASHY GOODNESS. There's even a Great Slash Dragon who keeps telling Merlin that he and Arthur's destinies are entwined and that they're two halves of a whole! It is so very fabulous! And that's before we even get to their actual relationship! Phnar, I love them so much. Of course, they start off all hating each other because Arthur is a bullying douche and Merlin is really rather odd, and then there is a scrap which Merlin hilariously loses, and then there is more hate-filled banter/flirting (DUDE, THAT MOMENT WHERE MERLIN GOES "HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TRAINING TO BE A PRAT, MY LORD", AND THEN HE LOOKS UP AT ARTHUR AND RIGHT THERE, THAT IS JUST EYESEX), and then another scrap (with flails!) in which Merlin sneakily uses magic but kind of loses anyway, and then Arthur actually says "There's something about you, Merlin... I can't quite put my finger on it." NEVER CHANGE, BOYS. And then Merlin ends up as Arthur's manservant (My Wifeytempla_otmena actually thought Uther said "manslut"), which leads to him having to dress him all the time and awesome shit like that. And then they start saving each other's lives, and the fabulousness explodes in a way I never dreamed possible on family TV. I love paying my licensing fee.
Morgana
Now, I freely admit that I don't know very much about the source material on this one (although,darkangsty42, I have ordered The Mists of Avalon!), but I am liking this Morgana a lot. She's hardcore, but she can't be hardcore in the way that Marian is OMG THE NIGHT WATCHMAN hardcore, and that's okay. She's really the only character who consistently stands up to Uther, and she's great at talking sense into Arthur. I actually love the dynamic between the two of them - it's classic "I like you so I'll pull your pigtails" stuff. Also, she's utterly gorgeous, and she's not above using her fabulousness to flirt with Valiant or whoever and make Arthur jealous and/or gormless. This really is Camelot High, but whatever! I really hope we get to see her coming into whatever powers her psychic nightmares are hinting at, because that could get kind of epic.
Gwen
Why yes, I did sneak in a picture of Lancelot, what exactly is your point? I like Gwen a lot, and I like that the Gwen/Merlin stuff is kind of light-hearted and bumbling and low-key. If she ever starts properly pining, that would be kind of shit, but right now it's fun! And also, Gwen/Lancelot was reet nice. But, I especially like it when she and Gaius form a "Merlin's in trouble!" tag team of awesome. Like Morgana, I hope she gets more stuff to do as the season progresses, because from what I've seen she could turn into quite the social reformer, and that would be awesome.
Other stuff
I think the way the show has set up attitudes to magic is really interesting. It's like, race isn't so much of an issue because of colour-blind casting or whatever, so magic becomes the site of otherness in the context of the show, which basically is really dangerous for Merlin and therefore awesome for the plot. I think it was the Guardian preview of the show which raised the issue of the character being a cipher for a) emo teenagers or b) gay teenagers, and it's kind of fascinating to see how people respond to him, whether or not they know about his powers. Gwen's kind of shocked response to the idea of magic was one thing that I thought was pretty cool and unexpected, and I can't wait to see what happenes when Arthur eventually susses it out. Also, the music! It's so pretty! And the crack is not quite at RH levels yet, but Will Mellor with a pimped out snake shield was pretty fucking hilarious.
Now, I need your help! I need recs! I need many different kinds of fanfic, I need vids, and I need picspams! Interviews! Sexy pictures of sexy boys! I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON YOU.
In Conclusion
Oh, and re: the whole Tennant thing - I think I've ranted enough about RTD and the way Ten's character developed for you to guess I'm kind of relieved by the news. I still adore The Tennant, and my issues with the character are not at all to do with him, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an awesome Eleven, and hoping that David continues to do magnificent theatrestuffs and other sexy things.
How are you? ♥
THIS SHOW MAKES ME SO VERY, VERY GLEEFUL. It's like Robin Hood, only better written (YOU KNOW I LOVE ME SOME RH, BUT S1 ESPECIALLY HAS SOME BLOODY AWFUL WRITING. But I still love it!) and with more slash and a lead character whom I adore rather than despise! Also, MAGIC! Ohh, BBC, I love it when you dick about with legends.
Apologies for the lameness of these pictures, but I didn't want to rob off with any of the pretty ones from people's picspams. Incidentally,
lonelyfajita's spams are insanely fabulous. So, you know, go and look at those and revel in the joy. Anyway! Merlin! I have got ridiculous amounts of love for Merlin and also for Colin Morgan. He is such a darling boy! He's just so open and lovely and awesome, and his happy face is the best thing ever, but he also has a healthy drama queen streak where he occasionally gets all WHAT IS THE POINT OF MY LIFE WITHOUT MAGIC??? and flings himself on the bed. It is magnificent. I'm liking the struggle between him and Gaius over the appropriate uses for his powers (and their relationship is one of the sweetest things on the show, oh my days), and I'm really looking forward to when he properly has to start getting his hands dirty, like he had to in 1x06. Also, characters with a destiny are FTW. Just ask Kara Thrace. Most importantly, he sports a Will Scarlett-esque neck scarf. THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT HIM I DON'T LOVE!
Dude, I was so prepared not to like this guy. He's kind of a douche! He likes beating people up and he's arrogant and treats his servants like shit. But! Bradley James has a hilariously expressive face, and his looks of disgust are FTW, as are basically all his other looks (I'm a big fan of his OH SHIT A CGI GRYPHON!face myself), and he has a rather impressive chest which wardrobe likes to showcase often with open-necked shirts. And Merlin is going to make him awesome! This process has already begun! And his relationship with his father is so well-drawn and painful, because he will be a better king than Uther but right now he's biting his tongue a lot of the time while trying to curb some of his dad's more reactionary tendencies, and ON TOP OF ALL THIS he has all the shit of being a prince, and everything that means re: courage and self-sacrifice and not letting people see your emotions. So, yes, he is kind of Poor Little Rich Boy, but I love him more and more each episode. COME ON, HE SAYS THINGS LIKE "I SHOULD WARN YOU, I'VE BEEN TRAINED TO KILL SINCE BIRTH."
Arthur/Merlin
You know how Robin Hood is really, really gay? Merlin is like gay on heat. ABSOLUTELY BRIMMING WITH SLASHY GOODNESS. There's even a Great Slash Dragon who keeps telling Merlin that he and Arthur's destinies are entwined and that they're two halves of a whole! It is so very fabulous! And that's before we even get to their actual relationship! Phnar, I love them so much. Of course, they start off all hating each other because Arthur is a bullying douche and Merlin is really rather odd, and then there is a scrap which Merlin hilariously loses, and then there is more hate-filled banter/flirting (DUDE, THAT MOMENT WHERE MERLIN GOES "HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TRAINING TO BE A PRAT, MY LORD", AND THEN HE LOOKS UP AT ARTHUR AND RIGHT THERE, THAT IS JUST EYESEX), and then another scrap (with flails!) in which Merlin sneakily uses magic but kind of loses anyway, and then Arthur actually says "There's something about you, Merlin... I can't quite put my finger on it." NEVER CHANGE, BOYS. And then Merlin ends up as Arthur's manservant (My Wifey
templa_otmena actually thought Uther said "manslut"), which leads to him having to dress him all the time and awesome shit like that. And then they start saving each other's lives, and the fabulousness explodes in a way I never dreamed possible on family TV. I love paying my licensing fee.Morgana
Now, I freely admit that I don't know very much about the source material on this one (although,
darkangsty42, I have ordered The Mists of Avalon!), but I am liking this Morgana a lot. She's hardcore, but she can't be hardcore in the way that Marian is OMG THE NIGHT WATCHMAN hardcore, and that's okay. She's really the only character who consistently stands up to Uther, and she's great at talking sense into Arthur. I actually love the dynamic between the two of them - it's classic "I like you so I'll pull your pigtails" stuff. Also, she's utterly gorgeous, and she's not above using her fabulousness to flirt with Valiant or whoever and make Arthur jealous and/or gormless. This really is Camelot High, but whatever! I really hope we get to see her coming into whatever powers her psychic nightmares are hinting at, because that could get kind of epic.
Why yes, I did sneak in a picture of Lancelot, what exactly is your point? I like Gwen a lot, and I like that the Gwen/Merlin stuff is kind of light-hearted and bumbling and low-key. If she ever starts properly pining, that would be kind of shit, but right now it's fun! And also, Gwen/Lancelot was reet nice. But, I especially like it when she and Gaius form a "Merlin's in trouble!" tag team of awesome. Like Morgana, I hope she gets more stuff to do as the season progresses, because from what I've seen she could turn into quite the social reformer, and that would be awesome.
I think the way the show has set up attitudes to magic is really interesting. It's like, race isn't so much of an issue because of colour-blind casting or whatever, so magic becomes the site of otherness in the context of the show, which basically is really dangerous for Merlin and therefore awesome for the plot. I think it was the Guardian preview of the show which raised the issue of the character being a cipher for a) emo teenagers or b) gay teenagers, and it's kind of fascinating to see how people respond to him, whether or not they know about his powers. Gwen's kind of shocked response to the idea of magic was one thing that I thought was pretty cool and unexpected, and I can't wait to see what happenes when Arthur eventually susses it out. Also, the music! It's so pretty! And the crack is not quite at RH levels yet, but Will Mellor with a pimped out snake shield was pretty fucking hilarious.
Now, I need your help! I need recs! I need many different kinds of fanfic, I need vids, and I need picspams! Interviews! Sexy pictures of sexy boys! I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON YOU.
Oh, and re: the whole Tennant thing - I think I've ranted enough about RTD and the way Ten's character developed for you to guess I'm kind of relieved by the news. I still adore The Tennant, and my issues with the character are not at all to do with him, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an awesome Eleven, and hoping that David continues to do magnificent theatrestuffs and other sexy things.
How are you? ♥
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Date: 2008-10-31 12:11 am (UTC)Yeah, I hope it's somebody suitably awesome. Woop, new blood!