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hells_half_acre) wrote2012-10-27 06:35 pm
hells_half_acre) wrote2012-10-27 06:35 pm
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Quick Reaction: Merlin 5x04
I kind of want to talk about Merlin on here, but I don't - because I feel like all you guys just care about Supernatural and you kindly put up with my Sherlock posts and asking you to put up with Merlin too would be TOO MUCH.
But then I realized that this is my LJ, and I can do what I want!
So, MERLIN! (behind a cut, because of spoilers for 5x04)
I went in wanting more Merthur and now I find myself wanting Merlin and Mithian to fall in love and live happily ever after. What is wrong with me? I usually hate het-ships! The gayest show I know has given me a het-ship. Black is white, up is down...
I loved all kicked puppy expressions on the knights faces when Merlin was brought in bleeding and unconscious. It was LITERALLY like someone had kicked their puppy...because they had. Merlin is so beloved.
Also, we got a bit of Merlin/Gwaine action - with Gwaine being all nervous and worried about poor hurt Merlin. I'm a huge fan of the Merlin/Gwaine friendship, because Gwaine loves Merlin so FIERCELY and QUIETLY. He's like a coiled snake of love...lol
But really...I want Mithian and Merlin to fall in love. I mean, Mithian was all like "Merlin I am trying to tell you things with my eyes!" and Merlin was all like "Everyone! Mithian is trying to tell me things with her eyes! And I don't know what those things are, but I'm very concerned!" Basically, I'm saying that there was a lot of eye-sex going on.
Though, that being said, at the very beginning of the episode, when Leon was all fussing over Mithian - I was like, "hmm, Leon/Mithian...I guess that could be a thing!" So, maybe I was just in the het-ship type of mood...but seriously...once Merlin/Mithian hit the screen, I was like "Leon who?"
I'm happy to see that Percival is being used a lot too. I like him...though they are constantly putting him into situations where I think he's going to get killed and it makes me nervous.
Who thinks that Morgana saw Merlin cast that spell at the very end that slammed her into the wall? It's getting harder and harder for Merlin to hide his magic...it's only a matter of time now. They're definitely building up to it, because we have Arthur relying on Merlin as an adviser AND we actually had Arthur telling Gwen that Merlin deserves credit for it. Which means that they're moving Merlin into a position where Arthur won't reject him once he finds out about the magic.
I'm really hoping that this season (if it is indeed the last, like it's supposed to be) doesn't end with Arthur's death. I want it to end on a high note (unlike the legends) where it seems like destiny has been thwarted and everyone can just be happy in the Camelot of my brain forever. They aren't likely to do that though.
Anyway, do any of you watch Merlin? If so, what were your thoughts?
(I'm not going to do this every week. I just felt like actually talking about Merlin today - and I didn't want to do it on tumblr, because I suck at using tumblr.)
But then I realized that this is my LJ, and I can do what I want!
So, MERLIN! (behind a cut, because of spoilers for 5x04)
I went in wanting more Merthur and now I find myself wanting Merlin and Mithian to fall in love and live happily ever after. What is wrong with me? I usually hate het-ships! The gayest show I know has given me a het-ship. Black is white, up is down...
I loved all kicked puppy expressions on the knights faces when Merlin was brought in bleeding and unconscious. It was LITERALLY like someone had kicked their puppy...because they had. Merlin is so beloved.
Also, we got a bit of Merlin/Gwaine action - with Gwaine being all nervous and worried about poor hurt Merlin. I'm a huge fan of the Merlin/Gwaine friendship, because Gwaine loves Merlin so FIERCELY and QUIETLY. He's like a coiled snake of love...lol
But really...I want Mithian and Merlin to fall in love. I mean, Mithian was all like "Merlin I am trying to tell you things with my eyes!" and Merlin was all like "Everyone! Mithian is trying to tell me things with her eyes! And I don't know what those things are, but I'm very concerned!" Basically, I'm saying that there was a lot of eye-sex going on.
Though, that being said, at the very beginning of the episode, when Leon was all fussing over Mithian - I was like, "hmm, Leon/Mithian...I guess that could be a thing!" So, maybe I was just in the het-ship type of mood...but seriously...once Merlin/Mithian hit the screen, I was like "Leon who?"
I'm happy to see that Percival is being used a lot too. I like him...though they are constantly putting him into situations where I think he's going to get killed and it makes me nervous.
Who thinks that Morgana saw Merlin cast that spell at the very end that slammed her into the wall? It's getting harder and harder for Merlin to hide his magic...it's only a matter of time now. They're definitely building up to it, because we have Arthur relying on Merlin as an adviser AND we actually had Arthur telling Gwen that Merlin deserves credit for it. Which means that they're moving Merlin into a position where Arthur won't reject him once he finds out about the magic.
I'm really hoping that this season (if it is indeed the last, like it's supposed to be) doesn't end with Arthur's death. I want it to end on a high note (unlike the legends) where it seems like destiny has been thwarted and everyone can just be happy in the Camelot of my brain forever. They aren't likely to do that though.
Anyway, do any of you watch Merlin? If so, what were your thoughts?
(I'm not going to do this every week. I just felt like actually talking about Merlin today - and I didn't want to do it on tumblr, because I suck at using tumblr.)
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Yes, I really do like it so much! It's currently my third favorite show, after Supernatural and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. And I watched Merlin before I watched Supernatural, and it's got a soft spot in my heart, because it hooked me in a way that TV shows hadn't done in years (prepping me, I suppose, for the way that Supernatural's completely eaten my brain and heart). It's, like....kind of campy, but awesome. And I'm hoping I will too! Even if they pull another stunt like what they did with my Lancelot, lol.
Anyway! Off I go to find your meta! :)
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The Merlin/Supernatural crossover is stalled at the moment - but I really do want to figure out how to write it and have it be good, so I'm not abandoning it! I just need to figure out who the story is about and what the conclusion will be...so, yeah...you know, just the important bits. :P
I think I'm only watching 3 shows at the moment. Supernatural, Merlin, and Community... and Community isn't back on until 2013 now. (Sherlock doesn't count as a show, because it is an event.) I got into Merlin because one of the people I follow on tumblr kept posting pictures from it, and it just got to this point where I was like "I want to know why this guy is crying here, and what he's laughing about there." So yeah, I watched the show - and it was campy and hilarious and perfect. :)
The meta should be in the meta tag.
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No, totally take your time! That's what I want from you, and why I trust you to do this kind of thing justice when I hardly trust anyone---because liked with your HP/SPN crossover, I know you'll take your time and have an actual story to tell and balance everything between the canons and do right by both sets of characters. So, there is completely no rush from this corner. :)
I'm only watching SPN in real time at the moment...I want to do a rewatch of Merlin before I catch up, and now that Once Upon a Time's on Netflix, I want to check that out...currently I'm (supposed to be) watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood because my friend asked me to (but I keep getting distracted by SPN...it doesn't help that FMA's Elric brothers remind me FAR too much of the Winchesters XD), and I've got tons of other shows on my list that my friends want me to check out.
Hahahaha. Yeah...Merlin was just one of the things that I'd seen popping up on various corners of the internet that people were talking about (along with SPN and MLP:FiM), and that I was intrigued enough to check out. And I'm so glad that I did (on all three accounts :P).
Yep, I found it. Totally awesome job. I also agree with you about how the show is basically a metaphor for being gay.
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But no pressure, right? Hahaha ...this is the problem, I haven't been able to figure out how to balance it well between the two canons, and have it be just as much about Sam and Dean as it is about the Merlin crew. But hopefully inspiration will strike, or I'll think of some solution soon. I'm planning to concentrate on FanFic in November, once I'm done with the Supernatural rewatch (which takes up a lot of my time.)
Because of all the writing I do, I find that it's pretty hard to find time to watch shows - which is ironic, because a lot of the writing I do is fanfiction. :P Hopefully though, I'll be able to get back in the habit soon and pick up a few other TV shows... or at least get through Leverage. :P