Yeah, it's not that there's anything bad about the Gwen/Arthur storyline, I think everyone would agree on that. It's just...so pitifully weak next to the developing relationship of Merlin and Arthur.
It's true. It's kind of hard to make the Arthurian legends a metaphor about homosexuality and then still have Arthur hook with a girl and NOT have it seem like the lesser relationship.
I agree about Morgana's death where she just sort of stands there (I could say the same about Mordred killing Arthur though). Like... really. It must be a pendragon trait to just await death. :P
I just can't help but think the show showed us the twist of Morgana being under the influence of the dark tower or something - and in her last moments she was able to snap out of it somehow through the love that she USED to have for Arthur.
I really, truly loved that this show didn't have the incestuous sex, though I confess to being pretty disappointed in what they did with the Arthur/Gwen/Lancelot triangle. I could accept that it was just a spell. But Gwen pledges her love to Lancelot at one point! And then just turns to Arthur because Lancelot isn't there! *sigh*
Agreed. Although, to be fair, I kind of hate the Arthur/Gwen/Lancelot triangle story, so I'm kind of glad that they shoved it to the side the way they did. That being said, I don't like what they did with Lancelot... so, I guess I just want to have my cake and eat it too. I'm not a big fan of love triangle storylines.
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It's true. It's kind of hard to make the Arthurian legends a metaphor about homosexuality and then still have Arthur hook with a girl and NOT have it seem like the lesser relationship.
I agree about Morgana's death where she just sort of stands there (I could say the same about Mordred killing Arthur though). Like... really. It must be a pendragon trait to just await death. :P
I just can't help but think the show showed us the twist of Morgana being under the influence of the dark tower or something - and in her last moments she was able to snap out of it somehow through the love that she USED to have for Arthur.
I really, truly loved that this show didn't have the incestuous sex, though I confess to being pretty disappointed in what they did with the Arthur/Gwen/Lancelot triangle. I could accept that it was just a spell. But Gwen pledges her love to Lancelot at one point! And then just turns to Arthur because Lancelot isn't there! *sigh*
Agreed. Although, to be fair, I kind of hate the Arthur/Gwen/Lancelot triangle story, so I'm kind of glad that they shoved it to the side the way they did. That being said, I don't like what they did with Lancelot... so, I guess I just want to have my cake and eat it too. I'm not a big fan of love triangle storylines.