4.02
500th post is a Merlin post. NO REGRETS HERE.
Since my video stream is taking forever, you guys get scene-by-scene reviews while it loads. MOSTLY FLAILING. Because they could rename this shit the Lancelot-and-Merlin-show and I WOULD NEVER COMPLAIN.
MERLIN'S FAAACEE, already. I don't even know how I'm going to handle my love for Merlin by the end of this season if things continue in this vein, guys, seriously.
I'm glad to see Arthur caring about him so openly. And Merlin's insistence that he comes with Arthur, and Arthur's shoulder grasp, what. THEY LOVE EACH OTHER OMG. Merlin should have just told Arthur that he should be the sacrifice since he was already dying, but whatever, LET ARTHUR ALLOW HIM TO LEAVE, THAT'S COOL TOO.
PERCIVAL CARRYING HIM. ♥
And now I'm sold on Percival/Gwaine and I'm convinced that Lancelot is in love with Merlin. Maybe the ~unforgivable betrayal is not that Lancelot betrays Arthur and sleeps with Gwen, but that Lancelot betrays Arthur and sleeps with Merlin, roflcopter. As much as I love that Lancelot knows just how powerful Merlin is and just how epic his destiny is, Lancelot's feelings for him seem to go beyond just respect and awe. I AM INTRIGUED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP, especially once Arthur finds out about Merlin's magic.
Covering themselves in berries to evade the Wilderin! Continuity FTW.
7:40ish: UM, WHAT WAS I SAYING ABOUT PERCIVAL/GWAINE? IT'S CANON NOW, FOLKS, HAHA.
Gwaine, why are you being such a little bitch? Cut that shit out, that is not what I love about you.
In legendary-type things, why do people trust people who look like Agravaine? Does the greasy, black-attire motif mean nothing? But rock on with your political power, Gwen, I'm liking that.
I wonder how Merlin feels, with Lancelot. If he's relieved to be able to use magic freely, or if he hates it because it just reminds him of how things really are, or shows him what could be, if everything works out the way he wants. His sad little smile when he says, "I'm not entirely useless" BREAKS MY LITTLE HEART.
Way to not be subtle, Morgana. You're still wicked hot, though, so no complaints.
KNIIIIGHHTTSSSSS. CONTINUED EPIC LOVE.
OH MY GOD, now Lancelot and Merlin are drinking together and fighting over which one of them's going to protect Arthur to a backdrop of semi-romantic music. HOW IS THIS REAL LIFE. OH RIGHT, IT'S NOT. But Merlin's drunk logic, you can see him trying to make sense of that conversation and it is HILARIOUS.
I have a thing for Merlin's power, you guys. And him summoning Kilgharrah on the run and talking his epic, self-sacrificial talk to him while Lancelot just runs along and watches helplessly does things to me. What I would not give for Lancelot's thoughts during all of that, and more than the you're-a-better-man-than-all-of-us reaction that is pretty much the standard Lancelot-Merlin reaction. I WANT HIS THOUGHTS SO BAD.
I continue to love how much the knights love Merlin. They just make me all fuzzy and happy, okay? But WOULD MERLIN AND ARTHUR JUST MAKE OUT HUG ALREADY? WHAT THE FUCK. THEY CLEARLY WANT TO.
UGH, AND NOW THEY ARE TALKING BUT THEY ARE NOT LISTENING TO EACH OTHER. I feel like I'm watching the motherfucking Winchesters. Say one thing, have every intention of doing the other. THIS IS MY FRUSTRATED FACE.
DID ARTHUR SEE MERLIN TALK TO THE WYVERN? OR IS THAT MY CRAPPY VIDEO CONNECTION? Because holy shit I want Arthur to see him, just a little bit. Just so Arthur starts to suspect something. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?? (Okay, on a re-watch apparently it is. I wonder if Lancelot, now that he knows Merlin in also a Dragonlord, is just constantly amazed at how often Merlin saves their asses. I bet he is). (Also, I may have a thing for when magical beings call Merlin Emrys, and the fact that Lancelot was around for one of these occurances only exacerbates my love for their relationship, SHORT-LIVED THOUGH IT APPARENTLY IS).
HOLD THE MOTHERFUCKING PHONE. WE GO STRAIGHT TO CAMELOT MEMORIAL TIEMZ? HOW ABOUT THAT RIDE HOME, EH? AWKWARD, MUCH? HOW DID MERLIN EXPLAIN HIS WAY OUT OF THAT ONE? WHAT THE FUUUCKKK.
He can't actually be dead, though, right? Because that would be letting the entire future of the court off easy. I'm calling bullshit. But Merlin's woobie little FACCEEE and that last shot with Gwen standing in front of his pyre is beautiful. But yeah, Gwen, cry it up, because we told you last week that asking that of Lancelot was a DICK MOVE. WAY TO GO. Although I'm pretty sure he sacrificed his life for Merlin, not Arthur, so maybe Gwen's off the hook. Which also means that Merlin is Lancelot's ~reason for living (or, well, dying) that Merlin was telling him about earlier. Merlin:Lancelot :: Arthur:Merlin. GAY LOVE FOR EVERYBODY. ("Gay love can pierce through the veil of death and save the day"? When did this become Supernatural?)
I love that Morgana is so certain that Emrys is her doom, yet has no idea that it's fucking Merlin and that she's actually kind of wrong about it being him who thwarted her on this one, because it was actually kind of Gaius? Lolz, way to be wrong, Morgana. And way to be creepy and just want to get laid, Agravaine. GTFO.
EPIC FUCKING LAST SCENE, THOUGH. WELL PLAYED, WRITERS, WELL PLAYED. (Although, yes, see my Emrys bias). And yet again, evil fails at subtlety. Way to let everyone know exactly what you're after and that you're evil, Agravaine. Well played. NOT.
AND THE PREVIEW, OMG. I'M GOING TO HAVE MORE ~FEELINGS NEXT WEEK, I CAN TELL ALREADY. Old!Merlin! Risking getting caught (to save Uther, what, I have always had feelings about that)! Just wanting Arthur to love accept him! This show's going to motherfucking kill me.
I think it's safe to say that we can add this to the list of EVERY EPISODE EVER that Alice Troughton's directed that I LOVE TO DEATH. She loves ensemble interaction like I love ensemble interaction and is as much an Arthur/Merlin shipper as I am. NEVER CHANGE, ALICE T, FOR REALZ.
Since my video stream is taking forever, you guys get scene-by-scene reviews while it loads. MOSTLY FLAILING. Because they could rename this shit the Lancelot-and-Merlin-show and I WOULD NEVER COMPLAIN.
MERLIN'S FAAACEE, already. I don't even know how I'm going to handle my love for Merlin by the end of this season if things continue in this vein, guys, seriously.
I'm glad to see Arthur caring about him so openly. And Merlin's insistence that he comes with Arthur, and Arthur's shoulder grasp, what. THEY LOVE EACH OTHER OMG. Merlin should have just told Arthur that he should be the sacrifice since he was already dying, but whatever, LET ARTHUR ALLOW HIM TO LEAVE, THAT'S COOL TOO.
PERCIVAL CARRYING HIM. ♥
And now I'm sold on Percival/Gwaine and I'm convinced that Lancelot is in love with Merlin. Maybe the ~unforgivable betrayal is not that Lancelot betrays Arthur and sleeps with Gwen, but that Lancelot betrays Arthur and sleeps with Merlin, roflcopter. As much as I love that Lancelot knows just how powerful Merlin is and just how epic his destiny is, Lancelot's feelings for him seem to go beyond just respect and awe. I AM INTRIGUED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP, especially once Arthur finds out about Merlin's magic.
Covering themselves in berries to evade the Wilderin! Continuity FTW.
7:40ish: UM, WHAT WAS I SAYING ABOUT PERCIVAL/GWAINE? IT'S CANON NOW, FOLKS, HAHA.
Gwaine, why are you being such a little bitch? Cut that shit out, that is not what I love about you.
In legendary-type things, why do people trust people who look like Agravaine? Does the greasy, black-attire motif mean nothing? But rock on with your political power, Gwen, I'm liking that.
I wonder how Merlin feels, with Lancelot. If he's relieved to be able to use magic freely, or if he hates it because it just reminds him of how things really are, or shows him what could be, if everything works out the way he wants. His sad little smile when he says, "I'm not entirely useless" BREAKS MY LITTLE HEART.
Way to not be subtle, Morgana. You're still wicked hot, though, so no complaints.
KNIIIIGHHTTSSSSS. CONTINUED EPIC LOVE.
OH MY GOD, now Lancelot and Merlin are drinking together and fighting over which one of them's going to protect Arthur to a backdrop of semi-romantic music. HOW IS THIS REAL LIFE. OH RIGHT, IT'S NOT. But Merlin's drunk logic, you can see him trying to make sense of that conversation and it is HILARIOUS.
I have a thing for Merlin's power, you guys. And him summoning Kilgharrah on the run and talking his epic, self-sacrificial talk to him while Lancelot just runs along and watches helplessly does things to me. What I would not give for Lancelot's thoughts during all of that, and more than the you're-a-better-man-than-all-of-us reaction that is pretty much the standard Lancelot-Merlin reaction. I WANT HIS THOUGHTS SO BAD.
I continue to love how much the knights love Merlin. They just make me all fuzzy and happy, okay? But WOULD MERLIN AND ARTHUR JUST MAKE OUT HUG ALREADY? WHAT THE FUCK. THEY CLEARLY WANT TO.
UGH, AND NOW THEY ARE TALKING BUT THEY ARE NOT LISTENING TO EACH OTHER. I feel like I'm watching the motherfucking Winchesters. Say one thing, have every intention of doing the other. THIS IS MY FRUSTRATED FACE.
DID ARTHUR SEE MERLIN TALK TO THE WYVERN? OR IS THAT MY CRAPPY VIDEO CONNECTION? Because holy shit I want Arthur to see him, just a little bit. Just so Arthur starts to suspect something. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?? (Okay, on a re-watch apparently it is. I wonder if Lancelot, now that he knows Merlin in also a Dragonlord, is just constantly amazed at how often Merlin saves their asses. I bet he is). (Also, I may have a thing for when magical beings call Merlin Emrys, and the fact that Lancelot was around for one of these occurances only exacerbates my love for their relationship, SHORT-LIVED THOUGH IT APPARENTLY IS).
HOLD THE MOTHERFUCKING PHONE. WE GO STRAIGHT TO CAMELOT MEMORIAL TIEMZ? HOW ABOUT THAT RIDE HOME, EH? AWKWARD, MUCH? HOW DID MERLIN EXPLAIN HIS WAY OUT OF THAT ONE? WHAT THE FUUUCKKK.
He can't actually be dead, though, right? Because that would be letting the entire future of the court off easy. I'm calling bullshit. But Merlin's woobie little FACCEEE and that last shot with Gwen standing in front of his pyre is beautiful. But yeah, Gwen, cry it up, because we told you last week that asking that of Lancelot was a DICK MOVE. WAY TO GO. Although I'm pretty sure he sacrificed his life for Merlin, not Arthur, so maybe Gwen's off the hook. Which also means that Merlin is Lancelot's ~reason for living (or, well, dying) that Merlin was telling him about earlier. Merlin:Lancelot :: Arthur:Merlin. GAY LOVE FOR EVERYBODY. ("Gay love can pierce through the veil of death and save the day"? When did this become Supernatural?)
I love that Morgana is so certain that Emrys is her doom, yet has no idea that it's fucking Merlin and that she's actually kind of wrong about it being him who thwarted her on this one, because it was actually kind of Gaius? Lolz, way to be wrong, Morgana. And way to be creepy and just want to get laid, Agravaine. GTFO.
EPIC FUCKING LAST SCENE, THOUGH. WELL PLAYED, WRITERS, WELL PLAYED. (Although, yes, see my Emrys bias). And yet again, evil fails at subtlety. Way to let everyone know exactly what you're after and that you're evil, Agravaine. Well played. NOT.
AND THE PREVIEW, OMG. I'M GOING TO HAVE MORE ~FEELINGS NEXT WEEK, I CAN TELL ALREADY. Old!Merlin! Risking getting caught (to save Uther, what, I have always had feelings about that)! Just wanting Arthur to love accept him! This show's going to motherfucking kill me.
I think it's safe to say that we can add this to the list of EVERY EPISODE EVER that Alice Troughton's directed that I LOVE TO DEATH. She loves ensemble interaction like I love ensemble interaction and is as much an Arthur/Merlin shipper as I am. NEVER CHANGE, ALICE T, FOR REALZ.