I would do anything for fandom, but I won't do that.

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I'm not sure what the "that" is, but I just felt like quoting Meatloaf because, really, is there a bad time to quote Meatloaf?

Anyway, I was bored this morning and I'm still super cranky over the lack of quest (WHAT THE FUCKITY FUCK, BEEB), so I decided that instead of cleaning my room, I was going to transcribe the best bits of just uploaded

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Katie: Distressingly so! Everyone came up to me like, "God, Katie, God you look great like that," and I'm like, you're all freaks!
Bradley: Well, you just look more natural.
Katie: (scoffs) Natural. Girls naturally look like they've been dragged through a bush backwards.

Bwahaha, I read this yesterday and it is STILL my favourite!

Well, or maybe it ties with:

But I quite like it like this, I think it's got a sort of voyeur kind of point of view of Merlin. He's always...
Katie: Lurking.
Bradley: Lurking, creeping into rooms.
Katie: Watching.

'Cause: RIGHT???

And: ha ha ha, Gwaine banter!

And (okay, clearly this is just going to become me quoting back the whole entry at you)--

Katie: (after Morgana walks away from Uther, smirking) D'you think I might be evil?
Bradley: You have got a few of those looks.

YA KNOW, JUST A FEW.

MANNY THE MANDRAKE. ♥

Bradley: Sensitive... I'm all sorts of things. I'm all sorts.
Katie: Sensitive, blond.
Bradley: Sensitive, caring...
Katie: Blond.
Bradley: Blond. Although, we knew that.

JOY.

And I really, really hope they were saying "cupcakes."

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This commentary made me simultaneously feel better and worse about everything to do with Merlin. Better, because clearly the actors are just as WTF about the ridiculousness as we are (Katie was SO FRUSTRATED with how often she had to smirk, she kept bringing it up), but worse because it makes me feel like SO WHY IS NO ONE FIXING ITTTTTTT. I mean, there is literally NO PAIRING OF PEOPLE on this show with less chemistry than Angel and Bradley. Seriously, pair either of them with ANYONE ELSE IN THE SHOW and the chemistry is like BOINNGGGGGG. Pair them with each other and every time they kiss I groan and cover my eyes. This made me miss good old days Morgana and Arthur. SO MUCH TRAGEDY.

(Also, omg, yes, I now have this image of Bradley decorating little S&M cupcakes and it's pretty damn hilarious.)

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I will always miss the good old days of Morgana and Arthur! ♥ Yesterday's ep really reminded me of how much I enjoyed the OT4 Version 1.0, where Morgana/Arthur and Gwen/Merlin were the two main pairings, because okay, THAT BUSINESS WAS ALWAYS ADORABLE and it will always make me sad how both just got totally abandoned with no resolution whatsoever.

Also, I like Gwen and Arthur okay, but how are they ever going to fit Lancelot back into the situation now that Their True Love Has Been Cemented?? COME ON.

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Ugh, do not EVEN get me started on how much I hate the Arthur/Gwen relationship. I mean, you've probably read all my teeth-gnashing and hair-pulling, so I'll spare you a reprise. But basically what it boils down to is, like, they're fine an cute so long as they keep it light and flirty. Arthur and Gwen are excellent in the teenaged awkward I-like-you-but-goddamit-I-am-socially-inept place. And if this as Camelot High and all this stuff wasn't for realsies with real consequences, I'd be like WHATEVER, IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO THINK IT'S TRUE LOVE FOREVER AND GET MARRIED OR SOMETHING, except, oh wait.

I continue to hold on to my belief that this is all a secret giant gay romcom, and Merlin is the plucky protagonist and Arthur is The One He Wished He Could Ignore and Gwen's the frustratingly adorable red herring that causes our hero(ine) to pine sadly to emotionally manipulative acoustic jazz, which is what I've decided this season is, and then the next two seasons will be the last ten minutes where Arthur and Merlin realize they are MEANT TO BE! And then at their wedding Lancelot and Gwen's eyes meet.

I MEAN COME ON IT IS SO FEASIBLE.

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I LIKE YOUR VERSION.

I find that I really like it when Arthur and Gwen are just talking/teasing each other -- I think there's a nice, low-key warmth there (hahaha, which I think is the other side of the 'no chemistry' coin) -- but all the Epic Love stuff grates. I kind of feel like Gwen is too sensible for that crap, and Arthur is too emotionally immature, and basically I wish he was still tugging on Morgana's figurative pigtails instead, SISTER OR NOT! Or, you know, Merlin's. Whyyyyy does he keep throwing things at Merlin? WHY CAN'T THEY BE BROMANTIC ANYMORE?

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Exactly! I've always felt that Gwen and Arthur would make for an excellent marriage of convenience and good co-rulers, but they have NOTHING IN COMMON and I see no way they could actually work as a romantic couple. A platonic, warm, caring couple, yes. But romance? Quoi?

I just take refuge in the fact that a)half the time Merlin is deliberately provoking Arthur into throwing something at him to ~express his feelings~ and b) Bradley doesn't seem too fond of it either.

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TRUTH.

Basically, has season three done anything good for anyone??

Except Gwaine, and all those who have gotten to share screentime with his magnificent hair.

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IT REALLY HAS NOT. But the last three episodes sound exciting, and unless someone tells me otherwise, I firmly believe that Bradley and Colin will finally choose this week to MAKE OUT LIKE MADMEN.

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DO IT, DUDES.

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I MEAN IT'S NOT LIKE BRADLEY DOESN'T SHIP MERLIN/ARTHUR LIKE CRAZY ANYWAY.

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Also, I like Gwen and Arthur okay, but how are they ever going to fit Lancelot back into the situation now that Their True Love Has Been Cemented?? COME ON.

I was thinking about this earlier today and I came to the conclusion that the writers deliberately kept Lancelot away for so long (2 years in their time line since there was a year gap between seasons 2 and 3) so that Arthur stood a chance in hell with Gwen. And I think the writers worked their butts off this season to establish G/A as solidly as they could so that when Lancelot returns, he can make eyes at Gwen and she can be conflicted, but it'll be clear that he's the 'other man' from this point forward. Which is what the triangle has to be based on for it to follow the mythos. JMO.

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I have faith that at some point Arthur getting knocked out is going to jostle SOMETHING into place in that brain of his, and he'll look at Merlin and realize hey, that's a lot more what love looks like and should be. And then they'll live happily ever after.

And if that doesn't happen, I'm writing it, and in my universe, it will.

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I'd be all over that fic. :)