When the Great Dragon told Merlin he had to take his next chance to ensure Mordred's death, I wailed, "nooooo, you can't kill Mordred!"
I just...I can't make myself be sorry; I want him dead! I'm not sad that Merlin can't like him, I was PROUD OF HIM for refusing Gaius's unsubtle request to use magic to heal him. You know, I want to love this kid, and his wee earnest face, and the way he looks at Arthur with such hero worship. But I am so completely convinced that he's going to ruin EVERYTHING that I am tense from the moment he appears onscreen, to the moment he leaves. Either he's going to kill Arthur, or he's going to destroy the trust and relationship between Merlin and Arthur by weaseling in between them, or he's going to be the one to be like, "I have magic and you love me like a son, therefore magic is not evil (but I'm totally going to end you and/or Merlin with it) AND LOOK MERLIN HAS IT TOO" and ruining a reveal, and in any of those cases, I will have to slay something. If the writers are too far away, I'll have to find something closer.
I have many thoughts and feelings on this topic. MANY. Too many for comment space. I've already spewed all over my own and others' LJ for two days and I'm still having feelings. *g*
It's interesting that Merlin would rather have Camelot eternally without magic than allow any risk to Arthur's safety.
Yes. Merlin puts Arthur above all else, and Arthur puts the common good of his kingdom above all else, and never the twain shall meet again on this road. Even more troubling, Arthur has come to rely on Merlin for advice, and this is really the most wrong that advice has ever gone. And on such a hugely important topic, ugh, I am getting emo just thinking about it.
So, we'll see. But I think Merlin's destiny is always to save Arthur and since his name is still the title of the show, that trumps everyone else's efforts.
Well, there's saving, and there's saving. Is putting Arthur in a boat to Avalon to be called again when the world needs the Once and Future King 'saving'? Maybe. I have been a firm believer in a twist, up til now, and I'm trying to reel myself back from Scully mode and embrace my inner Mulder because I WANT TO BELIEVE. Today I was obsessing about Morgana's vision of Camlann, and how it contrasts to Merlin's vision, and the differences there. And the presence of old!Merlin. And then I started to get a headache. Heh.
(answering in pieces because LJ is still giving me fits when I try to post anything)
Killa helpfully pointed out that my entry cut off right before I listed all the happy things I liked about the episode, so I meant to end on a more upbeat note. *g*
Hee! Yes, thinking too much about it can definitely bring on a headache. And after hearing the actors at Cold Con this weekend saying that TPTB don't really have a plan or pay much attention to continuity, I suspect it's not worth twisting our brains into knots trying to figure out exactly what all this means! The Js have probably long forgotten that they put Dragoon in Morgana's vision of Camlann.
But I am so completely convinced that he's going to ruin EVERYTHING that I am tense from the moment he appears onscreen, to the moment he leaves.
See, and this is totally how I was back in S1. I refused to even watch Mordred's first episode for about 2 years after it aired. I only knew poor little Asa Butterfield from screen caps I couldn't avoid.
But I guess I just really don't think *anything* is set in stone at this point. Mordred could go evil, or he might not, or he might be sincere now and then turn evil later. For now, I think he's sincere and I think there's still the possibility that destiny can be averted and everyone can have a happy ending.
Yes, I recognize that this is probably a bad case of denial, but I don't know how else to get through this season without a nervous breakdown. *g*
I just...I can't make myself be sorry; I want him dead! I'm not sad that Merlin can't like him, I was PROUD OF HIM for refusing Gaius's unsubtle request to use magic to heal him. You know, I want to love this kid, and his wee earnest face, and the way he looks at Arthur with such hero worship. But I am so completely convinced that he's going to ruin EVERYTHING that I am tense from the moment he appears onscreen, to the moment he leaves. Either he's going to kill Arthur, or he's going to destroy the trust and relationship between Merlin and Arthur by weaseling in between them, or he's going to be the one to be like, "I have magic and you love me like a son, therefore magic is not evil (but I'm totally going to end you and/or Merlin with it) AND LOOK MERLIN HAS IT TOO" and ruining a reveal, and in any of those cases, I will have to slay something. If the writers are too far away, I'll have to find something closer.
I have many thoughts and feelings on this topic. MANY. Too many for comment space. I've already spewed all over my own and others' LJ for two days and I'm still having feelings. *g*
It's interesting that Merlin would rather have Camelot eternally without magic than allow any risk to Arthur's safety.
Yes. Merlin puts Arthur above all else, and Arthur puts the common good of his kingdom above all else, and never the twain shall meet again on this road. Even more troubling, Arthur has come to rely on Merlin for advice, and this is really the most wrong that advice has ever gone. And on such a hugely important topic, ugh, I am getting emo just thinking about it.
So, we'll see. But I think Merlin's destiny is always to save Arthur and since his name is still the title of the show, that trumps everyone else's efforts.
Well, there's saving, and there's saving. Is putting Arthur in a boat to Avalon to be called again when the world needs the Once and Future King 'saving'? Maybe. I have been a firm believer in a twist, up til now, and I'm trying to reel myself back from Scully mode and embrace my inner Mulder because I WANT TO BELIEVE. Today I was obsessing about Morgana's vision of Camlann, and how it contrasts to Merlin's vision, and the differences there. And the presence of old!Merlin. And then I started to get a headache. Heh.
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Killa helpfully pointed out that my entry cut off right before I listed all the happy things I liked about the episode, so I meant to end on a more upbeat note. *g*
Hee! Yes, thinking too much about it can definitely bring on a headache. And after hearing the actors at Cold Con this weekend saying that TPTB don't really have a plan or pay much attention to continuity, I suspect it's not worth twisting our brains into knots trying to figure out exactly what all this means! The Js have probably long forgotten that they put Dragoon in Morgana's vision of Camlann.
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See, and this is totally how I was back in S1. I refused to even watch Mordred's first episode for about 2 years after it aired. I only knew poor little Asa Butterfield from screen caps I couldn't avoid.
But I guess I just really don't think *anything* is set in stone at this point. Mordred could go evil, or he might not, or he might be sincere now and then turn evil later. For now, I think he's sincere and I think there's still the possibility that destiny can be averted and everyone can have a happy ending.
Yes, I recognize that this is probably a bad case of denial, but I don't know how else to get through this season without a nervous breakdown. *g*
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