Merlin was made of win this week. askjdlajl;ajkfka;jlsa how fantastic was that? Bradley James and Tony Head were brilliant and while I suspect it's Tony raises the level of Bradley James's game, you could see Bradley pulling new levels from Tony Head.
Oh my, that whole scene. When Arhur issued the challenge, his eyes shimmered with tears and Uther, king of denial. And then Merlin coming in and unknowingly fuck it up for every magic-user, most notably himself, all out of love for Arthur. Poor boys.
And worse, before magic wasn't really personal for Arthur, he never had a beef with it like Uther. Now, though, he has. And Merlin has aided in that. It will be thrice as hard for Arthur to give a second chance after the first one blew in his face (or he thinks it did).
And that last scene with Merlin and Uther is chilling because you know Uther knows but he doesn't know that Merlin knows, he just knows he dodged that bullet somehow. Is he wondering how he dodged that bullet? Thanking Merlin for his help in the fight against magic. *twitches*
I gotta say it cracked me up. Who in all of Camelot has Uther named "trusted allies in the fight againt magic"? Gaius and Merlin, the sorcerer and his teacher. Ahahaha. And in Season 1 he made that young sorcerer court physician. Not to mention married (and bedded) a Troll.
Oh Uther, you'd have had better luck with the druids and Morgause as allies against magic because at least with them you know what they are. *g*
Boys! Colin's FACE there, when he tells Arthur he was being manipulated. He couldn't stand to let Arthur do that even though by stepping up he knew it would draw Arthur into his father's views on magic.
It's kind of brilliant how they ratcheted up the stakes now. They've been drawing out keeping Arthur from finding out the truth about Merlin, but things have moved forward because now Merlin's secret has even more weight and unhappiness.
Oh my, that whole scene. When Arhur issued the challenge, his eyes shimmered with tears and Uther, king of denial. And then Merlin coming in and unknowingly fuck it up for every magic-user, most notably himself, all out of love for Arthur. Poor boys.
And worse, before magic wasn't really personal for Arthur, he never had a beef with it like Uther. Now, though, he has. And Merlin has aided in that. It will be thrice as hard for Arthur to give a second chance after the first one blew in his face (or he thinks it did).
And that last scene with Merlin and Uther is chilling because you know Uther knows but he doesn't know that Merlin knows, he just knows he dodged that bullet somehow. Is he wondering how he dodged that bullet? Thanking Merlin for his help in the fight against magic. *twitches*
I gotta say it cracked me up. Who in all of Camelot has Uther named "trusted allies in the fight againt magic"? Gaius and Merlin, the sorcerer and his teacher. Ahahaha. And in Season 1 he made that young sorcerer court physician. Not to mention married (and bedded) a Troll.
Oh Uther, you'd have had better luck with the druids and Morgause as allies against magic because at least with them you know what they are. *g*
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It's kind of brilliant how they ratcheted up the stakes now. They've been drawing out keeping Arthur from finding out the truth about Merlin, but things have moved forward because now Merlin's secret has even more weight and unhappiness.
Perceptiveness is not Uther's strong suit. *G*
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