OH MY GOD. THIS EPISODE, THERE ARE NOT WORDS FOR HOW MUCH I LOVED IT. LIKE, ALL OF IT. IT HAD PLOT AND REVELATIONS AND EVERYTHING!! =DDDDDDD FINALLY~~~~
THE EPISODE OPENS WITH ARTHUR AND MERLIN RUNNING LIKE GIRLS IN SUPER SLOW-MOTION WHICH IS HILARIOUS IN ALL THE WRONG WAYS. NO, I MEAN SRSLY. MERLIN'S FACE, I LOVE IT, BUT SCREWED UP LIKE THIS MAKES ME LOLOLOL ALL OVER THE PLACE. ARTHUR TOO, JUST LOOK.
LOL PRANCING ARTHUR
XDDDD
AND BY THE WAY, THERE IS NO WAY I AM GOING TO TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY WHEN YOU HAVE 'HEAVY BREATHING' IN THE BACKGROUND, THEN CLOSE UPS ON MERLIN AND ARTHUR'S WAISTS AS THEY RUN.
FOR SOME REASON ARTHUR BELIEVES THAT THEY HAVE MANAGED TO OUTRUN THEM, AS THEY HIDE BEHIND THEIR LITTLE ROCK. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO COMMENT ON THE FACT THAT THE FIRST THING MERLIN DID WAS DROP TO HIS KNEES MAKE SURE HE WAS AT AN IDEAL HEIGHT, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
LOL ARTHUR'S FACE, HE LOOKS SO SMIRKY AND SATISFIED. XDD
THEN OF COURSE ARTHUR HAS TO BE PROVEN WRONG BECAUSE HE IS THE MAN AND MERLIN IS JUST LIKE "I TOLD YOU SO" AND FOR SOME REASON ALLOWS ARTHUR TO LEAD THE WAY, EVEN THOUGH HIS WIFELY INSTINCTS DO NOT LIKE THIS IDEA AT ALL.
ESPECIALLY NOT WHEN THEY LEAD STRAIGHT TO THIS GATEWAY,
WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY MESSING WITH MERLIN'S MAGIC SENSORS, BY THE WAY HE NEARLY FALLS OVER HIMSELF TO COME TO A STOP.
LOL COLIN.
ARTHUR IS ALL IMPATIENT AND CAN'T BELIEVE MERLIN ISN'T JUST FOLLOWING HIS MANLY LEAD, SO HE COMES BACK TO TAKE MERLIN'S HAND AND LEAD HIM THROUGH THE OMINOUS ENTRANCE. <33
MERLIN ALSO MAKES SURE TO STAY CLOSE, BECAUSE HE WANTS HIS ARTHUR TO BE NEARBY IF HE NEEDS SOMEONE TO GRAB AT THE SCARY PARTS
ARTHUR ACTS THE TYPICAL IDIOT MAN AND SAYS THAT HE DOESN'T BELIEVE ITS CURSED BECAUSE THAT'S ALL SUPERSTITION. MEANWHILE MERLIN'S WIFELY INSTINCTS ARE PRACTICALLY GOING OFF LIKE A SIREN INDICATING THAT THIS PLACE IS DEFINITELY CURSED AND COMING HERE WAS A BAD IDEA! AND THEY NEED TO GET THE HELL OUT NOW! BUT ARTHUR THINKS HE KNOWS BEST AND SAYS THAT THE BANDITS CHASING THEM WOULD NEVER FOLLOW THEM IN HERE BECAUSE APPARENTLY ARTHUR IS THE ONLY ONE TO NOT BELIEVE IN SUPERSTITION. YES, DO TRUST IN ARTHUR'S SMIRK.
MERLIN: I SWEAR IF YOU SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME, MY ASS IS OFF LIMITS UNTIL YOU BEG FOR WEEKS.
AND TRUE TO FORM, THE BANDITS FOLLOW THEM IN XDD
THEY RUN AWAY SOME MORE BUT A SINGLE BANDIT IS SMART, DECIDING TO USE HIS CROSSBOW TO SHOOT AT ARTHUR.
SOMEHOW HE IS NOT INCOMPETENT AND MANAGES TO GET A CLEAN SHOT AT ARTHUR'S BACK.
ARTHUR IS DOWN DDDD:
MERLIN RUSHES TO HIS SIDE AND ATTEMPTS TO HELP HIM ~CARRY ON~
BUT HIS ATTEMPTS ARE IN VAIN BECAUSE ARTHUR HAS DEFINITELY BEEN SHOT AND THERE IS NO STOPPING THE LAWS OF PAIN INDUCED COMA.
MERLIN IS TERRIFIED AND IN SHOCK AND CANNOT BELIEVE HIS HUSBAND HAS JUST BEEN INJURIED BY BANDITS
EVEN THOUGH THEY FELL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CIRCLE OF BANDITS, IN THE TIME IT TOOK FOR THE CREDITS TO ROLL MERLIN HAD MANAGED TO DRAG ARTHUR TO A LITTLE ENCLOSED AREA TO HIDE. IDK OK, THIS SHOW HAS NO LOGIC.
ARTHUR HAS TURNED INTO THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND IS JUST LYING ON THE GROUND, OBLIVIOUS TO ALL.
AWW~ MERLIN IS CARING FOR HIS HUSBAND AND PUTTING A PROTECTIVE ARM AROUND HIM AND EVERYTHING~~
THEIR LOVE, I SEE IT.
MERLIN, LIKE A GOOD WIFE, TENDS TO A FIRE AND GETS A KIND OF MEDIEVAL HOT PACK OUT OF THE FIRE. WHEN HE WALKS BACK OVER TO HIS HUSBAND, THE FUCKING LOOK ON HIS FACE SLAYS ME WITH THE LOVE IT SHOWS.
HE PLACES THE HOT PACK TO ARTHUR'S HEAD IN A TENDERLY, LOVING WAY
AND BECAUSE MERLIN CANNOT KEEP HIS HANDS OFF ARTHUR, PROCEEDS TO TRY AND TOUCH HIM AWAKE BY SLAPPING HIS CHEEKS AND STROKING HIS JAW LOL FOREPLAY
UNFORTUNATELY THE PROMISE OF FOREST!SEX DOES NOT AROUSE ARTHUR AND MERLIN REVERTS CALLING ARTHUR THE NAMES THAT REALLY GET HIM GOING.
MERLIN REFUSES TO BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL NOT WORK.
MERLIN: I NEED YOU! ♥
<3333
MERLIN'S PERFECT HANDS THEN GO TO WORK ITS TENDER MAGIC ON THE WOUND.
GUH, HIS FACE ♥ HIS HANDS ♥ PERFECTION ♥
HIS MAGICAL EYES ARE JUST SEAS OF GOLD~ /CORNY PURPLE PROSE
IT SEEMS MERLIN'S MAGIC IS FAILING HIM THIS TIME HOWEVER, BECAUSE EVEN WITH THE ADDED GROPING OF ARTHUR'S CHEST, HE IS STILL UNCONSCIOUS.
SO MERLIN RESORTS TO TAUNTING HIM, A SURE FIRE WAY OF GETTING ARTHUR'S ATTENTION [REFERENCE: EVERY PAST EPISODE]. HE CALLS HIM EVERY INSULT THAT WE HAVE HEARD TO DATE - CLOTPLOT, SUPERCILIOUS, CONDESCENDING, ETC. BUT THE LOOK IS WHAT DOES IT ALL - HE WOULD NEVER ADMIT IT TO ARTHUR WHILE HE'S AWAKE, BUT HE LOVES THE ATTENTION HIS INSULTS GET HIM. ITS THE ONLY REASON HE DOES IT. WHY ELSE WOULD HE BE LOOKING AT ARTHUR NOW, WHEN HE IS UNCONSCIOUS AND UNABLE TO RESPOND, WITH 'YOU ARE MY WHOLE WORLD' WRITTEN QUITE PLAINLY ON HIS FACE?
OH MERLIN, YOUR LOVE FOR ARTHUR IS BREAKING ME A LITTLE RIGHT NOW. I CAN *HEAR* YOUR WORRY STARTING TO BLEED THROUGH AND IT IS BRINGING TEARS TO MY EYES.
PERFECT MOMENT IS PERFECT
MERLIN "GIVES ARTHUR ONE MORE CHANCE" TO LIVE. OH GOD, MERLIN. YOU ARE KILLING ME RIGHT HERE.
BUT STILL, ARTHUR SLEEPS ON.
MERLIN IS STARTING TO GET SERIOUSLY WORRIED NOW, BECAUSE HIS MAGIC AND HIS LOVE HAVE NEVER FAILED HIM BEFORE.
LATER, WHEN HE FINALLY CAN BEAR TO LEAVE HIS HUSBAND TO WASH THE BLOOD OFF HIS HANDS, MERLIN FINALLY BREAKS DOWN.
HIS TEARS FALL INTO THE WATER AND NOT EVEN THE CAMERA CAN BRAVE LOOKING AT MERLIN RIGHT NOW, THE HEARTBREAK IS JUST TOO MUCH
BUT THEN A KINDLY [SEEMING] OLD MAN APPEARS
WHO SEEMS TO THINK "SAD" CAN DESCRIBE THE LOOK ON THIS FACE:
MY GOD, I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT HIM. HIS PAIN D'':
THERE IS HOPE, HOWEVER, BECAUSE "IT IS NOT ARTHUR'S TIME TO DIE". KNEELING DOWN TO HEAL ARTHUR, TELLING MERLIN THAT THEIR MEETING HAS BEEN FORETOLD, WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN WHY MERLIN LOOKS LIKE HE'S KIND OF SHOCKED BUT HE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE, WITH THIS ENTIRE SHOW'S PREMISE BEING BASED ON HIS AND HIS HUSBANDS' DESTINY.
ANYWAY, MAGIC HAPPENS, THOUGH ITS KIND CREEPY THE WAY HE LOOKS AT MERLIN WHILE HE'S HEALING ARTHUR. I'M JUST SAYIN'
ARTHUR MAKES NOISES AND GRABBY HANDS AT MERLIN WITH HIS MIND, WHICH IS HOW THEY CAN TELL THAT HE IS GOING TO LIVE
MERLIN WANTS TO HOLD HIM BUT IS TOLD ARTHUR JUST NEEDS TO REST
TO PASS THE TIME, TALIESIN WANTS TO SHOW MERLIN SOMETHING.
MERLIN'S WOMANLY INSTINCTS ARE RIGHT TO BE SUSPICIOUS (I WOULD TOO IF AN OLD MAN TOLD ME HE WANTS TO "SHOW ME SOMETHING" IN THE WOODS) BUT FOLLOWS ANYWAY
ONLY WHEN HE GETS TO THE MOUTH OF A VERY OMINOUS LOOKING CAVE DOES HE BEGIN TO ASK QUESTIONS (THOUGH TO BE FAIR, I DOUBT MERLIN CAN HEAR THE SOUNDTRACK PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND LIKE WE CAN). TALIESIN JUST CACKLES CREEPILY.
WHY THE HELL ISN'T MERLIN FOLLOWING HIS WOMANLY INSTINCTS TO RUN AWAY! RIGHT NOW?!?!
IDIOT! DON'T FOLLOW THE CREEPER INSIDE!
MERLIN FINDS HIMSELF INSIDE A CAVE OF CRYSTALS
STARING AROUND IN AWE, HE ASKS 'WHAT IS THIS PLACE'
LOL OLD DUDE, SAYING "CRYSTAL CAVE" IS JUST ABOUT THE MOST OBVIOUS ANSWER IN THE UNIVERSE RIGHT NOW.
BUT IT IS THE PLACE WHERE MAGIC BEGAN! \O/
MERLIN, LIKE A HORSE, BECOMES SKITTISH AND TWITCHY BECAUSE HE'S HAD AN ENCOUNTER WITH THIS KIND OF MAGIC LAST SEASON AND IT DID NOT END WELL.
AND SUDDENLY MERLIN SEES A FLASH FROM THE FUTURE. OMG LOOK, ITS QUEEN!MORGANA!
AND OLD, WISENED MERLIN! :O
SHOW! I AM SO PROUD OF YOUR ABILITY TO USE FORESHADOWING AND POSSIBLY A PLOT DEVICE TO MAKE MERLIN ALL OLD!! \O/
MERLIN, HOWEVER DOES NOT WANT TO SEE HIMSELF OLD IS AFRAID TO LOOK INTO THE FUTURE AND TURNS AWAY.
HE TELLS TALIESIN THAT HIS PAST EXPERIENCES DNW HIM TO DO THIS.
TALIESIN DOES NOTHING TO SOOTHE MERLIN'S NERVES NOR SUSPICIONS, SAYING THAT THE CRYSTAL CAVE WAS INDEED THE SOURCE OF THE CRYSTAL OF NEAHTID
MERLIN'S EARS ARE SUDDENLY VERY SUSPICIOUS OF YOU, OLD MAN.
TALIESIN JUST GIVES HIM A GAIUS!EYEBROW TO OBEY HIM AND LOOK! GODDAMN.
MERLIN IS CAVING AND LOOKS LIKE HE MAY ACTUALLY LISTEN TO HIM.
BUT IT ONLY TAKES A WHISPERING BREATH OF ~FUTURE MAGIC~ TO HAVE HIM BAKING AWAY AGAIN.
TALIESIN KEEPS INSISTING THAT HE LISTEN, BECAUSE MERLIN IS SPECIAL MAGIC COOKIE
BUT MERLIN REALLY CAN'T!
TALIESIN HAS ONE LAST THING UP HIS SLEEVE THOUGH, AND SAYS "USE WHAT YOU SEE FOR GOOD" AND GOD LIKE THAT ISN'T GOING TO GET MERLIN TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT HIM TO.
AND MERLIN, THOUGH STILL HEARING HIS SCREAMING WOMANLY INSTINCTS TO RUN AWAY IN HIS HEAD, RESPONDS TO THE 'TO DO GOOD' COMMAND LIKE A WELL TRAINED PUP
SO MERLIN RELUCTANTLY MOVES CENTRE STAGE, THE BETTER TO HEAR THE VOICES IN HIS HEAD.
BAD CGI SIGNALS THE START OF THE FUTURE? IDK. SPARKLE MOTION LENS FLARE SAYS GO, APPARENTLY.
MERLIN NEARLY GETS WHIPLASH FROM THE PROCEEDING BOMBARDMENT OF IMAGES.
THE VISIONS START PLAYING IN HIS EYES TOO, NOT JUST IN THE CRYSTALS. WOW, TALK ABOUT AN ACID TRIP.
MERLIN TRIES TO RECOIL FROM THE SHOCK OF HAVING VISIONS PLAYING IN YOUR EYES
POOR BB COLLAPSES ON THE GROUND
BUT CAN'T KEEP HIMSELF FROM WATCHING THIS TRAIN WRECK AS IT CONTINUES
THE MISLEADING EVIL VISIONS TELL EVERYONE THAT MORGANA IS GOING TO MURDER UTHER.
AND MERLIN IS HEARTBROKEN BECAUSE HE CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HIS BELOVED WOULD DO SUCH A COLD-HEARTED THING.
LATER, WHILE MERLIN IS WAITING FOR ARTHUR TO BE CONSCIOUS BE READY TO LEAVE, MERLIN IS JITTERING LIKE A TERRIFIED PUPPY
AND GETS SUPER SHOCKED WHEN ARTHUR THROWS HIM HIS JACKET
ARTHUR NOTICES THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH HIS WIFE AND SAYS AS MUCH
MERLIN, THE GOOD WIFE, DOES NOT WANT TO WORRY ARTHUR WITH "TRIVIAL" MATTERS AND SO CALLS ARTHUR A TOAD TO START THEIR USUAL FOREPLAY BANTER.
ARTHUR DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THIS CHANGE OF TUNE, HE WAS ONLY TRYING TO BE ~SENSITIVE~ TO HIS WIFE'S OBVIOUS NEED TO CONFIDE/COMFORT
LMFAO, BRADLEY, YOUR FACE. IT IS SO WONDERFUL TO LOOK AT, EVEN WITH THAT LOOK XDDD
AND MERLIN STARTS REFERENCING FAIRY TALES AND ARTHUR TRANSFORMING INTO A HANDSOME PRINCE, WITH A KISS
ARTHUR IS UNSURE WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS. "SO YOU WANT TO KISS ME BUT YOU'RE SAYING I WILL *BECOME* HANDSOME? THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAID LAST NIGHT, MERLIN, REMEMBER?"
MERLIN IS JUST LIKE 'WHATEVER, NOT IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.
LETS GO'
BUT ARTHUR USES HIS SMUG FUCKING FACE TO CALL MERLIN BACK.
MERLIN IS ALL "WHAT ALREADY?"
AND ARTHUR IS LIKE "I'M THE MAN IN THIS RELATIONSHIP, REMEMBER? I GIVE THE ORDERS. *SMUG*"
MERLIN'S RESPONSE: OH YES, YOU'RE RIGHT. LET'S GO.
XDDD YOU TELL HIM MERLIN. THAT'S HOW ALL GOOD WIVES OPERATE XDD
AND ARTHUR IS JUST LIKE "BU- I- HE'S NOT- *SHOCK*"
MY. FUCKING. GOD. IF THESE TWO WERE ANYMORE MARRIED, I SWEAR TO GOD.
POUTY ARTHUR WANTS A KISS BEFORE THEY START THE LONG WALK HOME
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AS THEY ARE WALKING THROUGH THE MEADOW OF SUNSHINE AND TALL GRASS HAND IN HAND, ARTHUR VOCALISES THAT HE ACTUALLY HAS A BRAIN AND DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HOW HE ONLY HAS A BRUISE FROM THAT ARROW THAT MERLIN SAID HIT HIM.
MERLIN JUST SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW, MUST BE A MIRACLE, ETC ETC.
ARTHUR IS ONTO YOUR SUS BEHAVIOUR THOUGH, MERLIN. SOMETHING HAPPENED YOU AREN'T TELLING HIM?
MERLIN IS KIND OF SHOCKED BY THIS RARE DISPLAY OF INTELLECT FROM HIS HUSBAND. USUALLY HE NEVER QUESTIONS MERLIN'S "LOGIC"
ARTHUR IS WONDERING HOW TO GET MERLIN TO TALK TO HIM SPILL HIS SEKRITS.
HE TRIES FOR TELLING MERLIN THAT HE MISSES HIS 'USUAL PRATTLE' = LOVES THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE, Y/Y?!
MERLIN IS IN A SNIT THOUGH FROM THAT VISION ACID TRIP, AND ANSWERS WITH ATTITUDE!
ARTHUR MAY JUST HAVE FIGURED OUT ITS MERLIN'S TIME OF MONTH. HE JUST GIVES THE LOOK OF 'OH WOMEN AND THEIR ANGER MANAGEMENT ISSUES'
LMFAO. I TELL YOU, ITS LOVE.
SO MERLIN MAKES UP A QUICK AND DIRTY LIE TO FEED ARTHUR ABOUT HIM NOT BEING IMPALED BY THE ARROW AND HE KNOCKED HIMSELF OUT. YOU KNOW, AS USUAL.
ARTHUR IS STILL NOT 100% SURE MERLIN'S NOT KEEPING SOMETHING FROM HIM, BUT HE'LL ACCEPT THE EXPLANATION HE'S BEEN GIVEN.
GOTTA TRUST IN YOUR GOOD WIFE, AFTER ALL.
AS THEY CONTINUE WALKING, ARTHUR DECIDES THAT, IN AN EFFORT TO GET HIS WIFE TO LOVE HIM MORE, HE COMPLIMENTS MERLIN ON WHAT A GOOD JOB HE DID BACK THERE.
EVEN THOUGH ARTHUR HAS ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT HE ACTUALLY DID!!!
*SWOON*
ARTHUR WANTS TO KNOW IF MERLIN WANTS A REWARD. YOU KNOW, LIKE SEX. SPECIAL SEX.
BUT MERLIN'S NOT IN THE MOOD RIGHT NOW.
ARTHUR JUST GIVES UP THEN AND JUST KEEPS WALKING, BECAUSE HE REALLY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT WOMEN WANT.
BACK AT THE CASTLE, ARTHUR REPORTS TO UTHER ABOUT THE BANDITS
HE ADMITS THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW THEY MANAGED TO ESCAPE, BUT SOME ALL OF THE CREDIT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO HIS GOODLY WIFE, MERLIN.
GWEN GIVES MERLIN A SMILE AND MERLIN IS HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED AS ARTHUR'S MOST TRUSTED SERVANT AND GOODLY WIFE :D
GWEN IS HAPPY FOR THEM, OBVS.
UTHER ANNOUNCES THAT HE IS GLAD THAT ARTHUR WOULD BE THERE FOR MORGANA'S BIRTHDAY, AND THE AR/MOR SHIP CHEERS WHEN ARTHUR SAYS THAT IT WOULD PRACTICALLY TAKE AN ARMY TO KEEP HIM FROM HER :DDD
SQUEEEEEEEEE MY SHIPPY HEART. OH ARTHUR, THE LOVE YOU HAVE FOR MORGANA <3
WHEN MERLIN IS EATING WITH GAIUS LATER, HE TELLS HIM OF THE VISIONS THAT HE SAW.
MERLIN IS ALL ~WOE THE FUTURE~ AND ~UTHER MUST LIVE SO WE CAN HAVE KINKY KINGLY SEX~!
MERLIN WANTS PENDRAGON SANDWICH
AND GAIUS, SRSLY, YOU NEED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION. CARE FOR THE POTENTIAL WELFARE OF YOUR BOYFRIEND SOME MORE! GEEZE!
BUT GAIUS DOES BRING FORTH THE LOGICAL ARGUMENT (ONE MERLIN ALWAYS SEEMS TO FORGET IN TIMES OF CRISIS), THAT THERE IS NO PROOF THAT MERLIN'S VISIONS ARE IMMINENT. SO THEY PROCEED TO EAT SOUP AND ALL MIGHT BE WELL IN THE WORLD.
NEXT MORNING, ARTHUR IS DRESSING HIM IN THE GAY WAY
WHEN MERLIN BRINGS HIM HIS BREAKFAST.
MERLIN IS SHOCKED THAT HE'S UP EARLY AWW, NO MORNING WAKE UP SEX FOR MERLIN BUT ARTHUR JUST BOUNCES OUT OF BED SAYING HE'S GOT A ~SEKRIT~ GIFT FOR MORGANA.
MERLIN IS LIKE, C'MON, YOU CAN TELL ~ME~! I'M YOUR WIFE, I BRING YOU APPLES AND I HAVE TO APPROVE ALL OUR JOINT GIFTS TO MORGANA, YOU KNOW THAT.
ARTHUR IS RATHER PLEASED WITH HIMSELF WHEN HE SAYS "A DAGGER!"
MERLIN LOOKS AFTER HIM LIKE HE'S CRAZY, BECAUSE 'A DAGGER' IS NOT EXACTLY THE FIRST THING ON YOUR LIST OF 'THINGS TO BUY YOUR SISTER, LOVER AND WIFE'S OTHER PARTNER'.
METHINKS MERLIN IS DISAPPOINTED IT WAS NOT SOME CRAZY SEX TOY. BUT OBVIOUSLY THATS THE 'AFTER HOURS' PRESENT THAT THEY CANNOT SHOW ON WATERSHED TELEVISION. XD;
OUT IN THE COURTYARD, MERLIN FLASHES BACK TO THAT FUTURE EYE VISIONS ACID TRIP WHEN HE SEES MORGANA STRUGGLING WITH HER HORSE.
MERLIN'S FACE: GORGEOUS. MORGANA IN MERLIN'S EYES IN THE CLOSE UP: STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS ♥
BUT THIS CAN ONLY MEAN THAT THE FUTURE IS COMING TRUE (LOL) AND MERLIN RUSHES TO GAIUS'S CHAMBERS.
GAIUS IS ALL "DOWN BOY"
MERLIN: I WILL NOT BE CALM! THE OTHER HALF TO MY PENDRAGON SANDWICH IS IN DANGER!
GAIUS SAYS THAT HE IS BEING SILLY - MORGANA IS ALWAYS OUT ON HER HORSE.
HMM, I WONDER WHY GAIUS IS SO RELUCTANT TO BELIEVE THIS, EVEN THOUGH MERLIN AND ARTHUR'S PLAY OUT BEFORE HIS EYES EVERYDAY? *PONDERS*
MERLIN WILL NOT BE CALM THOUGH!
"ARTHUR IS GETTING HER A DAGGER!"
GAIUS: "MERLIN, YOU ARE *SUCH* A DRAMA QUEEN.
MERLIN: "... MAYBE.. YOU'RE RIGHT?" *STILL WORRIED*
SO MERLIN LEAVES TO RUN BACK TO ARTHUR, WHO IS LOOKING FUCKING *GOREGOUS*
METHINKS HE WAS GOING FOR STARSTRUCK HOTNESS FACTOR WHEN MERLIN WALKED IN THE DOOR.
IT DEFINITELY WORKED.
ARTHUR THEN QUERIES ABOUT HOW MUCH WORK MERLIN HAS NOT BEEN DOING.
MERLIN'S FACE SAYS IT ALL: HOSHIT.
ARTHUR: YES MERLIN, WHAT *HAVE* YOU BEEN DOING TODAY?
MERLIN: ERRR... (QUICK, THINK FAST! CAN'T TELL HIM I'VE BEEN INVESTIGATING MY OTHER SEXUAL INTERESTS)
ARTHUR'S INNER DIALOGUE: I'M WAITING~
LMFAO THESE BOYS AND THEIR JAZZ HANDS, I SWEAR TO GOD.
AFTER A BRIEF STINT WHERE ARTHUR TELLS MERLIN THAT HE HAS TO WEAR CLOTHES TO THE PARTY, ITS NOT THEIR PRIVATE DAMN THREESOME PARTY. MERLIN GETS SAID CLOTHES AND THEN SHOWS INTEREST IN THE PRESENT. ARTHUR IS MORE THAN WILLING TO SHOW IT OFF 8DD
MERLIN LOOKS AT IT
AND ARTHUR IS SO PROUD OF HIMSELF FOR CHOSING SUCH A FANTASTICALLY BALANCED AND PERFECT BLADE
MERLIN FINDS ARTHUR RIDICULOUS AND ADORABLE AND CAN'T HELP BUT GRIN ALONG TOO.
ARTHUR: "I DID GOOD, YES? THE MRS APPROVES!"
BUT HIS COCKINESS FADES WHEN MERLIN IS LIKE 'WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS'. ARTHUR REALISES HE IS ABOUT TO RECEIVE MUCH WISDOM FROM HIS WIFE, AND GETS HIS SRS FACE ON TO TAKE NOTES
AND MERLIN'S SASS SAYS "HE'S NO EXPERT" (LOL, OH MERLIN, DON'T SELL YOURSELF SHORT BB, YOU ARE *QUITE* AN EXPECT) BUT WOMEN LIKE PRETTY THINGS LIKE JEWELLERY.
ARTHUR: *CONFUSED* IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME THEN, MERLIN?
JESUS CHRIST BOYS, YOU ARE GIVING ME A SEIZURE.
JUST BEFORE THE FEAST, MERLIN GOES OFF TO SHOW HIS "HANSOME" SELF OFF TO GAIUS
GAIUS'S EYEBROW IS AMUSED BY THIS SUDDEN CHANGE OF HEART. HE ALSO SEEMS TO FIND MERLIN'S SELF CONFIDENCE AMUSING ALSO.
MERLIN IS HAPPEH. HE IS GOING TO ENJOY THIS FEAST WITH HIS HUSBAND AND GIRLFRIEND :DD
AND GAIUS IS HAPPY FOR MERLIN
BUT THEN HAS TO BE A BASTARD AND HAS TO BE SUCH A BUZZ KILL >:(
MORGANA IS PLEASED BY THE TOASTING GOOD PARTY FOR HER.
UTHER IS PLEASED THAT SHE IS PLEASED AND ALSO SMUG ABOUT HIS PRESENT THAT HE KNOWS SHE WILL LOVE
IT IS A NECKLACE OF BEAUTY THAT UTHER HELPS MORGANA PUT ON (OMFGOD, COUPLE OF PERFECTION, Y/N?)
MERLIN IS ENJOYING WATCHING THESE PROCEEDINGS, BECAUSE *OBVIOUSLY* IT MEANS MORE FOR HIM TO ADMIRE AGAINST MORGANA'S BEAUTIFUL WHITE SKIN LATER THAT NIGHT.
ARTHUR PRESENTS HIS PRESENT TO MORGANA
SMUG AS PEANUTS, HE KNOWS THAT HIS GOODLY WIFE'S ADVICE WILL REWARD HIM IN CHOSING MORGANA'S PRESENT.
MORGANA FINDS THIS COCKINESS AMUSING
AS DOES MERLIN (THOUGH SEKRITLY HE IS JUMPING FOR JOY BECAUSE HIS HUSBAND IS PRESENTING THE ENTIRE COURT WITH SOMETHING THAT HE DEFERRED TO MERLIN'S JUDGEMENT ON)
MORGANA GIVES HIM A LOOK THAT SCREAMS "ARTHUR! I'M GOING TO HAVE TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY LATER TONIGHT.
WHEN MORGANA PULLS OUT THE DAGGER TO ADMIRE IT HOWEVER
MERLIN GETS THE SHOCK OF HIS LIFE TO SEE THE MORGANA VISION PLAYING IN HIS EYES AGAIN.
MERLIN'S ACID REVIST IS EVEN MAKING TIME GO IN SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW MOOOOOOOOOOOTION AND IT SORT OF FREAKS HIM OUT.
ARTHUR CHOOSES THIS MOMENT TO COME OVER TO THANK MERLIN'S WOMANLY PROWESS AND TO PUBLICALLY DECLARE THAT MERLIN WAS RIGHT ON THIS OCCASION. AND THEN GROPES HIM IN PUBLIC!
OH ARTHUR! BE STILL, MY HEART.
LATER, MERLIN IS TELLING GAIUS THAT IT IS HAPPENING AS HIS ACID TRIP PREDICTED. GAIUS THINKS THIS IS MADNESS. IA, GAIUS, IA.
BUT MERLIN RUNS OFF TO 'WATCH OVER HER' BECAUSE *THAT'S* NOT CREEPY AT ALL. MERLIN, YOU'VE JUST COME FROM HER BED, YOU COULD HAVE JUST STAYED THERE ALL NIGHT, GEEZE.
INSTEAD HE THINKS ITS A GOOD IDEA TO HIDE BEHIND A CURTAIN. ROFL, CLASSIC CHEESY HIDING PLACE IS LOL.
(BUT AT LEAST ITS NOT IN THE CLOSET!)
IN MORGANA'S CHAMBERS, GWEN IS BRINGING HER EVEN MORE GIFTS AND HELPING HER READY FOR BED
AND MORGANA WISHES TO THANK GWEN FOR HER HARD WORK, HER LOVE AND FOR CARING FOR HER SO METICULOUSLY ALL THESE YEARS, SO SHE GIVES GWEN A BEAUTIFUL HANDKERCHIEF.
GWEN IS DELIGHTED (YAY! GWEN IS BACK AS MORGANA'S NO.1 LOVER! :D)
GUUUUUUUH, THEIR EXCHANGE OF LOVE!
BUT ONCE GWEN LEAVES (GIDDY AND HAPPY TO BE MORGANA'S FAVOURITE AGAIN), MORGANA REVEALS THE SEKRIT MESSAGE FROM MORGAUSE ON THE MIRROR, TELLING HER TO MEET HER IN THE WOODS. AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT *THAT MEANS*
MORGANA OBVIOUSLY GETS THE INNUENDO BECAUSE SHE SMILES COYLY AND EVEN FINGERS THE MIRROR. MORGANA, YOUR LOVE FOR MORGAUSE, I CAN'T EVEN.
MY FUCKING GOD, SO DEAD RN. LIKE, SRSLY. THIS IS FIC IN ACTION, I CAN'T HANDLE IT.
LATER THAT NIGHT, MORGANA DRESSES IN HER COMPLETELY CONSPICUOUS RED DRESS AND CLOAK TO SNEAK OUT OF THE CASTLE TO SEE MORGAUSE.
MERLIN FOLLOWS HER LIKE A CREEPER TO SEE IF SHE IS REALLY GOING WHERE HE THINKS SHE IS.
AND GETS ONE OF THOSE VISIONS FROM HIS ACID TRIP, SADLY CONFIRMING WHAT HE THINKS HE KNOWS.
THE SAD THING BEING THAT ALL MERLIN DID WAS *CAUSE* THE FUTURE. IF HE HAD DONE NOTHING AND LET MORGANA GO TO MORGAUSE (NOT TO UTHER, WHOM MERLIN HAD THOUGHT), NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. :(
BUT NEVERTHELESS, MERLIN IS MISGUIDED BY HIS GOOD INTENTIONS AND MAGIC'S HIS WAY INTO PREVENTING CAUSING THE FUTURE.
A FIRE BRACKET FALLS ON MORGANA
AND SHE SLIPS AND TAKES A TUMBLE DOWN THE STAIRS
MERLIN IS HORRIFIED BY WHAT HE HAS DONE. HE LOVES MORGANA - HE NEVER MEANT TO HURT HER!
MERLIN: NO! D:
MORGANA IS BLEEDING D:
GAIUS AND GWEN GET THEIR NURSE OUTFITS ON TO DO THEIR BEST TO HELP MORGANA
MERLIN ALSO BRINGS OUT HIS INNER DOCTOR
GOD, HOW SERIOUS HE IS WHEN LOOKING FOR THINGS TO HELP MORGANA. FUCK, HOW MUCH HE CARES FOR HER, IT IS OBVIOUS.
ARTHUR IS WORRIED ABOUT HER ALSO AND HOVERS LIKE A MOTHER HEN, WANTING TO HELP BUT NOT REALLY KNOWING HOW.
MERLIN FEELS ARTHUR'S PAIN - THEY DO NOT WANT TO LOSE THEIR MUTUAL BELOVED.
GAIUS MANAGES TO STITCH HER WOUNDS CLOSED, BUT SAYS THAT SHE IS BLEEDING ON THE INSIDE AND THAT THERE IS LITTLE HE CAN DO TO HELP HER. D:
MERLIN IS ANGSTING IN THE BACKGROUND, BECAUSE HE IS GOING TO HAVE TO SUFFER THE GUILT OF A THOUSAND DAYS KNOWING *HE* WAS THE ONE THAT CAUSED IT.
HE GOES TO HIS ROOM TO BE ALONE AND TRY TO JUSTIFY HIS ACTIONS, BUT FEELS LIKE A PIECE OF SHIT ANYWAY.
MERLIN DIDN'T WANT IT TO HAVE TURNED OUT LIKE THIS. IT'S NOT HOW HE MEANT FOR IT TO HAPPEN!
DDD: OH MERLIN, YOU ARE BREAKING MY HEART.
GAIUS COMFORTS MERLIN UNTIL HE IS ABLE TO FALL ASLEEP. AWW, POOR BB.
THE NEXT MORNING, UTHER IS SITTING WITH MORGANA
HE CARESSES HER HAIR COMPLETELY PLATONICALLY WITH LOVING DEVOTION AND POOR MORGANA IS LOOKING DEATHLY PALE.
MERLIN CANNOT BARE EVERYONE'S GRIEF AND FEELS EVEN WORSE IN THE FACE OF GWEN, UTHER'S AND ARTHUR'S MISERY. HE IS CRYING WITHOUT TEARS IN ARTHUR'S CHAMBERS HIS ONLY PLACE OF COMFORT
ARTHUR COMES IN NEXT SECOND, LOOKING COMPLETELY LOST AND BROKEN. THEY STAND TOGETHER, NOT REALLY KNOWING WHAT TO SAY.
LOST ARTHUR IS TRYING TO KEEP UP A PRETENCE OF NORMALITY, AND FAILING MISERABLY.
MERLIN DOES THE WIFELY THING AS ASSISTS, BECAUSE HE FEELS HIS NEED FOR SELF PUNISHMENT.
THEY END UP SITTING/STANDING IN A ROOM FULL OF SILENCE SO THICK THEY CAN BARELY BREATH. THE ACHE IN MERLIN'S VOICE AS HE APOLOGISES FOR MORGANA IS HEARTWRENCHING, EVEN MORE SO BECAUSE ARTHUR DOESN'T KNOW THAT MERLIN IS ACTUALLY APOLOGISING FOR *PUTTING* MORGANA IN THIS STATE.
ARTHUR IS IN SUCH A STATE OF GRIEF HE DOESN'T HOLD BACK, JUST BARES HIS SOUL FOR MERLIN IN A HEARTWRENCHING MONOLOGUE ABOUT HAVING RESCUED MORGANA FROM THAT HELL ONLY TO DIE NOW. HE COULDN'T BEAR IT, NOT LIKE THIS. DDD''''':
MERLIN FEELS LIKE HIS SOUL IS RIPPING APART AS HE LISTENS TO ARTHUR SAY HOW HE GREW UP WITH MORGANA AND LOVES HER SO MUCH HE WOULD GIVE UP HIS THROWN TO SEE HER LIVE ONE MORE DAY (OIC WHAT YOU DID THAR FORESHADOWING)
YOU GUISE, THE SOUNDTRACK IS REALLY RIPPING MY HEART APART RIGHT NOW. DD'':
UTHER IS WITH MORGANA, PRACTICALLY CRYING WITH THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO LOSE HER.
MERLIN IS NEXT DOOR, TRYING TO PULL HIMSELF TOGETHER AFTER WHAT ARTHUR JUST TOLD HIM.
UTHER TELLS GAIUS THAT HE MUST DO EVERYTHING HE CAN DO SAVE HER.
MERLIN HAS TO HEAR THIS, AS MORE SELF PUNISHMENT.
GUH, EYELASHES ♥
GAIUS IS A BIT SLOW ON THE UPTAKE AND UTHER EVENTUALLY JUST SAYS "CURE HER! WITH MAGIC!"
GAIUS IS A DICK AND IS LIKE 'YOU WOULDN'T RISK EVERYTHING FOR MORGANA?' [JEALOUS GAIUS IS JEALOUS] BUT THEN!!
BUT THEN!! UTHER DROPS THE BOMBSHELL! "MORGANA IS MY DAUGHTER."
FUUUUUUUCKKKKKKK YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
I'M SO HAPPY!! :'DD
OK, SO,
stubbel AND I CAME UP WITH AN AMAZING AND BRILLIANT BACKSTORY THEORY I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL.
MORGANA IS THE GAYLOVECHILD OF UTHER AND GORLOIS. THE GUY COULDN'T GET HIS WIFE PREGNANT BECAUSE HE WAS TOO BUSY SHAGGING UTHER ALL OVER THE CASTLE. ALSO: BECAUSE THEY FELL IN SUPER EPIC LOVE (REFERENCE: SEASON 1 WHEN UTHER WAS ALL ~WOE GORLOIS IS GONE AND HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND FAVOURITE BOYFRIEND EVER). SO THEY WENT TO NIMUEH TO HELP UTHER AND GORLOIS CREATE A ~MAGIC ASS!BABY~. AND WHEN GORLOIS FELL PREGNANT HE WENT AWAY TO "THE FRONT LINES" (AKA, A SEKRIT BIRTHING PLACE NEAR CAMELOT) WHERE UTHER COULD COME AND VISIT AND LOVE ALL OVER HIS PREGNANT BOYFRIEND AND NO ONE WOULD EVER EVER KNOW. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS KIND OF THING IS AGAINST THE LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE, NOT JUST HIGHLY DANGEROUS MAGIC. SADLY GORLOIS DIED IN CHILDBIRTH BECAUSE NO ONE KNEW HOW TO SAFELY DELIVER ASSBABIES BACK THEN, AND NIMUEH COULD ONLY DO SO MUCH. SO BECAUSE OF HER FAILINGS AND ALLOWING GORLOIS TO DIE, UTHER GOES ON A RAMPAGE OF HATRED AGAINST MAGIC, BECAUSE FUCKING GODDAMN, NIMUEH PROMISED THAT THEY COULD DO THIS AND RAISE A PERFECT FAMILY TOGETHER! THAT WHOLE BULLSHIT ABOUT S1 BEING ABOUT ARTHUR WAS TOTAL CRAP - IT WAS ALL ABOUT MORGANA AND THE SEKRIT OF HER BIRTH.
IT TOTALLY HAPPENED FOLKS.
SIDENOTE: THIS SHOW IS SUCH AN ENABLER OF INCEST, I SWEAR TO GOD. WORSE THAN SPN, BECAUSE THEY MUST HAVE *KNOWN* PEOPLE SHIP ARTHUR/MORGANA AND UTHER/MORGANA BEFORE THIS EPISODE. MAKING THEM BLOOD RELATIVES AIN'T GOING TO STOP THAT, JSYK. I'M HAPPIER THAN EVER - NOW WE CAN HAVE ONE BIG PENDRAGON ORGY AND INVITE MORGAUSE ALONG FOR THE RIDE 8DDD
ANYWAY~ MERLIN'S EARS ARE IN SHOCK. HE ALSO DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER ITS A GOOD THING OR A BAD THING THAT HIS HUSBAND HAS BEEN SHAGGING HIS SISTER ALL THIS TIME XD
OH YE OLDEN DAYS, WE ALL KNOW THAT IT WAS COMMON PRACITCE TO MARRY IN THE FAMILY.
SIDE NOTE: IF MORGANA WERE TO WAGER FOR THE QUEENSHIP NOW, SHE COULD JUST MARRY ARTHUR AND THEN YOU'D HAVE A SUPER PENDRAGON CLAIM TO THE THROWN 8DDD
LMFAO, AND THEN UTHER RECOUNTS THE STORY OF HOW HE GOT HIS BEST FRIEND PREGNANT. HAHAHAHAHA, BRB, DYING FOREVER AND EVER.
GAIUS REALLY DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT HIS BOYFRIENDS PAST EXPLOITS/CONQUESTS, BECAUSE REALLY. NOT SOMETHING YOU DO WITH CURRENT BF'S, UTHER.
UTHER GETS THE HINT AND SAYS HE IS GOING TO LEAVE NOW, BEFORE HE SAYS TOO MUCH. HE TELLS GAIUS THAT NO ONE MUST EVER KNOW THE TRUTH. TEH LOOK HE GIVES GAIUS BEFORE LEAVING A;LKFJGAL;F;ALJG;
MY OVARIES, THEY EXPLODED.
AFTER, GAIUS COMES TO VISIT MERLIN AND SHARE AN APPROPRIATE MOMENT OF SHOCKED SILENCE.
"IT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING." "WHY [MORGANA] CAN DO NO WRONG"
OH BOYS, JEALOUS, ARE WE?
FUUUU, UTHER, WHY ARE YOU SO FUCKING SEXY. THIS SHOT, I CAN'T EVEN. GET IN MY PANTS ASH, FOR SRS.
AND HOLY MOTHER OF A FUCKING DUCK, MERLIN CHOOSES THAT MOMENT TO WALK IN. HOW HE DOES NOT JUMP HIS BONES RIGHT THERE, I WILL NEVER KNOW.
HE TELLS UTHER THAT HE BRINGS SOMETHING FROM GAIUS THAT MIGHT HELP HIM [IN HIS DEPRESSIVE STATE]
AND LEANS OVER TO PUT IT ON THE TABLE
GAH, I SHIP THIS SO HARD, YOU HAVE NO IDEA. BUT UTHER IS GREIVING MORGANA AND DOESN'T EVEN TURN HIS HEAD TO ADMIRE THE PERFECT WAY MERLIN'S BODY MOVES AND IS ANGELD IN THIS SHOT.
UTHER SAYS NOTHING AND MERLIN BOWS, INTENDING TO LEAVE DISAPPOINTED HE COULD NOT GIVE COMFORT HUGS/SEX
WHEN UTHER STOPS MERLIN
HE BEGINS TALKING ABOUT HOW MERLIN IS 'GAIUS'S BOY' AND OTHER SENTIMENTAL THINGS ABOUT CHILDREARING AND LOVING YOUR CHILDREN
MERLIN LISTENS TO UTHER, IN THE HOPES THAT HE CAN HELP LIFT A LITTLE OF UTHER'S PAIN.
UTHER BREAKS DOWN IN FRONT OF MERLIN, SAYING THAT HE WOULD DO ANYTHIGN TO SAVE MORGANA.
HOLY FUCK, IS THAT TRUST OR WHAT?!?! IS THIS MY FIC? I SWEAR THIS CANNOT BE REAL LIFE, IT IS TOO PERFECT.
MERLIN ALMOST GOES OVER TO COMFORT HIM, BUT BEING A TYPICAL MAN, DOESN'T KNOW IF IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO OR NOT. SO INSTEAD HE LEAVES, TO LET UTHER GRIEVE IN PRIVATE. SAVING HIM THE SHAME OF HAVING TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT LATER
INSTEAD HE STANDS OUT IN THE RAIN IN ORDER TO STAY BY ARTHUR IN THIS TROUBLING TIME FOR THE BOTH OF THEM.
WHILE ARTHUR BEATS THE CRAP OUT OF AN INANIMATE OBJECT IN THE HOPE IT MIGHT MAKE HIM FEEL BETTER.
WHEN HE ARRIVES BACK HOWEVER, THE WORSE NEWS POSSIBLE IS WAITING FOR HIM. GAIUS IS TELLING GWEN THAT MORGANA WILL BE DEAD BY MORNING.
THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE PAIN.
GWEN'S CRYING IS MAKING ME CRY DD:
JUST WHEN GWEN AND MORGANA WERE STARTING TO WORK THINGS OUT TOO! DD'': OH GIRLS!
MERLIN COLLAPSES AGAINST HIS DOOR AND FINALLY ALLOWS HIMSELF TO CRY.
IT IS HERE THAT HE MAKES THE DECISION: I WILL USE MY MAGIC TO STOP THIS.
MERLIN, HAVING WATCHED OVER GWEN AND GAIUS THAT EVENING, IS MORE RESOLVED THAN EVER.
HE GOES TO THE WOODS OF THE BATTLE IN 2X13 AND SUMMONS THE SLASH DRAGON.
YAY SLASH DRAGON!
MERLIN CONFESSES TO THE DRAGONLORD WHAT HAS HAPPENED
AND THE SLASH DRAGON TELLS MERLIN THAT IT IS A GOOD THING THAT MORGANA IS ABOUT TO DIE.
DON'T BE A DICK, DRAGON. EVEN MERLIN THINKS SO.
SLASH DRAGON IS GETTING MIFFED THAT MERLIN DARE ASK HIM TO CURE HER. ALSO THAT HE ALREADY KNEW MORGANA WAS UTHER'S DAUGHTER.
MERLIN TAKES A SECOND TO ABSORB WHAT THE DRAGON JUST SAID.
AND THEN GETS HIS FUCKING BITCHFACE ON, AND TELLS THE DRAGON IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS - YOU WILL CURE HER, BITCH, I COMMAND YOU!
*SPAZZES LIKE A MONKEY* FUCK YES MERLIN, YOU GET IT!
COMMANDING!MERLIN MAKES ME WEAK AT THE KNEES, NGL. UNF UNF UNF.
I DANCE AND REJOICE!
THE DRAGON CHUCKS A FIT ABOUT MERLIN ABUSING HIS POWERS. MERLIN IS JUST ALL 'WHATEVER BITCH, GIMME THE MAGIC I NEED' + THESE FUCKING LIPS, OMFGOD, PANTY EXPLOSION.
AND THE DRAGON REALLY CAN'T RESIST, AFTER ALL, SO HE JUST GIVES MERLIN WHAT HE NEEDS
A MAGICAL ORGASM ~MAGICAL POWERS~
AND THEN THE DRAGON FLIES OFF IN A HUFF.
MERLIN RUSHES BACK TO CAMELOT. HE FINDS TRUSTY GWEN STILL WATCHING OVER MORGANA, LIKE THE WORRIED GIRLFRIEND SHE IS, AND TELLS HER THAT SHE MUST REST AND IS DOING NOBODY ANY GOOD (ESPECIALLY MORGANA) IF SHE TIRES HERSELF OUT SO MUCH THAT SHE MIGHT HURT HERSELF/OTHERS.
GWEN RELUCTANTLY FOLLOWS MERLIN'S WISE ADVICE, BUT MAKES HIM PROMISE TO CALL HER IF MORGANA STIRS AT ALL.
AWW, BLESS YOU GWEN.
MERLIN TAKES A SEAT BESIDE MORGANA RAWR, THE WAY HE LOOKS AT HER, LIKE SHE'S GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT
AND ONCE GWEN LEAVES, MERLIN GETS HIS SRS 'LETS DO THIS' FACE ON
HE LEANS DOWN OVER MORGANA AND ~FEELS THE POWER~ AND MAGIC'S IT THROUGH MORGANA.
WHO SUDDENLY STARTS BREATHING PROPERLY AGAIN.
AND MERLIN, BLESS HIM, IS IN SHOCK FROM WHAT HAS JUST HAPPENED (A MIRACLE!), BUT AT THE SAME TIME IS SO RELIEVED THAT HIS BELOVED IS NOT DEAD ANYMORE. :')
NEXT MORNING, WHEN GAIUS RETURNS FROM THE MARKET, HE IS IN UNDERSTANDABLE SHOCK TO SEE MORGANA AWAKE.
AND CUDDLING UP TO UTHER JEALOUS GAIUS IS JEALOUS AND UTHER/MORGANA LOOK SO HAPPY AND CUTE IN THIS MOMENT ♥
OUTSIDE, UTHER IS ALL "THANK YOU GAIUS FOR USING MAGIC YOUR SUPA SEKRIT POWERS TO SAVE MY DAUGHTER"
GAIUS IS JUST LIKE 'I DID NOTHING' BUT UTHER THINKS THERE IS A *WINK* ATTACHED THERE, AND TELLS GAIUS "HE WILL NOT FORGET THIS" WITH SUCH ELATION THAT YOU JUST *KNOW* THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE INSANELY KINKY RUTTING-AGAINST-THE-BEDROOM-WALL SEX AFTER UTHER WALKS AWAY AND GAIUS FOLLOWS.
AWW, POOR MERLIN NOT GETTING RECOGNITION FOR HIS GOOD DEEDS YET AGAIN. THOUGH I SUPPOSE UTHER ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT GAIUS' PAST MAGIC HISTORY AND LOVES HIM ANYWAY, SO I GUESS THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW MUCH HE LOVES GAIUS AND MORGANA, IF HE IS WILLING TO OVERLOOK HIS HATRED OF MAGIC.
ERM, YES, THE PLOT.
GAIUS COMES BACK SUITABLY SEXED TO FIND MERLIN MULLING OVER HIS MAGIC SAVING MORGANA. HE ADMITS THAT HE COULDN'T WATCH EVERYONE'S GRIEF. UTHER'S LOOPHOLE PERSMISSION TO USE MAGIC TO SAVE HER IS WHAT MADE HIM DETERMINED TO DO IT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT MAGIC WAS THE ONLY WAY HE COULD SAVE HER. MERLIN IS GLAD THAT UTHER IS NOT GOING TO BEHEAD ANYONE FOR THAT.
GAIUS IS NOT QUITE A DICK AND JUST TELLS MERLIN THAT HE NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL, BECAUSE PLAYING WITH POWERFUL, DEATH-DEFYING MAGIC RIGHT UNDER UTHER'S NOSE IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO: THE SLASH DRAGON CANNOT ALWAYS BE TRUSTED.
GWEN HELPS MORGANA GET COMFORTABLE IN HER OWN CHAMBERS, WHILE UTHER WATCHES, NOT WANTING TO LET MORGANA OUR OF HIS SIGHT FOR ONE SECOND.
AND WHEN MORGANA THANKS GWEN WITH A LOVING SMILE, UTHER RUSHES OVER TO HOLD HER ♥
MORGANA TELLS UTHER HOW DEATH HAS MADE HER REALISE JUST HOW MUCH SHE LOVES HIM AND ARTHUR
GAH, THE LOVE IN HER EYES ♥
NGL, I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A LOVE CONFESSION COMING HERE. OMG, THE AWKWARD UTHER WOULD HAVE FELT, IF MORGANA HAD INSISTED THEY GET MARRIED. LOL HE WOULD'VE BEEN LIKE "WAIT A MINUTE, I NEED TO PROPOSE TO YOU AND BUY YOU A BIG EXPENSIVE RING AND DISPLAY MY LOVE FOR YOU IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE KINGDOM".
ALSO THOUGHT THAT WAS GOING TO BE UTHER'S CONFESSION INSTEAD OF IT BEING 'MORGANA IS MY DAUGHTER' EARLIER ROFL, I SERIOUSLY WANT THESE TWO TOGETHER XDD;
BUT ALAS, IT IS NOT TO BE YET AS MORGANA CAN'T QUITE ADMIT HER WISH TO MARRY.
UTHER SEEMS TO BE ON THE BRINK OF CONFESSING HIS ETERNAL LOVE FOR HER TELLING MORGANA THAT HE IS HER FATHER
MORGANA IS HOPEFUL THAT HE WILL AND THEN THEY CAN BE A WONDERFUL, SPARKLY AND PERFECT MARRIED FAMILY TOGETHER.
INSTEAD, UTHER JUST VAGUELY MENTIONS THAT EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS THAT HE LOVES HER LIKE HIS OWN
BUT MORGANA IS LIKE "DO THEY REALLY? YOU HAVEN'T PUBLICLY PROPOSED TO ME YET!"
AND UTHER DOESN'T QUITE KNOW HOW TO DEAL, SO HE JUST KISSES HER AND LEAVES. MORGANA FEEL A LITTLE HEARTBROKEN BY THIS DISMISSAL :'(
LATER THAT NIGHT, WHEN MORGANA IS NURSING HER BROKEN HEART, MORGAUSE APPEARS IN THE PRETTY TWILIGHT TO GIVE HER COMFORT.
MORGANA: THERE IS MUCH TO TELL YOU.
MORGAUSE SHOWS HER GREED AND WISH TO HAVE HER SISTER LOVER ON THE THROWN. CLEARLY SHE IS THINKING IN EVIL "I WILL BE THE CROWN QUEEN'S WIFE" TERMS
MORGANA IS NOT HAPPY HOWEVER, BECAUSE MORGAUSE IS FAILING TO UNDERSTAND THE SERIOUSNESS OF WHAT UTHER HAS DONE HERE.
SO MUCH SO THAT WHEN MORGAUSE GOES TO KISS HER GOODBYE, MORGANA TURNS AWAY \O/
TROUBLES IN THEIR LOVE NEST, I SEE IT.
ELSEWHERE IN CAMELOT, RANDOM SERVANT NO.76567900 IS FOUND KNOCKED OUT.
MERLIN IN HIS NEWFOUND SKITTISH-HORSE WAY STARTS FREAKING OUT BECAUSE THOSE ACID TRIP VISIONS HAVE COME BACK AND THE FUTURE IS STILL ONGOING~~! DDX
LMFAO, MERLIN, THE FUTURE WILL ALWAYS HAPPEN, YOU CAN'T STOP IT. THE DIFFERENCE IS *WHICH* FUTURE.
MORGANA IS UNCARING IF THEY HAVE FOUND THE INTRUDER MORGAUSE, BUT WANTS TO MAKE TALK WITH GWEN BECAUSE SHE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO MIGHT OFFER COMFORT RIGHT NOW.
AFTER SHE LEAVES, MORGANA REDRESSES IN HER BAMF OUTFIT TO GO CUT SOME BITCHES
BUT MERLIN ARRIVES FOR SOME HARDCORE FIGHT!SEX DISPLAY OF HIS MANLY DOMINEERING.
MORGANA DOESN'T HAVE THE PATIENCE FOR THIS SHIT AND JUST MAGIC'S MERLIN OUT OF HER WAY! BOOYAH BADASSERY! :D
POOR MERLIN IS KNOCKED OUT JUST THE WAY, AH HUH AH HUH HE LIKES IT, AH HUH AH HUH
BUT A FIRE HAS STARTED AND MORGANA IS AFRAID OF FIRE SO SHE FLEES TO GET HELP. OBVIOUSLY. SHE LOVES MERLIN TOO MUCH TO LET HIM BURN!
SIDE NOTE: KATIE IS LOOKING INSANELY FUCKING FIERCE AND GOREGOUS IN THIS SLOW-MO SHOT. MY GOD, MY GIRL CRUSH ON KATIE RIGHT NOW IS UP BY A THOUSAND POINTS.
MERLIN WAKES UP IN THE HEAT OF ~FIYAH~ AND GETS HIS RAWR ON
AND STARTS RUNNING AFTER GORGEOUS MORGANA, AS SHE HEADS TOWARDS UTHER'S CHAMBERS
SHE HAS THAT KNIFE OF EVIL FUTURE PREDICTIONS
AND IS LOOKING SERIOUSLY BADASS WHEN WANTING TO CUT UTHER. OK MORGANA, I KNOW YOUR ANGRY, BUT ISN'T THIS I A BIT MUCH?
IDK, OK? THIS SHOW DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO MAKE SENSE WHEN RECAPPING THIS SHIT?!
MERLIN RUSHES INTO THE ADJACENT ROOM TO TRY AND STOP MORGANA FROM DOING SOMETHING THAT SHE WILL REGRET.
HIS BRILLIANT IDEA IS TO MAGIC THE WINDOWS TO EXPLODE OPEN (LOL WHUT) AND KNOCK MORGANA TO THE GROUND.
UTHER WAKES UP IN A SEXY-AS-FUCK DAZE (UNNFFFF BED HAIR)
AND MORGANA MUST HAVE HAD SOME SENSE KNOCKED INTO HER FROM THE FALL, BECAUSE SHE IS ALL SMILES AND LOVING HUGS WHEN SHE GOES TO UTHER.
"YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON I FEEL SAFE WITH"
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SHE IS STILL RATTLED BY THE WINDOW EXPLODING OPEN WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO KNOCK HER DOWN THOUGH. METHINKS SHE IS AFRAID IT IS MAGIC AND THAT MORGAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN ~WATCHING~ HER (MAYBE SHE TRUSTS MORGAUSE A LITTLE LESS NOW!?! :O)
MERLIN IS RELIEVED BEHIND HIS PILLAR, THAT MORGANA HAS COME TO HER SENSES
THOUGH HAPPY WITH RELIEF, DOES NOT WANT TO WATCH MORGANA AND UTHER MAKE OUT BECAUSE HE'S NOT INVITED (LOL VOYERIST MERLIN, I SEE YOU)
BACK TO GAIUS, MERLIN TELLS HIM THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY CAUSING THE FUTURE AND SOLVING NOTHING
WELL DONE MERLIN, YOU REALISE NOW! *HEADDESK*
GAIUS STATES THE OBVIOUS: MORGANA KNOWS WHO IS HER TRUE FATHER.
MERLIN TAKES A SECOND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MEANS.
ITS NOT UNTIL GAIUS SPELLS IT OUT TO HIM AND IS LIKE "ONCE AGAIN YOU WILL HAVE TO CHOSE BETWEEN MORGANA AND ARTHUR - IF UTHER DIES, MORGANA WILL TRY FOR THE THROWN AND YOU WILL HAVE TO SUPPORT ARTHUR IN FIGHTING TO RECOVER THE THROWN."
MERLIN DOES NOT LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS - LAST TIME HE HAD TO CHOSE, IT JUST ENDED IN A WORLD OF HURT.
AND THAT IS WHERE THE EPISODE ENDS. OMG BUT HOW AWESOME WAS THIS EPISODE?!?! AMAZING AND FANASTIC, YES AND YES.
JUST WATCHED 3X06 AND FUUUUUUUUU THIS SHOW IS TRYING TO KILL ME, I SWEAR TO GOD. SO MUCH SEXUAL INNUENDO, I CANNOT WAIT TO RECAP IT. (GIVE ME A FEW DAYS THOUGH, I HAVE ASSIGNMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS I HAVE BEEN NEGLECTING TO DO THIS AND FOR THE FIC I SHALL POST WITHIN A FEW HOURS. :D