Got too long, sorry, I have many thoughts on the Once and Future Queen. :D
Unpopular opinion: I understood why Gwen blamed herself for the breakup with Arthur in 4x09, and why she never held how he reacted against him. As viewers, we know she was under a spell. Arthur doesn't, and neither does she. She loves Arthur with all her heart, and the fact that she could betray him for what in her mind was simple lust feels like not only a betrayal of him but of the person she believes herself to be. Not to mention, she betrayed not only her lover, but her sovereign. She understands what she did is treason, and he was within his rights--actually merciful--to banish her.
I liked their reunion exactly how it played out. I believe she was overwhelmed with gratitude that he could forgive what she had done, and that allowed her to forgive herself.
A wish: Guinevere ruling Camelot in Arthur's absence and doing a smashing job of it. Guinevere's throne next to Arthur's in the Council room, and her advice being accepted as the wisdom it surely will be. I want Gwen to find out about Merlin's magic before Arthur and have it test her devotion to both of them. (Please, no spoilers in responses. I avoid them like the plague.)
An oh-god-please-don't-ever-happen: They neatly sidestepped my biggest fear about Gwen in this show, i.e. the Lancelot affair, so now I'm left with the simple DO NOT LET HER DIE. I've seen Robin Hood; I will no longer take it for granted that the heroine survives.
5 words to best describe them: wise, loyal, loving, strong, majestic
Unpopular opinion: I understood why Gwen blamed herself for the breakup with Arthur in 4x09, and why she never held how he reacted against him. As viewers, we know she was under a spell. Arthur doesn't, and neither does she. She loves Arthur with all her heart, and the fact that she could betray him for what in her mind was simple lust feels like not only a betrayal of him but of the person she believes herself to be. Not to mention, she betrayed not only her lover, but her sovereign. She understands what she did is treason, and he was within his rights--actually merciful--to banish her.
I liked their reunion exactly how it played out. I believe she was overwhelmed with gratitude that he could forgive what she had done, and that allowed her to forgive herself.
A wish: Guinevere ruling Camelot in Arthur's absence and doing a smashing job of it. Guinevere's throne next to Arthur's in the Council room, and her advice being accepted as the wisdom it surely will be. I want Gwen to find out about Merlin's magic before Arthur and have it test her devotion to both of them. (Please, no spoilers in responses. I avoid them like the plague.)
An oh-god-please-don't-ever-happen: They neatly sidestepped my biggest fear about Gwen in this show, i.e. the Lancelot affair, so now I'm left with the simple DO NOT LET HER DIE. I've seen Robin Hood; I will no longer take it for granted that the heroine survives.
5 words to best describe them: wise, loyal, loving, strong, majestic
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