Merlin 2x02 Episode Reaction/Picspam (SPOILERS)
Merlin 2x02 Episode Reaction/Picspam (SPOILERS)
*Sweet castle
*Pwned!
*Well I’m glad to see somebody finally trying to kill Arthur just because they’re trying to get back at Arthur, not at his father
*“Why did you pull out? I was wide open, you could have unhorsed me!”
I won’t be saying anything about the phrasing of this, thank you
*Oh, Bradley James. You are a wildly attractive man. NNGGHH
*I feel embarrassed FOR Arthur when he finds out people have been letting him win #facepalm#
*Arthur: Now you’re doing it! You’re telling me exactly what you think I want to hear!
Merlin: Yes.
Arthur: =o|
Merlin: …Ah, no. What was the question?
*Arthur: It is said to have the body of a lion, the wings of an eagle, and the…face of a bear.
Merlin: #AHAHAHA KEEP THE LAUGHTER INSIDE AHAHA#
*Oh, Colin Morgan. Look at your ickle little FACE! #smishes#
*Uh, yeah, that’s clearly not Merlin’s shirt. If it were, Bradley would be popping out of it
*Merlin: There must be easier ways to prove yourself!
Arthur: Shut up, Merlin.
Me: LOLLLL ^___^
*What I want to know is how this assassin is supposed to be so famous. Isn’t the point of being an assassin to not be famous? I mean, how does he let everybody know he was the one to murder somebody, does he leave a business card on the corpse?
*The assassin dude looks like a pirate. Therefore, because I’m not bothering to remember his name, I will henceforth call him Pirate.
*It was nice of the druids to lend Arthur their robe
*One of these things is not like the other
*Hai again, Gwen’s breasts! You girls sure are getting a lot of attention this season
*LMAO at the scene with the farmer! Though that wasn’t the chest I wanted to see. o_O
*Haha, poor Merlin, he’s everybody’s bitch
*Who the hell do you think you are, Pirate? Jason Bourne?
*Let me just say now that Uther’s got some weird-ass statues in his palace. Remember the giant chess pieces in the Valiant episode?
*LMFAOOOO, there’s no way Bradley could have seen anything under that hood
*Arthur ordering Merlin around and Merlin undressing him will NEVER get old <3333 Though I do feel a bit bad for Merlin and his doubled workload. I’d really love more overworked!Merlin fics in fandom, we don’t see enough of that. The poor darling
*UFF
*Seriously, Colin, stop making me want to fly to France and smuggle you away in my pocket!
*That goes for you too, Bradley
*I feel the Arthur/Gwen subtext has been handled much better this episode, mostly because the show’s stepped back a bit from the forced, idyllic attraction filled with contrived situations and heartfelt talks (and cleavage) and has shown that Gwen is actually a person instead of an idea, and that she’s not afraid to-when necessary-tell Arthur when he’s being a prat and what he should be doing instead. We saw a little bit of Gwen’s backbone when she stood up to Arthur (twice) in Moment of Truth, and we’re seeing it again here. That is what would make her a good Queen, and that is what will ultimately attract Arthur to her. I mean, I don’t ship it myself, but at least it’s not being treated as clumsily as it was last episode
*LOLOLOL!! Arthur, what are you doing? That chicken isn’t Merlin!
*And right after Gwen’s speech about being polite, Arthur immediately bosses Merlin around some more and insults his clothes. #facepalm#
*I’m just including this picture because I like it
*Merlin in peril! Is it wrong that I like damsel!Merlin? …A lot?
*I was going to screencap Merlin catching the chicken, but when I paused the video this showed up instead. I feel it is the better choice =o)
*Okay, this one’s pretty funny too:
*LOL, who carries around a miniature crossbow? Pirate, that’s who!
*“So much rests on your young shoulders” LMAO at the shoutout to the intro (“The destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy”)
*My embarrassment squick is acting up again in the part where Gwen gives Arthur a token for the tournament, which actually might have been cute if it hadn’t been for that srz bzns ~*~romantic~*~ music
*A kiss, already??? AHHHHH #embarrassment squick kicks up from low to HOMFG WHAT# Even the lighting is cheesy! No, I’m not going to screencap it
*GUYS, THE ROBES DON’T MAKE YOU INCONSPICUOUS. THEY MAKE YOU MORE OBVIOUS
*When did Pirate have a chance to get a spring-loaded lance-tip of death? And, more importantly, how many times did the Merlin writers watch A Knights Tale before they wrote this episode?
*You know, a real assassin would have taken Arthur, Merlin, and the farmer out in the changing-room tent, not jumped on a horse and charged at Arthur with a deathlance. I’m just saying
*I happened to pause the video here, and I liked the picture so much I decided to screencap it
*LMAO, too bad this show can’t show blood; Arthur clutching at his (apparently wound-free) side just doesn’t have the impact it could
*Why didn’t Merlin (or Arthur, for that matter) say anything about the deathlance right there on the field?
*“You’re losing too much blood!” Really? Because I don’t see any. HAAAAA
*Gwen: You have nothing to prove, least of all to me!
#lingering music#
Arthur: I have everything to prove…
LOL! First of all, could that dialogue have been any cheesier or more clichéd? Secondly, uh, Gwen? We’ve already established that Arthur’s not jousting incognito for you; he’s doing it to prove something to himself. (And maybe a little bit to everybody else, but since this episode seems to be about trying to teach Arthur humility, I don’t think he’s going to reveal himself as the victor to everyone as initially planned.)
*Arthur: …to myself.
Told you.
*Gwen: I thought this was going to be your moment of glory.
Music: ~Ooooooh oooooh ooooooh~
Arthur: Perhaps this is a time for humilty.
Xo)
*Oh, Jesus fuck, Bradley James. WHY SO HANDSOME, BB?
*I think this is the first time I’ve seen blood on this show!
*NNNGGGHHH
*There’s a poignant break-up scene between Arthur and Gwen, and then…my BB Merlin!
SPOILER for next week’s promo
Re: next weeks promo: WTF? There’s a difference between being a Seer and being a witch. There’d better be a good explanation for Morgana having yellow eyes and magical powers next week, they’d better not just develop. Merlin is supposed to be an anomaly because he’s the only person to have ever been born with magic instead of having to learn to use it, so if they’re making Morgana like him all-of-a-sudden, I’m going to be pissed.
*Sweet castle
*Pwned!
*Well I’m glad to see somebody finally trying to kill Arthur just because they’re trying to get back at Arthur, not at his father
*“Why did you pull out? I was wide open, you could have unhorsed me!”
I won’t be saying anything about the phrasing of this, thank you
*Oh, Bradley James. You are a wildly attractive man. NNGGHH
*I feel embarrassed FOR Arthur when he finds out people have been letting him win #facepalm#
*Arthur: Now you’re doing it! You’re telling me exactly what you think I want to hear!
Merlin: Yes.
Arthur: =o|
Merlin: …Ah, no. What was the question?
*Arthur: It is said to have the body of a lion, the wings of an eagle, and the…face of a bear.
Merlin: #AHAHAHA KEEP THE LAUGHTER INSIDE AHAHA#
*Oh, Colin Morgan. Look at your ickle little FACE! #smishes#
*Uh, yeah, that’s clearly not Merlin’s shirt. If it were, Bradley would be popping out of it
*Merlin: There must be easier ways to prove yourself!
Arthur: Shut up, Merlin.
Me: LOLLLL ^___^
*What I want to know is how this assassin is supposed to be so famous. Isn’t the point of being an assassin to not be famous? I mean, how does he let everybody know he was the one to murder somebody, does he leave a business card on the corpse?
*The assassin dude looks like a pirate. Therefore, because I’m not bothering to remember his name, I will henceforth call him Pirate.
*It was nice of the druids to lend Arthur their robe
*One of these things is not like the other
*Hai again, Gwen’s breasts! You girls sure are getting a lot of attention this season
*LMAO at the scene with the farmer! Though that wasn’t the chest I wanted to see. o_O
*Haha, poor Merlin, he’s everybody’s bitch
*Who the hell do you think you are, Pirate? Jason Bourne?
*Let me just say now that Uther’s got some weird-ass statues in his palace. Remember the giant chess pieces in the Valiant episode?
*LMFAOOOO, there’s no way Bradley could have seen anything under that hood
*Arthur ordering Merlin around and Merlin undressing him will NEVER get old <3333 Though I do feel a bit bad for Merlin and his doubled workload. I’d really love more overworked!Merlin fics in fandom, we don’t see enough of that. The poor darling
*UFF
*Seriously, Colin, stop making me want to fly to France and smuggle you away in my pocket!
*That goes for you too, Bradley
*I feel the Arthur/Gwen subtext has been handled much better this episode, mostly because the show’s stepped back a bit from the forced, idyllic attraction filled with contrived situations and heartfelt talks (and cleavage) and has shown that Gwen is actually a person instead of an idea, and that she’s not afraid to-when necessary-tell Arthur when he’s being a prat and what he should be doing instead. We saw a little bit of Gwen’s backbone when she stood up to Arthur (twice) in Moment of Truth, and we’re seeing it again here. That is what would make her a good Queen, and that is what will ultimately attract Arthur to her. I mean, I don’t ship it myself, but at least it’s not being treated as clumsily as it was last episode
*LOLOLOL!! Arthur, what are you doing? That chicken isn’t Merlin!
*And right after Gwen’s speech about being polite, Arthur immediately bosses Merlin around some more and insults his clothes. #facepalm#
*I’m just including this picture because I like it
*Merlin in peril! Is it wrong that I like damsel!Merlin? …A lot?
*I was going to screencap Merlin catching the chicken, but when I paused the video this showed up instead. I feel it is the better choice =o)
*Okay, this one’s pretty funny too:
*LOL, who carries around a miniature crossbow? Pirate, that’s who!
*“So much rests on your young shoulders” LMAO at the shoutout to the intro (“The destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy”)
*My embarrassment squick is acting up again in the part where Gwen gives Arthur a token for the tournament, which actually might have been cute if it hadn’t been for that srz bzns ~*~romantic~*~ music
*A kiss, already??? AHHHHH #embarrassment squick kicks up from low to HOMFG WHAT# Even the lighting is cheesy! No, I’m not going to screencap it
*GUYS, THE ROBES DON’T MAKE YOU INCONSPICUOUS. THEY MAKE YOU MORE OBVIOUS
*When did Pirate have a chance to get a spring-loaded lance-tip of death? And, more importantly, how many times did the Merlin writers watch A Knights Tale before they wrote this episode?
*You know, a real assassin would have taken Arthur, Merlin, and the farmer out in the changing-room tent, not jumped on a horse and charged at Arthur with a deathlance. I’m just saying
*I happened to pause the video here, and I liked the picture so much I decided to screencap it
*LMAO, too bad this show can’t show blood; Arthur clutching at his (apparently wound-free) side just doesn’t have the impact it could
*Why didn’t Merlin (or Arthur, for that matter) say anything about the deathlance right there on the field?
*“You’re losing too much blood!” Really? Because I don’t see any. HAAAAA
*Gwen: You have nothing to prove, least of all to me!
#lingering music#
Arthur: I have everything to prove…
LOL! First of all, could that dialogue have been any cheesier or more clichéd? Secondly, uh, Gwen? We’ve already established that Arthur’s not jousting incognito for you; he’s doing it to prove something to himself. (And maybe a little bit to everybody else, but since this episode seems to be about trying to teach Arthur humility, I don’t think he’s going to reveal himself as the victor to everyone as initially planned.)
*Arthur: …to myself.
Told you.
*Gwen: I thought this was going to be your moment of glory.
Music: ~Ooooooh oooooh ooooooh~
Arthur: Perhaps this is a time for humilty.
Xo)
*Oh, Jesus fuck, Bradley James. WHY SO HANDSOME, BB?
*I think this is the first time I’ve seen blood on this show!
*NNNGGGHHH
*There’s a poignant break-up scene between Arthur and Gwen, and then…my BB Merlin!
SPOILER for next week’s promo
Re: next weeks promo: WTF? There’s a difference between being a Seer and being a witch. There’d better be a good explanation for Morgana having yellow eyes and magical powers next week, they’d better not just develop. Merlin is supposed to be an anomaly because he’s the only person to have ever been born with magic instead of having to learn to use it, so if they’re making Morgana like him all-of-a-sudden, I’m going to be pissed.