Merlin BFI report thingy, SPOILERS

[la_esmeralda_]

BFI SCREENING OMG. WORDS ABOUT IT.

It is surprisingly easy to talk to the cast! Got into a fun thing with Katie and Angel about who one should want to be when older (Morgana has magic and swords, Angel IS QUEEN), and Bradley at first refused to engage with the idea that a girl could aspire to be Prince Arthur, but came round to it eventually, and is

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[la_esmeralda_]

Yeah, the sibling thing was hilarious because neither of them referenced their relationship for AAAAGES between their frequent scenes, and I was half-scared Morgause hadn't done the necessary... but somewhere in the second episode, Morgana did actually call her sister, and said it was all because of they were getting shit done. And it's made her so much more confident, Heather, I JUST. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR HER GAP YEAR. It's down to no one but the obvious love and support Morgause offers, and Morgana's still captivated/inspired by her, but also she's needed and it's family and such a close connection, there's no other team she's about to pick.

Also, Morgause tells Merlin that he's harmed "one of her own" with the poison, and then prepares to kill him. It's such a strong bond.

Lack of Gwen is driving me bats, also because ep3 is apparently plenty of comedy, and I'm dreading that this will be the more Gwenny romantic one with Georgia King/Myriam, and DNW. Not just yet, not when she's not had a line independent of Arthur. And yeah, Gwen is picking stuff up about Morgs. But, argh. Not a trace of the former warmth Morgana felt for Gwen, not at all. It's like she never plotted regicide for her at all... :(

[heather]

Haha so she off-camera knows now -- just like the show -- hopefully the sister thread'll be picked up at some point laters. BUT YAY FOR A CONFIDENT MORGANA AND CLASSIC BUTCH/FEMME-TIMES WITH M&M.

Yeah, I'm already dreading ep3 because who even needs comedic shenanigans when Gwen hasn't had anything of her own yet. I'm kind of encouraged by the latter-season stuff we've been hearing, but I hope getting there isn't going to make me clench my teeth too much. (Probably not; as long as Gwen is on screen doing anything at all, it's hard for me to get TOO upset tbh, haha.)

No more warmth toward Gwen just makes no sense.