You know from day one I liked Arthur, with his flaws. Personally I always found the legends boring. I never bothered to read it except for a book mostly about the knights I had to for a class. This show has opened up the legends to me and this whole new take on Arthur, Merlin, Gwen etc. I owe that to this show and I am fine with who Arthur is. I don't always agree with his ways, but that's not why I like a character. I usually like the ones who cause conflict.
I think what bothers me is I often see so much defense for Gwen, but not for Arthur. Everytime he hurts Gwen, which he hasn't done a lot by the way, he's wrong. But if she does something, anything at all really, she has a reason. And I just don't agree with that. I think they're both good people who make mistakes.
He's making little steps to the king of legends and I find that so exciting to watch. I think there was so much emotional value in the last ep. because he mainly decided even though he still fully believes she cheated on him, that he loves her and wants her back. That's a big step for Arthur. Yes, he hasn't handled this perfectly, but with a lot more class and care towards Gwen than his father ever would have shown.
He's growing, but it's in steps. He should develop as a character, but he shouldn't change overnight, we agree on all this so much I think. The show is making that point too. Sure there is the story of legends, but this is maybe even that king of legend shown in a much deeper way. This is his insecurities, etc.
Agreed. For a show that has magic and warrior fighting etc, they have brought in the human component so strongly and that means things are not all perfect.
I wrote this review mainly for you because you asked about my thoughts and I actually had a lot, just wasn't sure if I was going to get them down. So thanks!
Oh and for telling me it's better to cut using HTML. Rich text editor stopped working on me and so now I'm doing it all in html and I love it. So much easier!
You're welcome! Pretty much I agree with what you have said and its mostly how I feel. There is a lot of negativity around which I can understand but it just brings me down and made me say things that I'm not proud of and I've offended a friend today and I'm quite sad about it.
Really I think everything in my real life and fandom has gotten to me and I've just exploded. I just hope that I can change and that this friend can forgive me.
Ah, I'm sure if they're a good friend it'll be okay. I hope that for you anyway.
A week or two ago something was posted that I took strong offense to. I think it was just one of those days or things about the show were bothering me that I got angry about it. But I didn't post anything and I'm so glad I didn't because honestly I had nothing constructive to say.
So that might help. It always works for me. If you feel that strong urge to say something that could be seen as offensive, try to hold back, give it a day, and see if you still feel that way then. Usually it's cooled down by a day or two.
I think what bothers me is I often see so much defense for Gwen, but not for Arthur. Everytime he hurts Gwen, which he hasn't done a lot by the way, he's wrong. But if she does something, anything at all really, she has a reason. And I just don't agree with that. I think they're both good people who make mistakes.
He's making little steps to the king of legends and I find that so exciting to watch. I think there was so much emotional value in the last ep. because he mainly decided even though he still fully believes she cheated on him, that he loves her and wants her back. That's a big step for Arthur. Yes, he hasn't handled this perfectly, but with a lot more class and care towards Gwen than his father ever would have shown.
He's growing, but it's in steps. He should develop as a character, but he shouldn't change overnight, we agree on all this so much I think. The show is making that point too. Sure there is the story of legends, but this is maybe even that king of legend shown in a much deeper way. This is his insecurities, etc.
Agreed. For a show that has magic and warrior fighting etc, they have brought in the human component so strongly and that means things are not all perfect.
I wrote this review mainly for you because you asked about my thoughts and I actually had a lot, just wasn't sure if I was going to get them down. So thanks!
Oh and for telling me it's better to cut using HTML. Rich text editor stopped working on me and so now I'm doing it all in html and I love it. So much easier!
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Really I think everything in my real life and fandom has gotten to me and I've just exploded. I just hope that I can change and that this friend can forgive me.
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A week or two ago something was posted that I took strong offense to. I think it was just one of those days or things about the show were bothering me that I got angry about it. But I didn't post anything and I'm so glad I didn't because honestly I had nothing constructive to say.
So that might help. It always works for me. If you feel that strong urge to say something that could be seen as offensive, try to hold back, give it a day, and see if you still feel that way then. Usually it's cooled down by a day or two.
Hope all works out well.
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