The first thing you have to do to like the series is stop comparing it to the legends. Pretty much everyone knows the mythology (and i'm quite taken with some of the stories that lead you to believe Gwen was actually a Celtic goddess, since it was the norm back then for kings to get 'married' to local gods) but the programme is not about that. It takes the characters and the main plots like Camelot and magic and heroism and weaves its own story. I LOVE that they've made Gwen a servant, and also the change from Morgan Le Fay to Morganna (it makes it so much better when she finally turns to magic.) So no, season two doesn't get more coherant in the mythology of the stories you may have read/heard, but it does draw upon them and furthers their own.
Season 2 is at once more slashier and significantly less slashy. They kind of ram the heterosexuality down your throat for most of the season, but there's some episodes that actually had me sitting there being unable to squee throughout because my jaw was hanging open. As to why I ship Merlin/Arthur, i'll have to get back to you on that because I have to start getting ready for work in a minute :(
ETA: Right, still no coherant thoughts on why I ship them because OMG I'M GOING TO MEET THE DOCTOR IN LIKE FOUR HOURS BNM,;'L.V but I did see this today which I think is cute.
Hmm, I guess it's just the weird combination of legend with their own version. Why have Mordred be the one to kill him at all if he's just some random Druid kid? (Also, why does Merlin always ask the dragon for advice and then never take it?lol Some things will probably never be answered.)
What were these slashy moments? So share!
Also, thanks for the link! That's the kind I've been seeing this whole time that got me excited to watch. Sadly, the actual didn't match with the perceived. Which is unusual for me. Most of my fandoms, I watch and then *see* the slash/ship. Or with SPN, I read a few fics and then *saw* it personified. But I suppose. There had to be one show that was sci-fi/fantasy I didn't like. I think I've liked every genre show made since about 1990.
Season 2 is at once more slashier and significantly less slashy. They kind of ram the heterosexuality down your throat for most of the season, but there's some episodes that actually had me sitting there being unable to squee throughout because my jaw was hanging open. As to why I ship Merlin/Arthur, i'll have to get back to you on that because I have to start getting ready for work in a minute :(
ETA: Right, still no coherant thoughts on why I ship them because OMG I'M GOING TO MEET THE DOCTOR IN LIKE FOUR HOURS BNM,;'L.V but I did see this today which I think is cute.
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What were these slashy moments? So share!
Also, thanks for the link! That's the kind I've been seeing this whole time that got me excited to watch. Sadly, the actual didn't match with the perceived. Which is unusual for me. Most of my fandoms, I watch and then *see* the slash/ship. Or with SPN, I read a few fics and then *saw* it personified. But I suppose. There had to be one show that was sci-fi/fantasy I didn't like. I think I've liked every genre show made since about 1990.
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