What I thought was proper for battle, I see now is proper for love

[redscharlach]

Time for Merlin again, and given this show's record with historical and scientific accuracy, it's no shock that down Camelot way, the Darkest Hour not only comes before the dawn but somehow lasts for a total of 90 minutes.

Comments

[elirrina]

I love your commentaries! I also love that G(a)waine is basically a knight for the sole reason that Merlin called him up. Nice try, Lancelot, but I don't think even a trip to the Spirit World will get you out of the Grail Quest.

[redscharlach]

I also love that G(a)waine is basically a knight for the sole reason that Merlin called him up

Well, that and the access to free snacks and the Camelot hair salon. But not the washing facilities, clearly.

[artekka]

rofl
I laughed for a good minute straight about that Gwaine picture...

Morgana's attempt on Gwen's life was pretty weak, even for her. I'm interested in the fact that Agravaine looks like he's considering strangling her himself and then... chickens out? Remembers Morgana's gone on a field trip to Camelot for the sole purpose of killing Gwen herself? What was going on there?

What bothered me about the Lancelot Vilia scene is, if the Vilia are what I think they are (IE the "wilis" of "Giselle" and the "veela" of Harry Potter) they are NOT GOOD SPIRITS. They can be very BAD spirits. Especially if you happen to be a bloke. In "Giselle" in particular they are vengeful ghosts of wronged women who dance men to a state of exhaustion and then DROWN THEM IN THOSE LAKES. Besides, they're Slavic, not British. But of course, that didn't stop them with the serkit, did it? :P

[elethe]

Maybe they have decided to be more equal opportunities and protect anyone who is the 'wronged' party in a love quadrangle.

[redscharlach]

Yes, I noticed Agravaine's fingers making a tentative grab for Gwen's neck and then him thinking better of it, and wondered what that was all about. Maybe he's doing a 12-step programme with Stranglers Anonymous and decided that this one would be hard to explain at his next meeting?

[helva2260]

In fairness, that same article says slightly further up the page that they are also known to sometimes help people (and I got there from a search about Vilia in British mythology, even though the article makes no reference to it in favoir of concentrating on the more well-known Slavic variants). I'm willing to give them a pass on that one on the basis that most of the mythological peoples are neutral at best rather than being outright good or bad.

(My own pet peeve is Freya - why did they have to have a giant winged cat from Norse mythology and give it an Egyptian name? Couldn't they have just used the Cat Sidhe?)

[darthhellokitty]

Oh look, Lancelot's joined the Camelot Homoerotic Breakfast Club. There's only one membership requirement: wake up muttering Merlin's name. Fortunately Merlin is feeling much perkier now and his big phallic stick is primed for action. If you don't object to the taste of fish in the morning, Lancelot, today could be your lucky day…

I wonder just how many of us there are who don't watch the show, but do enjoy your reviews? XD

No, they've got to find a big vaginal hole in the world and gaze into it with varying degrees of surprise.

Giant vaginal holes in the world: they're not just for Torchwood anymore!

[yourebrilliant]

At least two? Although my dad did happen to put last week's episode on after I had read redscharlach's review. I nearly had to leave the room to keep from giggling out loud. My dad kept giving me really confused looks XD

[redscharlach]

Isn't giggling the natural reaction to watching Merlin? Or is that just me and my overactive imagination?

[redscharlach]

I wonder just how many of us there are who don't watch the show, but do enjoy your reviews?

More than I'd ever imagined, apparently. Personally, I think the benefit of gawping at the lovely men far outweighs my silly jokes, but to each their own, I guess!

[aquamundo]

Thanks!
:DDD

[ebonyshaddock]

LOL - I loved this!

"From the moment I met you, I saw something that was invisible. Now it is there for all to see." I know I was not the only one yelling at the TV 'His love for Arthur'!!!!

JUST HUG HIM ALREADY!! *sigh*... the knights left you alone for your big reconciliation moment and you didn't even hug him!! Do you two need to be locked in a room somewhere?

[redscharlach]

Arthur is slooooowly building his way up to a hug but he hasn't quite got there yet. This week he managed an arm grasp, a shoulder pat AND a hair ruffle in one sequence, which by his own repressed standards almost adds up to a three-day bout of tonsil-jousting.