Merlin 1x13 Review/Recap (Read As: Potential Rant)
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Um, what? Just....what?
I hate to say this, god it physically pains me, but my love for this fandom died a little bit tonight.
I'm just really, really disappointed.
This was absolutely not what I was expecting. At all.
Ok look, lets bring this shizz up on iPlayer and break this down properly. Care to join me?
R E C A P
We start very, very well. Useless knights are useless, skulking through the forest. Then we have banter!
"Merlin. Spear." *clunk*
I was PMSL when they ran off, seriously. AND THEN MERLIN TRIPS. AND ARTHUR GOES BACK FOR HIM. FUCKING YAY.
Some knight gets eaten; nobody cares because they're all just glad it's not them.
Right so, after the credits. Blah blah Questing Beast, blah blah myth, blah blah omen.
May I inturupt to say I was very glad about all this "old religion" jargon by the way, as I know it from another favourite Merlin adaptation of mine.
Anyway, blah blah fatal venom, blah blah no cure.
Next up is one of the best scenes of the episode, Morgana's dream. Katie is amazing, seriously. And the Gwen/Morgana hugging was just perfect, showing their real love and affection for one another. Gwen is the only person that doesn't treat her like the crazy cat lady this episode.
Right, now, indifference to this scene. When are people going to start listening to other people who are clearly in distress? Ever? No, apparently. Morgana is having a freaking panic attack on the steps and you just look at her like she's crazy. And Merlin, wtf? My only explaination for his behaviour is to protect her from revealing her secret, which makes quite a lot of sense really.
Back they go to The Cave of Impending Doom (oh dear, the snark has begun). I love the fact that when Arthur turns he always goes to look at Merlin, and not his knights. Probably because he is aware they are crap.
Also love that he and Merlin pair off together, even though Arthur is always telling him he is useless and therefore wouldn't be any help in covering his back.
I just spluttered at what I wrote. I am such a child. Moving on swiftly.
"What is it?" Oh IDEK Merlin, a killer rabbit? And how is Arthur supposed to know? He's standing right beside you! It's like asking the person you go to the cinema with what's going on in the film, ffs, they don't know! They're watching the same damn thing!
Arthur shoves him out the way! FUCKING YAY #2
He then proceeds to swing his sword about like a complete tit for all of 5 seconds, before the creature smacks him good and knocks him unconscious. At this point I'm like MERLIN WTF ARE YOU DOING?! Yeah that's right, wave the torch about and yell "RARRR!" that'll frighten him off. He might mistake you for a FLAME THROWING LION!? He finally does the spell which is actually quite cool, but obviously far too late.
MERLIN IS PRACTICALLY ON HIM AND OMG CHEST GROPING AGAIN LIKE EPISODE 11, FUCKING YAY #3!
Merlin throws all the stuff off the table like "HOT TABLE SEX TEIM NOW YES!"
I don't think he's up to that right now darling.
Of course not, I'm just being dirty. Arthur is laid on the table and then Gaius, for unexplained and incomprehensible reasons, FAILS EPICALLY.
"Can you hear me, Sire?"
Oh yes Gaius, obviously he's just taking a little nap right now. THAT'S WHY HE LOOKS HALF DEAD, BLEEDING AND MERLIN IS RUNNING AROUND LIKE A HEADLESS CHICKEN!!
He doesn't even examine him?! Surely that is basic first aid! He's just standing there!!!
"He can't die! It is my destiny to protect him!"
Well a fucking good job you're doing so far Merlin. LESS CHAT MORE ACTION PLZ.
"We haven't done all the things we are meant to do." AJKQN']SP8S.,JZ
*grabs hold of mind and hauls it from gutter*
Uther comes running in and omg he loves Arthur so much ♥
"Do something Gaius!"
"I am trying Sire."
Lies. All lies.
Wonderful scene #2, Uther carrying him across the courtyard. My heart actually breaks. ASH is amazing, seriously. Uther breaking down in tears is just, gah.
Merlin runs off to see teh Ulmighty Slash Dragon.
"I have failed Arthur. I have failed in my destiny."
Wow, they are just giving you some attrocious dialogue this week aren't they love? Fortunately Colin is amazing enough to pull it off. The teary eyes are quite heartwrenching.
"Blah blah blah, can you help?"
"Yes, but I'm going to be awkward about it, as always.
Merlin's devotion is incredible.
"Isle of the Blessed. Just down the A12, turn a right at the crossroads, under the spikes of death, through the ring of fire, past the swarming bees of venom, watch out for the hobos wielding bottles of piss and doom, get on a boat and ta-da, you're there! Off you go now."
I worry about myself, I really do.
Gaius doesn't want Merlin to go to The Isle. There's much chat and stuff. Blah blah life in return, blah blah price to pay.
"Whatever the price is I will pay it gladly." ILU MERLIN ♥ But you should really listen to all that foreboding music in the background.
OMG ARTHUR'S CHEST, IN FULL. PLOT? WHAT PLOT?
Gaius gives Merlin a rabbit foot. Merlin rides off looking very sexy on his horse.
ParentingSkills!Uther, ILU ♥
Ok here's the first bit of being slapped in the face with het. It's not so much that I have anything against Arthur/Gwen because actually I don't, I think she'd make a great beard wife and I love the whole mutual respect/adoration thing they've had going on so far. Plus the way he says Guinevere totally slays me.
What I don't appreciate is having this het shoved down my throat when it just comes out of nowhere. It's so rushed and misplaced. There's just no spark there, no chemistry.
Arthur is what keeps her going? Really? Since when? Actually though, mostly I like her little speech, about how she believes he will be a great King, and how she has faith him. Fine, love it. But the hand clutching/resting against cheek thing. Totally inappropriate and frankly, wierd. No no no. It's just too soon for this.
Gaius/Uther scene that serves no purpose and takes up screen time they could of used later to greater effect.
I'll just skip the boat stuff here because this is getting quite long, and really there's not much to say, apart from Colin looks gorgeous.
Arrives at Castle Creepyness of Fog and Foreboding. NIMUEH! HELL YES.
"I willingly give my life for Arthur's." JHBS'L[ASDUS ♥
Nimueh's snark totally cracks me up xD
"His life is worth a hundred of mine." OH MERLIN, IT'S NOT TRUEEEE.
"Look, the cup of life that I just so happened to have laying around right here, oh so conviently!"
OMG WET!COLIN, FLAIL FLAIL FLAIL!
Nimueh hands him the rainwater and there's some really great music playing in this scene! Totally Disney.
"I hope it pleases you." I burst out laughing again because I read in the Radio Times that this line kept giving them both the giggles, and I just wonder what take number that was. xD
Merlin returns and he's still wet when he gets there. Right now, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't it look as though it would seriously take longer than about an hour to get from Camelot to the magic place? So either it rained again, his horse is secretly a Tardis, or the continuity of time expanse in this show just crashed and burned.
"Don't worry Gaius, everything is going to be alright."
Everybody is fucked then.
OMG ARTHUR'S HEAD IS IN MERLIN'S LAP SKUJHDSA8'A, FUCKING YAY #4!
Morgana grabs Merlin and hauls him into the alcove. Ok I hate this scene. It's so OOC of Merlin. Why does he look at her like that?! He knows of her gifts, surely he can work out what she's saying, that she's seen what's to come. And aren't they friends? He's looking at her like crazy cat lady. It's just all wrong. I feel so sorry for Morgana in this episode, it's no wonder she turns to the dark side.
Arthur is finally awake. Uther is so happy! Merlin is even happier!! Look at how ecstatic he is. True love, no doubt about it.
BUT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! IF MERLIN IS SO WORRIED WHY DOESN'T HE ACTUALLY GO AND SEE HIM?! This causes me no end of frustration.
Arthur/Gwen scene #2. Insinuation that she's his guardian angel. Um, isn't Merlin the one always saving his ass? GTFO Uther. I actually kind of pissed myself laughing at this scene. Maybe it was to stop myself crying at having my face smooshed in all this het. Watching it for a second time I feel just irritation. This is all just so OOC and odd. They're rushing it like they rush everything in this episode.
Storm Clouds of Impending Doom. In addition to the cave from earlier. Can't have too much Impending Doom.
THE GUARDS OF CAMELOT ARE EVEN MORE USELESS THAN THE KNIGHTS. Yes that's right guys, just let the creepy old stranger waltz right in.
HUNITH!!?! I swear this took me so much by surprise that I shouted "WHAT THE HELL" out vewy vewy loudly.
Colin's acting here really kills me, so much heartbreak and fear.
He runs to visit the Slash Dragon again (I swear he's going to trip down those steps one day) and man is he PISSED. Yelling insues, and suddenly it all comes to light that the slash dragon is infact a bit of a selfish bastad.
"I am your kin."
Ur, he doesn't look very scaly to me Mr Dragon. I think perhaps you is a little crazy.
THIS WHOLE SCENE IS ACTUALLY FUCKIN AMAZING. The slash dragon and Merlin are now offically enemies, I'm totally gutted! Slash Dragon is Merthur's mascot! T___T It makes damn good viewing though.
Merlin returns to Gaius and this whole scene is a tearjerker. Watching it on iPlayer has set me off again. No snark here, too busy crying.
"I need to say goodbye to Arthur."
FUCKING YAY #5. Although:
"I owe it all to Gaius."
Oh Arthur, why are you so dim? My heart pangs at Merlin's expression.
Arthur's being prattish again, that blow to the head seemed to undo 12 episodes worth of work.
"Oh I know who you are. You're a prat. And a royal one." OMG ILU ♥
Arthur's reaction is wonderful,
"Are you ever going to change, Merlin?"
"No, you'd get bored."
THAT IS THEIR RELATIONSHIP IN A NUTSHELL. I LOVE THE THE WRITING TEAM FOR THIS LINE.
"I'm happy to be your servant, til the day I die."
INTENSE EYESEX OMG YES
"Sometimes I think I know you Merlin, and other times..." I love how gently this is spoken.
OMG WHY CAN'T ARTHUR SEE THAT MERLIN IS ALMOST IN TEARS. HE LOVES YOU, YOU BLOODY FOOL.
"Just...don't be a prat."
Arthur is looking at him with this unreadable expression. He looks so confused. Dim Arthur is so dim.
Sweet Gwen/Merlin scene. Colin kills me with his acting ability again.
Merlin comes down in the morning and finds Gaius' letter. It absolutely slays me.
"You are, and always will be, the son I never had." *heart shatters a little in chest*
Merlin freaks.
Morgana again. IDEK what is up now, she looks so pale and terrified.
We arrive back at the castle of creepy fog and doom. Backstory! But we know this already.
OH GAIUS WHAT A HERO YOU ARE I TOTALLY LOVE YOU.
My brain sort of went into shut down again, but I always hear the,
"I will make Arthur king!" Oh, so posessive Merlin ♥
CGI of the non eye-burning variety!
Merlin has the shittest relexes I have ever seen.
"Pity, together we could of ruled the world." ♪Yeah you and me, we could light up the sky! ♪
Oh sorry, wrong fandom.
Nimueh turns her back on the enemy. Rookie mistake.
Merlin is super pissed, and drags down this lightning from the sky to explode her.
I HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS. JUST FUCKING NO. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE YOU FOOL.
Merlin crying again, but at this point I'm too hacked off to care.
And oh look, Gaius is actually alive! What a shock.
"You've mastered the power of life and death itself."
I can't even begin to tell you how much is wrong with that. Just...what? WHAT? NONONONOOOO.
Oh hell, the dragon is on the brink of self-combusting through sheer rage. O_____O
Morgana hears him! Ohhhhh my....
"Merlin, will return!"
Thank god, if it ended there I would have a fit of such epic proportions it would surely rival all fits throughout history.
T A G
Ok I know I ranted quite a bit up there, but here's a separate bit too.
1. WHY HAVE I BEEN SLAPPED IN THE FACE WITH HET?!?! NOT ONLY HET BUT SERIOUSLY UNNECESSARY HET WHICH CAME FROM FRIGGING NOWHERE! I think you know my feelings on this by now. Would be perfectly acceptable if it wasn't so random and given absolutely no context.
2. Merlin's treatment of Morgana. OOC and stupid.
3. Three fake deathes in one episode? That's surely enough to last until series 3. It just takes away all the power of death scenes. You know, I absolutely hated when Tosh and Owen died in Torchwood, but at least they had the guts to follow it through properly and stick to it. That's why I cried to hard I couldn't even breathe, in comparison to this where I just teared up a bit, and only cried properly at one part.
4. My main issue was the pacing. Everything was so ridiculously rushed. They just tried to shove so much into one episode, and completely wasted valuable time with almost "filler" scenes.
5. Arthur was disgustingly underused. And reverting back to previous pratishness? Not good.
6. KILLING NIMUEH. NO NO NO. She was an amazing character with plenty of potential left. She was totally misued this episode and should not have been finished off. Oh and the fight scene? Majorly underwhelming.
7. MERLIN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPLAINEDLY HAVING THE POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH?! WTF?! Do you have any idea of the gravity of this? This is HUGE. You are essentually GOD with this power. And he is absolutely not ready one little bit. JUST NO.
BUT THERE WAS GOOD STUFF TOO! Colin rocked so much, he was acting his little socks off all the way through. Really strong performance.
I realise I sound like such a whining sod. And honestly I didn't hate it, I really didn't! It just wasn't what I expected in the slightest, and certainly didn't live up to the hype of the trailer. I'm frustrated because it had so much potential, and it was wasted.
But I still love this series SO VERY MUCH and I am still really excited about series 2. I just fear the inevitable het. O___O
Um, what? Just....what?
I hate to say this, god it physically pains me, but my love for this fandom died a little bit tonight.
I'm just really, really disappointed.
This was absolutely not what I was expecting. At all.
Ok look, lets bring this shizz up on iPlayer and break this down properly. Care to join me?
R E C A P
We start very, very well. Useless knights are useless, skulking through the forest. Then we have banter!
"Merlin. Spear." *clunk*
I was PMSL when they ran off, seriously. AND THEN MERLIN TRIPS. AND ARTHUR GOES BACK FOR HIM. FUCKING YAY.
Some knight gets eaten; nobody cares because they're all just glad it's not them.
Right so, after the credits. Blah blah Questing Beast, blah blah myth, blah blah omen.
May I inturupt to say I was very glad about all this "old religion" jargon by the way, as I know it from another favourite Merlin adaptation of mine.
Anyway, blah blah fatal venom, blah blah no cure.
Next up is one of the best scenes of the episode, Morgana's dream. Katie is amazing, seriously. And the Gwen/Morgana hugging was just perfect, showing their real love and affection for one another. Gwen is the only person that doesn't treat her like the crazy cat lady this episode.
Right, now, indifference to this scene. When are people going to start listening to other people who are clearly in distress? Ever? No, apparently. Morgana is having a freaking panic attack on the steps and you just look at her like she's crazy. And Merlin, wtf? My only explaination for his behaviour is to protect her from revealing her secret, which makes quite a lot of sense really.
Back they go to The Cave of Impending Doom (oh dear, the snark has begun). I love the fact that when Arthur turns he always goes to look at Merlin, and not his knights. Probably because he is aware they are crap.
Also love that he and Merlin pair off together, even though Arthur is always telling him he is useless and therefore wouldn't be any help in covering his back.
I just spluttered at what I wrote. I am such a child. Moving on swiftly.
"What is it?" Oh IDEK Merlin, a killer rabbit? And how is Arthur supposed to know? He's standing right beside you! It's like asking the person you go to the cinema with what's going on in the film, ffs, they don't know! They're watching the same damn thing!
Arthur shoves him out the way! FUCKING YAY #2
He then proceeds to swing his sword about like a complete tit for all of 5 seconds, before the creature smacks him good and knocks him unconscious. At this point I'm like MERLIN WTF ARE YOU DOING?! Yeah that's right, wave the torch about and yell "RARRR!" that'll frighten him off. He might mistake you for a FLAME THROWING LION!? He finally does the spell which is actually quite cool, but obviously far too late.
MERLIN IS PRACTICALLY ON HIM AND OMG CHEST GROPING AGAIN LIKE EPISODE 11, FUCKING YAY #3!
Merlin throws all the stuff off the table like "HOT TABLE SEX TEIM NOW YES!"
I don't think he's up to that right now darling.
Of course not, I'm just being dirty. Arthur is laid on the table and then Gaius, for unexplained and incomprehensible reasons, FAILS EPICALLY.
"Can you hear me, Sire?"
Oh yes Gaius, obviously he's just taking a little nap right now. THAT'S WHY HE LOOKS HALF DEAD, BLEEDING AND MERLIN IS RUNNING AROUND LIKE A HEADLESS CHICKEN!!
He doesn't even examine him?! Surely that is basic first aid! He's just standing there!!!
"He can't die! It is my destiny to protect him!"
Well a fucking good job you're doing so far Merlin. LESS CHAT MORE ACTION PLZ.
"We haven't done all the things we are meant to do." AJKQN']SP8S.,JZ
*grabs hold of mind and hauls it from gutter*
Uther comes running in and omg he loves Arthur so much ♥
"Do something Gaius!"
"I am trying Sire."
Lies. All lies.
Wonderful scene #2, Uther carrying him across the courtyard. My heart actually breaks. ASH is amazing, seriously. Uther breaking down in tears is just, gah.
Merlin runs off to see teh Ulmighty Slash Dragon.
"I have failed Arthur. I have failed in my destiny."
Wow, they are just giving you some attrocious dialogue this week aren't they love? Fortunately Colin is amazing enough to pull it off. The teary eyes are quite heartwrenching.
"Blah blah blah, can you help?"
"Yes, but I'm going to be awkward about it, as always.
Merlin's devotion is incredible.
"Isle of the Blessed. Just down the A12, turn a right at the crossroads, under the spikes of death, through the ring of fire, past the swarming bees of venom, watch out for the hobos wielding bottles of piss and doom, get on a boat and ta-da, you're there! Off you go now."
I worry about myself, I really do.
Gaius doesn't want Merlin to go to The Isle. There's much chat and stuff. Blah blah life in return, blah blah price to pay.
"Whatever the price is I will pay it gladly." ILU MERLIN ♥ But you should really listen to all that foreboding music in the background.
OMG ARTHUR'S CHEST, IN FULL. PLOT? WHAT PLOT?
Gaius gives Merlin a rabbit foot. Merlin rides off looking very sexy on his horse.
ParentingSkills!Uther, ILU ♥
Ok here's the first bit of being slapped in the face with het. It's not so much that I have anything against Arthur/Gwen because actually I don't, I think she'd make a great beard wife and I love the whole mutual respect/adoration thing they've had going on so far. Plus the way he says Guinevere totally slays me.
What I don't appreciate is having this het shoved down my throat when it just comes out of nowhere. It's so rushed and misplaced. There's just no spark there, no chemistry.
Arthur is what keeps her going? Really? Since when? Actually though, mostly I like her little speech, about how she believes he will be a great King, and how she has faith him. Fine, love it. But the hand clutching/resting against cheek thing. Totally inappropriate and frankly, wierd. No no no. It's just too soon for this.
Gaius/Uther scene that serves no purpose and takes up screen time they could of used later to greater effect.
I'll just skip the boat stuff here because this is getting quite long, and really there's not much to say, apart from Colin looks gorgeous.
Arrives at Castle Creepyness of Fog and Foreboding. NIMUEH! HELL YES.
"I willingly give my life for Arthur's." JHBS'L[ASDUS ♥
Nimueh's snark totally cracks me up xD
"His life is worth a hundred of mine." OH MERLIN, IT'S NOT TRUEEEE.
"Look, the cup of life that I just so happened to have laying around right here, oh so conviently!"
OMG WET!COLIN, FLAIL FLAIL FLAIL!
Nimueh hands him the rainwater and there's some really great music playing in this scene! Totally Disney.
"I hope it pleases you." I burst out laughing again because I read in the Radio Times that this line kept giving them both the giggles, and I just wonder what take number that was. xD
Merlin returns and he's still wet when he gets there. Right now, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't it look as though it would seriously take longer than about an hour to get from Camelot to the magic place? So either it rained again, his horse is secretly a Tardis, or the continuity of time expanse in this show just crashed and burned.
"Don't worry Gaius, everything is going to be alright."
Everybody is fucked then.
OMG ARTHUR'S HEAD IS IN MERLIN'S LAP SKUJHDSA8'A, FUCKING YAY #4!
Morgana grabs Merlin and hauls him into the alcove. Ok I hate this scene. It's so OOC of Merlin. Why does he look at her like that?! He knows of her gifts, surely he can work out what she's saying, that she's seen what's to come. And aren't they friends? He's looking at her like crazy cat lady. It's just all wrong. I feel so sorry for Morgana in this episode, it's no wonder she turns to the dark side.
Arthur is finally awake. Uther is so happy! Merlin is even happier!! Look at how ecstatic he is. True love, no doubt about it.
BUT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! IF MERLIN IS SO WORRIED WHY DOESN'T HE ACTUALLY GO AND SEE HIM?! This causes me no end of frustration.
Arthur/Gwen scene #2. Insinuation that she's his guardian angel. Um, isn't Merlin the one always saving his ass? GTFO Uther. I actually kind of pissed myself laughing at this scene. Maybe it was to stop myself crying at having my face smooshed in all this het. Watching it for a second time I feel just irritation. This is all just so OOC and odd. They're rushing it like they rush everything in this episode.
Storm Clouds of Impending Doom. In addition to the cave from earlier. Can't have too much Impending Doom.
THE GUARDS OF CAMELOT ARE EVEN MORE USELESS THAN THE KNIGHTS. Yes that's right guys, just let the creepy old stranger waltz right in.
HUNITH!!?! I swear this took me so much by surprise that I shouted "WHAT THE HELL" out vewy vewy loudly.
Colin's acting here really kills me, so much heartbreak and fear.
He runs to visit the Slash Dragon again (I swear he's going to trip down those steps one day) and man is he PISSED. Yelling insues, and suddenly it all comes to light that the slash dragon is infact a bit of a selfish bastad.
"I am your kin."
Ur, he doesn't look very scaly to me Mr Dragon. I think perhaps you is a little crazy.
THIS WHOLE SCENE IS ACTUALLY FUCKIN AMAZING. The slash dragon and Merlin are now offically enemies, I'm totally gutted! Slash Dragon is Merthur's mascot! T___T It makes damn good viewing though.
Merlin returns to Gaius and this whole scene is a tearjerker. Watching it on iPlayer has set me off again. No snark here, too busy crying.
"I need to say goodbye to Arthur."
FUCKING YAY #5. Although:
"I owe it all to Gaius."
Oh Arthur, why are you so dim? My heart pangs at Merlin's expression.
Arthur's being prattish again, that blow to the head seemed to undo 12 episodes worth of work.
"Oh I know who you are. You're a prat. And a royal one." OMG ILU ♥
Arthur's reaction is wonderful,
"Are you ever going to change, Merlin?"
"No, you'd get bored."
THAT IS THEIR RELATIONSHIP IN A NUTSHELL. I LOVE THE THE WRITING TEAM FOR THIS LINE.
"I'm happy to be your servant, til the day I die."
INTENSE EYESEX OMG YES
"Sometimes I think I know you Merlin, and other times..." I love how gently this is spoken.
OMG WHY CAN'T ARTHUR SEE THAT MERLIN IS ALMOST IN TEARS. HE LOVES YOU, YOU BLOODY FOOL.
"Just...don't be a prat."
Arthur is looking at him with this unreadable expression. He looks so confused. Dim Arthur is so dim.
Sweet Gwen/Merlin scene. Colin kills me with his acting ability again.
Merlin comes down in the morning and finds Gaius' letter. It absolutely slays me.
"You are, and always will be, the son I never had." *heart shatters a little in chest*
Merlin freaks.
Morgana again. IDEK what is up now, she looks so pale and terrified.
We arrive back at the castle of creepy fog and doom. Backstory! But we know this already.
OH GAIUS WHAT A HERO YOU ARE I TOTALLY LOVE YOU.
My brain sort of went into shut down again, but I always hear the,
"I will make Arthur king!" Oh, so posessive Merlin ♥
CGI of the non eye-burning variety!
Merlin has the shittest relexes I have ever seen.
"Pity, together we could of ruled the world." ♪Yeah you and me, we could light up the sky! ♪
Oh sorry, wrong fandom.
Nimueh turns her back on the enemy. Rookie mistake.
Merlin is super pissed, and drags down this lightning from the sky to explode her.
I HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS. JUST FUCKING NO. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE YOU FOOL.
Merlin crying again, but at this point I'm too hacked off to care.
And oh look, Gaius is actually alive! What a shock.
"You've mastered the power of life and death itself."
I can't even begin to tell you how much is wrong with that. Just...what? WHAT? NONONONOOOO.
Oh hell, the dragon is on the brink of self-combusting through sheer rage. O_____O
Morgana hears him! Ohhhhh my....
"Merlin, will return!"
Thank god, if it ended there I would have a fit of such epic proportions it would surely rival all fits throughout history.
T A G
Ok I know I ranted quite a bit up there, but here's a separate bit too.
1. WHY HAVE I BEEN SLAPPED IN THE FACE WITH HET?!?! NOT ONLY HET BUT SERIOUSLY UNNECESSARY HET WHICH CAME FROM FRIGGING NOWHERE! I think you know my feelings on this by now. Would be perfectly acceptable if it wasn't so random and given absolutely no context.
2. Merlin's treatment of Morgana. OOC and stupid.
3. Three fake deathes in one episode? That's surely enough to last until series 3. It just takes away all the power of death scenes. You know, I absolutely hated when Tosh and Owen died in Torchwood, but at least they had the guts to follow it through properly and stick to it. That's why I cried to hard I couldn't even breathe, in comparison to this where I just teared up a bit, and only cried properly at one part.
4. My main issue was the pacing. Everything was so ridiculously rushed. They just tried to shove so much into one episode, and completely wasted valuable time with almost "filler" scenes.
5. Arthur was disgustingly underused. And reverting back to previous pratishness? Not good.
6. KILLING NIMUEH. NO NO NO. She was an amazing character with plenty of potential left. She was totally misued this episode and should not have been finished off. Oh and the fight scene? Majorly underwhelming.
7. MERLIN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPLAINEDLY HAVING THE POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH?! WTF?! Do you have any idea of the gravity of this? This is HUGE. You are essentually GOD with this power. And he is absolutely not ready one little bit. JUST NO.
BUT THERE WAS GOOD STUFF TOO! Colin rocked so much, he was acting his little socks off all the way through. Really strong performance.
I realise I sound like such a whining sod. And honestly I didn't hate it, I really didn't! It just wasn't what I expected in the slightest, and certainly didn't live up to the hype of the trailer. I'm frustrated because it had so much potential, and it was wasted.
But I still love this series SO VERY MUCH and I am still really excited about series 2. I just fear the inevitable het. O___O