I KNOOOOW. GOD. MORGANA AND MORGAUSE AND ARTHUR AND MERLIN. Also hee, this reaction is perhaps a more accurate reaction to Merlin's noble idiocy than my reaction in the post.
Morgana getting sleep = <33333. I can't wait for Morgause to come back.
I want to SMACK Merlin and HUG him. Couldn't he just have said, 'No more bloodshed, stop it at once, also he's your father and would you lose both parents now?' The one time Arthur actually listens to Merlin, Merline LIES. OH BOYS. OH.
I WANT MORGAUSE TO COME BACK AND STEAL MY GIRL AWAY SO THAT SHE CAN BE HER SLIGHTLY EVIL MENTORLY OLDER SISTER AND TEACH HER MAGIC AND, I DON'T KNOW, HAVE THEIR OWN VERSION OF MEDIEVAL SPN. I also kind of ship it. It's like the new Bellatrix/Narcissa.
I WANT MORGAUSE TO COME BACK AND STEAL MY GIRL AWAY SO THAT SHE CAN BE HER SLIGHTLY EVIL MENTORLY OLDER SISTER AND TEACH HER MAGIC AND, I DON'T KNOW, HAVE THEIR OWN VERSION OF MEDIEVAL SPN.
question: Can I skip the previous 'was written by a childish monkey' episode and go straight to downloading this episode? Will I actually miss something?
You will miss nothing! This is a total stand alone. (However, last episode was also okay, I think. It was much better than the troll eps, although that's not saying much.)
Anyway, yeah, you can jump straight to this one, no problem. Waaaatch eeeet.
I just watched the episode and it's the first of the season to really get me in the gut. Just OUCH all over. I loved Arthur and how they took him from thinking perhaps not all magic users are bad to reaffirming his father's prejudice through Merlin. Jesus. All of that was perfect. Especially the fight scene with Uther and Merlin taking him down with such out-and-out lies. Guh.
The only part I didn't like was the end. Unlike you, I didn't think they did a good enough job of Merlin seeming conflicted. He lied to Arthur, pretty blatantly and perhaps destroyed what little chance he had of ever revealing himself to be a sorcerer. I think that deserved at least a little more angsting. The moment he share with Gaius actually pissed me off in quite a similar way to the one they shared after Merlin didn't end up telling Morgana about his magic. The self-congratulation after lying and deceiving people they're supposed to care about just rubs me the wrong way. I really hope there's some comeuppance for it in the future.
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I have been stuck on CAPSLOCK ever since I saw it this morning. SO GOOD OMG.
Also, Morgause! A plotline for Morgana! Morgana getting sleep! Secret baby-smuggling! ARTHUR AND MERLIN! Oh, show.
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Morgana getting sleep = <33333. I can't wait for Morgause to come back.
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I WANT MORGAUSE TO COME BACK AND STEAL MY GIRL AWAY SO THAT SHE CAN BE HER SLIGHTLY EVIL MENTORLY OLDER SISTER AND TEACH HER MAGIC AND, I DON'T KNOW, HAVE THEIR OWN VERSION OF MEDIEVAL SPN. I also kind of ship it. It's like the new Bellatrix/Narcissa.
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...MY BRAIN HAS JUST SHORTED OUT. OMG.
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Anyway, yeah, you can jump straight to this one, no problem. Waaaatch eeeet.
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The only part I didn't like was the end. Unlike you, I didn't think they did a good enough job of Merlin seeming conflicted. He lied to Arthur, pretty blatantly and perhaps destroyed what little chance he had of ever revealing himself to be a sorcerer. I think that deserved at least a little more angsting. The moment he share with Gaius actually pissed me off in quite a similar way to the one they shared after Merlin didn't end up telling Morgana about his magic. The self-congratulation after lying and deceiving people they're supposed to care about just rubs me the wrong way. I really hope there's some comeuppance for it in the future.
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