Merlin 3.02

[corilannam]

Camelot under siege! Knights in a real battle! Leon kicking ass! SO AWESOME.

So now we know for sure that Arthur's ring was his mother's - love it when fanon becomes canon. And it's always satisfying to see Uther sniveling.

I'm glad the Slash Dragon and Merlin seem to be on good terms again. And how awesome was Merlin's face right before he said he had no intention of walking? COLIN'S FACE, OMG.

Really, really want Morgana and Morgause to figure out what exactly they're dealing with in Merlin. So, so much.

Ah, Gwen. Useless as usual. Can't even help Merlin find Gaius. Surprisingly, I almost liked the A/G scenes this week, though. Poor Arthur has so few people to support him emotionally.

Okay, so it's really the Arthur/Merlin I want to talk about. I was all flaily at how badly Arthur wanted Merlin at his side ALL THE TIME and how cranky he gets whenever Merlin's not where he's supposed to be (next to Arthur).

How adorable was it that Merlin's chief concern preparing for a siege, with everything else going on, was to make sure that Arthur would remain well fed? Merlin's not dealing with a cranky prince on top of everything else, oh no!

I don't even know what to say about the Big Emotional Scenes, except that I really enjoy how Merlin has taken to telling Arthur the bald truth about protecting him and about his destiny, even though it doesn't seem to make any sense without the context that Arthur doesn't have. And Arthur accepts it and seems to feel the truth of it even if he doesn't know why. It keeps an honesty and an intimacy in their relationship that gives me hope for when Arthur eventually finds out about the magic.

Or maybe it's just the brain damage from all the concussions. Who can say?

Comments

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

I'm mostly okay with Arthur's behavior in these episodes, more than I was last season since now there seems to be more of an underlayer of respect and affection. They do give each other a lot of shit, but that just seems to be the way they interact. Plus, Arthur goes through a tremendous amount of stress in this ep, so it's not too surprising that he would lash out a bit, with Merlin being the safest person to do that with.

I do wish the magic laws were more consistent on the show, even down to whether people need to speak spells or not. I also really wish Morgause and Morgana knew about Merlin -- it could be so much more interesting! And I'm not sure Katie McGrath is a better actress than that, but she could certainly stand to tone it down a notch or two. I'd blame the director, but everyone else seems to manage okay.

Does Bradley James now have a contract like that dude from Twilight, where he must remove his shirt every ten minutes?

OMG I HOPE SO!