Yeah, I really don't think Merlin can see much of anything outside of keeping Arthur safe right now. In past seasons he's been juggling a lot of other considerations at the same time, but right now -- sorry, I just distracted myself by saying "juggling." Hee!
I think part of what makes the Mordred/Merlin dynamic so sexy (at least to me) is that there's a significant amount of pull and connection between them underneath the antagonism. They are both creatures of the Old Religion; each of them is as close to an equal as the other one will ever find. Part of them really wants to be together (as friends and allies, I mean, though you can certainly spin that out sexually as well).
I suspect Mordred, in particular, would consider the barriers between them unnatural and solely of Merlin's making. I'm not sure yet whether he's still holding out any hope of achieving amity with Emrys, or whether he's playing a long game of revenge, but even the revenge I think would come from a place of betrayal, that Merlin chooses Arthur over and over against those who should be his beloved kin.
And of course, we've seen for years how much Merlin aches to connect with other magic users, who would understand him in a way Arthur can't. A strong relationship with someone as unique and powerful as Merlin himself ought to be a dream come true, if it weren't for that pesky prophecy!
Thin line between love and hate and all that. *g*
Let the alien die!
Man, I am just hoping their CGI budget runs out fast this season. *headdesk*
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Date: 2012-10-15 05:30 pm (UTC)I think part of what makes the Mordred/Merlin dynamic so sexy (at least to me) is that there's a significant amount of pull and connection between them underneath the antagonism. They are both creatures of the Old Religion; each of them is as close to an equal as the other one will ever find. Part of them really wants to be together (as friends and allies, I mean, though you can certainly spin that out sexually as well).
I suspect Mordred, in particular, would consider the barriers between them unnatural and solely of Merlin's making. I'm not sure yet whether he's still holding out any hope of achieving amity with Emrys, or whether he's playing a long game of revenge, but even the revenge I think would come from a place of betrayal, that Merlin chooses Arthur over and over against those who should be his beloved kin.
And of course, we've seen for years how much Merlin aches to connect with other magic users, who would understand him in a way Arthur can't. A strong relationship with someone as unique and powerful as Merlin himself ought to be a dream come true, if it weren't for that pesky prophecy!
Thin line between love and hate and all that. *g*
Let the alien die!
Man, I am just hoping their CGI budget runs out fast this season. *headdesk*