Some Merlin finale noodling - Merlin's future

[corilannam]

As long as I'm still crying over the end of Merlin the show anyway, I was doing some thinking about the future of Merlin the character.



Personally, I don't think Merlin will ever go back to Camelot. There's nothing for him there now. Gwen doesn't really need him, though I'm sure she'd welcome him with honors. Gwaine is dead, he was never all that close to Percival that we saw, and Leon outright doesn't give a shit about Merlin and never has.

That leaves Gaius. Merlin might go back long enough to say good-bye to Gaius, though more likely Gaius would have to come find him. If he had time, since he's now chief adviser to a newly widowed queen, and Gwen does need him. More likely, I think Gaius will make Merlin's favorite meal every night for the rest of his life, waiting for him to come home.

I can't really see Merlin ever straying very far from that lake. His devotion is to Arthur. He hasn't been released from his destiny just because Arthur is sleeping in Avalon now. He'll wait.



So what are your thoughts on Merlin's future?

Comments

[ella-bane.livejournal.com]

Argh, I can't give you a conclusive answer to that one. I lean more toward Merlin NOT going back to Camelot because it would just rub salt in his already enormous wound. You made me lol so hard at what you said about Leon thought, because I completely agree.

I do think Gaius would journey to the lake to say his goodbye to Merlin, because he knows exactly where he would be. Oh, Merlin! I can see him living in a hut near the lake, just wiling away his days while he waits. *sigh*

[destina.livejournal.com]

I really want the story in your last paragraph, because I so want Gaius and Merlin to have a proper goodbye. :/

[killabeez.livejournal.com]

I agree with this. My first instinct was that Merlin wouldn't go back. But then destina convinced me he might go to tell Gwen in person (and that Percival might show up looking for him to take him home). Then I thought of what I really wanted was for him to see Gaius one more time, and that was enough to make me think he might go back (though not permanently!) But Gaius coming to find him makes sense to me, too.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I really don't think Gaius would leave Merlin there all alone if he could help it, not without checking on him. But it's always possible that he just won't be able to leave Camelot for a while because he has to help Gwen restore order.

Ah, Leon. *g*