Merlin 511-513
Dec. 25th, 2012 10:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katikatThis morning, I woke up dry-eyed and headachy from all the crying I did last night. Like, seriously, I know that it's just a TV show but for 5 years, I have lived with these characters, I have laughed and cried with them, cheered and rooted for them. An ending is always sad, saying good-bye to characters you got to love and hold dear, but this one was exceptionally sad and full of desperate inevitability. I wish they had ended it on a hopeful note at least...
- I never liked Mordred, not as a kid, not as an adult. Maybe because I didn't like either of the actors playing him. But I did like that when Mordred stabbed Arthur, he didn't cheer viciously but felt regret, enough regret to say "You gave me no choice" or something like that. Still, I was happy that Arthur killed him.
- And then Gwaine died. His and Percival's plan was a good one and it would've worked if Morgana could've been killed with a mortal weapon - they didn't know that she couldn't. If they had known, they wouldn't have tried to kill her, they weren't stupid. I understood why Gwaine did it. He felt at least partially responsible for Arthur's disappearance/wound/death. If he hadn't revealed their plans to Eira, Morgana might not have had the time to plan her ambush. I think that's why he was crying when he laid the trap for Eira - not because he was in love with her or something but because he realized what part he had played in his king's destruction.
- Loved Gwaine's death scene, though. And Percival's reaction. That was amazing. I hope fanfic writers do something with it. I'm suddenly interested in them as a pairing. Did you notice Percival's expression when they were shouting "Long live the Queen"? He was only whispering it, still completely shell-shocked. And I don't think it was just Arthur's death that destroyed him. I think it was Gwaine's that broke him.
- I really loved Gwen in this episode. She was an awesome queen. Strong and not wallowing in self-pity. Even when she lost the love her life. I think that it hardened her - that it made her stronger. I really liked that.
- I was happy that Merlin stabbed Morgana. And that he told her he felt responsible for what happened to her. But ultimately, it was her decision to turn evil and greedy and cruel. As Arthur said, it was people like Morgana who forced him to outlaw magic, people who used it for evil purposes. Uther was nuts, he hated magic period. Arthur didn't. Arthur felt he had no choice in that matter because he was afraid of people abusing it - and because of that, Merlin didn't want to reveal his own magic to him - and because of that, Arthur never learned that magic could be used for good. It was a vicious circle.
- And Arthur and Merlin. Their scenes were so sweet and tender and almost... serene, I would say. Arthur accepted Merlin's magic quite quickly - though my heart broke for Merlin when he revealed his magic to Arthur in tears. And I loved Arthur's slow realization of who and what Merlin was, how strong and intelligent and loyal and... good Merlin was. Which made the ending all that sadder. When Merlin literally broke down, holding Arthur's dead body... that almost destroyed me.
- I wonder if Merlin actually returned to Camelot. I don't think so. I don't think he was able to. Not without Arthur. He might have helped when he was needed but I'm convinced he never went back. He just couldn't. And can you imagine it? Waiting for Arthur to return for literally hundreds of years? Can you imagine love that strong? Because this was in no way mere loyalty and friendship anymore.
- It really destroyed me that it didn't even end on a high note, no hope. Just Merlin guarding Avalon, old, sad and alone, waiting and waiting with no hope to see Arthur anytime soon. I wish they had given us at least that. Some hint that Arthur might be waking up, that Merlin's not been waiting in vain. But... nothing. I think that crushed me more than anything. I know there's fic but... I hope for something in the show, something canonical.
Now that Merlin's over, I hope Colin Morgan and Bradley James get to work on stuff with more variety. They both have such a perfect comedic timing... yet they get cast in the same parts again and again: Colin as a junkie or whatever in really depressing movies and Bradley as a dumb jock. I think it's really too bad and I hope it'll change now that they will have the time to choose their parts wisely.
- I never liked Mordred, not as a kid, not as an adult. Maybe because I didn't like either of the actors playing him. But I did like that when Mordred stabbed Arthur, he didn't cheer viciously but felt regret, enough regret to say "You gave me no choice" or something like that. Still, I was happy that Arthur killed him.
- And then Gwaine died. His and Percival's plan was a good one and it would've worked if Morgana could've been killed with a mortal weapon - they didn't know that she couldn't. If they had known, they wouldn't have tried to kill her, they weren't stupid. I understood why Gwaine did it. He felt at least partially responsible for Arthur's disappearance/wound/death. If he hadn't revealed their plans to Eira, Morgana might not have had the time to plan her ambush. I think that's why he was crying when he laid the trap for Eira - not because he was in love with her or something but because he realized what part he had played in his king's destruction.
- Loved Gwaine's death scene, though. And Percival's reaction. That was amazing. I hope fanfic writers do something with it. I'm suddenly interested in them as a pairing. Did you notice Percival's expression when they were shouting "Long live the Queen"? He was only whispering it, still completely shell-shocked. And I don't think it was just Arthur's death that destroyed him. I think it was Gwaine's that broke him.
- I really loved Gwen in this episode. She was an awesome queen. Strong and not wallowing in self-pity. Even when she lost the love her life. I think that it hardened her - that it made her stronger. I really liked that.
- I was happy that Merlin stabbed Morgana. And that he told her he felt responsible for what happened to her. But ultimately, it was her decision to turn evil and greedy and cruel. As Arthur said, it was people like Morgana who forced him to outlaw magic, people who used it for evil purposes. Uther was nuts, he hated magic period. Arthur didn't. Arthur felt he had no choice in that matter because he was afraid of people abusing it - and because of that, Merlin didn't want to reveal his own magic to him - and because of that, Arthur never learned that magic could be used for good. It was a vicious circle.
- And Arthur and Merlin. Their scenes were so sweet and tender and almost... serene, I would say. Arthur accepted Merlin's magic quite quickly - though my heart broke for Merlin when he revealed his magic to Arthur in tears. And I loved Arthur's slow realization of who and what Merlin was, how strong and intelligent and loyal and... good Merlin was. Which made the ending all that sadder. When Merlin literally broke down, holding Arthur's dead body... that almost destroyed me.
- I wonder if Merlin actually returned to Camelot. I don't think so. I don't think he was able to. Not without Arthur. He might have helped when he was needed but I'm convinced he never went back. He just couldn't. And can you imagine it? Waiting for Arthur to return for literally hundreds of years? Can you imagine love that strong? Because this was in no way mere loyalty and friendship anymore.
- It really destroyed me that it didn't even end on a high note, no hope. Just Merlin guarding Avalon, old, sad and alone, waiting and waiting with no hope to see Arthur anytime soon. I wish they had given us at least that. Some hint that Arthur might be waking up, that Merlin's not been waiting in vain. But... nothing. I think that crushed me more than anything. I know there's fic but... I hope for something in the show, something canonical.
Now that Merlin's over, I hope Colin Morgan and Bradley James get to work on stuff with more variety. They both have such a perfect comedic timing... yet they get cast in the same parts again and again: Colin as a junkie or whatever in really depressing movies and Bradley as a dumb jock. I think it's really too bad and I hope it'll change now that they will have the time to choose their parts wisely.
