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Merlin rewatch -- S2E2: The Once and Future Queen

Arthur+Merlin+Gwen

The knight transformation montage was hilarious. It's like some weird exhibition. " How to make a knight step by step" or something. Arthur's face was gold.

" I can't believe you talk me into this." Little friendship moment. Merlin did go to Gwen for help a lot in the early days. Gwen's too nice a person to refuse Merlin's various weird requests xd.

Merlin's face when he heard that Arthur's cooking was so funny. He had zero confidence. (and he's right)

They were so happy together ~~ I love blue cloak Arthur so much. It's nice that in the end he actually enjoyed being a nameless person in the crowd, cheering with his friends.

The secret smiles in the throne room. Still so young and carefree. Everything is perfect and nothing hurts.

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#merlin rewatch 2024 #bbc merlin #rewatch: the once and future queen #arthur pendragon #gwen #merlin #sir william

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Merlin rewatch -- S2E2: The Once and Future Queen

Arwen (critical)

While I liked Arwen much better this time around, I was reminded of why I didn’t like it that much before… Not the ship itself, but the way the plot was executed.

I'm not sure how much is true and how much is my annoyance about romance stories in general, but I feel like Merlin's importance in Arthur's life was often diminished when the show needed to emphasise the love between Arthur and Gwen, and that annoys me. I don't like the " romance is the grandest love" vibe I get in it, and I don't appreciate Arthur treating Merlin worse than usual just so that his favour to Gwen can be shown. (maybe not really 'worse than usual' but just more heavily emphasised in order to make a contrast with how nice he was to Gwen)

Plus, a lot of what made Gwen stand out to Arthur was her honest advice, much like Merlin, but for the comedy effect, the lesson Arthur learned from Gwen usually didn't apply on Merlin. Therefore it felt like Arthur listened to her just to impress the pretty girl. (such as asking Merlin to fetch a mattress right after he told Gwen he didn’t need to sleep on the bed, without a word of gratitude.)

All of that made me feel a strong effort from the production team to promote this pair, which just decreased my interest.

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#merlin rewatch 2024 #bbc merlin #rewatch: the once and future queen

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Merlin rewatch -- S2E2: The Once and Future Queen

Arthur x Gwen

I have my issue with the way their romance was portrayed but there were a lot of good scenes in this episode. Arthur and Gwen looked insanely gorgeous. Especially Gwen.

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The awkward "good night" between them was quite cute. Arthur was trying to be a decent human being. Gwen was probably still wondering why she got herself into this mess. Perhaps they also suddenly remembered the fact that they were staying with the person they had interest in.

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" Would it kill you to say please and thank you once in a while?" (which Arthur didn't learn at all...).

I love how calm Arthur was through the whole thing. He didn't raise his voice once. His tone at first could be interpreted as a little threatening, but it was still soft. I like that he asked twice if Gwen had anything else to say. He actually wanted to know. And he admitted his fault instantly. (He went into the wrong way afterwards but he was trying...)

Unlike Merlin, Gwen actually understood the possible outcome of defying royalty. She was scared when she scolded Arthur. But Arthur proved it again that he wouldn't force Gwen's obedience and respect.

This is how she could admit that she wanted to make Arthur feel bad a little with a tentative smile. She was more certain now that she could say what she want in front of Arthur. They had status differences but they could still stand on equal footing. It's lovely. (Also the way Bradley said " Oh really" was so funny xd love him)

Then at dinner Gwen could jibe him lightheartedly and smiled at Arthur's indignant response. They're so cute.

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The first kiss!!

It was so gorgeous. I was still mad that Arthur ordered Merlin to get a mattress the scene before and frankly the kiss was a bit impromptu. But the kiss itself was too perfect I can't complain.

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"Perhaps when you are king things will be different…"

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#merlin rewatch 2024 #bbc merlin #rewatch: the once and future queen #arwen #arthur x gwen #arthur pendragon #gwen

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[MERLIN ALPHABET CHALLENGE 2021] A » Arthur Pendragon;

#my king #arthur pendragon #bbc merlin #merlin edit

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UNDERWORLD SAGA SKETCHY BECAUSE THE BRAINROT HAS BEGUN I HEARD THE STREAM AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO DOODLE BECAUSE I CANT SCREAM [low sat below the cut cuz it’s the underworld]

#favorite saga currently #epic the musical fanart #epic the musical

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issey takahashi doing a variety of jojo poses on a game segment of "welcome! yokimaru house", april 23, 2024 (sorted by appearance?)

some of the poses were randomly repeated a few times.

#he perfected that art long ago #it’s like breathing #never thought Jojo tachi can be used in live action sp seemlessly #issey takahashi #jjba #thus spoke kishibe rohan

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the only reason writers kept Arthur in dark was because otherwise he'd have solved the plot, repealed the ban, United the albion and remained alive easily. One person, who, if knew things, would have been able to work on it and changed things for better... But let's not tell him, let him remain in dark.

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#incredible #love the colour of hair #bradley james

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Dance Lesson♫

#red white and royal blue #firstprince #rwrb fanart

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season 2, episode 2: the once and future queen 

#just finish rewatch and god is Gaius the worst #people berate Arthur for over working Merlin but Gaius wasn’t any better #bbc merlin #gaius is the worst

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Merlin Loregasm Rewatch S1E2

Hi Everyone! Welcome to my rewatch of Merlin focusing on the lore. I am a giant nerd so pretty excited about this. Time for VALIANT!

So this brings up heraldry in the series. We see Arthur using Camelot heradlry, and other knights doing the same but during tourneys, we see Lots of different other patterned shields. So either people usually use the shield of their overlord in battle but their own in tourneys Or no knights of Camelot besides Arthur appear in tourneys. (I think Lancelot will make this a bit clearer when we get to it.) Either way either this is Valient's family crest, or he serves someone with a family crest. Either way it makes sense for why he murders this dude. As the shield is KINDA a dead giveaway to his identity. (And we know he is a knight or at least is acting as one and pulls it off better then Merlin's later first attempt at identity theft.) They obviously do not require patents of nobility at tourneys because Gwen, Arthur and Merlin pull off a fictional Knight later just fine.

I think he is likely a knight because ARMOR IS EXPENSIVE Y'ALL.

He also says he is from the Western Illes. Because the island of Mora And Ealdor this is the first place we hear about besides Camalot. Does he mean Ireland? I think he means Ireland? ALSO! are you used to my messed up grammar and punctuation yet? I have an LD in both. This is why I always need Betas for my fics despite creative writing being my thing. (I mean besides just wanting them to be better.) (This is an example of autistic oversharing. You are welcome! BACK TO MERLIN!)

So we only see this kinda sparing with Merlin in armor and holding a sword and shield once. (Usually he just holds a target for arthur) However, Merlin does get better with a sword somewhat as the series progresses so I think it likly continues. (Though perhaps a bit more nicely) It's interesting because Arthur has his pick of people to spar with, we see that later. Yet he says "Most Servants collapse after the first blow" So who is he sparing with? Has he been given manservants he didn't like before and just used this to make them quit? ANYHOO this was not as much lore so will not often comment on character dynamics but yesh.

Okay so I will spare you the talk of different armor parts. BUT this is really interesting compared to mentions of "Camalot forged steel"

See many Castles would have their own blacksmith and the one in the villager would be more for horseshoes, nails, and the like. Because armor and weapon making was A BIG DEAL

This implies Gwen's father was a HIGHLY SKILLED blacksmith who likely served the knights of Camalot. (He can't have been the only one because when he dies there is a period of time before Elyan comes and in Gwen's words Gets the forge running again.) But for a regular blacksmith to serve as an armor and weapon maker is a BIG DEAL that kinda knowledge was highly specialized! And yet Uther killed him easily.

OKAY time to nerd out a bit! This is quartering, an advanced heraldic tradition in which an individual for some reason or another wanted to show MORE than one coat of arms they were entitled to. You guys should look all this up, its fascinating! But onward!

Okay yeah remember what I said about Gwens family likely descending back to the Roman times? It's still possible but if Arab knight equivalents can get to Camelot then her family could totally have come from northern Africa for other reasons. Also I like the dude in Mauve having an Anglo-Saxon Helm and the due behind him having one from the 1100s I love Merlin's stew of things from all over history.

Okay this is perhaps just Uther being an ass. Because I'm sorry if you are not the king of Mercia I refuse to belive you are the king of Ireland. (Albion is not united yet.)

Perhaps its mostly knights of Camalot here with some exeptions? I mean if we are creative with the dude CLEARLY of the middle east we can say somehow became a noble of camalot. It would explain a few things. Did Valiant come from Ireland (Sorry I mean The Western Illes) originally then somehow for reasons we will not question also moved to Camalot? (Unlikely as Uther asks him to stay later.) There are also very few people here so likley perliminary tournaments were held? I mean we do see in Lancelot people come from all over to try to be knights of Camalot. so THEORETICLY Uther might be being honest here?

Okay this guys helm is the same as the Arab dude we saw before I think he just took his outher coat off. BUT And some of this gear is very European. So Camalot somehow has an Arab noble family that fights in ancestral gear when they can OR he got repairs along the long journey to Camalot in local styles. Take your pick!)

(You know because I can't be normal and just say they throw this in for visual appeal.)

Something to note! This would normally be the job for a Squire. A Squire was also usually the step before knighthood but in the Merlin world they do not seem to exist!

#I like this #bbc merlin

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One thing I like about Bradley James is that he played comedy very straight. It always felt natural and in character. Not that other actors were out of character, but Bradley was particularly... consistent? He didn't have different "modes", serious, mature, comical, silly,… He changed his acting style more subtly and everything was very organic. I also like the way he delivered the lines. (I have a strong preference in this matter) Never too over the top even if the scene is dramatic. Whether it’s a emotional or comical scene, never once did I feel weird when listening to him.

#god the diamond of the day #you can see his life bleed out scene by scene #and have to digest all the shock and greif #gorgeous #bradley james

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i just saw this image and merthur looks so HOT HERE?? 😭😭 is this an edit or an official poster? Does anyone have an HQ version of this?? I NEED IT i think im going to die if i dont find it

edit: rambling bcuz i think this is so cool UGHH

Like guys this is so merthur coded like THEY’RE FINALLY STANDING NEXT TO EACH-OTHER FACE TO FACE LIKE TO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN ON THE SAME PEDESTAL. ITS LIKE ENDGAME MERTHUR 😭😭 ESP WITH MERLIN’S EYES GLOWING GOLD LIKEEE UGHHH AND EXCALIBUR IN THE MIDDLE??? OH MYGODD I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE IS PEAK MERTHUR THEYRE SOOO 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶😭😭😭😭😭😭 PLEASE I NEED TO KNOW WHO CREATED THIS MASTERPIECE ok but like imagine this is merthur but theyre lovers and arthur knows abt merlin’s magic and just UGH excalibur is the symbol of their love

And this i need to know where both of this pic came from pleaseee

#😍 #bbc merlin #merthur

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The Totality of Partial Impressions

summary: Arthur starts his first year at Camelot University hoping to elude his father’s influence. But Uther’s control persists and Arthur soon faces the same pressures he had hoped to escape. To make matters worse, his roommate proves to be a complete pain in the arse, though Merlin thinks the same about Arthur. Unfortunately, Arthur is not only infuriating but infuriatingly attractive, and Merlin cannot help but wonder if Arthur’s guarded looks convey a deeper meaning – one he’s too afraid to admit to.

relationships: Merlin/Arthur, Merlin/Gwaine, Arthur/Gwen

main tags: Alternate Universe - University, Alternate Universe - Roomates, Alternate Universe - 1990s, Internalized Homophobia, Class Differences

#highly recommend #a beautiful piece #merlin fanfic #bbc merlin #merthur

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#😳 #thus spoke kishibe rohan #issey takahashi