#merlin deleted scenes

[zoyalaaai]

no need to say it

when i can see it in your eyes

#merthur #arthur pendragon #merlin #quote post #merthur quotes #merlin bbc #no need to say it when it’s written all over your face #the sigil scene #my beloved #merlin deleted scenes #pinterest vibes

[tiredcowboyy]

I hope the people that decided half of the merlin deleted scenes werent worth the final cut have crumbs in their beds and their pillows are flat and warm ESPECIALLY whoever said “yk what, lets take out the sigil scene” I hope your nose is blocked too

#I saw another deleted scene and got mad #the sigil scene is canon to me #because it’s literally one of the best scenes ever #whoever got rid of it is insane #arthur pendragon #bbc merlin #merthur #merlin #merlin emrys #merlin bbc #merlin deleted scenes #arthur will return #merlin angst

[emrys-merlin]

Damn there are so many interesting unreleased scenes in the series

In this scene Morgana, who is lying on the brink of death following her encounter with Merlin/Emrys, sees Morgause in the Spirit world and is given a magical coin to revive her. Morgana also will use this coin in the episode Lancelot du Lac to summon Lancelot's spirit.

It certainly raises some questions as to what those people are and what Morgause’s life after death is like and how different it is to the concept of Avalon. Is Uther also now in that dark place? Also it gives a neat link to how Morgana got the coin and how Emrys literally bested her so bad she went to purgatory and get a physical object from her sister to bring back. Merlin wasn't playing around anymore!

This is one of the deleted scenes I always wanted to see so badly, it’s so clear they filmed it without all the special effects at least.

#merlin #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #morgana #morgana pendragon #merlin emrys #merlin 4x07 #morgause #merlin deleted scenes

[pippin-katz]

Ygraine’s Sigil

Why did Arthur give it to Merlin?

Alright, we all know about the medieval history thing that this is essentially a proposal, but I think even without that subtext, there’s something really interesting about his choice.

Let’s break this down real quick:

This is a deleted scene from season 4, episode 2, “The Darkest Hour: Part 2”. It has dialogue from the scene right before Merlin saves Arthur from the Dorocha:

This is important because of the implications of the timeline. In the canon version, we can assume he doesn’t give the sigil to anyone, because the conversation in the deleted scene could never have happened in the timeline we’re given.

Why does that matter?

I saw a very sweet post that maybe one of the reasons why Arthur gave it to Merlin was because he wanted part of his mother to stay in the living world rather than come with him through the veil. He wanted her to live on somehow.

I totally love that, and that’s super sweet, so I have no problems taking that as canon!

Though for this post, let’s think about that:

If that’s the only reason why he wanted the sigil to stay behind, he could give it to anyone; specifically, Leon. From what the show implies, Leon is older than Arthur and has been a close friend to him for his whole life. There’s a small possibility that Leon even knew Ygraine, or met her before her death. Elyan would’ve made sense too because he could ask him to give it to his sister.

He doesn’t give it to anyone in the canon version though, so it’s not just “I want this to remain here”. They could’ve easily used one of the canon scenes while Merlin was gone to give it to one of the knights, or even added it more casually into the episode.

But instead, they filmed the scene with Arthur and Merlin, and chose that as the scene. The scene that has the lines of a canon conversation where they actually have an emotional connection. They have this conversation while being the only two still awake and softly talking, the way they frame the shot of Arthur handing it to Merlin, the way Merlin tries to refuse it at first because it’s clearly important, Arthur insisting without even explaining why, and so on.

That’s the scene they chose for Arthur to leave the sigil with someone. So I ask again: why did Arthur give the sigil to Merlin?

I think we all know why; of course, this was cut, much like a lot of other one-on-one interactions between them.

Good god it’s like they were incapable of giving us a sincere conversation between them that was wasn’t dripping with subtext.

#merlin #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #merlin thoughts #merlin deleted scenes #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #merthur #medieval husbands #two sides of the same coin #merlin 4x01 #merlin 4x02 #the darkest hour #the once and future fandom

[propheticlizard]

I am once again thinking about the 04x01 "just... take it" and the 05x13 "just... hold me" parallels. What the fuck.

#just. #bbc merlin #merlin #merthur #merlin 5x13 #merlin deleted scenes #why did they do that. what is up with arthur shutting merlin up by starting his sentences with 'just.' sire. my lord. what the fuck. #he's heartbreaking. #admin text

[forlornkiller]

merlin season 5 episode 2 deleted scenes………. arthur trying to send merlin back home so he doesn’t die in ismere, and merlin literally shouting not without you……. MY HEART 🥹 and again this is the gayest show in the world. if there is ever a future season episode anything i need it to be so incredibly gay please

#bbc merlin #merlin season 5 #Merlin deleted scenes #GAY

[hackedxy0x]

If they kept the "Arthur giving Merlin his mother's sigil" scene, how do you think the scene where they're hiding at the end of the episode would go? Because they borrowed most of the dialogue in that scene from the sigil scene.

#merlin deleted scenes #bbc merthur #bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon

[yellowpamonha]

so I read someone talking about a merlin deleted scene where merlin compliments the knights and arthur gets pissy and goes fight them to prove that he is better, and I thought it was an exaggeration but it ISNT AT ALL

scene includes:

Arthur says that Percival is strong but not agile, he isn’t the whole package. Merlin agrees and says that GWAINE is the whole package

Arthur goes off to fight Gwaine, who takes his shirt and gives it to Percival??? akjdjda

(we were robbed of shirtless gwaine with a sword)

Arthur then goes fight Elyan, wins, and goes brag to merlin saying, and I quote, “Elyan has got concentration, strength, the whole package, and still I win! What do you have to say about that?” while being dangerously close to him

They had to take it out because it’s the gayest scene I’ve ever watched in my whole fucking life they wouldn’t be able to beat the merthur allegations after it

EDIT: the video is in this post

#merlin #merlin deleted scene #guys is SO GAY #HES JEALOUS and HE IS SHOWING OFF TO HIS CRUSH #that’s literally it. #please watch it if you haven’t already #I can send you the link to the TikTok video #it’s so so so fucking homoerotic #why did gwaine have to be shirtless #he was also showing off to his crush #merthur

[gvaine]

#quick gifs bc i was just reminded that i wanted to make these #babies #merlin #merlinedit #* #4.12 #i literally dont know which episode that deleted scene is from im sorry. im too lazy to find out #do tell me if you know #merthur

[dragonlord-emrys]

BBC MERLIN 4.02 ✤ The Darkest Hour (deleted scene)

#merlinedit #bbcmerlinedit #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merlin #guinevere pendragon #gwen pendragon #angel coulby #gwen #bbc arwen #argwen #gaius #merlingifs #perioddramaedit #tvedit #televisongifs #cinematv #filmtvcentral #deleted scenes #mine*

[mistressvera]

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[sneakyboymerlin]

If no merwaine, then why…

Transcript and analysis below ⬇️

Transcription:

Gwaine: Thanks for everything that you did for Eira.

Merlin: There’s no need to thank me, it was the least I could do. And you seem to care for her.

Gwaine: I could hardly leave her for the Saxons, now, could I?

Merlin: [teasing] Was that your only reason for rescuing her?

Gwaine: [lying] Of course.

[Saxons attack. Gwaine fights them off, but one knocks Merlin to the ground. He curls up and shields his face, completely helpless.]

Merlin: [screaming] Gwaine!

[Gwaine turns his back on the man he’s fighting and saves Merlin. He finishes off the last Saxon without even looking, eyes still on Merlin. He helps Merlin off the ground.]

Gwaine: Are you okay?

Merlin: Yeah, I- I think so. Thank you.

Gwaine: There’s no need to thank me, Merlin. It was the least I could do.

aaaaaaand END SCENE!

To start off with, we have a self-aware parallel in Merlin and Gwaine’s dialogue. We’re going to be examining the subtext of this conversation.

Subtext is simply what can be inferred without direct statement or revelation. It is not, as fandom is wont to believe, inserting any meaning you want between the lines: it is a cohesive message expressed by indirect means. Here’s an example:

A student goes to turn in his paper. After looking through two pages, his teacher asks, “Are you sure you want to turn this in?” The subtext of this question is the intended clue to the student that the paper is not ready yet to be turned in and he should edit through it again.

Moving forward… The repetition of, “There’s no need to thank me, it was the least I could do,” is a deliberate allusion to a core theme of Merlin and Gwaine’s relationship through the years: helping another soul—soon to be friend—in need, with no expectation of a reward.

The subtextual reading of this parallel, of course, is that Merlin does not owe Gwaine, and vice versa, because that is not why they help each other. They do it because they care about one another. As a result, they’ve both helped each other innumerably. Gwaine alludes to the help Merlin’s given him as a way of saying that there is no need to return the favor, because 1) he didn’t do it expecting a favor in exchange, and 2) Merlin has more than repaid the favor already.

Another instance where we see this kind of exchange between them is in this deleted scene from 4x07 The Secret Sharer (scene 47 at 15:10).

Transcript:

Gwaine: We’ll find him.

Merlin: I won’t forget this.

Gwaine: I haven’t done anything.

Merlin: One day I’ll repay the favor.

Gwaine: Considering the trouble I get into, that may prove to be a rash promise.

[Gwaine offers Merlin some food]

Merlin: I’m full.

Another deleted scene (they really did just delete every meaningful Gwaine scene in s4 huh) which we have only a script for (though it’s possible it was recorded and the audio edited out) is when Gwaine and Arthur ride out to find Merlin in 4x06 after he’s been captured by bandits. Although this scene did not make the final cut, it is referenced again when Gwaine calls Merlin “Bog Man,” so it clearly has a place amidst the canon material.

(Find the transcription here.)

I think it speaks for itself here, but, “And finding him will be reward enough?” truly captures the selfless devotion that Gwaine feels for Merlin.

Fandom generally accepts the idea that Gwaine would do anything for Merlin, but that Merlin never seems to do the same in return. However, this is likely a misconception of what counts towards a returned favor. Merlin is a physician, not a warrior. Or, as Morgana puts it, “a lover” (not a fighter). We cannot expect Merlin to help Gwaine in the same area of expertise that Gwaine helps him in. He applies himself in other ways.

When they meet in 3x04, Gwaine offers Merlin and Arthur aid in a tavern brawl where they’re clearly outnumbered. Gwaine is injured when his opponent pulls out a knife in a fistfight, and Merlin rushes to tend to his wound. Already, a favor is given and returned between the two.

And, while Gwaine does intend to help both Merlin and Arthur, not to mention the tavern employees, he takes a special interest in Merlin. Merlin is the only one who Gwaine takes the time to introduce himself to mid-fight, even as Merlin shouts for him to watch out as he is being actively attacked. And then, of course, Gwaine does fall to an attack. Merlin treats his injuries both on the spot and back in his own chambers.

One could argue that the introduction of Gwaine to Eira follows a similar format, with Gwaine coming to her rescue, only for her to save him when their attacker knocks him to the ground. Perhaps Gwaine even takes on Merlin’s role as caretaker from 3x04 when he brings Merlin in to treat Eira in 5x12, as opposed to receiving the treatment himself. Then again, it might be more similar to the scene in 4x07 where Gwaine jumps in to battle against Alator’s guard. Like Eira, Merlin also rescues Gwaine when he’s knocked to the ground (though Gwaine doesn’t know it).

As we can see, though, Merlin is not lying when he tells Gwaine, “I’d do the same for you,” in 3x08, nor when he tells Gwaine, “One day I’ll repay the favor,” in the deleted scene from 4x07. Merlin and Gwaine have different services to offer, but they offer to help all the same.

The next portion of the aforementioned 5x12 scene on our to-dissect list is the actual subject matter of the conversation, followed by a visual representation of the very same act.

After Gwaine thanks Merlin for helping Eira, Merlin mentions that Gwaine “seem[s] to care for her.” Gwaine, in an effort to avoid the sexual and romantic implications, diverts to the chivalrous explanation: “I could hardly leave her to the Saxons, now, could I?” Merlin teases him with no relent, though, and asks, “Was that your only reason for rescuing her?” Gwaine responds with a curt, “Of course.”

The subtext of this conversation is that Gwaine’s hurried involvement to protect/take care of Eira stems from a crush on her. This is true, as there were many enemies around, but Gwaine chose the one attacking the pretty “damsel in distress” to fight. He then takes one long look at her and decides to forgo the battle to take her to safety.

Merlin can’t help but notice Gwaine’s feelings for her. She is, after all, staying in his bed even after her wound has been treated, so there is a connection between them… much like Gwaine stayed with Merlin for the remainder of 3x04 until he had no choice but to fulfill the demands of his banishment. This is especially interesting, since the wound that Merlin treats Eira for is on her leg, which is the same spot where Gwaine was stabbed when they first met. Merlin similarly wrapped his wound at the time.

But the main point is the fact that Gwaine rescued Eira from the Saxons with a single-minded fervency, in part because he was attracted to her, and then quickly grew attached.

Gwaine then proceeds to rescue Merlin from Saxons a matter of seconds after this is established.

Allow me to remind you of Gwaine’s sudden change of course in saving Eira.

Now compare this to his rescue of Merlin.

Let’s take a closer look at their dialogue:

Merlin: You seem to care for her.

Gwaine: I could hardly leave her for the Saxons, now, could I?

Merlin: [teasing] Was that your only reason for rescuing her?

Gwaine: [lying] Of course.

When applied to Gwaine’s rescue of Merlin, the conversation about Gwaine rescuing Eira takes on a more powerful meaning. After all, Eira is a virtual stranger who ends up being the traitor in the court. Gwaine sends her to her execution on Merlin’s word (via Gaius as the messenger), whereas Merlin is someone Gwaine has known for nearly a decade. There is a consistent history of Gwaine acting as Merlin’s body guard, which is being enacted again now as Gwaine escorts Merlin through the Valley of the Fallen Kings.

This is also one of the last ever scenes between Merlin and Gwaine. In truth, we are being shown a brief summary of their relationship as it comes to its narrative end—one last hurrah, if you will. And what they choose to show us is Gwaine protecting Merlin in an act of unconditional love.

Eira, like any character, is a plot device. Her interference leads to Merlin being trapped in the Crystal Cave, and Gwaine being tortured for information on Merlin and Arthur’s location. However, her presence as a person Gwaine wants to protect is meant to evoke the memory of every time Gwaine has protected Merlin. The chosen method to imply this was by creating a parallel between Gwaine’s protectiveness over the woman he’s currently sleeping with to his protectiveness over Merlin. Take that as you will.

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[thefabledpheasant]

okay!!!! you can revive one singular deleted scene from merlin, JUST ONE! which one is it

Ooooooooo good one, good one!

So, I think most people would be inclined to say the scene where Arthur gives Merlin his mother’s sigil and that is VERY tempting.

However, there’s a scene that’s stuck out to me ever since I saw it. In 04x07, when Gaius has been kidnapped after Aggravaine has made it look like he ran and betrayed Arthur, there’s a deleted scene of Arthur searching frantically for Merlin. The placement of this scene comes after Merlin and Arthur had some verbal sparring because Merlin was incredibly hurt that Arthur didn’t believe Gaius. Merlin leaves to go find Gaius.

And in this scene you have Arthur fucking panicking. Like, full-blown panicking. He’s screaming Merlin’s name. He’s trying to play it off to others as anger that he simply can’t find his servant, but it’s extremely evident that he’s terrified Merlin has left him because of what happened. It’s the kind of shit I read in fics.

I EAT IT UP. Frankly, I needed more of the show showing Arthur going crazy with worry and desperation over not being able to find Merlin. It feeds my soul.

Ask game

#thank you for the ask <3 #my first one!! #bbc merlin #merlin #merthur #merlin bbc #merlin x arthur #arthur x merlin #Merlin deleted scene #asks

[lucylichtenweg]

How did the deleted scenes come to life:

BBC Merlin writers: *making a scene*

BBC Merlin writers: .... it's to gay

#merthur #fanfiction #merlin #fandom #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #bbcmerlin #deleted scene

[adhd-merlin]

where can I find a video of this deleted Arthur & Gwen scene? I think it's from ep 5x03. please this is important

#deleted scenes #friendly reminder that there's a 3 year time jump between s4 and s5 #they've been married for three years and still acting like they're in their honeymoon phase #they're digusting I love them so much #arwen #merlin #*

[echoesofcamelot]

How dare you look at each other like that 😭😭😭😭😭😭

#their soft smiles I can’t #merlin #merthur #bbc merlin #deleted scene