#merlin liveblog

[effervescent-fool]

his cringefail personality and shit-eating grin have captivated me

#merlin liveblog #gonna start posting all my thoughts 2 here so arius isnt being constantly harassed about a show shes never watched <3 #sorry babe im only a little bit insane

[none-ofthisnonsense]

Merlin liveblog (partly for @thisisjustmefangirling )

Season 1 Episode 1:

I’m halfway through the first episode, and so far HOW IS MERLIN SO LUCKY ALL THE TIME. (Also, why has everyone been in Doctor Who?!)

I’m coming into this with some background - I think I watched the first 5 episodes a few years ago? But I don’t really remember them well. Apart from being shot in the heart by Katie McGrath’s beautiful outfits. And also, being on tumblr, I have some mutuals who are fans of it, or I’ve seen gifsets when scrolling through some blogs. And I also do know basic Arthuriana, so I can guess in what position some characters are meant to end up. I’ve got a little background knowledge but not that much. Onto the liveblog!

Merlin you’re behaving like a dramatic teen. Which I guess you are, I don’t really know how old you are.

“Look, I’ve told you you’re an ass, I just didn’t realise you were a royal one.” BEST BOY MERLIN but also he can definitely hurt you and holds power maybe don’t challenge your social superiors too much Merlin mmk?

Merlin. Don’t challenge him. You won’t win.

Yeah tbh if I were Arthur I’d probably laugh too.

Merlin he’s been training his whole life and has power and has weapons and has armour WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN WIN YOU AREN’T ALLOWED MAGIC

“Wow. And how long have you been training to be a prat?” See Merlin gets the best lines but that’s dangerous for him.

Slight discrepancy: how does Arthur know Merlin’s name?

Yeah if I were Gaius I’d have that reaction too. Merlin has NO self-preservation instinct.

I like the music. (Also apparently this was filmed at Pierrefonds, so that’s cool!)

YEAH “OH GOD” WHAT DID YOU THINK MERLIN??? That you’d win??!

(Let’s just pause for a moment and appreciate all those historical inaccuracies. They’re painful but also there are so many it almost warms my heart. They’ve COMMITTED to being historically inaccurate. Though I suppose this is fantasy anyway.)

I like both leads’ actors.

And of course he sees Gaius and loses.

“He may be an idiot, but he’s a brave one.” Merlin summarised in one sentence. This boy is DUMB.

“There’s something about you, Merlin. I can’t quite put my finger on it.” See I’m starting to get why this was explained to me as Destiel before Destiel.

“How could you be so foolish?” We are all, at heart, Gaius.

See Merlin’s problem is he wants to be special. Not to be that person but you’re a servant in the (fantasy) Middle Ages you were always going to be a nobody. Being special is very 2000s not so much 1300s.

Aaaand he’s a dramatic emo boy.

Gaius we love you. You’re so kind and honestly the most relatable character. Gaius is great I love him.

OUCH that looks like it hurts.

Oh fantasy medieval painkillers! That’s cool.

It’s not that I don’t like Eve Myles but I specifically chose Merlin to avoid seeing her and John Barrowman all the time. So. I’ve been seeing her pretty much nonstop for a few weeks. I was sort of hoping to catch a break.

Uther is realistic. (As much as a fantasy character from the fictional Middle Ages playing a mythological king from a fictional kingdom can be realistic, but he is!) Both as a father and as a king. I don’t necessarily agree with him, but he’s definitely the most fleshed out character so far.

That voice is creepy and after watching Torchwood CoE it reminds me of the 456.

Merlin come on. Really?

The camera work on this series is………interesting.

Y a un couvre-feu ou quoi? Pourquoi y a personne dans la cour?

Merlin you’re having too much fun with those dice.

Ohhhh is this the dragon Gaius told him about?

OKAY YEAH IT IS DEFINITELY I didn’t expect us to see the dragon so quickly.

So he has a destiny. Great. We already knew that. But I guess this is establishing characters.

Merlin not understanding is me. Yeah I’m confused too don’t worry.

“If anyone wants to kill him, they can go ahead, in fact I’ll lend them a hand.” At least Merlin is coherent, and funny. If extremely dumb and foolish.

“No. No. There must be another Arthur, because this one’s an idiot.” BAHAHA OKAY THAT’S FUNNY

Oh we get the theme music again when Merlin is asking all his questions.

Yeah again Gaius I get you. Also that’s the bedroom of a teenage boy what did you expect, did you want it to be clean? Gaius you’re aiming too high. I have a 15-year-old brother the most I can wish for is for him to open the window once in a while.

One thing I do like is how well-lit the castle is. It’s nice for once.

Oh please tell me he isn’t getting a crush on Morgana. Noooooo please why does every character always have a crush in these shows can my aroace heart be soothed for a while instead of crushed at every occasion

Merlin is a teenage boy with hormones okay. Check.

Okay Merlin just squeaking to imitate Gwen is funny.

Gwen where are you though?

And she arrives! Gwen and Gaius are easily the most relatable people.

I loooove candle lighting.

OHHHHH I FORGOT ABOUT THE REFLECTION THING NOOOO WHY IS SHE DYING

Oh so Merlin and Arthur have spotted each other- nope that’s just Katie McGrath in an incredible dress that won’t be invented for centuries but since when is accuracy the point of this show. The inaccuracies make it better

Isn’t she your cousin or something Arthur?

Gwen is so sweet! But also. The foreshadowing is starting. “Not that I’d want to marry Arthur.” WELL YOUR NAME IS GUINEVERE. SO I GUESS YOU’RE HEADING THERE ANYWAY GWEN I really hope he improves.

“No, I like much more ordinary men like you.” Gwen is realistic! She doesn’t have ideas above her social station! Finally a character who has some knowledge of where they stand! But also no Gwen please don’t fall in love with Merlin that’s just a bad idea

Gwen deserves better than this world. She’s so sweet and nice and frankly dealing with stuff she isn’t paid for enough. #GiveGwenARaise

Oh phew thank god it’s established she doesn’t like him I don’t think I could have borne it.

Merlin is very much a self-centred emo teenager while Gwen is reasonable and sweet and dealing with so much bullshit I promise Gwen you deserve so much better than dealing with him.

Guys believing the female characters for once would have made a nice change. I guess not, huh?

I love Uther’s voice.

I almost expected her to start singing Memory from Cats but no it makes sense that she’s singing something else actually

I’m 95% sure Eve Myles is dubbed here but also medieval music had lyrics.

OH IT’S A SPELL

The darkening as the spell takes effect is well-done and a touch I wouldn’t have imagined. But also what in the Sleeping Beauty

Merlin I thought you said you’d help anyone trying to kill Arthur? Apparently not, huh?

Those cobwebs look sticky.

How has Merlin not gotten caught yet?!

So he saved Arthur’s life huh. Quite a different reaction to twenty minutes ago. Is this character growth? Or is it him realising how bad it would be if A died? (Or am I just having fun interpreting his joke too literally)

“You shall be Prince Arthur’s manservant.” BAHAHA I LOVE UTHER

the absolute DESPAIR on M and A’s faces

Gaius is having fun.

Oooh a magic book! This’ll be interesting!

Aaand the episode ends.

#I maybe won’t do these posts that often in case I binge #Merlin #bbc Merlin #Merlin s1 #Merlin s1e1 #the dragon’s call #merlin liveblog

[lesbicosmos]

bbc merlin liveblog - s1 ep2: valiant

i forgot abt how many dramatic slowmo shots of knights riding horses this show has

i say id love a sword but if i actually had to use one id probably be like merlin, just flailing around and tripping over my own feet (when i say probably i mean definitely, im like that without a sword)

any scenes of merlin without his neckerchief feel wrong, like merlin why are you naked put that scarf back on pls

morganas so pretty what the actual fuck

*dramatic sword fighting music begins*

morgwen being adorable in the stands while the men brutally attack each other <3

merlin: *makes a joke* arthur: *chuckles* merlin: :D

once again, the costume department for this show is insane i love every outfit (particularly morganas!! all her dresses are absolutely gorgeous)

the random sped up parts of some montage shots is hilarious to me and i cant explain why

"he's using magic" "are you sure?" - summary of the entire show

morgana holding onto and stroking gwen's cloak is so cute i love them so much

gotta love the creativity of the episodes so far, there's been magic death singing and magic death snake shield

"i wouldn't like to you" "i want you to swear to me that what you're telling me is true" WHY ARE THEY STOOD SO CLOSE TOGETHER THEYRE SO GAY

arthur talking to uther in the council room and merlin just stood a few paces behind him like🧍🏻‍♂️

this whole thing makes no sense, could they not have just...shown uther ewan's body which has a snake bite???

im loving the random cuts to morgana just looking ethereal as usual. director rly said give the lesbians what they want

merlin having not even been arthurs servant for an episode and being fired already- if only it was that easy for arthur to get rid of him 😭😭

god the set's so beautiful, i wanna go to pierrefonds so bad

"just give me a straight answer!" HA 'straight' sorry merlin ur destiny is anything but that

the compilation of merlin trying to get the spell right to bring the statue to life is FUCKING HILARIOUS that one shot where he's stood on something pointing down at the statue dramatically and yelling the incantation 😭

*morgana enters the room* *music changes to something actually ethereal and godly* as it should she's perfect

"i did it! :D" merlins so adorable

AND MORGANA SAVES THE DAY LIKE THE BADASS BITCH SHE IS I LOVE HER

"you're too proud to admit you were saved by a girl" "because i wasn't!" "you know what? i wish valiant was escorting me." "fine." "fine!" why did they think anyone would believe the almost-romance plotline theyre so incredibly siblings

#three guesses who my favourite character is #youll never get it guys its so difficult #anyway morgana's entire existence is everything to me #bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #morgana pendragon #gwen merlin #merthur #morgwen #merlin liveblog

[katnissgirlsmakedo]

“you are special, you and you alone can draw out that sword” 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 only arthur can pull the sword because merlin wills it. because merlin’s controlling it, it’s merlin’s story. and he only wants arthur to be the hero of it. 😐 he devoted everything to The Story and making sure arthur was The Hero and in the end it wasn’t enough and it didn’t save him and it didn’t fix anything. you turned the man you loved into a living statue and forced everyone to recognize him as such and all it did was turn him into a martyr, a symbol, a story. so you wrote the story and killed the man, was it worth it. would you do it again. when the story resets will you change anything. or will you let him die over and over and over so the whole entire world remembers him and loves him and thinks of him all the time, just as you do. would you rather your love die after one natural life or live on and on and on for centuries as the legend you made him. the legend where you can never even touch him. the legend where he’s always wearing that armor and always wearing those gloves and always having a barrier between you because you can touch a man but you can’t touch a legend, you can’t touch a statue, once you’ve turned him to gold you can’t make contact any more. but hey, you made it a great story didn’t you? well didn’t you.

#i’m gonna fucking kill myself #merlin liveblog

[jovalencia]

alright merlin officially has a kill count of one. go babygirl go.

#merlin liveblog

[wellofhavoc]

fuck it- it's been almost 10 years, let's try watching merlin again

#havoc blog #merlin #merlin liveblog

[keendaanmaa]

The way they both 🙄 when uther makes merlin arthur's new servant

#merlin liveblog

[urfavcrime]

#I’m just. Gonna leave this here #Happy pride #bbc merlin liveblog #bbc merlin #merthur #starry text

[sailforvalinor]

S1 Merlin is so funny because he’s just so down to throw hands with anyone but like we have no evidence that he can even land a punch. Like sure, given his background it’s certain that he’s probably been in his fair share of fights, but in his village he had the ability to subtly use magic to his advantage a little further out of sight of the law—but here he has no such advantage, and that boy is a NOODLE. Like, what does he think he’s going to do? He’s not going into these fights because he can win, it’s because he physically cannot stop himself I—

#i love him your honor #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #I need a liveblog name…

[effervescent-fool]

im so in love with him

#bbc merlin #5x03 - the death song of uther pendragonr #merlin liveblog #james.txt

[none-ofthisnonsense]

Merlin S5E9, “With All My Heart”

Morgana? No, Gwen.

Oh she’s playing the Elyan card.

Didn’t expect Arthur to have seen that.

We have my favourite music track when Arthur meets with Leon and Mordred!

I love the large view of Gaius’ chambers.

Gaius did you know someone who went through that?

Colin Morgan’s acting is phenomenal.

I need fics that explore the Old Religion. Anyone have recs?

He IS the greatest of sorcerers.

Gaius: drug Arthur! :D

BAHAHA

The soft Arthur and Guinevere theme variation in the background of their conversation?..

Okay I couldn’t help myself I burst out laughing.

I love this scene.

A WHEELBARROW.

Gaius’ improv is the best.

So Mordred’s involved now!

Aithusa!

Merlin can at least use magic in front of Mordred if needed. I guess that’s somewhat comforting. But Mordred doesn’t necessarily know that he’s a Dragonlord.

Mordred you could at least take some of Merlin’s bags.

Morgana is fond of Mordred, so maybe that’ll help him.

Mordred’s absolute faith.

Mordred knows and is hiding it. He’s more skilled than I thought.

MORDRED DOING MAGIC!!

I like that lake.

What’s going on with Merlin’s hair?

PFFT

I like the sing-song tone of the spell used to wake Gwen.

I love Merlin and Mordred’s convos.

#Merlin #bbc merlin #merlin s5 #Merlin s5e9 #with all my heart #Merlin liveblog

[lesbicosmos]

bbc merlin liveblog - s1 ep1: the dragons call

god the nostalgia of the first sequence of merlin walking to camelot <33

poor merlin honestly, my guy went to camelot to try and better learn his magic and the first thing he sees is the king executing a sorcerer...rip

OMG I FORGOT EVE MYLES WAS IN THIS EP I LOVE HER (i met her at comic con last year. she called me darling and i died. there's video evidence on youtube.)

MORGANA!!

a lot of this is just gonna be me simping for morgana im sorry im in love with her it's a problem

idk why but the "you're not supposed to be here til wednesday!!" "it is...wednesday." "oh." interaction kills me every time

arthurs such a twat in episode 1 lmao

god why are merlin and arthurs first interactions so incredibly gay

merlin getting thrown in the dungeons in episode 1 honestly just foreshadows the entire rest of his character, the guy is so smart and powerful but also SO dumb

just wanted to add - the costumes in this show are SO GOOD

still love that they asked JOHN HURT if he wanted to voice an annoying somewhat evil dragon in this, at that point, tiny fantasy show, and he was just like 'fuck it yea why not'

gwen and merlins friendship especially in the early seasons is everything to me

"what are you gonna do, get your daddy's men to protect you?" "i could take you apart with one blow" "i could take you apart with less than that." then merlin takes his jacket off?? and they weren't supposed to be gay??? i don't believe it

gaius's resting 🤨 face is so funny

merlin: greatest clumsiest sorcerer ever to walk the earth

'hmm strange eerie voice from the cave below the castle seems to be calling my name...you know what? ill go follow it' because logic

funky 2008 cgi dragon is funky

morgana thinking merlin's gwen and him panicking is one of the funniest scenes of this ep

also. morgana.

morgana in that red dress awoke my lesbianism. literally, she was my gay awakening. she's so gorgeous my brain cannot cope

the arthur having a think for morgana plotline, w h y ? i mean i know why, they dont know they're siblings and the legends themselves were pretty...incestuous...but WHY 😭😭

"she looks great, doesn't she? :D" supportive gf <3

magic cobwebs™

uther logic: you saved my son's life. as a reward, you can do literally everything for him forever. ur his servant now.

#no one cares abt my silly little merlin rants but i forgot how much i love this show #it was my whole personality in the first lockdown #bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #morgana pendragon #gwen merlin #merthur #morgwen #merlin liveblog

[katnissgirlsmakedo]

why do they act like that.

#merlin liveblog

[jovalencia]

”you are such a girl’s petticoat” whatever the fuck that means

#guys I started season 3 #merlin liveblog

[wellofhavoc]

BABE you literally fought a siren and a guy with a shield with snakes coming out of it who were trying to kill people you've seen a lot worse done with magic in the past week

#merlin #merlin liveblog #havoc blog

[keendaanmaa]

You can see the "oh shit she's pretty" when he first sees morgana

#merlin liveblog