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fullygoldy) wrote2013-08-26 10:35 pm
fullygoldy) wrote2013-08-26 10:35 pm
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MERLIN!
Okay, we just finished Merlin.
You know, the worst thing about the once and future king legend? It never ends well. It doesn't matter who tells the story, Arthur always dies at Mordred's hand. I hate that kid. And Gwaine! NOOOOO!
There was a lot of good stuff - the reveal to Arthur was handled well. Gwen was awesome, and it's amazing where they left her. But every frickin episode had a shot of a full moon at some point. Really? The moon is always full in Albion? The show isn't nearly as campy as the latest Robin Hood from BBC, but we still have to do a lot of suspension of disbelief. I wasn't really happy with the change to the Morgana/Arthur/Mordred relationship - it didn't serve the story, but I guess it was more palatable to the censors' idea of the target audience. And also, what about the years of peace, then the slide into desolation and the final quest? What about Merlin as the fully realized sorcerer acting as second? Bah. That was a lot of fodder that got left out.
Imma live in fanfic land from now on. Much happier stories about Merlin &
Arthur. Like this gem: The Crown of the Summer Court by astolat http://archiveofourown.org/works/40561
Yeah, DW is messing with me again and I don't have the patience to fiddle with the html.
You know, the worst thing about the once and future king legend? It never ends well. It doesn't matter who tells the story, Arthur always dies at Mordred's hand. I hate that kid. And Gwaine! NOOOOO!
There was a lot of good stuff - the reveal to Arthur was handled well. Gwen was awesome, and it's amazing where they left her. But every frickin episode had a shot of a full moon at some point. Really? The moon is always full in Albion? The show isn't nearly as campy as the latest Robin Hood from BBC, but we still have to do a lot of suspension of disbelief. I wasn't really happy with the change to the Morgana/Arthur/Mordred relationship - it didn't serve the story, but I guess it was more palatable to the censors' idea of the target audience. And also, what about the years of peace, then the slide into desolation and the final quest? What about Merlin as the fully realized sorcerer acting as second? Bah. That was a lot of fodder that got left out.
Imma live in fanfic land from now on. Much happier stories about Merlin &
Arthur. Like this gem: The Crown of the Summer Court by astolat http://archiveofourown.org/works/40561
Yeah, DW is messing with me again and I don't have the patience to fiddle with the html.