KEYBOARD SMASH!!!! (aka Merlin 2x01 - The Curse of... something that I'm too lazy to look up)

[firthgal]

HOLY HOLY HOLY CRAP! OMG, I FREAKING LOVE MERLIN! It was hilarious and wonderful and squee-worthy and OMG UTHER! UTHER!!!!!! I don't think there was a moment where I wasn't smiling. The Merlin/Arthur was AMAZING, the Gwen/Arthur made me go "Awwwwww!" with my hand to my heart, and Morgana was beautiful, AND DID I MENTION THAT UTHER WAS SEXY? BECAUSE I KIND OF LOVE HIM. This show makes me so ridiculously happy.





OBLIGATORY HALF-NAKED ARTHUR SHOT. Er... what else happened in this scene? I WAS TOO BUSY GIGGLING LIKE A SCHOOLGIRL.



UTHER/MERLIN SUGGESTIVENESS, BITCHES! HELL YES! Or, you know, Merlin dropped a plate that he had just used to save Gaius's life and he is trying to catch it as it just so happens to roll into the path of the MOTHERFLIPPIN' KING WITH HIS MOTHERFLIPPIN' BLING!



And Uther's very first line of dialog for season 2 is an arrogant sniff and, "Idiot." OMG OMG OMG I LOVE HIM. HE SENT MY HEART ALL AFLUTTER! AND MERLIN'S!



Check out that snazzy new coat! It is snazziness personified! No wonder Uther is super arrogant throughout this entire episode. Or, you know, he and Morgana are totally doing it. This would cause anyone to have an inflated ego. Also, HE'S THE MOTHERFLIPPIN' KING WITH HIS MOTHERFLIPPIN' BLING.



Some dude is dead and everyone is just like, "Meh."



Let's all take a moment to admire that flash of Uther's chest. *dreamy sigh* And his neck. *dreamy dreamy sigh*



I don't really have a reason for posting this one, but there can never be too much Uther.



The dude from Pirates of the Caribbean! He's a very wily dude.



Arthur fell off his horse in a very gloriously hilarious manner and he is now yelling at his wife Merlin.



Merlin is ready to cry. *sniff*



Of course, we all know it was the fault of Mr. Wily, and now he's flirting with Arthur.



Arthur wishes it was Merlin whispering such sweet nothings to him, but alas, it isn't, and so Arthur must be arrogant about how awesome other people find him to be.



Merlin is jealous.



Very, very jealous.



UTHER! EATING!!! He is the sexiest damn eater/drinker in the universe. He's so ARROGANT about it all. I love it.



!!! GLOVES! Saying, "Come hither." And oh did I come. I mean, I... forget I said that.




Gaius is all like, "It appears to be... SORCERY!!!"
And Uther is all like, "Psh, whatevs. That's what you told me last year."
"But sire, this is important!"
"Ha! Haha! Ha. Sorcery. Please. Like it's ever sorcery."
"It's SORCERY!!! every damn episode, Your Majesty."



"Oi, it is not! And don't you go around squawking to all your mates that this is 'sorcery' or whatever it is you called it."
"But Sire..."
"NO!"
Gaius bows and lets out a long suffering sigh as he leaves.



"Heh. Sorcery. That's so ridiculous. Where he does he even come up with this stuff?"

IS IT ANY WONDER THAT ARTHUR IS SO DIM? I think not. Although, to give Uther credit (sort of), I think he knew that Gaius was right, he was just in his usual state of deep denial to mask his utter terror.




Morgana is back to having her night terrors, and she calls out for Gwen. I love their little moments like this, I just have to say. It shows how deeply Morgana trusts in Gwen, and it's a very mother/daughter type relationship in these instances, and it's just so beautiful. That right there is one of only two relationships on this show that is made of pure, unconditional love. No matter what happens, I just don't see this bond ever breaking.



Aaaaaand Merlin's still jealous of Mr. Wily putting the moves on his man. That's just not cool.

OMG, she's so gorgeous! Even when she's been crying.



Merlin fell asleep in horse poo.




Arthur is amused but not amused. And totally in love with Merlin. But then Merlin calls him a clot-pole for not realizing that Mr. Wily was behind it all.



Arthur is trying to figure out what the hell a clot-pole is. And then he tells Merlin to take the night off so that Mr. Wily can see to him.



Ooooooh, Arthur, you clot-pole! LOOK AT HIS BROKEN-HEARTED FACE! YOU DID THAT TO HIM!



"I just want Arthur to trust me, and to see me for who I really am." Oh! Oooooooh! *sniff*



"Everything I do is for him, and he just thinks I'm an idiot." OMG, MERLIN! OMG! Oh, he is so, so in love with Arthur. Oooooh. HE WILL APPRECIATE YOU ONE DAY, MERLIN! In fact, he does, he just has no idea how to show it. HIS DADDY NEVER SHOWED HIM LOVE! See, everything on this show is always Uther's fault. *sigh*




Cedric steals the keys and ends up getting possessed by the "arrogant sorcerer who met an untimely death."




Merlin really, really wants Arthur to trust him about Cedric being possessed, but naturally Arthur is being dim, and Merlin is all hurty and angsty. And then he sees Cedric.



NOBODY TRIES TO TAKE MERLIN'S MAN! NOBODY!



Arthur is just like, "Hot damn, they're fighting over me! I always knew I was awesome."



And then, much like Uther did to both Arthur and Morgana in season 1, Arthur threw Merlin into the dungeons. It's how the Pendragons show their love, WHAT UP.



Oooooh, look how sweet Gwen looks!!!



And... now she's screaming.



BLING.





Something about the gargoyles coming to life and attacking the kingdom and blah blah blah and OMG UTHER IS SEXY!



And, amidst all this chaos, with his son out there on the front line, Uther is just chillin' on his throne. BAMF.



And then the ceiling starts falling apart...



And Uther is like, "Hmm... maybe I should move."





Gaius comes back and is all, "Hey, guess what douche, I was right. It's SORCERY!!!"
"DON'T YOU TELL ME IT'S SORCERY! I THINK I CAN FRAKKING TELL WHEN IT'S SORCERY, DAMN IT! NOW, LET'S KILL IT!"
*siiiiiiigh* "He's immortal, sire!"
"DON'T YOU TELL ME WHO I CAN AND CAN'T KILL, DAMN IT! I'M THE MOTHERFLIPPIN' KING WITH THE MOTHERFLIPPIN' BLING!"
"Whatevs." *hair flip*



"Ooo, that's bad, isn't it?"



ARTHUR. KICKING ASS AND TAKING NAMES. OR... NOT.



Merlin's bustin' out! And of course no one asks later how he got out of his cell.




AAAAAAAAH, GWEN GOT TO BE BADASS! AND ARTHUR GOT TO TEASE HER!




"Guinevere, I just want to say... that... you always surprise me."




Ahahahahaha, I love that she just looks at him like, "Really? You really just said that?" and Arthur is just like, "Aaah, idiot!" and practically slapping himself in the head. OH THEM! I LOVE THEM!




And then he finally says, "Thank you." Oooooh, they are so lovely. I honestly do not understand the hate for this ship. They are so wonderful! They are just the right mix of awkward and subtle. If I had to pick a canon ship to OTP, it would definitely be this one. But, you know, that still doesn't stop me from believing that the real romance on this show is Arthur/Merlin. *coughanduthermorganacough* But anyway, I love where they're going with this romance, and I love that this ep has gotten me excited about it. Seriously cannot wait for the ep where Lancelot shows up and Arthur sees the love vibes going on there.

ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! Time for the Uther/Morgana portion of this picspam:



Uther comes in to check on Arthur and then he leans over and...



BAM! It is so sad that I am that excited over something so small, BUT LOOK! LOOK! They are totally sleeping together. I'm sorry, but they are. Forget that scene from earlier where Morgana was in bed alone.

And so ends the Uther/Morgana portion of our picspam. :'(







Like always, Uther decides to abandon the townspeople and just save everyone who is in the castle, because this means that Arthur will be safe. But, naturally, Arthur is all like, "Heck no, pa! I gotta save them people!" And Uther is devastated. Did I need that many pics to illustrate this? Yes.



Slashy's back! And he's, er... sharing... things, with Merlin.







Uther fights really hard to get to Arthur, BUT THEY WON'T LET HIM GO! Oh, Uther. Why do you only show exceedingly high levels of love for Arthur when he's NOT THERE?



Merlin has really pretty eyes. Like, really pretty.



*gasp* Oh no! Is he possessed? Or did he save everyone? Is he possessed? Oh no, he's possess--



Doh, you bugger!



Obviously this time of mortal peril was totally appropriate for jokes.



Dawwwwwwwwwww! *heart melts*



"I think we've learned our lesson."
"Yes, Sire."
"That I've been right all this time."



WHUT?



"All magic is evil."





"I've grown lax, Gaius. I mean, christ, I've only beheaded 5 sorcerers this week. What is wrong with me?"



"Hell if I know."



"We must ERADICATE!!! them, Gaius!"



*siiiiiiiigh* "Yes, Sire." [goes off grumbling about the king being a clot-pole]




Ooo, Merlin refuses to look at Arthur.



Until he thinks that Arthur's about to admit that Merlin was right.




But, naturally, Arthur is like, "Hell no, bitch, clean my armor!"

OH! Those boys. I love them.

Comments

[blackmamba-esq.livejournal.com]

Oh god, this was awesome. XD

UTHER! EATING!!! He is the sexiest damn eater/drinker in the universe. He's so ARROGANT about it all. I love it.

I've become obsessed with Uther eating. Last season it was always some manner of fruit, no meat, just fruit. I was happy to see a loaf a bread. I'm thinking the budget must have increased.

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Hee, I'm glad you enjoyed it! And YES, Uther eating is the greatest thing ever. Oh god, in the pilot episode where he's nibbling at a strawberry! *shivers*

[blackmamba-esq.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, is there a gif of the strawberry nibbling? Cause if not, I'm gonna make one ;)

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen one, so, if you make one, I will end up worshiping your awesomeness, just so you know.

[solochan.livejournal.com]

LOL I love how on This Morning he was saying that a good actor can like chew to death whatever he's eating and still look good whilst saying his lines <3

Budget must have increased indeed! ^^

[blackmamba-esq.livejournal.com]

LOL. That's awesome :)

[lady-xan.livejournal.com]

Just a drive-by comment to tell you your picspams are as good as the episodes! And the whole thing about Uther eating is too funny given Tony's latest twitter: http://twitter.com/AnthonySHead

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you so much! I'm glad the picspams give you a laugh. What is sad is that this is seriously the way that I interpret the episodes. *sigh* Oh, this show, I love it.

And, hee, Tony seems to love Twittering about food. Oh, he's so adorable.

[wench-for-hire.livejournal.com]

Fuck. I need to change my panties AH-gain. Thank you VERY much for that! *grumbles*



BUT AHAAHAHA! YOU HAVE THE BEST FUCKING COMMENTARY EVER.


And frick, Uther/Morgana are not just sleeping together but having angry, angsty hot sex EVERYNIGHT KTHNX!

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

YOU SHOULD JUST WEAR DISPOSABLE UNDERWEAR WHEN YOU VISIT MY JOURNAL.

Also, I am in full agreement with your statement about Uther/Morgana. They are doing it like angry rabbits.

[wench-for-hire.livejournal.com]

Who fucking hate the fact that they love and fancy each other so damn much.

[nikkidarling.livejournal.com]

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW NICE IT IS TO HAVE SOMEONE AS TONY AND UTHER OBSESSED AS ME.

I totally caught that Uther/Morgana look too. Plus there's a quick moment where she's all looking at Uther's back while that random named knight is all 'ohay we left Arthur outside'.

Also that Morgana in bed scene is officially the prettiest Morgana scene EVER. Just let me switch out Gaius for Uther in my head kk.

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

DUDE, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. Luckily I seem to be a magnet for Tony/Uther fans, so fairly early on I've had encouragement. IT IS WONDERFUL.

Also, I'm glad I'm not the only one who caught that Uther/Morgana look! I am embarrassed at how hard it made me squee. AND MORGANA LOOKING AT HIS BACK! I think I noticed this, but I couldn't capture it quick enough. BLASTED VLC PLAYER! Oooooh, them. They are in love. And in the behind the scenes thing Katie kept referring to Morgana as the first lady of Camelot and I'm just like, "THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN'!" I'm foolishly hoping that in the ep where Uther gets remarried Morgana will be totally against it and she'll say, "What can she give you that I can't?" And Uther would pause and a roguish smile would appear and he'd say, "Well, one thing in particular comes to mind," and Morgana would blush and look down and say, "Oh. Right." Oooooh, THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN. Or, at the very least, this needs to be a fic where Morgana boldly answers, "I can give you that, too." OH YES.

And I am with you on the imagining Uther in her bed instead of Gaius. WHY DOES GAIUS GET ALL THE PERVY BEDROOM SCENES?

[woopiedoo.livejournal.com]

BB, I'VE MISSED YOUR PICSPAMS! I LAUGHED OUT LOUD SO MANY TIMES AND NOW MUM THINKS I'M A DOUCHE FOR LAUGHING AT SHIT ON THE COMPUTER. BUT FOR REALS, LOL FOREVER. XDXDXD

I totally just spoiled myself for the Season 2 Pilot because, obvz, I haven't seen it yet, but who cares!?!? Ridiculously hot Uther, man!! *flail* Also, Arthur/Merlin still make me squee, even in still form. So, yeah, their manlove radiates outta anything.

Also also: that pic where Gwen gets on top of Arthur all sexy like? Yeah, he can TOTES see her tits. Oooh, but he loves it. =D

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Also also: that pic where Gwen gets on top of Arthur all sexy like? Yeah, he can TOTES see her tits. Oooh, but he loves it.

THIS WOULD EXPLAIN HIS RESPONSE! Which I won't spoil for you. But people are saying that it wasn't natural, and I keep thinking, "Oh, yes it was."

Uther's hotness is totally worth spoiling the episode for, trust me.

[solochan.livejournal.com]

FIRSTLY: YAY FOR PICSPAM! SDKJFHSADLK JFHSLFJ LHASDFHAS

Secondly, yay I'm going to give you super awesome feedback on your hillarious comments because you deserve it!! <3

1.
Gaius is all like, "It appears to be... SORCERY!!!"
And Uther is all like, "Psh, whatevs. That's what you told me last year."
"But sire, this is important!"
"Ha! Haha! Ha. Sorcery. Please. Like it's ever sorcery."
"It's SORCERY!!! every damn episode, Your Majesty."

I actually could not stop laughing. I think the pictures just didn't help cause of Gaius's eyes being all raised and unreadable and Uther's just all, BAH! I really love that Uther just hasn't got the gist that it's Sorcery EVERY EPISODE!

>.> I still love the man though.

2."DON'T YOU TELL ME WHO I CAN AND CAN'T KILL, DAMN IT! I'M THE MOTHERFLIPPIN' KING WITH THE MOTHERFLIPPIN' BLING!"

LOLLLLLLLLLLL I want to make an avatar with that on now <3 Uther is just looking histerical with his bling though right? <3

BAM! It is so sad that I am that excited over something so small, BUT LOOK! LOOK! They are totally sleeping together. I'm sorry, but they are. Forget that scene from earlier where Morgana was in bed alone.

And so ends the Uther/Morgana portion of our picspam. :'(

The fact you found Morgana/Uther makes me VERY HAPPY. I was too busy looking at Uther to actuall notice it until I saw the pics and was like, NAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

So yeah, you've just made my morning super special!

Uther fights really hard to get to Arthur, BUT THEY WON'T LET HIM GO! Oh, Uther. Why do you only show exceedingly high levels of love for Arthur when he's NOT THERE?

This is a terrible fact which Uther should probably remedy at some point >.> but it did gut wrench me to watch the mad with fear and dispear Uther.

Because as much as he is a clotpole I loves him and his bling dearly.

OH! Those boys. I love them.

SDFKSJF;KSAL I LOVE THEM TOOO I've always been a Merlin/Arthur shipper. Shantirosa and you have sorta made me love Uther so much that until I watched this episode again I forgot how...wow this pairing is and how visable it is. I mean, all the adorable Merlin quotes made me awww.

<3 I cant wait for next week - and for your next picspam! ^____^

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Ooooooh, SO MUCH LOVE TO YOU, MY FRIEND. &hearts I'm glad that the picspam brought you joy! Especially on the Uther/Morgana front. It is sad how I can find Uther/Morgana subtext in episodes where they don't even talk to each other. Heck, I've found it in eps where they don't share a scene together. I think my shipping of them may be a bit excessive...

And Merlin/Arthur!!! I often forget how much I love them until they're right in front of me. I've been all about the Uther ever since episode 7 of last year, but prior to that, I only had eyes for Merlin/Arthur (and, of course, I was secretly shipping Uther/Morgana, but after episode 8 I embraced my love for them and they became my OTP).

THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMENT! IT MADE ME SMILE LIKE A LOON. &hearts

[solochan.livejournal.com]

SMILING LIKE A LOOON IS FUNNNNNNN

<3 I love both pairings, though I'm swaying to Uther/Morgana. The issue with this, is I play a character on an rp board that ships OC/Morgana - so I'm all....my own character hates me for liking Uther I cant POSSIBLY support Uther/Morgana...

But I do. It kills my muse. <3

I'm glad you like my comments, I like giving them as long as I have the time. Your LJ is like the joy of my mornings when I wake up. I'm always - WHAT'S FIRTHGAL WRITTEN WHILST I'VE BEEN SLEEPING!? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH CRACK.

WIN.
<3

[euphonious-glow.livejournal.com]

EH?? The first episode of season 2 is around? WHERE?? I must see this now!!

And yes, Arthur/Gwen is growing on me. So cute. Even if Merlin/Arthur is my love. Uther really does look sexy with the new duds, oh yes.

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Yes! I'll PM you the details.

[heather11483.livejournal.com]

This post is made of many levels of win.

*grins like an idiot*

Also, Uther in his new outfits is killin' me. So much dark leather, UNF.

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Hee, thank you muchly! I'm glad it made you smile! And oooooh how I adore Uther's new wardrobe. He looks even more badass than before.

[kungfucarrie.livejournal.com]

OMGF!
This was almost better than watching the episode. I had like 9million comments, but I kept forgetting them because you were making me LOLZ superhard.

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Hee, I'm glad it gave you a laugh! And I will just assume that these 9 million comments are all variations of, "UNF, Uther's a sexy beast. I want to do him."

[kungfucarrie.livejournal.com]

Now that I'm done giggling, it was like:

1)MOTHERFLIPPIN' KING WITH HIS MOTHERFLIPPIN' BLING!
See icon xD

2) The dude from Pirates of the Caribbean
THAT'S where I know that dude from!

3) UTHER! EATING!!! He is the sexiest damn eater/drinker in the universe. He's so ARROGANT about it all. I love it.
(It's not just Uther. It's all of ASH's characters) But yes, arrogance is PERFECT

4)Gaius is all like, "It appears to be... SORCERY!!!"
And Uther is all like, "Psh, whatevs. That's what you told me last year."
"But sire, this is important!"
"Ha! Haha! Ha. Sorcery. Please. Like it's ever sorcery."
"It's SORCERY!!! every damn episode, Your Majesty."

LOL UTHER! We <3 you, but damn you're an idiot sometimes.

5)Gaius bows and lets out a long suffering sigh as he leaves.
"Heh. Sorcery. That's so ridiculous. Where he does he even come up with this stuff?"
Uther & Gaius often make me think they were once just like Arthur & Merlin: young & in love....

6) "Everything I do is for him, and he just thinks I'm an idiot."
Hello - is there anyone that DOESN'T ship these two? Obviously not amongst any of the writers...

7) Arthur is just like, "Hot damn, they're fighting over me! I always knew I was awesome."
PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF LOL

8) And then, much like Uther did to both Arthur and Morgana in season 1, Arthur threw Merlin into the dungeons. It's how the Pendragons show their love, WHAT UP.
*coughroughs+mcough*

9)DON'T YOU TELL ME WHO I CAN AND CAN'T KILL, DAMN IT! I'M THE MOTHERFLIPPIN' KING WITH THE MOTHERFLIPPIN' BLING!"
"Whatevs." *hair flip*
Uther IS a BAMF. Also, see #5

10) Oh, Uther. Why do you only show exceedingly high levels of love for Arthur when he's NOT THERE?
Because he's Uther. BAMF, but kind of an idiot. With repressed emotions. Even ASH said he needs therapy. LOL (ASH really does *get* Uther, doesn't he. I think he loves playing a psycho king...)

11)Obviously this time of mortal peril was totally appropriate for jokes.
Obvs.

12) "We must ERADICATE!!! them, Gaius!"
Hahaha this whole scene I was just like, OH... UTHER. Idiot. I would still totally do you. I mean, um, what? see #5. Again.

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

(It's not just Uther. It's all of ASH's characters)

Oh, yes, you are very right there. The man knows how to make eating look sexy no matter character he's playing. Even in Jonathan Creek where he was supposed to be sleazy, it was both sleazy and ridiculously sexy, ESPECIALLY THE FINGER SUCKING. And there's the bar scene in "A New Man" from BtVS where he's drinking his beer. GOOD LORD IS THAT HOT.

LOL UTHER! We <3 you, but damn you're an idiot sometimes.

Bwahahahaha. Sad, but true.

Uther & Gaius often make me think they were once just like Arthur & Merlin

Oh, the parallels between Uther/Gaius and Arthur/Merlin are out of control, especially in this ep. Uther refused to listen to Gaius, and in the end he never had any thought to admit that Gaius had been right, and in fact twists the situation to say that Uther's been right about everything. And Gaius's comment to Merlin about "Don't ever expect him to admit he was wrong" (or whatever he said) was clearly a product of his relationship with Uther, and then Arthur bothers to come to Merlin's chambers and bends a little by admitting that Merlin may have been right about some things, and GAIUS IS SO, SO JEALOUS. Arthur's interactions with Merlin have so often contradicted Gaius's interactions with Uther that he can't help but be a little jealous. Every time he tries to get bold with Uther, he ends up retreating, whereas Merlin never backs down from Arthur. It's certainly interesting to compare those two relationships.

[kungfucarrie.livejournal.com]

Great. Now I'm going to be looking for the Uther/Gaius -slash- Arthur/Merlin subtexty parallels ALL. THE. TIME.

Except, you know... when I'm not fangirling over Uther... xD

[15lbpurebunny.livejournal.com]

There's a picture of the dark haired guy with his leather manbag and I thought for a second it was his ass hanging out. That would have been an It's Raining Men! moment on this show.

Now, you know I watched five minutes of this and wanted to kill myself. So I have no idea what the fuck you are going on about here (literally and also how you can even like it outside of your Head Obsession.) But for fuck's sake, you're still the picspam queen. My finger fell off from scrolling down.

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

There's a picture of the dark haired guy with his leather manbag and I thought for a second it was his ass hanging out.

Ahahahahahahaha, OMG, the manbag picture also has Merlin shoving a large stick into some dude.

And how could I ever NOT like this show? It's so freaking fun. I THINK I DEMONSTRATED ALL OF ITS MERITS IN THIS PICSPAM. Bling, the Head eating sexily, manlove up the wazoo, and Morgana being gorgeous.

My finger fell off from scrolling down.

That was my goal in the making of this picspam, obviously. I hope it wasn't your middle finger, because I'm sure you use that one in life quite often.

[15lbpurebunny.livejournal.com]

Losing the finger wasn't a big deal. The Gods saw fit to give me a spare. (yes, that's from a Gerry B film. so what?)

Sorry, I don't get the show. It looks insufferable to me. But that's ME!

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

It looks insufferable to me. But that's ME!

Ahahahahahaha, oh dear, this one's just too easy. Insufferable, indeed.

Anyway, the show is FUN, and you seem to not like too many fun shows. You want, like, quality dialog and crap like that. This is geared towards families with young children, so much of the script is a bit elementary, but... IT'S ALL GOOD FUN. I LOVE IT. I probably would have loved it as a kid, too, only for different reasons (or not. I always went for the silver foxes in my youth, too). But anyway, it's a cracky show that likes to surprise you with its depth once you really start paying attention to it, much like Torchwood or Doctor Who (only, those shows are scifi while this one is fantasy, and they are both more dramatic, while Merlin is more of a comedy. And Torchwood has a whole lot of sex). Honestly, I think it's the fact that the characters are so darn lovable. The plots aren't always that great, the dialog itself isn't always all that great, the CGI is atrocious, but the characters and their relationships with each other are handled magnificently, and you just fall in love with them all the more you watch them. I'm all about the characters, always have been. If a show is plot focused, I tend to hate it. If it's character focused, there's a good chance that it'll win me over. Especially when there is sword fighting and knights in shining armor and a grumpy king who is super sexy.

(yes, that's from a Gerry B film. so what?)

See, I wouldn't have known that, because, well, you know... meh.

[15lbpurebunny.livejournal.com]

Meh indeed. Says the woman who meh'd Bullit. (You'll never live that down. It's like saying Schindler's List had too many musical numbers in it. Did you even WATCH IT????)

And yeah, I'm totally insufferable to those who abhor good taste and logic. Mmmhmmm, guilty as charged.

Okay, I kinda get what you're saying about the characters, as a POINT, but this show as an illustration of that point? Nope. Not even close.

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Dude, I sat through a friggin' hour of Bullit and it was almost as boring as Schindler's List. Rush Hour, now that's a good movie.

You haven't watched enough of Merlin for the show to illustrate my point. THE SHOW IS PURE FUN, OKAY? Sort of like Burn Notice is for you and RSH, I guess? But see, I find Burn Notice too boring to keep my attention. I watch it every now and then, but... meh.

[15lbpurebunny.livejournal.com]

Well Burn Notice is a show you don't have to sort of tune in for. We talk through it or I sometimes give myself a pedicure while we watch it. I wouldn't call it boring. NOT with Bruce Campbell. Please!


But Bullit is a classic action film. Films like Rush Hour owe so much to Bullit, you have no fucking idea!

I never actually saw Schindlers List, so there may well have been a musical number. Remember my epic misunderstanding of The Sound of Music????

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Psh, was Bullit a buddy comedy action film? I honestly can't remember. I don't think it was though, because I probably would have dug it if it had been. I'm all about the buddy comedy action films (plus, I like a good helping of Kung Fu. Or else some seriously awesome gun action, like in The Replacement Killers, though, honestly, I much prefer Hong Kong shoot 'em ups to American ones).

It's been so long since I've seen Schindler's List, so I don't know for sure, but it's quite possible there was a music number. Like, in a nightclub or something. But I don't know. That movie was awful. I'm usually enthralled by movies and books about the Holocaust, but that one was just too... I don't know, horrific? But my favorite movie about the Holocaust is Life is Beautiful, so that should tell you something.

[15lbpurebunny.livejournal.com]

Bullit was the definitive action film. DE-FIN itive.

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Pfffft, definitive boring action film. B-O ring.

[15lbpurebunny.livejournal.com]

YOU'RE boring.

(that sounded so much like something i think i said on the playground in 2nd grade.)

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

I really am. This I do not deny. But you love my boring ass anyway.

[15lbpurebunny.livejournal.com]

Meh. Today. Tomorrow? Who knows.

I gots to keep you on your toes, woman!

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Psh, tomorrow you'll love me so much that you'll want to marry me. I am that irresistible.

[cherish4.livejournal.com]

You just made me giggle so much with this so thankyou!

OBLIGATORY HALF-NAKED ARTHUR SHOT. Er... what else happened in this scene? I WAS TOO BUSY GIGGLING LIKE A SCHOOLGIRL.

Me too! I was watching the episode with my mum and had to try real hard to NOT giggle out loud every time shirtless Athur appeared on screen.

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you so much, I'm glad it gave you a laugh! And yeah, I tend to giggle like a schoolgirl through most of any Merlin episode. I LOVE THIS SHOW. And I totally approve of gratuitous half-naked Arthur. This should just be a given in every episode.

[cherish4.livejournal.com]

And I totally approve of gratuitous half-naked Arthur. This should just be a given in every episode.

Agreed! Maybe we should contact the writers and suggest this, that way they'll have plenty of time to put loads of said scenes in season 3!

nutterbudgie sent me here

[adarog.livejournal.com]

I totally want an icon of Gaius's WHUT face, with that text.

Re: nutterbudgie sent me here

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Ha! That would make an awesome icon.