Merlin 2X11.

[ladydrace]

I'm surprisingly unmoved by this episode. But here are the highlights for me.

- I totally shipped Alvar/Morgana from their first scene together, and my heart broke a little over how much af a cheating bastard he was.
- I love being a slash fangirl when I spend half of an episode angsting over how mean Arthur is, only to have it all made better by him LYING TO HIS FATHER TO PROTECT MERLIN!!! (Oh and, if Arthur doesn't know Merlin is magic yet, I'd wager he's EXTREMELY dim. Why else would he be so pissed at Merlin for not preventing the theft or not knowing the way?)
- I think the dragon is getting cave fever or something. One moment it wants to kill everyone, and the next it wants to keep a few people alive because of some destiny? Oh and there seems to be a little hysterical laughing every time Merlin shows up.
- Arthur thinking Morgana was worried about him. Aaawwwwwwwww. Totally sibling love. Oddly though, I don't find myself shipping it. Am I ill?
- Gaius was awesome this episode. *huggles him*
- Is it just me, or are they making Merlin cry practically every episode right now? I mean, even when he's having himself a nice little smooch he is totally weeping. Maybe Arthur is right... maybe Merlin is a little bit of a girl.
- Uther was deliciously evil this episode. Mwahaha. I love it when he plays up his monster side.
- Morgana disowning Uther. Phew! Intense!

All in all, a pretty damn epic episode, and I blame my emotionally fucked up mind for not really feeling what should have been a rollercoaster of intense moments!

Comments

[silkmoth101.livejournal.com]

You know, I just wrote my review and then looked at my flist and saw yours and before I clicked on the cut I was already grinning. We're both emotionally fucked up and I'm stoned like you wouldn't believe from the new meds. So I was unimpressed, too, and still thought it was awesome.
Reading your review, I remembered. I wanted to mention Gaius, too, because for once he was saying the right things. :)

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Misery loves company. And I might just take one of my own big pills. I'm sick of my head right now. I'm not supposed to take them while I'm in therapy, but I'm really not giving a fuck right now.

[silkmoth101.livejournal.com]

Benzos? I had two today. God. *clonk*

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Yup. Just 1 leaves me pretty well zonked out. Didn't take one, though. Ended up going to bed instead, and I did manage some sleep. Thank god.

[silkmoth101.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's great!
LOL, a few years ago, one knocked me out for one day. These days, I need two to be completely stoned. I still am, btw. My doc always pets my head when I angst about getting dependent. He told me there are people who take over 20 per day. O.o I would be dead then. :)

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

20??????? Holy canoli...

[thelibraniniquity]

I got the intense moments, and more than that I was actually aware of all this foreshadowing (mostly because I'm usually dense and keep missing all the S0 Called Significant Moments) for what now has to happen in the finale, I've decided. Mostly the dragon getting out of the cavern thingy, running riot in Camelot for shits and giggles and outing Merlin as magicaaaaaaaal, again for shits and giggles.

The way I see it is this: Dragon outs Merlin; Merlin looks wide eyed and disbelieving; Arthur looks wide eyed and disbelieving; face to black with Arthur yelling, "Merlin?!"; and then the credits roll.

On the other hand I am actually getting the s1 DVDs for Christmas (yay!) so in a few weeks I'll finally be able to talk about things without sounding like a prat ;) But yeah, this episode was pretty damn epic. Roll on next weekend! :D

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm with you on that. They have to throw a cliffhanger at us. Either that, or they make a ridiculous ending where Merlin is outed as a sorcerer but then everybody forgets (saucery!!) or some shit and we're back to square one. And that would really be crap.

But yay! Merlin! I'm getting season 1 too as a prezzie from a sweet sweet gal on my f-list!. :oD

[thelibraniniquity]

as a prezzie from a sweet sweet gal on my f-list!
Now you see, that's awesome! I've had to con my dad into getting me the boxset. And sweet talk some other people into actually getting things on my wishlists as well. Sigh. Family, eh? ;)

But yeah, so with you on convenient amnesia. It'd be like Lois & Clark all over again - even as a kid I was practically throwing my shoes at the tv, I was that pissed off with the recurring amnesia. Back to Merlin though, I do think the magical reveal would be a good place to have the seasonal cliffhanger, purely because of everything they're apparently building up to as well, ie the war, and Morgana/Morgause/Mordred etc., and Arthur needs more of a defence than chain mail wearing cannon fodder. Like Merlin's Glowy Eyes.

[spungen-spinks.livejournal.com]

I was totally unmoved as well, not really sure why.

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Oh good, not just me then?

[spungen-spinks.livejournal.com]

Lol, no, I think it's the direction of this episode.

Next episode looks very evocative though. =)

[mithrel.livejournal.com]

I totally shipped Alvar/Morgana from their first scene together, and my heart broke a little over how much af a cheating bastard he was. Ditto

With the whole "if you ever make me do that again, I'll put you in irons myself," I'm going, "Yep, he knows."

I think the dragon is getting cave fever or something. Srsly.

Uther was awesome, I loved Morgana disowning him, even if I don't think she can technically do that, and the fact that you know he knew she helped Alvar escape.

[lady-drace.livejournal.com]

Uther really gets better and better. I wonder if there is something wrong with us, since we enjoy him getting more and more evil...

I blame Anthony Head.

[mithrel.livejournal.com]

I blame Anthony Head. Well, the guy's a brilliant actor, no matter what he's doing. And I make no claims about my mental health (or lack thereof) *g*