I find Tumblr a frustrating and confusing source of interesting stuff

[rodneyscat]

For example, I'd really love to offer my answer to this question, but I wouldn't know how. So I'm putting it here:

There was no logic in that scene. The writers were only going for drama.

Back then I felt like smashing my tv screen, but now it makes for beautiful gifs.

Comments

[sallyna_smile]

I think that was the most frustrating scene in the whole show. Along with 5.12 when Arthur sort of says Merlin's not as brave as he thought.

I would have so punched the writers/authors in the FACE. HARD.

[scribblemoose]

I thought Arthur was goading Merlin into telling him what was wrong: he looks so worried and hurt when it doesn't work. But maybe I'm projecting!

[scribblemoose]

I thought Arthur was goading Merlin into telling him what was wrong: he looks so worried and hurt when it doesn't work. But maybe I'm projecting!

[issy5209]

Totally agree, beautifully acted, but a terribly illogical scene, and I so wanted to hit somebody - Merlin, the writers, anybody. But I do realise it was just a dramatic sound bite.
However some people think its lovely, and shows how much Merlin is willing to sacrifice for Arthur. (but there was more people than just Merlin riding on magic having a place in Camelot, many DIED)
*stops now before rant gets out of control.*
I pretty much stopped watching it for the story then, and watched it only for Colin.

I still find Tumblr very confusing, but there's lots of pretty

[issy5209]

You can almost hear the producers cackling in the background, "you thought he would never... did you think we'd do a reveal here?... .look what we made him say! aren't we clever little boys"

[scribblemoose]

It was immensely frustrating to watch (cushions were flung at the TV) - but I thought Merlin was giving up the chance for sorcery to return in favour of getting rid of Mordred and confounding his vision?

So for me it has story consistency, but the motive for the story is so clearly to manipulate audience emotion that it backfires, imho. We don't feel this as Merlin's tragedy, we just feel immensely manipulated and tortured as viewers.

[primula_baggins]

It doesn't seem like tumblr is for communications between people. It has some interesting stuff, but yeah, not an easy communications device.

Honestly, LJ is still the best method of communicating, IMO.