Comments | twicefolds: MY MERLIN FEELS

twicefolds

MY MERLIN FEELS

Nov 20, 2011 21:50

MY MERLIN FEELS. LET ME SHOW YOU THEM.

I've caught up to Season 4 - on Episode 8 now - and I think what infuriates me about this show is the untapped potential. You have some very talented actors with amazing chemistry (*COUGH BRADLEY/COLIN COUGH*) which is completely and horribly destroyed by horrible writing, plot, pacing and characterisation. ( Read more... )

rant, merlin

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attaasa April 20 2013, 00:11:47 UTC

Hello! FYI this is barbitone from tumblr :) You linked to this rant so I had to check it out! (Errr, my comment is SUPER long, sorry ( ... )

twicefolds April 20 2013, 01:13:55 UTC

hi there! (: I love super long comments, not to worry! thank you for sharing your thoughts!

re: magic. Fair enough on the budget. To an even more basic level though, did they always have to be blasted into the air? Why couldn't some have mimed getting pinned to the ground or wall holding their throat or getting slapped in the face by invisible magic, you know? I wasn't even hoping for flashy magic effects, more like simple variety in the 'choreography', really.

I found Arthur's character to be grating, especially since he has exhibited flashes of intelligence and the leadership he's supposed to show and it's clear the show didn't mean for him to be the medieval equivalent of a dumb jock, but that's how he came across, most of the time? Again, WASTED POTENTIAL bc I think Bradley Cooper did brilliantly in scenes with more gravitas

I'll admit the memory of episodes are a bit fuzzy now but I remember being so excited by Dark!Merlin, you have no idea and being so let down. It would've been an excellent way to highlight just how loyal ( ... )

attaasa April 20 2013, 08:53:28 UTC

(it's good that you like long comments, because... XD ( ... )

twicefolds April 21 2013, 09:24:18 UTC

Oh yeah, sorry - I definitely could have worded my comment a lot better after reading your response.

I definitely think there has been progression of Arthur's relationship with Merlin, especially in the personal/trust area. Like yes, Arthur definitely relies on Merlin for emotional support and grows to value Merlin's input and trust in Merlin's loyalty (when he's not being a clotpole). I think that's the glue of the story, so definitely I think Arthur totally trusts Merlin in that regard.

But yeah, like you said Merlin holds the development back because he does all these bizarre things and he can't explain why or tell Arthur he 'betrays' him because of magic.

I guess what I'm getting at is that Arthur never completely appreciated (or got a chance to appreciate) that here was Emrys, you know, the most powerful wizard ever, dragonlord, full of old religion powers and capable of killing Nimueh and all that's ever threatened Camelot with a single lightning bolt (not...really, but maybe!)...and he chose to live his whole life as ( ... )