That Merlin show...
Dec. 7th, 2008 08:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I was going to rave about the most recent episode of Merlin, but then I watched the trailers for next week - GAH! Can't believe I have to wait another week...
Yep, it's official. I'm addicted. PLEASE tell me other people on my flist are watching this show, I need people to geek out about it with.
Yep, it's official. I'm addicted. PLEASE tell me other people on my flist are watching this show, I need people to geek out about it with.
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Date: 2008-12-07 04:08 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-12-08 10:58 am (UTC)Many thanks.
I really wonder if these guys are sort of pulling a "Smallville", starting out in yonder territory and eventually working their way into the established lore of Arthurian legends. I loved the end of this week's episode in the graveyard -- I am really loving King Giles' character! He is so believable and real, I have to watch that admission in the graveyard again. King Giles' love for the two in his care is his real saving grace and so wonderful for me to watch.
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Date: 2008-12-08 11:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-08 12:53 pm (UTC)And considering it is one of the more well-known parts of the legend, and that they've already paid homage to it a few times, I don't think we can discount it just yet.
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Date: 2008-12-09 11:17 am (UTC)And that theory would be sad anyway, assuming the loss of Morgana to The Dark and King Giles. At the moment I can't be parted from either of them. Merlin would still be there. Because all would crumble without Merlin.
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Date: 2008-12-08 12:50 pm (UTC)I think they will work their way closer, yeah - or at least move through the 'touchstone' events of the Arthurian story.
I think King Giles is my favourite character - as much as I love the younger generation, I really love how they have brought depth to a character when it would have been easy to make him a one-note villain.
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Date: 2008-12-08 12:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-09 11:29 am (UTC)I don't really have a favourite character because they each have such great appeal in different ways, but if I had to choose it would probably come down between King Giles and Arthur.
The things I really love about this show is that they don't completely ignore the politics or structure of feudalism, you still feel it in their everyday lives --Arthur and Merlin's relationship especially pushes the boundaries -- but at the same time you have words like "mate", "prat", and "brilliant!" being thrown around without drawing too much attention to the fact that it isn't feudal speak because so often the rest of the time (especially in the court) they speak properly! The transition is either so seamless, or I'm just not paying enough attention.