the way merthur goes from grumpy (arthur) x sunshine (merlin) in season one to grumpy (merlin) x sunshine (arthur) in season five is. sad.
idk, but arthur really seems to flourish with merlin at his side, seems to find happiness and self-worth and meaning. meanwhile merlin is being weighed down by the ever heavier weight of destiny, and the stress of knowing that somehow all of his actions are doing nothing against the inevitable fate of arthur, while still desperately trying to change it. whereas at the start of the series arthur was the spoilt, arrogant, secretly insecure bully and merlin was the beaming, carefree friend who was always there to try and help.
I need to talk about Cash Piggott and how important his character is to the asexual community.
I absolutely adore the fact that Cash calls people out on their acephobia and never, ever apologises for who he is. He doesn't think he's broken.
In season one, we see Darren say "you know what, I think there's something really fucking wrong with you, Cash," and Cash immediately, with no hesitation, screams "well fuck you then".
In season two, we see Dusty say that he's being selfish asking Darren to give up sex and he immediately stands up and says "fuck this" because he knows he doesn't have to listen to people making him feel bad about his sexuality.
And when he's talking to his nan about it, Cash says "it's not fair, I would do anything, why does it have to be the one thing I can't change about myself?"
In every single one of these scenes, we never see Heartbreak High blame Cash for his sexuality. We never see him apologise to anyone for not feeling sexual attraction, and we never see him feel guilty about it, or try to change who he is.
CA$H recognises that his sexuality might be difficult for people to accept and understand, but he never lets other people make him feel like he's broken, or flawed. And that's so powerful to see.
Because asexual people are not broken. And we can't be fixed. And we are not being selfish for putting in boundaries.
I absolutely adore Douglas Piggott. He means the world to me, and this representation is so, so important.
this fight is amazing. they literally sit there for half the episode talking about their problems. 一i don’t like why the fight happens, and in my opinion the thing that causes it shouldn’t have happened. but it’s an amazing fight/scene. it truly is. i love it.