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tiredcowboyy · 1 month

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I cant help but cry over how extra lonely merlin was when it came to his magic. Everyone always spoke about how lonely and awful it was to have to hide your magic, for sorcerers and druids in places like camelot and how isolating it was.

But at the end of the day they could somewhat always find others like them. They could escape to druid camps and be with people like them or find others hidden in the shadows.

But merlin couldnt. Sure he found other people that could do magic. But they always had him on this platform, emrys this emrys that, he was always the great emrys who had this big destiny and was the greatest sorcerer.

Never just merlin who could do magic. He never really got that equal companionship and relief of having someone the same as him around because the other person always saw emrys, this important person for the world, and never just 20 year old merlin who knew magic and wanted to help his friends.

#merlin deserves the world #merlin deserves a hug #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin #merlin emrys #emrys #druid #princess morgana #merlin bbc #tiredcowboyys shenanigans

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taolaoo · 1 month

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I'm absolutely not okay about Arthur Morgan. This man has dedicated his entire life to other people in a desperate attempt to be needed. To be useful.

Because he didn't know any better. Because his form of love is giving. Doing what he was told.

He never even considered otherwise. It was always people that came first in his priority. His family.

And the moment he finally gets a chance to think about himself, about what he wants to do, he dies.

I'm absolutely not okay with that.

#rdr2 #red dead redemption 2 #arthur morgan #it's unfair #there's no fair in this world #arthur the man you are #i hope arthur's death was haunting dutch's dumb ass right up until the day he died #dutch deserved it #oh and yes #micah kys #stupid piss hair ass lookin loser

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apk02 · 2 years

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Okay but let's look at it from Arthur's point of view.

He's an arrogant prat and then this twink comes into his life and makes him rethink every decision and his way of thinking. He starts to loosen up and make real relationships with people.

Then he is betrayed by his father. His sister. His uncle. And let's face it. His girlfriend. Because this is Arthur's view and he doesn't know what is going on behind these betrayals.

He doesn't know his sister was his sister or had magic. He didn't know when she turned on him. And he loved her and cared for her. And she's standing there giving that evil smirk and blaming him for everything and the poor sod doesn't even know how this came about.

Then he sees his uncle whom he trusted despite everything with a sword in his hand and he doesn't even know where he went wrong or what he did to get in this situation.

Then there was also his girlfriend who he loved with all his heart. And she went ahead and kissed Arthur's knight who he had chosen. The knight who represented the biggest change that had come in Arthur because he was the first knight Arthur chose.

And despite all this, he forgives and loves and still trusts people who come in his life.

And then there's a new knight who represented the growth and prosperity of Camelot. And let's face it, Arthur was not wrong in killing Kara. He gave her a trial and heard her side. But this knight then betrayed Arthur and stabbed him and went to the sister whose betrayal Arthur still had not come to terms with.

And then the twink. The best friend. The one constant in Arthur's life lied to him. About a core part of him. And the first reaction Arthur has is that 'he would know'. That despite everything, Merlin was someone Arthur knew. And yet, all it took was a little time and some stilted conversation to overcome one of the biggest fears of his life. Magic was something that had disrupted his entire life and yet, all it took was this one peasant having it because that's the kind of person Arthur is.

Arthur trusts and loves and gives it his everything. But he also forgives and grieves and blames himself more than he blames others. Even if he had no fault in it. He is resilient and stupidly brave.

'I want you to always be you' will stay with me forever because despite not knowing about the magic, Arthur did know Merlin. Arthur knew what Merlin needed. And he has come a long way from an Arrogant Prat to becoming the Once and Future King.

#arthur pendragon #bbc merlin #merlin #merthur #arthur was resilient and its not talked about enough #he deserved the world #he was betrayed left and right but he still stood strong #the once and future king #but also a clotpole

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emrys-merlin · 1 year

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The fact that Merlin just instantly decides to pack up and leave Camelot with Freya is crazy OVERLOOKED. There isn't any better example of how desperate Merlin is to be known and loved. To be free.

He finds a person he thinks he can be honest and safe with, a person LIKE HIM, he is immediately ready to ditch literally everything and everyone in Camelot to get back to a feeling he never thought he would have.

For once he was thinking about HIMSELF, not about destiny, Albion or even Arthur. He was happy. Both him and Freya were happy.

All Merlin truly wants in this world is to be known and loved. To be happy and free. He thinks he sees a chance and damn, he DESERVES IT.

We deserved this Merlin in Season 5. We were close to having this Merlin back when Arthur said "I don't want you to change. I want you...to always be you".

#merlin #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #arthur pendragon #freya merlin #merlin 2x09 #my boy deserves the world

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cryptic-michael · 8 months

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Somthing I really love about RDR2 is that Arthur Morgan has a journal, and he draws animals, plants, and he's such a little artist I adore him. I think he deserves a nice life of being able to sketch and just relax...

#rdr2 #rdr2 arthur #your honor he deserves the world #red dead redemption 2 #arthur morgan #again HE DESERVES THE WORLD #then again i keep having him be njce and helping people....

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regulusrules · 1 year

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Ranking the best 10 Merlin episodes + a fic rec based on each one:

(absolutely not based on how gay they were) ((no order for the eps; they're all chef's kiss)) (((last two fics have a hold on me that levels the show itself; worth scrolling for)))

1. The Poisoned Chalice

Look. There is something just absolutely entrancing about introducing this episode in the first five of the entire show. Like, this hands-on was the sole reason everyone fell for those two idiots. It beautifully captured how the saving each other thing is reciprocal, because the first three episodes you just have to watch Merlin run around saving Arthur, never the reverse. Producing it early on in the show was the decision that, in my opinion, held everyone in their chokehold for eternity.

Fic rec: you are my favorite mistake (it can only be fate) by @multifandom-jess.

2. The Death Song of Uther Pendragon

I could go on and on for how this episode singlehandedly carried s5 on its shoulder. Like, okay I unfortunately love s5 with all my fucking heart, but this episode was perfect. Ghosts? Check. Banter? Check. POETRY?? Check check. A slap to Uther's face? Oh how beautifully checked.

It's so easy to recall how Arthur truly loved his father, but in this episode, the turmoil you see in his eyes from the actions of his father and how he resorts to saving the ones he loves (Merlin) over his father, is just too beautiful to be overlooked. Ever since Arthur became king, we see him struggle from his father's legacy. But in this episode, he begins to detach both consciously and subconsciously from him. Whether it's in his decision to save the old sorceress in the beginning, or to shun Uther's ghost, both the literal and the figurative, from his life any longer. This was one of the episodes that captured the true essence of King Arthur.

+1: the innuendos of this episode were 🤌. They knew what they were doing, you can't convince me otherwise. (are you threatening me with a spoon? / I'm teaching him some poetry.. he can't get enough of it! / what was that? h-horseplay. why don't I show you?)

Fic rec: My heart is readily yours by @regulusrules. (absolutely love how after all this introspection, i decided to throw it all away and made uther stab merlin in the fucking heart instead. but still it was my honourable attempt to shit on the finale and give them the happy ending everyone deserved).

3. The Sword in the Stone pt. 2

OKAY. This episode! Aside from how badass Merlin was in both pt.1&2, but here, especially in the part where us audience were impatiently waiting for the revival of the sword in the stone, there could've been nothing more perfect. Just like their adaptation of the round table scene, this was perfect in its own way for how different it was. They didn't make it so that people will finally find a king; they made it so that the people believe in their king. And more than that, for Arthur to believe in himself. With the estrangement and losing his crown, the writers gave him the best way to re-establish his inner glory. And Merlin being this guide; what more perfect culmination to their relationship?

You have to believe, Arthur.

Iconic.

Fic rec: Couldn't choose between Only Friend by @captain-ozone, and Fathom Me Out by @supercalvin. Brilliance ahead in both of them, I tell you.

4. The Eye of the Phoenix

Magic. Gwaine. Quests. Need I say more to explain that this was the show's holy trinity?

Fic rec: From Past to Present by flowersheep. (Prince Merlin. Archer Merlin. Perfection my friends).

5. A Servant of Two Masters

Look look; if there's an honourary wall of opinions for all the people who've watched Merlin, I DARE you to find just one who disliked this episode. Like, the series was so full of BS sometimes, but this episode was above all. The level of brilliance in this episode; showing Dark!Merlin, who's at the same time hilariously funny, and seeing him BAMF his way with Morgana, even when he's chained and tortured.. oh dear holy Lord. His "do me a favour, could you? let Arthur know." was able to steal all breath from my lungs the first time I saw it (and until now).

And don't get me started on the Protective!Arthur we got. Caring for Merlin, screaming for him when the rocks fell between them, silencing Agravaine immediately when he told him he's sorry for losing such a loyal servant because bullshit if he doesn't reign down hell before he loses Merlin. And ofc, Courage and Strength on their way to find Magic, which just filled my heart with an 'aaahhh!' moment, because we didn't get enough Gwaine-Arthur-Merlin shenanigans. And at last, the Hug™. Fucking screamed let me tell you.

It is an episode that truly showed everything; from comic elements to fluff and angst and everything. The only thing it lacked was, as always, giving Arthur the space to know. Because ffs what would they have lost if they made Arthur understand that Merlin's under Morgana's control? It wouldn't have exposed shit. It would've just been a plus to us to see Arthur caring for Merlin even more. They tried so hard that it completely backfired sometimes.

Fic rec: Still I Surface in Morning Light by @queerofthedagger. (I swear to you, anything written by this author, I readily throw whatever in hand to read it).

6. The Dragon's Call

Let thy gif caption speak.

No but really, that first episode was the stuff of legends. I could list down tens of tropes they did in just that episode alone. Honestly, no "family" show I've ever seen had started this powerfully. Just the music alone, the beauty of beginnings, not the CGI, was truly so gripping. Also bonus points for just Colin Morgan's sass abilities. None can compare.

Fic rec: This Time Around... series (incomplete) by Oneiric (lkdaswani). (this is a time travel AU, but the way the writer rewrote this episode was one of the best deviations I've read for an episode I already find near faultless).

7. The Sins of the Father

I might be subjecting myself to true wrath with my upcoming statement, but here we go:

S2 sucked.

From the beginning of the season, Arthur's shift in characterization from the honourable lovable prat of s1 to a letting Merlin act as a horse stool got me going wtf? It was like they deliberately ruined everything in their relationship and started out fresh just to force the Arthurian narrative of Arwen. And it's fine by me, truly, even if I'll never ship them, but they could've developed Arthur's character SO MUCH in that season beyond comic relief and romantic rendezvous.

Anyway so that I don't stray so much from the topic; this episode was, by fair comparison, the best in the entire season. By now it's pretty obvious that I gravitate towards all the episodes that give Arthur a semblance of agency. Him going against Uther and his maniac murderous agenda was the start of actually seeing King Arthur in front of us. Also, him listening to Merlin when he was on the verge of committing patricide was one of the things that gave me hope in how there's still hope in them. Even if they ruined it with making Merlin lie to Arthur, but the writers practically ruined every good episode with this.

+1: Morgause's intro was badass.

Fic rec: The Sins of the Father (and how to right them) by @cupcakezys. (what we deserved. to see arthur with agency, with an ability to decide for his future without being lied and deceived to).

8. Diamond of the Fucking Day

No matter how much I hate this episode, I can't, in good conscience, deny its hold on my heart. As I wrote before, there could've been no better magic reveal than this. And for all of my bitterness over their decision to kill Arthur, I sanely admit how it was a decision that insured the immortality of this fandom. It's been ten years since that episode aired, and I bet my ass off that it will still feel the same even after countless more decades.

Fic rec: literally the entirety of the fandom's fix-it fics. We all started from there, didn't we? Choosing only one would be so undervaluing to all the brilliance I've seen. However, my tags filter for it usually include: fix-it, angst with a happy ending, court sorcerer merlin, shitting on bbc writers 101, canon era, not canon compliant, everybody lives especially king arthur you mfs.

9. The Wicked Day

Throw me from the highest tower there is because every time I remember this scene, I just want to fade into the light. The sheer level of love and understanding shimmering between those two. Sometimes I marvel at the choice of bringing Colin and Bradley together, because no two could have achieved such chemistry, platonic or not, as those two did. This whole episode of showing Arthur's grief, and Merlin's desperation to heal it, was truly unforgettable. I try not to linger on its ending, Arthur denouncing magic for the millionth of time, but other than that it was a gem served to us on a silver platter.

Also seeing Uther finally die was a plus.

Fic rec: As much as I'd love to recommend my own fic for this, but honestly, whenever I get the chance, I will always take it to scream and wail about one of my absolute favourite fics of all time, which really isn't given ANY of the goddamn credit or attention or kudos it deserves. Beauty in the Ashes of Our Lives by Fulgance. I swear to you, you will never read something as beautifully heartbreaking as this. This fic resides in my mind rent-free. Basically any work by Fulgance is amazing, but this fic— oh God, my heart cannot take it sometimes.

10. Arthur's Bane pt. 1

Fuck, that episode was a masterpiece. You know, if it was all in my hands, I would've magic revealed at this particular episode. It was just.. the perfect opportunity. King Arthur in his glory, beginning of the season, enough time for Arthur to fully understand the depth of what Merlin did for him. Also, the range Arthur was given starting from here; God it's what we deserved. I always blame the writers for being inconsistent with his characterization (s2 and all), but they beautifully crafted it in the end, and it was their perfect chance to even explore the whole extent if only they made the magic reveal earlier.

Fic rec: Our broken pieces by @aramblingjay. Okay so this fic rec isn't necessarily linked at all to the episode, but I can't, in good conscience, recommend fics and not include it. Technically context wise it fits s5, for in it you see Arthur in his grandeur as king. This shall be my only exception because it's the only fic that was able to make me cry. Truly, I never shed tears, but in this, my heart stuttered. The fact that it is so unnoticed makes my blood boil because of how much praise it deserves. I can never recommend it enough.

To conclude, BBC Merlin has a powerful hold on everyone because of the fact that they knew how to eternalise it. It is significantly unique in its interpretation of legendary figures. I think I watched nearly all adaptations of King Arthur throughout the years, but even with how great some really are, to me none compare with this sword-swishing, banter-driven, CGI-messing, emotionally-killing 2008 show.

Honorary mentions:

[Short fic recs]

[Long fic recs]

#merlin #welcome to a long ass critical appreciation for my favourite show in the world #with fic recs because writers deserve longlasting fame too #arthur pendragon #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #ao3 #merthur #merlin x arthur #king arthur #merlin fic #did I say that I love these fics so much already?#merlin fic writers are a godsend #regulusrules metas #regulusrules recs

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the-kingshound · 9 months

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Sometimes when I read the comments about Arthur being... not how people wanted/pictured him to be I feel very briefly a bit of doubt. But then I remember the gender euphoria that writing a non traditionally masculine man/husband gives me and I get back to my soft soft king.

#cradling him to my chest #the more straight webtoons i read with arranged marriage tropes the more i think the world deserves my arthur #it makes me so happy writing them💞#i feel so satisfied so validated #same for very affectionate very adorable saraah

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tiredcowboyy · 2 months

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is there any fics from the last ep of merlin where when kilgharrah says “no man, no matter how great, can know his destiny” merlin just flips the fuck out

Like kilgharrah would say it and merlin would just be like

Merlin: no- NO MAN CAN KNOW HIS DESTINY??? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??!???! oddly enough I remember a million times you SPECIFICALLY state mine or arthurs destiny so what the FUCK do you mean by that huh??? You didn’t consider to mention this early on???!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME RN???? man this is why I should have NEVER listened to a stupid fucking dragon omd ‘no man can know his destiny’ FUCK YOU???

Like hes so overwhelmed and sad about losing his best friend and thinking hes failed his lifes mission just for this THING to say “welp idk couldnt have seen that coming, its silly to think you can know how the future will play out”

Like I knowwww that was his last straw

#fuck kilgharrah #that quote gets me mad everytime #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin #merthur #merlin emrys #merlin bbc #king arthur #prince arthur #princess morgana #kilgharrah #kilgharrah deserves hell #merlin deserves the world #merlin needs a break #merlin needs a hug #tiredcowboyys prompt #tiredcowboyys shenanigans

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marstonandson · 4 months

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after the worst heist they’ve ever had (arguably worse than blackwater, considering the losses) charles smith, a wanted man in a world that already hates him, volunteers himself as a distraction to allow the others to board a boat and escape

he walks right past lawmen, drawing them toward him ON PURPOSE, for these men that he met only some number of months ago. somehow he escapes this pursuit. somehow he boards a stagecoach and makes it all the way back to shady belle. for all he knows, that sacrifice is for nothing. for all he knows, everyone he tried to help died or were captured

but he worries about everyone else. he helps sadie get the rest of the gang to a safe place. they go to collect hosea and lenny’s bodies and give them a proper burial. he’s probably thinking about arthur and the others the entire time, but he doesn’t stop once, because these people need his help, too. as long as charles is breathing, he will be selfless. he will fight for everyone else no matter what the circumstances

#red dead redemption #rdr2 #charles smith #arthur morgan #charthur #I’m so obsessed with him #charles is the best video game character ive ever seen #I just think about this all the time #he probably thinks arthur is dead the entire time #and he doesn’t even give himself time to think about it #there’s people who need him so he will help #im so sick he deserves the world #my post

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gay-celestial-being · 1 year

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not a single thought behind those beautiful beautiful eyes

#arthur pendragon #arthur #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #merlin x arthur #merthur #merthur is destiny #i am so deeply in love with arthur #he deserves the world

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four2andnew · 1 year

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Saw a post on Reddit, and now I have feelings. Allow me to stand on this here soap box for a minute.

JKR has stated that Fred and George figured out the passphrase for the Maurader's Map by being coached through it by the map itself. This makes me all the more irritated with the line "Never trust anything if you can't tell where it keeps its brain" and I absolutely hate that she made Arthur Weasley say it. It's a moment completely out of character for him, a man who offers soft comfort and encouragement to his children every day. A man who only ever raised his voice once in 7 books when his sons took a prank too far and intentionally caused harm. There's no way he would berate his daughter, who is clearly torn up about what happened, for getting manipulated, especially not as the first words he speaks to her after she was minutes away from death.

Inconsistent world building leads to inconsistent characters. It's literally never addressed that the map is sentient, just like the fucking diary. Nope, we're just told talking diary = evil, and dumb Ginny should have known better; meanwhile, talking map = funny and brilliant piece of magic.

Fred and George fucked around with a parchment that coached them how to reveal enchantments on it and nothing happened to them. How the hell was an 11yo girl supposed to assume her talking diary was nefarious??? She lives in a literal world of magic where letters scream at you and mirrors offer encouragement and grooming tips. Why the fuck *wouldn't* a magical diary offer sympathy and soothing words, friendship and camaraderie??

I have to step off this soap box, I could ramble on forever, so I'll part with these words - JKR did Ginny dirty

#ginny weasley #arthur weasley #chamber of secrets #fred weasley #george weasley #Maurader's Map #inconsistent world building #OOC moments #Ginny deserved better

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