#media: bbc merlin

[goneprophet]

something about how arthur pendragon is represented by two colors: red and gold. his hair is golden his skin is tan his crown made of gold. how merlin says his magic is all for arthur and his eyes turn golden too. how arthur's flag and heart are red, how his love is fervent. how merlin is always either wearing a pendragon red neckerchief or tunic, being enveloped by it, him, both literally and figuratively.

#pairing: merthur #character: arthur pendragon #character: merlin #media: bbc merlin #notes: 1k

[artchael]

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN acrylic on canvas paper, 2024

#SHE'S FINALLY DONE #bbc gwen #merlin fanart #merlin #bbc's merlin #bbc guinevere #angel coulby #bbc gwen art #guinevere pendragon #queen guinevere #merlin art #merlin bbc #artwork #portrait art #portraiture #artists on tumblr #traditional art #traditional media #acrylic painting

[sexy-sapphic-sorcerer]

BBC Merlin being about 'magic' for 7 minutes gay

#not to be all autistic about media analysis again but i think fandom tends to overlook the symbolic/metaphorical aspect of queer subtext #a show can be queer coded because two same sex characters have an intense relationship with homoerotic undertones #or it can be queer coded because it conveys themes of alienation. repressed identity. oppression. internalised shame #Merlin does both. several times over #gay ass wizard show #bbc merlin #merlin #merthur #magic is gay #magic as a metaphor #flashing #flashing lights #< thanks to photosensitive-despair for advising me to change the tags

[oswinsdolma]

love how in merlin arthur will be like "we ride at dawn" and the next shot is of them leaving camelot at midday, fr it's funny every time

#ik i come on here a lot to be sad about this show but it's so fucking funny with almost no right to be #forget the duality of destiny and personhood #this is about the duality of being one of the most beautiful tragedies in modern media abd being absolutely fucking stupid #bbc merlin #merlin

[pyjamacryptid]

I’m thinking about Gwen and Elyan tonight folks….. they were siblings, finally reunited after years, reconciled, and obviously cared for one another very much and there were hardly any on-screen interactions between them save for episodes where either one of them was in danger of some kind. Sigh.

I also know for a fact their exchanges would’ve been hilarious because it seemed that Elyan was the one person that knew how to annoy Gwen at light-speed LOL

yeselyanprincearthurofcamelot

#bbc merlin #merlin #I just really love siblings in media #and wish we got more of these two #in the ‘inbetween’ moments #I mean little moments like nudges and eye rolls #someone that brings out Gwen’s childish side the way only an annoying brother can #someone that brings out the goofier side behind elyan’s deadpan sarcasm #to know which one is the older one!!! (imo it’s Gwen) #to even see them standing together more often (and not just at their father’s grave 😭) #especially would’ve loved it while she was queen #Gwen’s trying to be professional and her idiot stoic brother is crossing his eyes at her across the room #to just tease her!!! and her tease him!!!! #I need elyan!! to give arthur!!!!!! a shovel talk!!!!!!! #and for Gwen to be like uh excuse me I haven’t seen you in years why do you think you can do this on my behalf #and Arthur is just like ‘you have my word no harm shall come to her’ #Gwen is sooo unimpressed with both of them she just leaves and they’re both like… #her displeasure is literally a fourth presence in the room … bro do u think we fucked up #idk bro… #let’s ask merlin. yeah let’s #merlin just laughs at them and tells them good luck #ok this ran away from me anyway #bbc Gwen #bbc elyan #guinevere pendragon #sir elyan #merlin meta #I guess? #ren rambles

[katherynefromphilly]

Oh my god Merlin is trending. Why is it trending already?? What is happening? Is it me? Am I doing The Trending? Is The Trending somehow trending itself? Is it magic? Is the magic no longer secret??? IS ARTHUR COMING BACK?

#merlin #bbc merlin #colin morgan #bradley james #in a land of media #and a time of tumblr

[queerofthedagger]

"gwaine hated arthur" common misconception, repressed emotional bastards actually wanted to get boned down by each other from day one

#*mine #bbcm #mona rambles #these are the quality posts people follow me for rihgt #arwaine #bbc merlin #this is my shitposting against poor media literacy agenda. ANYWAY

[lovingtheshow]

caught red-handed🤭

#bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #merlin x arthur #merthur #mimmone #mimmo bruni #simone balestra #simone x mimmo #un professore 2 #italian medias #parallelism #merlin

[captainfairygodmother]

#bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #merthur #good omens #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #bbc ghosts #the captain #lieutenant havers #caphavers #our flag means death #ofmd #edward teach #blackbeard #stede bonnet #the gentleman pirate #gentlebeard #miscommunicating gays #the many meanings of “i love you” in queer (and bbc merlin) media #these idiots have me in a chokehold i swear to the gods

[naughtygeek49]

Me: *watches a form of media villainise Arthur Pendragon*

Me: he's just a baby!! LOOK AT HIM!! DOES HE LOOK CAPABLE OF EVIL!?

#yeah #the other media is almost definitely a more accurate representation #but i'll defend Bradley James's Arthur til i die #bbc merlin #merlin #prince arthur #arthur pendragon #methur #bradley james

[otterkiin]

been watching bbc Merlin for the 20th time recently, so... yeah.

Also, I made a cohost account, and so I'm looking for some artist and fandom blogs to follow :)

#bbc merlin #traditional media #craft paper #Colin Morgan #artists on tumblr #pencil drawing #fanart

[goneprophet]

inspired by all the pierrot/fool merlin concepts, i decided to turn him into stanczyk!

#media: bbc merlin #character: merlin #painter: jan matejko

[vinnfeyntheinsane]

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#im sure there's like 5000 more but #for every time theres a blonde and brunette gay couple in popular media #i get flashbacks #sherlock #johnwatson #bbc merlin #merthur #nick and charlie #heartstopper #red white and royal blue #NO BECAUSE TRUE STORY #when they were doing promos for red white and royal blue i kept thinking that they were announcing a new season of bbc merlin #or some sort of spinoff #it was heartbreaking #to learn that it was just another gay porno :( #which is fine i guess but gay pornos have nothing on the homoerotic tension of arthur pendragon and his manservant the great wizard merlin

[sexy-sapphic-sorcerer]

I just need to inform you nerds about absolute madlad academic Joseph Brennan

most notably, he wrote a paper about a queer reading of Mordred in BBC Merlin which heavily cites his own (poorly photoshopped) pornographic slash manips

but he also edited a whole book about queerbaiting, including chapters about: Supernatural, Xena Warrior Princess, One Direction RPF, Supergirl, and the fucking Johnlock Conspiracy

all the rest of his work is about gay porn

I fucking love academia

#he has a phd in the same field I'm studying (media and communications studies). truly an inspiration #at xmas my aunt asked me 'are you going to do a phd in media? what would you do with that' I could write about gay fanfic fuck u aunt moira #although I have been talked out of writing my dissertation about arthurian legend as fandom. very sad #bbc merlin #merlin #I'll tag the other fandoms and ships mentioned. you can't read the articles without paying for it but might be interested to know it exists #supernatural #destiel #wincest #xena warrior princess #one direction #larry stylinson #supergirl #supercorp #sherlock #johnlock #tjlc #merdred

[fanfic-thesis]

Quick question

I did some more academic reading about fandom and ...

Bonus points if you comment (or tag) where you heard the word "hoyay" and in which contexts you're using it.

#fandom #fan studies #ao3 #fandom meta #fanfiction #fanfiction writer #fan #queerbaiting #queer rep #queer rep in media #media science research #merlin bbc #bbc sherlock #supernatural #spn #destiel #johnlock #merthur #y'all know what i'm talking about #quick question #fanfic readers #fanfic #media science #academic writing about fanfics is something else #i love it #hoyay #ho yay

[jediwizard]

ourgoodshadows is just superwholock but gayer and the main ships are actually canon

#superwholock #bbc sherlock #merlin #doctor who #destiel #supernatural #tumblr shall always remain the superior social media platform #johnlock #merlin x arthur #good omens #ineffable husbands #crowly x aziraphale #dr who #2012 tumblr #2014 tumblr #nostalgia #tumblr #our flag means death #what we do in the shadows #bbc #2slgbtqia+ #lqbtqia #queer #queer baiting #canon