#merlin 3x04

[where-our-stories-start]

Endless Merthur scenes (2/∞)

#bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #merthur #endless merthur scenes #merlin 3x04 #gwaine #guinevere #gwen #bradley james #colin morgan

[pendrgnsolos]

gwaine in 3x04

#i adore the tavern fight scene #its just too good #merlin #bbc merlin #gif #merlin gif #merlingif #merlin gifs #merlingifs #merlin edit #gwaine #gwaine gif #gwaine edit #gwainegif #sir gwaine #bbc merlin gif #merlin 3x04 #bbc merlin 3x04 #merlin season 3 #Eoin Macken #my gifs #gifs made by me

[pippin-katz]

Rewatched S03e04

Gotta say, I love Gwaine and how protective he is of Merlin, but I would have loved for Arthur to see the bullshit the “knights” were doing. He was pretty pissed when the bounty hunter was about to punch him, I don’t think he would’ve been happy to see them throwing knives and swinging swords at him.

Besides that, love you Gwaine, you’re beautiful and your introduction is the best of all the knights honestly

#merlin #bbc merlin #merlin rewatch #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #sir gwaine #merlin 3x04 #gwaine #the once and future fandom

[wavesechoes]

love how one of the first things gwaine says about arthur is "none of them are worth dying for", because arthur's a noble, and then later in the episode he reconsiders and goes "yeah well, maybe that one's worth dying for", like oh well gwaine GUESS WHAT

#you walked right into that foreshadowing didn't you gwaine #and i've still not recovered #gwaine #bbc merlin #merlin 3x04

[oncefutureemrys]

Men immediately thinking Gwen is royalty as soon as they meet her

Merlin 1x05 // Merlin 3x04

#bbc merlin #merlin gifs #merlin edits #merlin #guinevere pendragon #sir gwaine #sir lancelot #sanj's gifs and edits #merlin 1x05 #merlin 3x04 #saw this parallel and had to do this #also gwen is literally the prettiest person ever #and no one can say otherwise #i literally fell in love with her just making the gifs #i just love how as soon as they meet her they automatically thing shes a princess #just cause of how beautiful she is #like get it queen #i love to see it #gwen deserves the world #really happy with these gifs #i think the quality came out much better #so thats good! #anyways #gwen deserves the world no one even try and say othewise

[morganalefay]

MORGANA | Outfits ➛ first & last appearances

#morganaedit #merlinedit #katiemcgrathedit #merlingifs #bbcmorgana #katie mcgrath #morgana le fay #perioddramaedit #morganapendragonedit #merlin #morgana* #gifs* #* #morganaoutfits #i didn't include some of her coats and cloaks as their own outfits because this already took forever #i also left out a few random outfits that were only worn in one episode #i'm aware that the dairy milk dress technically was not worn past season 2 #but they reused footage for 3x04 so that's the last time it was on screen

[merlin-gifs]

MERLIN | 3x04 “Gwaine”

#merlinedit #merlin #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merwaine #gwaine #sir gwaine #merlin x gwaine #season 3 #3x04 #tvedit #perioddramaedit #* #cait

[cabbageheadss]

BBC MERLIN | 3x04: Gwaine

#morgana #morgana pendragon #katie mcgrath #3x04 #bbc merlin #bbcm #merlinladies #merlinedit #sia's gifs

[toshsato]

MERLIN Rewatch: 3x04 GWAINE

I never stay in one place very long. People get sick of me too quickly.

#merlin #bbcm #gwaine #merlinedit #merlingifs #cinematv #cinemapix #userstream #perioddramaedit #filmtvcentral #filmtvdaily #usertelevision #perioddramasource #tvfilmsource #tvcentric #usertvfilm #merlin rewatch #one gifset per ep #3x04 #smallscreensource #eoin macken #mygifs #my post

[aaand-read-all-over]

Strength and Courage (3x04 / 3x08)

“The melee is the ultimate test of strength and courage.” -Arthur

"Then you must be courage."

"Ah, finally! Strength has arrived." -Grettir

Always meant to find each other <3

#bbc merlin #merlin #merthur #mergwaine #gwaine #sir gwaine #arthur friendless loser pendragon #arthur pendragon #arthur x gwaine #strength and courage #grettir #the fisher king #3x04 #3x08 #the trio of destiny

[dont-let-me-eat-pears]

gwaine, my love

#bbc merlin #merlin #gwaine #3x04 #gwaine ep #merlin rewatch #text: merlin #my text #fINALLY

[merlinemrys]

do u rmbr when the barmaid told merlin he was a handsome fella and merlin was like "oh thank u!" .... this mf is so fine and he knows it i want to rip my hair out they should've made him flirt with more people i swear to god i would've given half my lungs just to SEE it

#shows #bbc merlin #merlin s3 #3x04 #merlin #text #tais toi lys #lys lb: merlin #yet again struck with the intense need to write charming/flirty/romantic merlin #<- what i mean is . have u ever seen colin in the living and the dead. yeah .. THAT level of charming #*

[notfenharel]

what's more telling, gwaine not being surprised when a random man brings him breakfast in a stranger's bedroom

or merlin's complete enthrallment with a half naked man in his bed

#count the number of times gwaine groans in merlins bed #spoiler its six times in 30 seconds #merlin rewatch #3x04 is a fuckin delight

[pippin-katz]

What am I doing in this bed?

I know they were going for a simple scene of Gwaine waking up and being confused, but the entire way it’s staged is absurd. Out of context, it genuinely looks like Merlin is bringing breakfast to a guy he slept with. With how Gwaine behaves, it almost feels like it’s on purpose, probably for a joke.

Still incredibly gay for no reason

#merlin #bbc merlin #merlin thoughts #merlin emrys #sir gwaine #merlin 3x04 #gwaine #the once and future fandom

[aspecbuddie]

first draft of the fic is finally done, time to watch merlin

#my irl friends were horrified to find out I didn't watch it on bbc when it first came out #its taking me ages to watch though #ive been watching it for nearly a year and have only just got to 3x04 #rambling on tumblr once again #bbc merlin

[sneakyboymerlin]

Some people don’t seem to get the gist of Gwaine’s character so let me break it down:

Gwaine deciding that Arthur is worth defending as a king and wanting to repay him for saving his life… does not mean that he loves Arthur the way he loves his literal best friend. Gwaine is deeply bound by his sense of morality, and his moral compass points him to Arthur. The anger with which Gwaine responds to threats against Arthur is identical to his response when, say, the Cailleach laughs at the knowledge that innocent people are dying because of her own inaction. Gwaine posits himself as a defender of good, and Arthur proved himself to be “noble” in his eyes. Ergo, he protects Arthur, as he protects civilians.

All in all, there is nothing really personal to their bond, just as there is little personal about Gwaine’s duty to the people of Camelot. Gwaine and Arthur have a begrudging respect for each other, and both have a sense of duty to ensure that the other does not come to harm. This dynamic does not need to be construed as anything other than what it is, but since we have been conditioned to believe that people can only act altruistically given a motive of friendship, romance, or family, their actions are subsequently read as such—contrary to the onscreen evidence.

I cannot stress this enough: this series is based on Arthurian legend. The knights are meant to display chivalry. That is the bond between them.

This differs greatly from Merlin and Gwaine’s dynamic, wherein Gwaine’s attachment does not stem from a sense of duty but, rather, his own personal feelings. He is drawn to Merlin from the start, finds an understanding and emotional support from Merlin that he’s never had with anyone before, and is stunned touched that Merlin hasn’t grown tired of him, despite the burden he’s placed on Merlin’s shoulders since his arrival in Camelot. By contrast, Arthur grew sick of Gwaine… almost immediately, and their dynamic was established as one of mutual duty the moment Arthur said, “He saved my life… He’s to be given anything he needs.” This is very much a discernible difference. An important one, too.

This is the reason that, despite how he is willing to lay down his own life for Arthur as early as 3x04, Gwaine explicitly does not consider him a friend afterwards in 3x08, but does for Merlin.

Furthermore, given Gwaine’s moral code—the very same one he used to judge Arthur as “noble”—Gwaine would indeed side with Merlin over Arthur in the case of a magic reveal (not to mention the fact that Merlin is his friend, he knows that Merlin is good, and he doesn’t want Merlin to be hurt). Gwaine believes that one’s actions determine their goodness, rather than their birth circumstances. Therefore, Merlin being born with magic is not proof that he is corrupt.

Outside of magic reveal scenarios, and despite his sense of duty to Arthur, Gwaine is still shown to put Merlin first. There is nothing wrong with Gwaine placing Merlin above Arthur. It’s not “unfair” to Arthur that Gwaine cares more about Merlin, and it’s not something that needs fixing. Arthur is not entitled to Gwaine’s love or loyalty. It’s beautifully satisfying, both emotionally and narratively, that Gwaine’s loyalty is to a servant first and a king second. That is the entire crux of Gwaine as a character. It is a deliberate choice on the part of the writers, and it’s perfect as is.

#bbc merlin #merlin meta #sir gwaine #merlin emrys #merlin and gwaine #merwaine #mergwaine #my meta