#merlin's always like 'if i am devoted enough to arthur i can prevent his death'

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Something i really like about Merlin is how they didn’t make love a redemptive force. Uther loves both his children very much -- doesn’t make him a good man or even necessarily a good father. Merlin and Arthur love each other so much, but it doesn’t save either of them, nor does it always makes them better --  oftentimes, it makes them worse. It makes the love no less compelling or meaningful -- in my opinion, it only makes it more so, and it’s a more realistic approach to love. Thoughts and feelings!

#bbc merlin #merlin meta #the other thing is that bc of the genre and style and target audience of the show #you EXPECT the love to fix everything #and the characters do too #merlin's always like 'if i am devoted enough to arthur i can prevent his death' #he -- and we -- hold on to this belief until the very end #and then they drop it on you like a brick #even though we've been seeing love being insufficient for the whole show #show of all time