PimpPost: Merlin
Nov. 27th, 2008 12:34 pmOkay, it is once again time for a pimp post to introduce those on my flist who do not know of the delights to
Merlin
Right, so first off, this is not the traditional retelling of Arthur and Merlin, it's far more fun ;)
So, the first clue that this isn't your normal Merlin story is Merlin's distinct lack of a beard and grey hair and just about anything associated with age and wisdom. Yep, you spotted it: Merlin and Arthur are about the same age. Slashy hearts everywhere beat a little faster :).
Not only is the slash waiting to happen, at every turn characters seem to be telling Arthur and Merlin it should be happening too. We have the Slash Dragon, okay, so he is actually called the Great Dragon, but when he tells Merlin that Arthur is his destiny and they are two sides of the same coin, the Slash Dragon he became and the Slash Dragon he will stay.
In the latest episode Merlin's mum, Hunith, also gave several lovely speeches about how Merlin and Arthur were destined to be together. Okay, so this could have been taken platonically, but we're slashers here (mostly) so let's not bother ;).
Merlin is still learning magic and magic is punishable by death in Camelot under King Uther, so that's where a lot of the tension in the show comes from. The gist of most of the eps is Merlin uses magic to save Arthur and has to hide it, or Arthur does heroic things to save Merlin, even though on their first meeting it was hate at first sight. If you like historical accuracy and inaccuracy drives you batty, then I suggest you don't watch. This is a fantasy show that has great characters, but very wooly history :)
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merlin_tv - all things to do with the TV show
arthurs_chamber - all things to do with pairings involving Arthur
merlinslash - everything to do with Merlin slash
merlinfic - all Merlin fic
merlin_icons - all Merlin icons
merlin_vids - all Merlin vids
merlinadvent - a Merlin advent fic comm
merlin_flashfic - regular Merlin fic challenges
Archives
The Merlin Fanfiction Archive For all kinds of Merlin fic including RPS.
Links:
BBC Site
Merlin Eps on iPlayer
Right, so first off, this is not the traditional retelling of Arthur and Merlin, it's far more fun ;)
| This is Arthur: | This is Merlin: |
 |  |
| played by Bradley James | played by Colin Morgan |
So, the first clue that this isn't your normal Merlin story is Merlin's distinct lack of a beard and grey hair and just about anything associated with age and wisdom. Yep, you spotted it: Merlin and Arthur are about the same age. Slashy hearts everywhere beat a little faster :).
Not only is the slash waiting to happen, at every turn characters seem to be telling Arthur and Merlin it should be happening too. We have the Slash Dragon, okay, so he is actually called the Great Dragon, but when he tells Merlin that Arthur is his destiny and they are two sides of the same coin, the Slash Dragon he became and the Slash Dragon he will stay.
In the latest episode Merlin's mum, Hunith, also gave several lovely speeches about how Merlin and Arthur were destined to be together. Okay, so this could have been taken platonically, but we're slashers here (mostly) so let's not bother ;).
Merlin is still learning magic and magic is punishable by death in Camelot under King Uther, so that's where a lot of the tension in the show comes from. The gist of most of the eps is Merlin uses magic to save Arthur and has to hide it, or Arthur does heroic things to save Merlin, even though on their first meeting it was hate at first sight. If you like historical accuracy and inaccuracy drives you batty, then I suggest you don't watch. This is a fantasy show that has great characters, but very wooly history :)
( Other Characters )
Comms
merlinxarthur - all things Merlin/Arthurmerlin_tv - all things to do with the TV showarthurs_chamber - all things to do with pairings involving Arthurmerlinslash - everything to do with Merlin slashmerlinfic - all Merlin ficmerlin_icons - all Merlin iconsmerlin_vids - all Merlin vidsmerlinadvent - a Merlin advent fic commmerlin_flashfic - regular Merlin fic challengesArchives
The Merlin Fanfiction Archive For all kinds of Merlin fic including RPS.
Links:
BBC Site
Merlin Eps on iPlayer
