i don't think a show has ever used the word "destiny" so often

[thirty2flavors]

I think by episode five it is safe to say that I am not dazzled. That's alright, I didn't really expect to be -- I will probably keep wathing anyway because otherwise I don't know what christycorr and sweetcherrytree are talking about and clearly my ability to jump in and start hijacking conversations is highly important. Some thoughts in no particular order:

-The themesong/opening narration/photoshop montage at the begining IS SO HILARIOUS. I just about died during the first episode, and then when it was like "and JOHN HURT as the voice of the dragon" I did die.

-I'm totally apathetic towards ships, as usual. I know everyone ships Arthur/Merlin like burning but I don't care beyond the lulz. I do find the Gwen/Arthur flirtation really awkward, and the Gwen/Lancelot stuff that just happened was also really awkward. I don't particularly dislike Gwen, but her flirting is always so painful. I was definitely getting a pretty strong Lancelot/Merlin vibe, and I just realized Lancelot reminds me of Caspian which is why I was so amused by him. Huh.

-Morgana irritates me. Luckily she does jack all so I don't have to dael with her much, but every time she comes in and bats her eyelashes and failflirts with Arthur I am just like stfuuuuu. Actress is pretty, though, I'm jealous of her hair.

-lol Eve Myles

-lol Lady Christina

-Merlin's brief moment of teenage OMG U DONT CARE ABOUT ME angst in this episode was really bizarre and misplaced. Gaius tries to stop Merlin from getting his ass kicked at every turn and Merlin constantly ignores him. I think it is decidedly unfair to suddenly claim that Gaius does not care.

-Speaking of, Merlin's plans are consistently Scooby Doo worthy. "Let's just pretend you're the son of this dude! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?"

-That episode where Arthur rock-climbs with the help of Merlin's friendly glowy ball thing was hysterical.

-Every single thing Uther does is hysterical. I don't know if this is left-over lulz from when I watched Buffy as a kid, because Giles is literally like the only thing I remember from that show, or if it's just because he's ridiculous. I love that every episode includes some variant of "I THINK IT'S MAGIC, UTHER" "NO SHUT YOUR FACE". Maybe it's lupus.

-I like Arthur. I'd hit it.

-Oh, is the "magic" language Old English, or does it just sound an awful lot like Old English?

-I don't know virtually anything about fashion of the time period and from what I undesrstand it's not like this show gives a shit about fashion of the time period, so are Morgana's dresses legit? They look like something I could go buy at the store right now. Her bare shoulders feel very scandalous. But like I said, my knowledge of this stuff is zilch.

-The special effects are hilarious, and I watch Doctor Who. Also, every time Merlin's eyes glow I am SO AMUSED.

In conclusion, my response is a resounding "meh". Given that I have more than a week until my next exam, though, it's something to do. At least until someone uploads the missing episodes of Flight of the Conchords season 2.

Comments

[hysteriagalore.livejournal.com]

I am thrilled you find the opening as hilarious as I do. There's just something about it, like their intention was "LOOK AT THIS GODDAMN COOL SHOW, IT HAS DRAGONS AND WIZARDS AND SHIT" but settled for "Oh, Harry Potter in the Dark Ages. Neat."

LOL SHIPS. I think you have to care about the characters to find ships, although I did start liking Morgana/Arthur in a sibling way at the end of the series :|

I so approve of watching Merlin for the pretty. Bradley James is gorgeous.

ALSO: OMG wait until the finale. *cringes* D:

[http://users.livejournal.com/_thirty2flavors/]

I KNOW. THEY'RE JUST HILARIOUS.

That's true, though I really don't ship much of anything in any show with one glaring exception. The Office, Scrubs, HIMYM, Arrested Development, I don't have ships in any of those. I used to ship Jim/Pam (Office) but now they're together and engaged and I stopped caring.

He is, and Arthur entertains me.

Really? I remember reading my flists' reactions and they didn't seem to be as soul-destroyed as people usually are after a BBC finale, so.

[hysteriagalore.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess there's a reason why the most famous ships are the ones with star crossed lovers and/or tragic endings in general. When they hook up and everything is all fine and dandy it gets boring... if you don't hook up with a clone that is.

HAHA! No it's not soul-destroying at all unless you count it being incredibly underwhelming. I was SO disappointed.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_thirty2flavors/]

It's true. It's why I liked Lily/James, too -- they had a happy(ish) period of time for me to work within, but they were also not done to death in canon. With Jim/Pam I see everything I need to see, I don't need to read about the intricacies of their daily life. With Handy/Rose I like it because while i assume things are, more or less, fine and dandy, I won't have to see it in canon so I won't get bored.

I just foun like, the worst fic ever written on Teaspoon. I am delighted.

HAHA OH I SEE.