AN: Hello again! This is an attempt of a new fic. We all know these memorable quotes, phrases, etc. of the show and fics –all these cool sentences that we can remember all of the time and repeat it in our own fics. But what the hell is the meaning of these sentences? What is so special about them? In this fic I will continue my satire of funny and nasty speculations and discussion. So this is to all readers who don't take the show deadly serious and are read to have fun on the costs of our favorite heroes and villains WELCOME!

Chapter 1

"You are two sides of the same coin." — Kilgharrah to Merlin about Merlin and Arthur

This sentence is the introduction and proof for all Merlin-fans. It promises us a great, perfect and inextricable friendship and teamwork of Merlin and Arthur in the future. But why? Please, can someone explain me the unavoidable connection between the coin-statement and an Arthur-Merlin friendship. Err… big silence!

Okay, let's try another attempt. We pretend to know nothing about the legend or the characters of the show. So we can truly concentrate on the meaning of the sentence. The all-knowing, super wise, friendly and helpful dragon said that Merlin and Arthur are two sides of one coin. Well then?

What to do with a coin? Of course, you throw it into the air and wait which side is on the top. Is that the true meaning - a coin flip? A bet, a question of either / or… Not really the metaphor that I would have used to convince Merlin of being friends with Arthur and saving magic, making peace and saving the word TOGETHER. This is especially questionable if you consider the actual circumstances in episode 1. Merlin, a stereotype of a naïve farm boy, was just a victim of "his royal pratness Arthur" chicane and "the great king" Uther (Arthur's father and role model) has demonstrated how to handle sorcerers.

So why did the dragon say something like this? Maybe... Is it possible that the entire coin thing is to be taken literally? Well, if the tail is on the top than the head is on the bottom – or in other words some of our supposed to be friends is with his face in the dirt while the other one is on the top. If the coin flip thing is true then it's hardly possible for Merlin and Arthur to be on the same level. Indeed, even in season 5 (after 10 years together) they do usually call each other "prat" "idiot" – in other words KING and SERVANT.

Maybe Merlin should have listened to the dragon more carefully. This is actually quite strange, since the typical interaction between Merlin and Kilgharrah is rather like this: the dragon says: "Jump!" and Merlin asks: „How high? "

Is it possible that the entire story would have ended without complete bloodshed? Maybe, but Merlin was never really good in LISTENING CAREFULLY. He was rather running into action and adding his dream world to it. Okay, to be fair he is not the only one. I don't know. But at the end it's still true – Arthur and Merlin are two sides of the same coin. One of them is dead, which means his face (and the rest of him) is in the dirt and the other one lives alone forever. Or in other words, the result of this coin flip is the tail (Merlin) on the top and the head (Arthur) is down. Strange?! I'm still not sure who the actual winner is.

"I'm not my father!" – from Arthur often in fics

Who does not know this statement and its variation of "Arthur is not his father!" from many fics? I'm always asking myself "What the hell shall this mean?" Arthur is not Uther. Of course, he is. One person is a grumpy old guy, who is actually dead for 1.5 seasons and the other one is a blond… Ups, did I unconsciously indicate a relation between Arthur's hair color and his mind? Not my intention. I promise. However, it is absolutely ridiculous to say that these two are not identical. It's as plain as the nose on your face. Why emphasizing the most obvious thing in the world, especially considering the typical circumstances. It is almost like Arthur would expect people to celebrate him for (his wisdom of) being not his father. Ups, I did it again. Sorry.

Of course, the true meaning of the statement is that Arthur is not LIKE his father. But hey, I don't blame them it's about the Middle Ages after all. Nobody can truly expect good grammar from people of this time. It's almost a wonder that Arthur and especially people like his proponent Merlin are no analphabets. However, despite of this grammar thing there is still a negative connotation with this "I'm not like my father!"-thing.

As already said, the differences (hair color) between Uther and Arthur are extremely obvious. I would even say the statement is totally worthless. Somebody out there who is (exactly) like his / her father? Nobody? Good! I would have a tiny problem with writing fics for clones.

The true question should be if Arthur agrees with his father attitude and decision dealing with crucial questions, such as magic.

I don't want to discuss this question here (did already happen in my previous fics). I just think it's questionable that Arthur (and his proponent Merlin) have to shout the phrase "I'm (Arthur is) not (like) Uther!" all the time. The exclamation point at the end of the sentence is quite important.

It shouldn't be necessary to say this when Arthur's actions would speak for itself, especially when it comes to magic. Why saying things that everyone in Camelot and the surrounding kingdoms should know very well? Nobody would question Arthur's OWN AND INDEPENDENT attitude to magic after actually changing the laws against… Yeah, I know it's nasty of me to harp on about this topic. We were all waiting for it during the entire show, but for some reasons it did never…

In summary, what is the final result from the entire "Arthur is not Uther"-story? It's rather a wishful dream of what should have happened. A cynic (like me) could also say it's a predictable attempt of a politician to justify himself and his claim for the reign. Kings and politicians will often do the complete opposite from their own talking. This hasn't change in the last 1500 years.

A/N: So guys, what's your opinion? I'm not yet sure if I should continue. Of course, you can suggest further phrases and memorial sentences.