Reflections by Emachinescat
A Merlin Fan-Fiction
SUMMARY: A different, rather unorthodox take on S3 of Merlin. This biting satire will either have you rolling on the ground from spasms of laughter or attempting to bash your head through a brick wall. Also, an epic battle rages between Team Merlin & Team Arthur.
A/N: This is not so much a story as my (amusing) thoughts and ramblings about the different episodes of season 3. After I get caught up, you can expect a chapter a week after each new episode comes out. Please read and review. :) Oh yeah, and MAJOR spoiler alert! :)
Reflections
Chapter One: The Tears of Uther Pendragon: Part 1
I have to admit, when I first saw the title of this, the first installment of series 3, I was very happy. I know this may sound petty, mean, or maybe even cruel, but let me tell you - I am NOT a fan of King Uther, for a myriad of reasons...actually, I could probably list a reason for disliking him for every single episode that has been aired...but I won't go into that now, but that's an interesting idea for a later blog, though... *cackles as if plotting something sneaky* It's not that I want him to die or anything. I mean, there's no one that I really
want to die in this show (at least on the "protagonist" side of the spectrum). I'm not wishing for his death (mainly because his death would probably lead to the end of the show pretty quickly, so come on, Uther, long live the King!), but the thought of him crying gave me a bit of joy, no matter how childish that joy might be. it is joy nonetheless. Come on, y'all - you've seen the show (I hope). You know that I'm talking about. The guy may be considered a "hero" of the show, but he's still at world-class jerk. If he's going to cry and writhe in pain a bit, I'm all for it. Maybe it'll touch on the shred of humanity that he has left in his bitter, cold heart after killing so many innocent people...
Sorry...rant. I may do that from time to time.
Anyway...
Before I begin blogging about the actual episode (I know, I know, hurry it up already, you have to be at yoga class or make family for your dinner or capture a pigeon that can play golf...geez, have a little patience, will you?), I want to give a little background of the first time I watched it. It was two Sundays ago, on September 12. I had spent the weekend at my friend Kelsey's in this itty-bitty town of awesomeness called Rickman. We had a great weekend...we went shopping (I bought my first fedora!), went to a fall festival, at at some fancy place where I paid freakin' $15 for chicken tenders, we went to her church's homecoming, hung out at her place, and went to see Vampires Suck. Oh, and I also watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off for the first time. (Giggle)
But I digress.
I was so excited as we were driving back to school in the dark because I knew that Merlin series 3 had premiered on BBC the night before and I was hoping that some nice, amazing, wonderful, incredible, beautiful British person would put it on YouTube (thank you, my Snazzlefrazzly friend). I had a big Computer Applications test the next day that I needed to study for and an American Literature test on Wednesday that I hadn't looked over the material for yet. I also had some sort of homework assignment to do. I told Kelsey that I was going to use The Tears of Uther Pendragon as my incentive to get my homework done, and that I wouldn't even begin to watch it until after I had studied for both of my tests and did whatever assignment had been given to me. And I meant it, too. Honest.
But when I got to school and checked just to see if someone had put it online (which they had), I cracked. The fan-girl in me won over. And I watched the episode before I studied. But the way I see it, I rewarded myself in advance for the awesome job I was going to do studying later. I think it worked, by the way. I made a 96 on the Computer Applications test! So...yes, that is the backstory that I was so eager to tell you about. Pretty nifty, huh?
But this isn't a blog for me to talk about the awesome weekend I had with my awesome friend Kelsey at her awesome house. This is about The Tears of Uther Pendragon: Part One.
The episode began with Arthur, Merlin, and a slew of knights coming upon a...well, I believe it was supposed to be a battlefield, but it was more of a slaughter than anything. All the good-guy knights that had fought were strewn all over this open plain, dead. Arthur says to check for survivors, but I don't think there were any. Poor guys.
We find out from the dialogue in the next few minutes that the quest these knights (and apparently, many others before them) had been on was one to find Morgana, who, in case you haven't seen the second season yet (SPOILER ALERT FOR SEASON TWO), was taken away from Camelot after being poisoned by Merlin (LONG story, but basically she made a bad choice, and the only way to save hundreds if not thousands of people was for Merlin to kill her, and he did NOT want to do it, but he did what was necessary) by her half-sister who corrupted her, Morgause. Uther, of course, didn't know about Merlin trying to poison his beloved ward (actually no one but Merlin, Gaius, and the Great Dragon Kilgharra know about it). Yeah, if Uther knew about it, then the show Merlin would be over because there would be no Merlin. Sad, I know...Uther can be such a heartless jerk-thing OF DOOM!
Arthur says that they are going to try and track the evil dudes that did this. Merlin, the ever-cautious awesome one, asks if they really should be going after the guys that so easily slew all these trained knights. Good point, Merlin. So far, this season, Merlin is winning in the smartical area. I mean, honestly, if I saw a bunch of brave, noble knights dead because of a certain group of bloodthirsty evil doers, I would be at least a little wary of following them into the dark woods without some sort of plan first other than KILL, but anyway, I guess being crowned prince of Camelot means that you don't have to think things through. By the way, I'm going to keep score insult/smart-butt comment wise between Arthur and Merlin. At the end of this season, we'll see who has the most clever retorts. So as I was saying, after Merlin asks if they should be following these evil baddies, Arthur looks at him disdainfully and says, "Merlin, you are such a girl's petticoat." OOOH! BURN! (Even if it's totally not true, because Merlin is amazing and was just being cautious.) But still, a burn is a burn, so... as of now, Arthur 1, Merlin 0.
They set off. We then get a rather boring but I suppose important dialogue between Gaius and Uther. Gaius is trying to convince Uther that he needs to stop looking for Morgana. She's apparently been missing for a year now (which makes me wonder what our Merlin peeps have been up to in the past year. Have they spent every ounce of free time looking for Morgana? Or have they taken up new hobbies like Yahtzee or roller blading?), and Uther has apparently sent countless knights on quests to find her, and few, if any at all, came back (just so you know, it's because they were killed. Pointing out the obvious? Sorry.). Gaius thinks its about time they stop searching. I find myself agreeing with the old doctor here. I mean, come on - if Morgana comes back, she could tell Uther that Merlin tried to poison her. And then, as I said before, Merlin would be a thing of the past. And that would (pardon my Elvish) SUCK. Because, as I've pointed out various times before, Merlin. Is. Awesome.
They talk some more and I think Uther says something about not needing friends or something, and I'm thinking, "Hmmm...maybe that'swhy you are a bitter, annoying, jerk-balloon OF DOOM!" He says he'll never stop looking for Morgana, which I suppose is kind of sweet, but I have a feeling that he should just leave well enough alone. Call it a gut instinct, ESP, or I'm writing this blog late and I've already seen this episode and the next one. Whatever floats your boat.
I don't know, though. This conversation sort of bored me, but that's just because I was looking so forward to Merlin and Arthur coming back onto the TV. Or computer screen. Whatever. Details, details.
Okay, so random thought here: you know how in Twilight they have Team Edward and Team Jacob? I'm thinking about starting a Team Merlin and Team Arthur. I love them both, of course, and neither of them are bad, so it's okay if you want to sign up for both teams. I'm more of a Merlin fan myself, so my friend April (who plans to marry Bradley James) will most likely jump at the opportunity to be captain of Team Arthur. I'll let you know when try-outs are.
ANYWAY...
Back to the awesomeness that is Arthur and his bestest buddy Merlin! They are now going through the forest with several knights, trying to find the baddies that stole Morgana. Merlin's groaning on the horse and the following (amazing) conversation ensues:
ARTHUR: Is there something wrong with you?
MERLIN: I've been on a horse all day.
ARTHUR: Aw, is your little bottom sore? (Point Arthur for pretending to care with sarcasm!)
MERLIN: Yes. It's not as fat as yours. (WOO! 1 point to the guy with the magic!)
ARTHUR: You know, you've got a lot of nerve. For a wimp. (Point Arthur!)
MERLIN: Well, I may be a wimp, but at least I'm not a dollop-head. (Dollop-head? I love this word! It's the insult I was telling you about in the last blog! WOOT! Go Merlin! If I could, I'd give you 10 points for that amazing insult, but I can't, so...POINT MERLIN!)
ARTHUR: There's no such word.
MERLIN: It's idiomatic.
ARTHUR: It's what?
MERLIN: You need to be more in touch with the people.
ARTHUR: Describe dollop-head.
MERLIN: In two words?
ARTHUR: Yeah.
MERLIN: Prince Arthur. (OOOHHH...again with the BURN! Arthur, you've been served! Another point for Merlin!)
Okay, I LOVED that conversation. Give me a second to tally up the numbers, and we'll see where our score is now. Please enjoy this music while your party is counting...
LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Alright, I've got the totals from that hilarious conversation, and the points now stand thus: Arthur 3, Merlin 3. Oooh, a tie! This is getting good!
After this, Arthur shushes Merlin because he thinks he hears something a-stirring in the woods. My guess is that he's still trying to handle getting SERVED by his servant, so he makes it up to draw attention away from his scarlet-blushing face. But, alas, Merlin cannot savor his moment of victory because some random dude gets shot with an arrow.
I've been thinking. A lot of random dudes die in this show and no one even feels sorry for them. They just say, "Oh, look, some random dude just got his head lopped off...So we're doing Hamburger Helper for dinner, right?" I think I'm going to do a memorial service for all those random dudes that die during the show that no one even bothers to think about other than, "Oh, how nice, he just fell to the ground, writhing and shrieking in agony. How quaint. Honey, where's the chainsaw?" I'll let you know the date, time, and place for the service at a later date. Cool?
So the random dude (he needs a name, so we'll call him Bilbo) gets shot and a battle ensues as the guys who attacked all those knights rush from the trees and attack our heroes. I am NOT going to go deep into the whole play-by-play battle sequence, because I don't want to be here all night, so I'll say this: like usual, Arthur kicks some butt. He's in danger and Merlin uses his awesome magic to save his life. Arthur looks over and sees Merlin lying on the ground behind a tree (from where he just, not ten seconds ago, saved the ungrateful bugger's life) and says something along the lines of, "We're not playing hide-and-seek, Merlin!" And Arthur takes the lead! Then Merlin responds with, "Dollop-head." Whoops, never mind, they're tied again, neck in neck with 4-4. This is better than golf! (Okay, who am I kidding, anything's better than golf.)
After they defeat all the baddos, with a LOT of help from Merlin, I might add, everything goes quiet...too quiet. And then, from out of the trees, shrouded in mist, emerges...the KRAKIN!
Okay, kidding, but wouldn't that be awesome? Scary, too. Although I'm not sure that what really comes from the mist-covered trees is any less frightening.
It is...Morgana, dirty and bruised, but alive. Alive, as in NOT dead! Merlin's looking like he's swallowed a bogie-flavored Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Bean (and who can blame the poor guy, if Morgana tells Uther what happened in series 2, episode 13, Merlin will be a goner). And then...the opening title sequence/song comes on!
I know, right? This many words and we're just now at the theme song...what's wrong with me? I've got a lot to talk about, that's what. And if you don't like it, well, then, I guess you don't like it. So there. Wow, I showed them. Maybe I need to add myself to the burn meter too. Arthur 4, Merlin 4, Lizzie 100,000,000 (because I'm awesome like that).
So the show resumes with Gaius looking over Morgana, giving her a check up. Gwen's with him, but she doesn't do much except nod. Gwen doesn't do much at all this episode. She's being a lazy bum. Hey, Gwen the Couch Potato! Get off your butt and do something productive in this episode, like clean my room or bathe my cat! Hmmm...maybe all these extra, amusing side notes are what's taking me so long to write this. Hm. That's an interesting thought. Anywhat...
Uther wants to know if Morgana will be okay and Gaius says, "Yep." (Not a direct quote.) Uther is overjoyed but kind of bummed when he finds out he can't see her until tomorrow. Back in Gaius's chambers, Merlin is having a spaz-fest because he is terrified that Morgana will tell Uther that Merlin tried to kill her. Gaius tries to comfort him, but all Merlin responds with is, "What do you think Uther will do to me?" Poor kiddo. He's like totally freaking out. Gaius tells him to just wait and see what tomorrow brings.
Tomorrow comes and Gaius comes in, telling Merlin that Arthur has requested his presence. Merlin's face looks like, "Okay, cool man, whatever. Do you think my feet smell weird?" Then Gaius continues..."In Morgana's chambers." Now Merlin's face is all like "DUN DUN DUUUN!"
So Arthur and Morgana are having some sort of hushed conversation about her captivity which I didn't pay attention to because I was too busy looking at Merlin. And then they hug, and over Arthur's shoulder, Morgana sees Merlin waiting in the doorway and tells Arthur that she needs to rest. After Arthur leaves, Morgana calls Merllin back, saying she needs to talk to him.
I gotta hand it to Morgana, the girl doesn't beat around the bush. She goes straight into it. She's all, "I know what you did. You tried to poison me."
I was like...wow. She tells Merlin that she understands why he did what he did, and that she's seen the error of her ways, and guess what? Merlin looks at her and says, "No, I don't believe it, you lying she-witch! You are an evil sorceress who is only bent on the destruction of Camelot! Begone! I smite you with my cuteness and awesome magic of DOOM!"
Not really. Just kidding.
He actually just laps it all up like my chihuahua when we've spilled milk on the floor. He buys it. Every. Single. Freaking. Word. Of. It. He's all like, "Okay. Oh, and hey, when you get done with your super-secret rendezvous with your evil half sister, you wanna go grab a bite at Taco Bell?"
So yeah. Merlin, my dear, THINK. She's only been gone with her evil half sister for an entire year. What do you think she's been doing all that time? Baking cookies and singing karaoke at the nearest bar? NOOOO! She's been plotting against Camelot. Even Cho Chang or, heaven forbid, Bella Swan could of figured out that one. Merlin, honey, you need to wake those brain cells up, okay, dear? Please? Okay, I take that back. Bella would probably just sit there and hum and then say, "Oooh! Sparkly hot guy! Me likey! I wonder if he'll bite my neck and steal my soul because I'm not pretty enough for him?"
Back to the plot. Merlin is smiling like a ding-dong (no offense, my lovely) when Arthur comes into his chambers. Arthur wants to know why he's so happy and Merlin says "The sun is shining-" and before he can finish, my brain has run off like a gazelle in the tepid moonlight of the dark crevices of my soul. What is my brain thinking? "The sun is shining, the tank is clean, and we are getting out of h-the tank is clean? THE TANK IS CLEAN?" Yes, Finding Nemo. My. Brain. Rocks. By the way, my amazing roomie, Cat, is totally cheering my rocking brain on right now, while throwing a life-sized replica of a human heart at me...at least, I think it's a replica. Oh my gosh. I can't feel my pulse. Just kidding...I found it. It was under my bed.
Anyway, he says that the sun is shining, they found Morgana, and he just finished all his chores. Arthur then proceeds to march into the room, and Merlin asks if he'll wait because he just washed the floor. Arthur says, "Don't worry, I won't slip up." Merlin then says something about "You don't get it do you?" and Arthur acts all offended. Merlin says, "It's just...you've never had to do it." And Arthur says, "I know how to use a cloth and a bucket." He then proceeds to take the cloth, dips it in the bucket, and shoves the soapy rag into Merlin's face. Point Arthur. He then says, "Would you like me to show you how to use the bucket?" And he dumps the whole bucket on Merlin's head. Poor kid. Point Arthur. So that makes it 6-4, with Arthur in the lead.
Switching gears now. Uther and Morgana have a sappy and sooo fake (on Morgana's part) reunion. Apparently Morgana wanted Uther to cry, though, which he does, and she wipes his tears away, and then clutching the hankie, she strides out of the room, an evil smirk on her face. Does she have some sort of evil scheme? No, of course she doesn't because Merlin has decided she's all good. *rolls eyes in an exaggerated fashion*
Then she goes to a secret meeting in a creepy, dark cave in the woods, where Morgause is stirring a giant cauldron filled with what looks mysteriously like my mom's brownie mix. So that's where the brownies went! They talk about their plot to drive Uther crazy (I know, short putt, right?) by using the mandrake root (flashback from Harry Potter 2! Yaysers!) and Uther's tears. Apparently, with the root dripping crazy juice under his bed, he's go nuts. Morgause says something about how the mandrake digs deep into the recesses of the consciousness, bringing guilt into their version of reality in the form of fear. Wow. Nice. I thought that mandrakes just made people die if they screamed too loud. Sweet.
Morgana puts it under Uther's bed.
Later, Arthur is practicing his sword fighting - blindfolded. Awesome. He asks Merlin what he thought. Merlin replies with, "I've seen better." (Point Merlin!) and then Arthur makes fun of Merlin's fighting. Jerk. I laughed, which I guess kind of negates me calling him a jerk. Anyway, point Arthur. 7-5. Then Merlin uses his awesome magical powers to make Arthur lose his sword and go face down in the mud. Point Merlin. 7-6. Woot!
Moving on, it is that evening and they are having a banquet for Morgana's return. Uther gives a boring and mushy speech and then heads outside. This is where it gets weird. He's outside and hears someone calling his name. He goes to the well, looks down, and then laughs it off, because, you know, when I hear a disembodied voice calling my name from somewhere within the bowels of a well, I laugh. At the very least, he could have called for Lassie, because little Jim Bob or Timmy or whatever could be stuck in the well. Anyway, he laughs. Then a pale, dripping hand grasps his wrist. A beautiful, albeit dead, woman (who turns out to be his dead wife) is holding onto him for dear life (that's just an expression, because she is, in fact, dead. So maybe she's hanging on for dear death. I dunno.). Uther then proceeds to scream in bloody murder. The guards find him.
Arthur is freaking out because his dad is sick and acting like a loony-bird (for lack of a more eloquent term). Morgana pretends to be distraught, but we know that she's a lying meanie, so we don't feel sorry for her. Gaius tells Arthur later that Uther kept saying his mother's name over and over. Arthur wants to know if he'll be okay, and Gaius says he should eventually.
Meanwhile, Morgana goes on another adventure with her sister, meeting in the cave of doom. They small talk for a little bit, shoot the breeze, and then Morgause gives Morgana another mandrake for Uther. When she gets back to Camelot, a guard spots Morgana and sees the mandrake juice (which is a brown, gunky color) dripping from beneath her robe. He says, "You're bleeding." I don't know about you, but I thought blood was RED. This crap is BROWN. Pun possibly intended. Just sayin'. Anyway, he sees the mandrake and Morgana kills him. KILLS HIM! She has turned to the dark side! Arrrgh!
She gets back to her chambers and is a total butt to Gwen, which makes me mad, because even if she has turned to the dark side, I really thought that she actually cared for Gwen. I mean, come on (spoiler alert), she was so distraught when Gwen was captured by the naked-mole rat guy (no, not Ron Stoppable) in the episode of season 2, Lancelot and Guinivere.
We switch over to Morgause as she goes and pays a visit to the lovely (sarcasm) King Cedren, with whom she has some sort of a relationship, which I think is more than friends but less than lover. I dunno. She convinces him that Uther is madder than a hatter and tells him that Camelot will be weak. She convinces him to gather his army and mount an attack on Camelot. Uh-oh. This can't be good. According to Morgause, they have a traitor inside the castle (who could that be? It can't be Morgana, because Merlin trusts her, she says sarcastically) and that Camelot is "ripe for the picking." What does that even mean? Are there Camelot trees? Oh I wanna pick one! Wait, does that mean there are Narnia trees and Hogwarts trees and Middle Earth trees? And where can I find them?
Sorry. So switching scenes again. Uther and his court of peeps are discussing matters in the throne room when Uther has another weird experience. He starts freaking out and pointing at the empty doorway in front of him. No one is there...at least that Merlin, Arthur, Gaius, and the rest of the friends can see. Uther sees a little boy - a CREEPY little boy, like Tom Riddle from Harry Potter 6 creepy - dripping with water, staring creepily at Uther. Uther goes nuts, screaming at the poor kid, who was probably just trying to find his ghost mommy or was trying to catch his pet ghost dog named Zero. They (Arthur and a knight) drag Uther out of the throne room and everyone else is like...dude.
We find out afterwards that during the Great Purge, Uther drowned many people with magic, some of which - God bless their souls, as Gaius put it) - were children. Now that made me mad. I almost joined the dark side to off Uther then and there but then I remembered how adorable (albeit gullible) Merlin is and I changed my mind. Plus, if I joined the dark side, I wouldn't be able to live with myself. The dark side doesn't have ice cream - they just have cookies, and cookies aren't good enough. Ice cream is better.
Then they find the guard, who isn't dead! Yay! He's just severely injured from where Morgana stabbed him mercilessly in the gut. Sure was nice of her not to kill him. Oh wait. She sneaks into Gaius's chambers and poisons the guard - which leaves me wondering why on earth Gaius left a clearly marked bottle of poison right there in the open on the shelf for anyone to take. But that's okay. Whatever floats his boat. Seems kind of odd to me. Gaius and Merlin are bummed when they see that he is dead, because he could have told them who stabbed him.
Again with the heartlessness to random dudes that die. No "Oh, poor guy, he probably had a family, and a little girl who called him Papa and a little kitty named Mr. Fluffikins the Third." Nope, it's "Aw man, the dude is like dead and junk, so now we won't be able to get something from him. Darn it. Oh well, Merlin, can you go fetch me some gillyweed?"
So now it really starts to get juicy. Merlin is in Uther's chambers, alone, when he notices something brown dripping from under the bed, and he hears footsteps. So, for some reason, instead of staying where he was and explaining to whoever was coming, "I was just helping out our poor, sick, twisted, jerk-brained king by tidying his chambers and covering him up to his chin," he apparently decides that whoever is coming is going to kill him for being there, so he goes under the bed and sees the mandrake root. He is almost discovered when Morgana's hand reaches under the bed and yanks away the root, and then stalks out of the room like she has somewhere to be. Oh, and she's wearing the most gorgeous dress that I want so bad! It's purple and poofy and pretty!
Finally, Merlin gets suspicious (better late than never, I suppose), and decides to follow her. Which he does. He follows her all the way out of the castle and through Camelot. Just as she is about to enter the woods, she looks back, and Merlin hides behind something. After a few minutes, she resumes her stroll and Merlin can breathe again.
He follows her deep into the woods, where she meets with Morgause. The two siblings catch up, Morgause telling Morgana about how Cedren and his army are now in on the evil plot, and Morgana telling Morgause that the mandrake root is working like a charm. Morgause says that they are ready, and Morgana tells her that they are not quite ready. She says Merlin suspects her. Right here I was thinking - Merlin, get your butt out of here! If they find you, you'll be dead, and I don't want you to die! But no, he stays where he is.
Morgause says, "We must stop him." Morgana smirks (for like the billionth time) and says, "That shouldn't be too difficult." When Morgause wants to know why, Morgana says, "Because he's already here."
Here, I was like, darn. Merlin, you dweeb, I told you to run. Why does the TV/computer never listen to me? I DO know what I'm talking about once in a while!
Merlin pops up and faces them, which, again, doesn't seem like the smartest thing to do. He should have tried to sneak away. But alas, he decides to go all "Jack-In-The-Box" and drop in to say hello." Morgause looks shocked but Morgana just (three guesses on what she does) smirks and says, "Did you really think I was that stupid, Merlin?" Ohh, point for Morgana...although if I were Merlin, I would rack up some experience points and invest in a stalking upgrade. Just a thought.
And Merlin runs. Oh, I forgot to mention earlier, but Morgana and Morgause have two creepy, cloaked minion dudes that apparently do their bidding. Let's call them Thing 1 and Thing 2. When Merlin takes off, Thing 1 and Thing 2 chase after him. There's a quick, dramatic chase scene and then Merlin's world goes black.
Eeep!
Back in Camelot, Gaius approaches Arthur and tries to convince him that he needs to take over while his father is sick. Arthur does NOT like this idea at all. He thinks it is betraying his father, and he all but flat-out refuses. I feel sorry for the guy...he's having a rough time of it.
And now...back to Merlin. He wakes up, and he is chained up, lying on the ground, looking up at the sky and trees. He barely even has time to open his eyes when Thing 1 and Thing 2 show up and drag him over to Morgause. A nice little chat follows. Morgause wants to know what drives Merlin. He says he wants a free and just land. She says he's a liar. He says he told her the truth. And then she says, "You can take your secret to the grave." She then does a spell that magically strengthens the chains holding Merlin captive (which makes me wonder if she suspects he's an awesome magical guy of DOOM), and says something about how he shouldn't have tried to poison Morgana, yada yada yada.
They leave. They just...leave. And Merlin is all alone, chained up in the forest. Yipes! This can't bode well for him! Meanwhile, Gaius goes to wake Merlin up...and finds that he is nowhere to be found. And his bed is made. Honestly, I think this would be more frightening than a missing Merlin. I mean, a teenage boy MAKING HIS BED? What, are we in the Twilight Zone (and NO, this doesn't involve a sparkle-man named Eddie) now? Geez.
Back to Merlin the Adorable. He is trying to break free of his bonds using magic, but it won't work. Well DUH! What did you think Morgause was doing with the chains, singing them a lullaby so they could get a good nighty night of sleep? Come on! She was putting a spell on them! Merlin hears something crumbling - a rock! - and he knows that he is not alone. Dun Dun Dun!
Gaius (yes, back to Camelot again, I'm getting dizzy from all the traveling and I think I have jet lag) goes to Morgana's chambers and finds Gwen, asking her if she has seen Merlin. Morgana comes in, wanting to know if there is a problem. When Gaius admits that he never came home last night (uh, HELLO, and his BED was MADE!), Morgana acts worried. Liar, liar, pretty purple dress on fire! No, seriously, it is, Morgana - STOP DROP AND ROLL! Just kidding.
Merlin again (oi, my head hurts). He tries to get free but he can't (uh, haven't we established that the chains are magically enforced?). And then...giant scorpions of DOOM surround him (I think the actual name is Serket but I like my terminology better). Of doom makes everything cooler. He's looking pretty scared. Don't blame him.
Back to Camelot. Arthur is on the verge of tears (poor guy) at his father's bedside. Morgana comes up beside him and he says, "I need him to get better." Although this broke my heart, it also made me think about the poor guy Morgana stabbed and how no one stood at his bedside as he was dying and said, "I need him to get better." No, they just said, "I need him to get better so he can give me valuable information. After that, who cares?" Meanies. Morgana says, "I know." I want to smack her pale face! She is such a brat! Grrrr...She says something about making sure he's taken care of and then she...smirks. Wow. Big surprise.
Merlin! He uses magic to blow a few of the Serkets back. Just as he is about to try again, one of them lashes out with its giant tail and stings him. I almost screamed here. Poor guy doubles over in pain. NO! MERLIN, YOU MUST LIVE! And...and then...he uses his awesome Dragon Lord of Doom powers to call the Great Dragon. Woot woot! There's my powerful wizard! Uh, and then, he, er, passes out. But it's okay. He's still ultra-powerful. Just a bit out of commission.
We switch to Cedren's army amassing near Camelot (random tidbit: the same technology used for the armies in Lord of the Rings was used in this sequence. I can't remember where I heard that, but I thought it was cool.).
Back to Merlin again! Woohoo! It's dark now, and for some reason the scorpions have just been sitting around, waiting for their pizza or something (or maybe Chinese food; do Serkets eat sushi?), and are just now advancing. Merlin is awake, but in a desperate situation. He is about to die when the Great Dragon swoops in, kicks some serious Serket butt, and flies off with Merlin in his clutches.
Burn Meter 5000:
This Episode: Arthur 7, Merlin 6
Total: 7, Merlin 6
Shirtless Arthur Scenes:
This episode: 1
Total: 1
Smirk-O-Meter:
This Episode: 8
Total: 8
A/N: The End (of chapter and episode 1.)
Whoa. Did I really just finish that? Wowsers, that was a long chapter thing! But come on, you loved it, right? Right?
So anyway, I need to go to bed, because I am cranky without my sleep (like Arthur, haha).
There you go, my blogging on Merlin series 3, episode 1, "The Tears of Uther Pendragon: Part One." I'll be back with Part Two whenever I get a chance. Until then, read my other blogs, watch Merlin, or flush Skittles down the toilet. Whatever makes you happy.
~Emachinescat ^..^
