A/N: I am so sorry it took so long for me to get this up, I know I'm behind on episodes, but we had a campus-wide Internet failure and I had no way to re-watch the episode so I could blog about it, and no way to post it. Now, it's fixed, and hopefully this won't happen again. It took me close to four hours, if not longer than that, to write this thing, so please be so kind as to review. I have a midterm Monday and I've been typing for about two straight hours on this instead of studying. Which is FINE with me. Just give me a little incentive. Review. Thanks to those that have already reviewed, you know who you are! So here goes, my analysis of The Tears of Uther Pendragon: Part 2.
Reflections
Chapter Two: The Tears of Uther Pendragon: Part 2
Wow, I've just barely recovered from writing for two and a half straight hours the other day on Part One of this amazing episode, and now I'm already working on Part Two. Guess what I should be doing? Homework. But I mean, come on…Merlin, homework, Merlin, homework….? Come on, it's a choice between the world's most loveable warlock and good grades. Ppphht. Not even a choice (although good grades are nice too)!
So first off I'd like to start off by saying that writing that review the other day took a lot out of me. Like…A LOT. As in, I lost my funny for about a day. No kidding. I think I've got it back now, but I swear, I could not be funny for the life of me yesterday (and if you say something about me never being funny in the first place, you're a dirty rotten liar! Kidding, don't beat me up…see, I amfunny! Heh. Heh. Anyway…). I blame it all on Uther Pendragon, even if it wasn't his fault. Why? Because that's my motto…when it doubt, blame the cranky lout! Actually it's not; I just thought that up right off the top of my head. But seriously, I hope that I succeeded in at least being funny in the last post, and judging by the positive response I received from my amazing readers, I'd say it's a go-go, not a no-go, which is even better than so-so!
This is a great transition to the other order of business I'd like to address before I start talking about the actual episode. I want to personally thank my amazing reviewers for their inspirations and ideas—you guys are killing me with kindness! Now, if you are an impatient little bugger, like Arthur wherever Merlin is concerned, then you can skip down to where the "review" starts, but if I were you, I'd stick around. This could get interesting. Or not. I don't know, it could swing either way, but since I can feel my funny welling up inside of me, I'd keep reading. But don't let me influence you in the slightest. **subliminal message: do not skip this part, keep reading: do not skip this part, keep reading** It's totally YOUR decision.
So.
First off, Kitty O noticed something that I was a little lax on in my last post—the emphasis Morgana put on the word "here" when she was letting Morgause know that Merlin had followed her to their little rendezvous. Honestly, though, if someone as adorable as Merlin was following me, though, I probably wouldn't care, I mean…he's such a sweetie, am I right? It's not like he's some creepy, stalker-ish, wanna-be, sparkly vampire that watches the girl he's crushing on sleep after sneaking in her window…and if you have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sorry, but you live in a hole. You should be relieved, however, to have been spared meeting Edward Cullen. *shudder* Twilight? More like Twi-NOT! Sorry, I digress. And please, if you're a Twi-Hard, don't get mad at me. I used to be a fan of the books, too.
Anyway, Kitty O, thanks a billion for pointing that out, my friend! You're a doll. Wait. On second thought, I hate dolls (they scare the crap out of me), so I'm going to change that. I like pandas. Do you want to be a panda instead? Cool? Okay, Kitty O, you're such a panda! See, isn't that much better! Oh, yeah, and she's Team Merlin. Welcome, my friend. We're teammates!
Racheski gave me a great idea. Apparently the reason they signed up for team Arthur is "a chest-thing." Now, the way I see it, this either means that Arthur's got a pirate's treasure chest hidden somewhere and he's bribing Racheski to be on his team using the shiny doubloons and cursed Aztec gold, OR Arthur's got a really muscular, hot chest. I'm going to go with the pirate thing, though. Because pirates are awesome. But, just in case it was the second option, I've come up with another tally we can keep as we watch the episodes. Shirtless time! I actually saw on a commentary that Bradley James (Arthur) and Colin Morgan (Merlin) made a game out of counting how many time Arthur's shirt was off in the second season. That's what we're going to do with the thirdseason, as well as keeping up with the insults on the Burn Meter 5000. So we'll be keeping score of smart retorts and shirtless Arthurs. Deal?
Okay, so two more things: Maggie is team Merlin (she told me so in her review). Woohoo! I think Team Merlin has more players than Team Arthur. You dollop-heads need to step up your game…oh yeah, I went there, and this time…I bought property! Booyah! And FINALLY (but definitely not least), ThisIsMeAndOnlyMe shared the most incredible piece of information in their review. Seriously. I mean, this changed my life, altered my entire way of thinking. For better or for worse, I don't know. I'll let you know when my psychoanalyst gets back to me. ANYWAY…apparently golf, when it first came around, stood for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden. Wow. That's kind of mean. No wonder I've always hated golf; it's so sexist!
That being said, I think it's about time that I start talking about the actual episode before kicks me off because I'm rambling, and not about the stuff that I'm supposedto be rambling about. So let's do this thing.
Just a reminder where we stand on our stats from the last episode:
Burn Meter 5000: Arthur 7, Merlin 6
Shirtless Arthur Scenes: 1
And now…
THE TEARS OF UTHER PENDRAGON: PART TWO
So apparently, Uther's tears have a part two. The guy must be REALLY upset. I swear, I'm trying my hardest to feel sorry for him, but it hurts my spleen so I think I'm going to stop. He's an annoying jerk-booger of DOOM anyway, remember?
Alright, so the last episode left us at a ridiculously suspenseful cliffhanger. Merlin was being carted away by the Great Dragon (and I've been thinking, "great" is not the coolest adjective out there. If I were Kilgharra, I'd make my title be something rockin' like "The Existential Dragon," "The Dragonator," "Dragon Almighty," "The Awkward Yet Still Totally Loveable Dragon," or "Bob."). Before the actual episode begins, however, we are given a quick rundown on what happened last week. It kind of made me think of a soap opera. You know, with the whole Previously…on Merlin thing. Heh. It could be called "As the Sorcerer Sweats," "General Court Physician," or even "All My Children That I Don't Have Anymore Because Uther Killed Them All Because They Could Turn A Mouse Into A Weevil And What The Heck Is A Weevil Anyway?". Just some ideas for if BBC ever decides to seriously turn Merlin into a soap opera.
Back to what previously happened on Merlin:
First someone stumbles from out of the mist-sodden woods. Remember, sadly it wasn't the Kraken, but it wasMorgana, so it's kind of the same thing but not as cool. Arthur stares at her like he's seen a ghost (but I think it has more to do with the fact that she has some kind of black junk stuck between her two front teeth). By the way, if you turned on the episode to check and see if there really was something between her teeth, you may need to think about joining my "I need to stop being so gullible" support group. The members right now are Merlin and whoever actually believed what I just said. And NO, you can't pretend to be gullible just to get into the group meetings with Merlin. I'mnot the one who's gullible here, remember?
Anyway….more than likely, Arthur is shocked because Morgana has been missing for a year and now she suddenly, conveniently stumbles out of the woods RIGHT where Arthur and his men are. Okay, scootch over guys, Arthur's going to join the support group. There's a dramatic flash and we see Morgana telling Merlin that she regrets everything (remember, and then they went to Taco Bell?). We then see a pretty killer montage, and in a mere 45 seconds we are reminded of the mandrakes power to turn the unconscious into the very image of fear and that Uther is now crazy (um, crazier), and that Cenred is planning on attacking Camelot since Uther's doped up on mandrake juice and out of commission. We see Merlin being stung by the Serket (which stands for Super Enormous Radical Killer E T or giant evil scorpion OF DOOM!) and calling on the Existential Dragon. Then the Awkward Yet Still Totally Loveable Dragon swoops down and carries Merlin away.
And THAT, my friends, is what previously happened on Merlin..cut the title sequence.
Alright class, we are done reviewing what we learned last week, so we will now move on to some new material. And make sure you take notes, because you will more than likely have a pop quiz tomorrow.
The episode starts with Merlin waking up on a mountain/cliff thing of…hmmm…not doom, but close. Oh I know! A mountain/cliff thing of potential danger with the Dragon Almighty looking over him—who, I just found out, is Mr. Ollivander in the Harry Potter movies! Eeep! Merlin says, "I didn't think you'd answer my call."
Awww, poor Merlin. But as bad as Merlin must be feeling right now, think about how Bob must be reacting. His master, his Dragon Lord, has no faith in him. He believed that the Dragonator would have really ignored his call and left him for dead. Oh, how much that mistrust must have hurt! Oh wait (spoiler alert)…Kilgharra did try to roast Merlin and all of his friends in the last episode of season 2. Maybe Merlin didhave a reason to doubt the dragon's loyalty. Hmm.
The dragon reminds Merlin that he cannot resist a Dragon Lord, even if he wanted to. So he just helped Merlin out of obligation. I see how it is. Or maybe not. Think about it: all Kilgharra had to do was get Merlin the heck outta there! He didn't have to stay by his side until he woke up. He didn't have to give him advice or try to help him. I think his sudden change of heart has a lot to do with Merlin's sparing him, the last of his kind, in the last season. Still, though…the shift in loyalties was kind of sudden. I can't help but wonder if it's going to come back and bite Merlin in the butt.
Merlin offers his thanks and tries to sit up but is overtaken by a terrible burst of pain. The look of agony on his face was worse than the one on mine when I read the ending of the fifth Harry Potter book, and that's saying something (not because the book was bad, but because it was so, so sad)! The pitiful "O-o-o-w," broke my heart. It was hard to see Merlin in so much pain. He's just such a loveable sweetie, who would want to hurt him? I mean, seriously…he's like a kitten…or a penguin…just an extra-awesome one that can do magic and make lots and lots of enemies by standing up for what is right.
We find out that Kilgharra has done even MORE for Merlin—he gave him an Enchantment to help him heal. I found the phrasing of this kind of odd. "I gave you an enchantment to help you heal." It sounds like something my doctor would say after prescribing me a laxative or something. "I gave you a laxative to help you…" Well, you get the picture. The Dragon Almighty says that the Serket's poison is powerful, even for Merlin's great power. (Hear that, Team Arthur? Merlin is POWERFUL and GREAT! Arthur's just…bare-chested. So ha.) Merlin will be fine, but the enchantment will take time (unlike that laxative we were talking about earlier). Dr. Dragon prescribes REST.
Meanwhile, Arthur bursts into Gaius's chambers (without knocking, I might add), and the pratly prince does notlook happy. He demands to know where that "half-wit" went. Just so you know, I'm not counting any "burns" that aren't actually directed at the other person. So, while the half-wit comment is definitely worthy of the Burn Meter 5000, Arthur was talking about Merlin, not to him. So the score is still 7-6. Thought I'd clarify real quick.
Gaius looks surprised and says, "I thought he was with you."
*cough* Really? Seriously? Gaius, you thought Merlin stayed with Arthur all night? What were they doing, having a sleepover? Oooh, I bet they did each other's hair and makeup and told scary stories and talked about teeny-bopper vampire stories. Maybe they even watched a chick-flick (I've heart Letters to Juliet was pretty sweet/sappy)!
Uh, no, Gaius. Why on earth would Merlin stay the night with Arthur. And just so you all know, I'm not a slash fan, so I'm not going to get into the other realm of possibilities that some people may be thinking of. Sorry.
But really, you would think that Gaius would know that Merlin's not going to stay in the prince's chambers. It's common sense.
Arthur gets all up in Gaius's face and warns him that he'd better not be covering for Merlin because apparently, Arthur has "no socks, no breeches, and an archery lesson!" Aw, poor Arthur, can't even put his pants on by himself. Just kidding. I don't hate Arthur. Honestly, I quite like him…when he isn't being a prat. And I think the whole Merlin/Arthur friendship dynamic is wonderful. But I'm getting off topic here. He then tells Gaius that when he sees Merlin, to let him know that he is the target. Wow. Harsh.
We change scenes, and see Morgana walking (or rather, what's the word, um, striding!) down the halls of Camelot in the dark. She uses a torch and some straw to make a kind of medieval smoke bomb-thing of doom, which gets the guards away from Uther's room. She goes in and finds Uther lying on his bed, shaking. I almost feel sorry for him, but then I remember the ghost boy and the sympathy's gone. Poof. Just like that. Morgana gives Uther some reallynasty looks as she takes the mandrake and for some reason wraps it up in some kind of twine. This makes the mandrake shriek (don't tie it so tight, Morgana, geez—you're hurting the poor root!), and Uther whimpers. Again, my sympathy flares but then the ghost kid makes another appearance in my brain and I'm back to being stoic.
It's almost as if the root's cry woke Merlin up, because his eyes snap open. He is still on the mountain, and Kilgharra is still looming over him like the Dragon Almighty that he is. Merlin manages to push himself up and tell the dragon that he shouldn't have let him sleep. Hm. Let's think about this, Merlin. You were obviously dying from the Serket's poison. Sounds to me like it was either let you die or let you sleep. I don't know about you, but I'd prefer the last one. Less final and doom-ish that way.
The Awkward Yet Still Totally Loveable Dragon reminds Merlin that he had had no choice but to let him sleep because Merlin had to sleep off the effects of the poison. Merlin clambers to his feet and says that he has to get to Camelot because the kingdom is in danger and it is all his fault.
Hold on. Can we back it up just a little bit. How in the world is Morgana and Morgause's evil plan in any form or fashion Merlin'sfault? I mean, unless I missed an episode somewhere, Merlin didn't exactly go up to Morgana and say, "Hey, Morgie, I gots a proposition for ya. Hows about you team up with your sadistic half sister and make up some elaborate scheme so that I'll have something to do with my magic tryna foil your plot? Capuche?" No, he didn't – and don't ask me when Merlin joined the Mafia because I have no idea. It just fit in the context, okay? Geez.
Oh, but wait! If I had taken a breath of air and a few seconds before I started sarcastically berating my favorite wizard, I would have seen that he offers an explanation for why the fall of Camelot is his fault. Apparently, he should have listen to the Dragonator. He should never have trusted Morgana. Uh…wow. That's really stretching it, isn't it, Merlin? I mean, come on, Voldemort shouldn't have trusted Snape, but Voldie's downfall was hardly Severus's fault…okay, okay, so it was in that scenario, but that's not a good example. That's not the rule, it's the exception. Regardless, what I'm trying to point out is that, no, he shouldn't have trusted Morgana (I need to stop being so gullible support group, remember? He's working on it.), but that hardly makes her evil schemes Merlin'sfault.
The dragon goes on to say that Merlin did what he thought was right, and that shows great courage. Wow, Bob sure has had a pretty massive character change. I mean, just last season he was trying to kill Merlin for doing what he thought was right. Maybe he went on some self-discovery journey or something in between seasons two and three, because this is a pretty drastic difference. Who knows? Kilgharra then says some pretty wise-sounding stuff, something about trust being a double-edged sword, and that Merlin's determination to see good in people would be his undoing.
Uh-oh. I'm a nice person. I have a genuine desire to see the good in people. Does that mean that Iam going to be undone? I don't even know what being undone would consist of, but I don't exactly like the sound of it! I'd better start suspecting everyone in my path of being evil; that way, I won't be trying to see the good in them and I won't be undone! Ha, take that fate/destiny! You've been SERVED!
Merlin says that he thought that because Morgana had magic that they were the same. This is kind of a drastic stereotyping, like saying that Harry and Voldemort are the same because they are both wizards, or that Uther Pendragon and Jiles (from Buffy) are the same because they are both played by Anthony Head. Having magic doesn't mean people are the same. I mean, come on, Merlin—haven't most of the baddies you've faced in the first two series been magical? And you didn't think you were like them did you?
Then again, he thought Morgana was a friend, so I can understand that to a certain extent. And then the dragon totally tries to discredit everything I just said by saying that they are alike in some ways, in which Merlin immediately echoes what I'm thinking and says that he is nothing like her. Heck, yeah, that's what I'm saying! But the dragon just says something about how their destinies are now intertwined and that Morgana is the darkness to his light, the hatred to his love. Which doesn't make sense, because he is now saying they are complete opposites and not ten seconds ago he was acting like they aren't all that different. Make up your mind, Kilgharra! Goodness, you change your mind like a girl changes clothes. I can't believe I just quoted a Katie Perry song…I can't stand her music. Anywho…
Merlin doesn't really pay too much attention to the dragon's words (unlike I did, and look where it's got me: I've already found a way around my undoing) because he is so focused on getting back to Camelot, so he brushes of Dragon Almighty's words of caution and says that he has to get back to Camelot because he is the only one who knows of Morgana and Morgause's plot. Oh! Idea! Since both of their names start with M, I'm going to start calling our evil sister duo M&M. And no, not like the candy. Or the rapper. Get it straight people. Morgana & Morgause. M&M. Man, I'm clever!
So Merlin's the only one who knows about M&M's plan. Because of this, he wants to catch the first train out of the middle of nowhere and get back to the kingdom. But Kilgharra is a bubble-burster and wastes no time saying, "You're not yet fully recovered, Merlin." And then he adds that Camelot is a three day walk from where they are now.
Merlin gives the dragon a sly look and says, "I have no intention of walking."
Oooh! How's he going to get to Camelot? Roller skates? Stilts? A pogo stick? Unicycle? A roller-skating pogo stick wearing stilts on a unicycle? He's living the DREAM, baby!
Well, turns out I was wrong. He's notriding a roller-skating pogo stick wearing stilts on a unicycle. But what he didhave in mind was pretty awesome as well. He rides the Existential Dragon! This scene is so cute and funny. Merlin looks like Harry Potter did in the third Harry Potter movie when he was riding Buckbeak, the Hippogriff, with his arms spread out and yelling into the wind. It was great. I was happy, because it's about time Merlin had a bit of fun. Although, as a person who is deathly afraid of heights, riding on the back of a dragon way up in the sky that was just trying to kill me a year ago isn't exactly my idea of a good time. (Actually, I'm a nerd, so a good time in my mind is either curling up with a good book, writing a story, or watching Merlin.) But to each his own.
The dragon flies Merlin relatively close to Camelot, but he obviously can't drop him off right in the city. That might cause a fright. "Hey, everybody, look who I found? Isn't he cute? Can we keep him?"
And then Uther, if he were in his right mind, would turn into the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland and yell, "Off with his head!"
Anyway…Merlin thanks the dragon for his help and promises that he will never forget this. If I were you, Merlin, I would, because now you and the dragon are even. He could turn on you at any time now because he's repaid the debt for sparing his life by saving yours. Get off that reptile and run before he can say, "Oh, yeah, we're even buddy. So watch your back."
Thankfully, this conversation doesn't actually happen (well, it does, but only in my mind) and all Kilgharra has to say is that Merlin needs to be careful and strong. The fate of Camelot, Arthur, and the future of Albian all rest in Merlin's hands. But no pressure, right? That's enough responsibility to stress anyone to the point of madness, don't you think? Man, and I thought getting my homework done was a lot on my plate!
Next thing we know, Merlin is hurrying into Gaius's chambers and waking up the court physician who looks shocked to see Merlin and demands to know where he's been. And Merlin gives a cocky grin and says, "I just flew in from a mountain three-days walk from here, and boy are my arms tired." Okay, he doesn't say that, but that would've been too funny! Right? Right? *crickets chirp* Humph. Tough crowd.
Merlin gives Gaius a quick and very vague rundown on what is going on with M&M, saying that he needs to show Gaius something. I thought he was going to take off his shirt and show Gaius where the Serket stung him, but *defeated sigh* alas, no such luck. Instead, he takes Gaius to Uther's chambers where everything is an absolute wreck. Uther is nowhere to be seen. I found myself hoping that maybe some sort of fairy godmother granted my wish and made the jerk-menace of DOOM disappear, but again, no luck.
Merlin tells Gaius about the mandrake root and shows it to Gaius, pulling it out from under the bed. They find Uther cowering in a corner of the room, terrified beyond words. I nearly screamed when I saw what Uther was looking at—a whole slewof ghost children surrounding the dripping form of his dead wife. Okay, now I feel just a smidge sorry for him…then again, it was Uther who killed these innocent children in the first place, so never mind…sympathetic feeling's gone.
Merlin, being the awesome warlock that he is, grabs the mandrake root and tosses it into the fire, where it burns and screams again. That poor root has it rough. Uther shudders again, and Gaius tells him that he was under an enchantment and that everything is okay and gives him something to drink. It doesn't seem as if Uther is actually comprehending anything that is going on, however. He's just kind of staring, glassy-eyed, into space. I can't say I exactly blame him, because if a ton of ghost kids invaded my private sleeping chambers, I'd be a tad freaked out, too.
Later on, Merlin says that they have to tell Uther what M&M are plotting, but Gaius says that they can't—that Uther will chop off both of their heads for making such accusations, especially without proof. Merlin says that they can't let them get away with it. But Gaius claims that Merlin must keep a close eye on Morgana because she will try again, but that they cannot say anything yet because they have no proof and going to Uther with this now would be akin to suicide. That's comforting.
RANDOM CIVILLIAN: Sire, I'm extremely concerned about the welfare of your kingdom. I fear that it is in danger…
UTHER: Lies, all lies! Off with his head!
RANDOM CIVILLIAN: *screams and dies*
Not a fun scenario, right?
I laughed at one point when Gaius said, "Besides, the root is gone now. It can do no more harm." Oh, Gaius, Gaius, Gaius. Either you are extremely dull, naïve, or you just love tempting fate. Seriously. Do you reallythink that the mandrake was all M&M have planned? I thought you were supposed to be the wise old man that helps Merlin out on his various magical adventures. Yet here you are, assuring Merlin that no more harm can be done, when Merlin has actually seen and heard M&M talk about their plans to team up with Cenred and take over Camelot. Goodness, Gaius. Go take a nap or eat some chocolate or something. You need to WAKE UP and get your supposed smart rear in gear, or else you'llbe the newest inductee into the I need to stop being so gullible support group…and trust me, the initiation is both grueling and embarrassing…not something an old clodhopper like yourself would actually enjoy doing. So step it up, or I'll have to get out my vat of chicken feathers!
Merlin, being the smart little booger that he sometimes is (and sometimes couldn't be further from) points out to Gaius that he heard the two M's and he is sure there is more to the plan. You tell him, buddy-boy! With the both of us telling him off, there's no way he can resist our amazing rhetorical, mind-bending, assertive powers…(you guessed it) OF DOOM! Can I get a "woot woot"?
So we switch scenes and now Morgause is looking into her…erm…magic crystals that allow her to spy on people (it kind of makes me think of Google Earth but creepier), and she is watching Cenred's massive army of doom as it draws closer to Camelot. Yikes, this can'tbe good! Apparently, she isn't the only one who is watching them, though, because some scouts from Camelot (Sir Leon among them, yeah!) are looking down on them from a hill (they aren't looking in magic crystals). They do notlook happy about the ginormous army that is headed their way—Sir Leon looks like he's about to be sick, and we all know what a brave and fearless dude he is! Then the scouts turn around and head back to Camelot, where, even though they did not show it, I am sure they reported to King Uther what they saw. Oh wait…Uther's a psycho-ward patient. Never mind. I guess they'll tell Arthur since he's kind of been inducted into the throne until Daddy Pendragon gets better. And again, we switch scenes.
Ha ha…this next scene is great. Grab your tally sheets, I think we are going to have to keep track of some burn points soon. Yay! And the competition ensues!
Merlin throws open the curtains in Arthur's room to wake the princely prat up and sees what a terrible state of messiness the room is in. Eyes wide, he demands to the sleepy (and shirtless, another shirtless scene) prince to know what happens. Arthur says that he's had to go without a servant, that's what. Merlin replies incredulously, "I wasn't gone for thatlong."
Arthur quickly points out, "Without my permission?" Aw, come on, Arthur, don't be so hard on the poor kid. If you only knew half of what he's been through the past few days…knocked out, chained up, interrogated, stung by a giant scorpion of DOOM, left for dead, rescued by the dragon that you think you killed last season but you didn't because Merlin is awesome and never gets any credit for his many good deeds, being sick and dying from the sting, and sleeping off the ill effects. Come on, Arthur! Give the guy a break! He's been through hell and back these past few days. You should cut him some slack. (Also, look at that face! How can you stay mad at that puppy dog face?) I know I can't!
Merlin shoots back, "What if I was dying?" Yeah, good point, Merlin! Wait…didn't I justmake that point, but with a lot more words? Merlin, I love you kid, but you need to stop copying me. Okay?
And the conversation continues like this:
ARTHUR: I wouldn't be complaining! (point Arthur, even if that was REALLY mean and uncalled for and Merlin looks really hurt and I want to punch Arthur's face for making Merlin look that taken aback) But you're not, so where have you been? (Uh, Arthur…he WAS dying!)
MERLIN: I was dying. (Merlin, that's what I just said. Remember, come up with your own dialogue and don't copy me, okay?)
ARTHUR: I don't have time for this. The future of the kingdom lies on my shoulders! Do you have anyidea what that feels like? (Uh, yeah, Arthur, I think he does. Didn't the dragon just tell him that his destiny, your destiny, and the future of Albian rest in Merlin's hands? I think he knows how you feel and then some! You've not got someone bearing down on you all the time, bub!)
MERLIN: Well-
ARTHUR: Merlin. I should have you thrown in the dungeons, so what do you have to say for yourself? (Wow, Arthur, you're in a foul mood this morning, aren't you?)
MERLIN: (gives Arthur a look) You've not had your breakfast this morning, have you? (ooh, point Merlin!)
ARTHUR: I'll have youfor breakfast! (picks up a tin cup and hurls it at Merlin. Wow. Point Arthur)
MERLIN: No wonder this room is such a mess! (Woohoo, Merlin gets a point! Zippity doo dah!)
ARTHUR: (throws something else at Merlin)
MERLIN: (voice dripping with sarcasm) Oh yes, I can see you have the makings of a great king! (ooh, burn! The Burn Meter 5000 is going haywire from all the smart remarks! Go Merlin, you rule! Point Merlin!)
ARTHUR: (Throws something else at Merlin, who finally decides to bow out before he really gets in trouble.)
Needless to say, after this scene, Arthur looks like he is feeling much better and relaxed. Ah, yes, nothing makes me feel wonderful like hurling breakable objects across my bedroom at the one person who has saved my life countless times and is undoubtedly the best and most loyal friend I've ever had who just got back from being knocked out, chained up, interrogated, stung by a giant scorpion of DOOM, left for dead, rescued by the dragon that you think you killed last season but you didn't because Merlin is awesome and never gets any credit for his many good deeds, being sick and nearly dying from the sting, and sleeping off the ill effects. Way to go, buddy. Way to go (that was sarcasm, by the way, in case it wasn't obvious enough).
The scene changes, and Morgana is staring out of her window, while Gwen asks her if she should clear away the dishes or feet Morgana's pet spider monkey or something. I wasn't really paying attention, because as soon as Morgana showed her face on the screen, I started chucking stuff at her head because she is a lying, two-faced she witch of DOOM! What's sad is I used to love her character…you know, back when she had a soul.
Morgana keeps staring out the window and I find myself wondering, "What in the world is that girl staring at?" Have you ever noticed that, by the way? This is a bit off topic, but if someone is staring at something, and they keep staring, even when you don't know what it is, everyone else will start staring, too, to try to figure out what the heck it is that's so interesting. I've actually done that on purpose before, just for kicks. I was with a bunch of friends in the cafeteria and I stared at the top corner of the ceiling where two walls met. I kept staring until a bunch of people were looking with me. When they were focused on trying to figure out what it was I was gawking at, I screamed, "OH MY GOSH, IT MOVED!" They all jumped, and it was funny.
Sorry, went off on a little rabbit trail there…
So we get to see what Morgana was looking at—Merlin and Arthur strutting down the street like they're all that and a bag of chips—which they are, especially Merlin. Merlin's all that, and Arthur is the bag of chips. Sorry, Team Arthur. That's just the way Team Merlin rolls.
Just kidding. Seriously, I do love Arthur. But not as much as I love Merlin. I think it's his ears…or his smile…or that laugh…uh, wait, what was I talking about?
Anyway, Morgana is looking (or more accurately, glaring) out of her window and Gwen says, "My Lady?" again to get her attention. Morgana turns around, puts on a stupid smile and says, "I was just thinking about what to wear."
LIAR!
You sowere not thinking about what to wear—unless you were trying to decide what to wear when you murder Merlin for escaping and foiling your evil little plan andyour evil little plant! He got you, my pretty, and your little plant too!
Eh. Back to the episode. Morgana looks out the window again, positively glowering, and says, "I must dress." As she walks out of the room, Gwen looks after her, and she looks troubled. Maybe even suspicious. Come on, Gwen, you need to slap some sense into that naughty word! She's gone to the dark side and didn't even ask if you wanted to join! You can't let that go unpunished! It's not right, I tell you. Blasphemy!
Morgana goes to Uther's chambers, where she looks under the bed. She does NOT look happy when she sees that her precious root is gone. Ha, I half expected her to start rocking back and forth saying, "The precious…those nasty wizardses takes the precious from us…we will get the precious…My precious…"
Sadly, she doesn't, but that would have been freakin' amazing! Morgollum. Hehe. If you have grown up in a cave deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean and don't know what I'm referring to, please, for the love of all that is decent, go rent Lord of the Rings or check the book out from the library.
And then…enter Gaius. Whoo!
After helping Merlin destroy the mandrake root and learning of Morgana's evil plan, one can only assume that when Gaius sees Morgana on her hands and knees, peering under Uther's bed, that she is being a kind old soul and making sure the Boogey Man isn't under Uther's bed. Next she'll probably check the closet and his underwear drawer, too. No? Well, I guess she couldbe seeing if Merlin took the root.
Gaius wants to know if she's lost something, and she says she's looking for her earring. Ah, of course! Her earring! See, I knew she had a perfectly reasonable explanation! Who am I kidding? Evil lying she-witch! Kill her, Gaius! Either that, or put her in an anger management class where they'll make her write, "I will not kill my guardian and leave poor, innocent, adorable servants named Merlin to be killed by ferocious giant scorpions OF DOOM!" five thousand times, or write a paper on the history of the platypus. Either one.
Again, with the digressing. Geez, I need to pick up the pace!
Okay, so Morgana and Gaius have a chat about how Uther is doing and how he's been enchanted but the source of the spell is gone so he'll make a full recovery, bla bla bla, and Morgana does a terrible job at pretending to care. It's pathetic. I'm sorry, I love Katie McGrath and she's a great actress, but Morgana is NOT.
And she makes an evil mad face at Gaius's retreating back.
At which point I would like to take a few moments and compose a letter to Morgana.
Dear Morgana,
We get it. You are evil. We've known that ever since you plotted to kill Uther. Do you honestly think you need to remind us over and over and over and over again that you are an evil lying she-witch of doom? NO. It's repetitive, it's cliché, and it's stupid. If I see one more evil smirk on that pretty little face of yours, I will personally go to Camelot and pull it right off (your smirk, not your face…then again, if it would stop you from smirking…)! And we KNOW that you have a good evil smirk. We know that you can look evil. We get it. We get the message that you are evil every single stinking time that you do something bad. It's NOT news to us! So help me, I will NOT put up with your crap any longer, Morgana. Heed my words: smirks are for jerks.
Have a sun-shiney day!
Emachinescat
Whew. Glad I got that off my chest. Back to the plot.
Merlin is walking down the hallway, when all of a sudden a hand reaches out and pulls him into a deserted hallway. Ahhh! Demon-hand! Run for your LIVES!
Oh wait, it's Morgana's hand. Which means…Demon-hand! Run for your LIVES!
Morgana threatens Merlin and says that he'd better not tell anyone what he saw, or she'll tell Uther that he tried to poison her. Uh, here's an idea: if you need Merlin out of the way so badly, why blackmail him? Tell the king that he flipping tried to kill you. It makes SENSE. Then again, if that happened, Uther would kill Merlin, and the show would end, and I would be very angry and go on a killing spree. So never mind. Continue with your plans, Morgana. Do whatever senseless things you evil smirkers do.
Oh look. She smirks as she walks away, leaving Merlin in that corridor with her threat looming over his head.
Now we're in the battle planning room or whatever it's called with Arthur, Merlin, Morgana, Gaius, Sir Leon, and some knights that must not be important because we don't know their names. They are trying to figure out what to do about the massive army that is coming to take Camelot. Since Uther is out of commission, everyone is looking to Arthur for what to do. All the while, Merlin glares at Morgana, and Morgana smirks at Merlin. It's so cute—they are SO flirting. Ask Morgana, she'll tell you—she thinks that Merlin is a stud muffin.
Arthur finally comes to a decision—they have to prepare the city for siege. YAY, SIEGE TIME! Bring on the giant elephants and enormous catapults of DOOM. Okay, I doubt there will be any elephants. I guess I still have Lord of the Rings on my mind. But there should be catapults. There HAVE to be.
Later, Merlin and Arthur are walking and Merlin comments on how impressed he is at Arthur's decision. He knows it was a tough one, and that a lot of people could die, and just keeps rambling, which apparently, Arthur doesn't actually enjoy at the moment. Oh and Merlin said something about catapults! Yay, catapults!
Their conversation goes thusly:
ARTHUR: You know what?
MERLIN: What?
ARTHUR: I'd really prefer it if you just kept quiet during these situations.
MERLIN: I am just trying to help. (You tell him, Merlin!)
ARTHUR: Well, you're not. (That was mean, but I gotta do what I gotta do. Point to Prat—I mean Arthur.)
MERLIN: I know you don't mean that. You're just worried. (Aww…Merlin is such a sweetheart! Can we give him a billion points for sweetness? He is so understanding! Even when Arthur is being a jerk and hurting his feelings, he's so understanding. Awww!) You don't need to be. Look what we've got.
ARTHUR: What?
MERLIN: You. … Me.
ARTHUR: Merlin, what exactly are you going to do?
MERLIN: I'm going to be by your side, like I always am, protecting you. (DAWWWW! Again with the sweetness! And you're darn right he will! Merlin's got mad skills, yo!)
ARTHUR: God help me. (Okay, so that was kind of funny, I have to admit, even though Arthur's ungrateful butt should have been GRATEFUL. Point Arthur!)
How can you NOT love those two? I think I'm going to create, and then join, a new team: Team Merlin and Arthur Best Friends Forever. Yay, I'm on two teams! I'm a playa!
Morgause and Cenred have a quick but suggestive conversation about how she will not be disappointed, and how she will be the judge of that when he delivers, and if he does deliver, she'll treat him to a feast he'll never forget…uh, wow. I'm not even going to go there. My mind is going to stay out of the gutter. Let's just say they're talking about…squirrels. Yea! Squirrels are cool…anyway, AWKWARD…
The next scene is A-MAZ-ING!
Gwen comes to see Arthur in his chambers which are dark for some reason (I know, for romantic effect, right? Right?) and gives him words of encouragement, telling him that everyone is glad that he's stepped up to the plate and all that jazz. And then…He holds her hand! I did a total squee there and was nearly bouncing up and down, on the verge of yelling, "KISS HER, YOU FOOL!" Sadly, he doesn't, but when she leaves, he watches her wistfully. I guess that's better than nothing. Wistful watching is not quite kissing, but maybe they'll stop being babies about their relationship soon. They'd better, or I'll be writing a scathing letter to both of them—and you know how scathing I can be. Morgana's stillbawling over the letter I sent her. Goodness, these evil wards of the king, they're so emotional. Such divas. Ppphhht.
While the people are gathering supplies in the castle, preparing for siege, Morgana is looking on, smirking. You know what? I give up. You can smirk all you want, Morgana, but when you get busted because you can't stop showing your giddiness over the evil things you're planning, don't come crying to me.
Then she takes it to the next level. She puts her cloak over her head and stalks out of the castle into the night. "La-de-da-de-da, I'm just going to prance around with my bright red cloak on and do whatever the heck I want, because as long as my cloak is on, no one can see me." Uh, it's NOT an invisibility cloak, Morgana. Oi.
So she goes to meet Morgause in the woods. M&M are at it again. Morgana is on the verge of tears and she tells Morgause everything that happened. Morgause assures her that everything will be okay, as long as Morgana plays her part. And for a second—a split second—Morgana looked hesitant, as if not sure she wants to go through with whatever it is Morgause wants her to do.
Dude, why couldn't you have shown this side of you when you were letting your would-be friend get killed by scorpions? Seriously. Morgana is such a naughty word. Geez.
But then she smirks and her humanity flees. Should have known her hesitation wouldn't last. Morgause gives her a tree-staff of doom that she is to use to help defeat Camelot from the inside. She doesn't tell us exactly what it does, but it can't be good. I have a feeling we'll be seeing that staff again, and it won't be to our favor.
Back to Camelot, where Merlin is busy collecting food for Arthur for during the siege. Arthur sarcastically points out that it's a siege, not a banquet. Point Arthur. Merlin says, "You know what you're like without food." Point Merlin. And then Merlin says, "I have your favorite…pickled eggs." This had to be a joke, because the repulsed look on Arthur's face was gold. Point Merlin.
The city continues to get ready for siege, but it's not excessively interesting.
Arthur goes to sit at his dad's bedside again before Cenred's army arrives. Merlin comes in and whispers, "Sire." Again with the sweetness! Merlin doesn't want to disturb Arthur's moment with his father. There is a really touching scene where Merlin looks away while Arthur promises his unconscious father, "I will not let you down."
Merlin and Arthur go to the wall of the castle and see the massive army waiting for them. Yikes.
As Merlin helps get Arthur ready for battle, the following conversation ensues (and yes, I know that I'm doing a lot of direct scenes, but this episode is so full of great moments!
ARTHUR: (sarcastically) It's not like you to get nervous, is it, Merlin? (oh, point Arthur)
MERLIN: I'm not nervous.
ARTHUR: No?
MERLIN: Because I trust in your destiny. (Right here I was saying, come on Merlin, just tell him already! I want him to know your secret! But of course, they have to drag it out as long as they possibly can. Jerks.)
ARTHUR: Have you been on the cider? (Oh, that's great, point Arthur, ha!)
MERLIN: (pulls out Arthur's sword, looks at it and looks all noble and awesome) It is your fate to be the greatest king Camelot has ever known. (Squee, just tell him already, Merlin!) Your victory today will be remembered by every age until the end of time. (Hands Arthur his sword.) Just trust in yourself. (okay, this is so cool—Merlin is doing what everyone knows Merlin for doing—advising Arthur, even mentoring him, right now! Su-WEET! Then he nods, still looking all noble, wise, and mysterious, and turns away to do something else.)
ARTHUR: There are times, Merlin, when you display…a sort of…I don't know what it is, um…I want to say…it's not wisdom. But, yes, that's what it is. (Oh my gosh, SO sweet! Why won't you two just admit that you're BFFs already? Golly, this is swell!) Don't look so pleased, the rest of the time you're a complete idiot. (Point Arthur…burn!)
And Merlin just smiles. Awwww!
There's a cool bit where Arthur walks among his knights and shakes some of their hands. He then puts his sword in his hand and says, "For the land of Camelot!" After which, paused the show, put my Nerf sword in the air and yelled, "FOR NARNIA!" because Arthur reminded me SO much of Peter before the battle with the White Witch.
Onto the battle! There are catapults, and they're hurling some kind of giant flaming rocks at the walls of Camelot! Yipes! I'm not going to go into the details of the battle, because it will go on all day long. Basically, they fight.
Uther, hearing the noise, wakes up and jumps out of bed (he's wearing a nightgown, teehee), and a few minutes later, he's decked out in full chainmail and armor, and joining the fray. Some knights see him and try to keep him from joining the battle, but he pushes them aside, not willing to sit back and watch his kingdom fall.
Meanwhile, Merlin goes to Gaius, who is helping tend for the wounded in the castle, along with a bunch of other good Samaritans, like Gwen and…Morgana? What the crap is she doing helping someone? Poor girl must be ill to be going so against her nature. Merlin tells Gaius that they need to keep an eye on Morgana, and Gaius promises that he is.
Merlin runs out to return to Arthur and just barely dodges a flaming ball of DOOM. Now that's hot. Seriously, it is. Like 500 degrees or something. It is a flaming ball of doom. Duh!
Arthur sees Uther, tries to drag him back, which causes Uther to be shot in the freaking leg with an arrow. I'm sure Uther was thinking right here, "Gee, thanks, son, for trying to drag me away and causing me to be shot with an arrow. You are my sunshine."
Arthur yells for them to retreat, and Merlin uses his amazing magical powers to make a wall of flame erupt between the good and bad guys, so that they can make a safe retreat. Does he get acknowledged? No. Does he get thanked? No. Does he get totally ignored. You betcha!
Back inside, Morgana knows that Cenred's army is losing, so she leaves to go get the staff. Gaius follows her to her chambers, but when he gets there, she's nowhere to be found. He goes away, not knowing where she went.
Guess where she was? Seriously. Just guess. Behind. The. Freaking. Door. The oldest trick in the book! Gaius, you IDIOT! She was right there, you…you…dollop-headed clotpole! (Yes, I just combined several insults that Merlin has called Arthur. Point. Lizzie.)
There are a few more scenes where Uther demands to go back to battle but Arthur won't let him, Merlin and Arthur help Uther get into the castle, and Morgause and Cenred have another conversation (but with less racy suggestions) about how Morgana is going to turn the tide because Camelot's army can't win a battle on two fronts.
Back to the fun stuff!
Merlin finds Gaius and asks where Morgana is. Gaius says that she disappeared. *facepalm* Gaius. She. Was. Behind. The. Freaking. Door. And you call Merlin an idiot. Geez!
Morgana goes below the castle to a dark, creepy crypt (because what better place is there to wield an evil tree staff of DOOM?) and hits the staff against the floor. The magic is so powerful that it stops Merlin in his tracks and makes Morgause smile like she has a bad case of gas.
And the fight continues. People are trying to scale the wall, but Camelot's awesome army is literally shoving them off ladders. Every time someone fell of a ladder, I laughed so hard! Especially when they screamed pitifully. Grand!
Merlin runs to catch up to Arthur, who demands, "Where the hellhave you been?" Rawr. Someone's cranky. Merlin says "nowhere" and again, I facepalm. When Arthur asks what his excuse is this time, Merlin's jaw drops and he points a shaky finger to somewhere behind Arthur. Arthur says, "Come on, Merlin, I know you can do better than that!" (Point Arthur, dude's really racking up the points today).
They turn around and (cue Pirates of the Caribbean music!) an army of undead skeleton things are marching toward them! YES! This is SO cool! Is Barbossa here? What about Will? And Jack? Where are those pesky pirates anyway? The undead skeletons are here, so hopefully our buddies will be along pretty soon. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then just leave. I'm sorry, but if you don't know about Pirates of the Caribbean, there is no hope for you. None. Just…go.
Arthur starts fighting one of the skellies and Merlin even gets to fight one—with a sword—for all of two seconds. He chops its arm off, but then the one-armed skeleton gets the advantage and Merlin is about to be killed when some random knight stabs it in the ribs.
Really? The thing has no flesh, no blood, no muscles, nothing. It's a skeleton, people! Use what little brains God blessed you with. Seriously, folks, that's pathetic. It was silly enough for Elizabeth Swann to stab Barbossa when he was in his undead human form. But to stab a freaking undead skeleton? *scoffs* Amateurs. What you need is Jack Sparrow! Hazaah!
And then Merlin does a hilarious rendition of Governor Swann's epic battle with the skeleton hand. The arm that he chopped off of the skeleton is laying there, and I think to myself, "If that hand starts to move across the floor, I am going to die." I. Died. And Merlin takes a sword and starts trying to beat the crap out of the arm—just like Swann in Pirates! It was amazing! I think I died and came back about fifty times. It was too cute and so reminiscent of Pirates that I…well…died.
After this, Merlin and Arthur are running to go tell Gaius to seal the doors so that the skellies can't get in, but Arthur is waylaid by another undead dude of doom. He orders Merlin to go on, Merlin protests, Arthur gets cranky, and Merlin obeys. Usual stuff.
Then some more things happen: Gaius keeps Uther from going back into battle, the knights of Camelot face the skeletons for the first time, and then we are with Arthur, Gaius, and Gwen. Gwen is tending to Arthur's wound and Gaius tells Arthur that they've lost the lower town and that there is no escape. Bet that just made his day.
Merlin heads down to the crypts where Morgana is. The tree staff is stuck in the ground, and the top of it is glowing, and Merlin puts two and two together and gets that the staff + the ground + glowing = evil undead skeletons. And then there is an amazing Morgana and Merlin scene.
MORGANA: You should leave now while you still can.
MERLIN: Morgana, please, I'm begging you…Women and children are dying, the city will fall."
MORGANA: Good.
MERLIN: No, you don't mean that. (Come ON Merlin, remember what the Dragonator said about how your trying to see the good in people will be your undoing! DON'T act like she's not evil. Kill her! (Or anger-management class, either one.))
MORGANA: I have magic, Merlin. (She says his name, awwww!) Uther hates me and everyone like me. Why should I feel any different about him?
MERLIN: You of all people could change Uther's mind! (Good point, Merlin. Way to use that noggin!) Doing this, using magic like this, will only harden his heart.
MORGANA: You don't have magic, Merlin. (Uh, YEAH he does. And it's way cooler than your second hand magic, you lying she-witch of DOOM!) How could you hope to understand?
MERLIN: I do understand, believe me. (Morgana walks forward threateningly and I'm at the edge of my seat, not even noticing that I've finished my popcorn and am now eating my napkin) If I had your gifts, I would harness them for good, that's what magic should be for, that's why you were born with these powers. (Woot! Merlin, the scarecrow HAS a brain!)
MORGANA: You don't know what it's like to be an outsider. (Apparently, the Tin Man does NOT have a heart!) To be ashamed of how you were born, to have to hide who you are! (Merlin is looking so sorry for Morgana. Such a kind heart. Awww, I so want to hug him!) Do you think I deserve to be executed for who I am?
MERLIN: No, but you deserve to be executed for what you've done, you evil lying she-witch of apoctolypic destruction! (Sadly, just kidding, he didn't say that. He just said no.) It doesn't have to be like this. We can find another way.
MORGANA: There is no other way.
That scene is amazing! So raw, so full of emotions, so…so…Mergana! (Yes, I am a Merlin/Morgana fangirl. Deal with it, I know it's not going to happen, but I can dream.)
Merlin nods and casually begins to walk around Morgana, and then lunges for the staff. Yes Merlin! Kill it! Kill the staff!
Morgana is too fast for him. He clubs him in the stomach with the hilt of her sword, making him drop his own sword. That was NOT nice! Morgana, you apologize for hitting Merlin THIS instant, or you will suffer my WRATH!
Merlin's hunched over, holding his stomach, and says, "What are you going to do…kill me?"
Morgana retorts, "You don't think I can?"
Merlin straightens up and tells her to do it quickly. She swings the sword at him and he falls backwards. It's very confusing because it sounds like the sword struck him, and he did fall down, but then he's up and running and I don't see any blood. Of course, the blood thing isn't a good judge. Arthur can stab a guy in the gut and his sword will come out cleaner than it went in. Ha! Then, in an awesome move of doom, he dives for his sword and an epic swordfight between Merlin and Morgana ensues! This is SO cool! Merlin finally gets to sword fight, and he's doing pretty well holding his own, too! Woot woot! We're rooting for you buddy!
Both battles continue. Camelot vs. Cenred's men and Merlin vs. Morgana. Come on, good guys! Kick their butts!
Merlin does very well fighting Morgana, but she eventually disarms him and starts hacking away at him and blood and guts are flying everywhere and…just kidding. If that happened, I'd jump into the screen and throttle Morgana. No joke. Nah, Merlin dodges the blows, then ducks behind a sarcophagus and uses magic to make some rocks fall on Morgana (but not enough to kill her, just to knock her out. Darn it!).
Using this amazingly epic magic spell and his sword, Merlin destroys the staff and the skeletons die! Yay!
Cenred gives up, telling Morgause that she is a failure. Ouch. I'm guessing their little fling is over with. Now Morgause is going to have to go back to her dark cave in the woods and find all his CDs, the jewelry he gave her, that old shirt she slept in of his every night, and his class ring and…burn them. You heard me, ladies. If a guy dumps you, don't give his crap back. Get rid of it. Period.
Anyway. It's daytime again and Uther makes this big speech about how there was a traitor in the castle, and about how one person single-handedly stopped them and saved the day. Merlin's looking all happy because he actually thinks he'll get thanked for his good deeds. Fat chance. Morgana concocted some lie about how she saved the day, even though she was the one who put the day in danger in the first place, the evil lying she-witch. Look at this, I'm so mad at her, I can't even say "of doom." She gets all the glory.
Later, Merlin and Gaius have their usual chat about what happened in the episode over the dinner table. Have you noticed that they almost always talk about the events of the episode at the end of each one, usually over the dinner table? Is it just me, or is this slightly reminiscent of Dora the Explorer?
What was your favorite part of the day, Merlin?
My favorite part was when I clobbered Morgana with a ton of rocks because she is an evil lying she-witch. What was your favorite part of the day, Gaius?
My favorite part was when I followed Morgana and she cleverly eluded me by hiding behind the door.
(Both of them look at the screen and say in unison) What was your favorite part of the day, kids?
I mean, seriously, what's next, they are going to break out into the chorus of "We did it, we did it, we did it, yeah, Bravicimo, we did it. We stopped Morgana, but got no thanks, yeah, we did it, we did it!" I mean seriously. I love the show but this always makes me laugh. And stop cackling at me because I know the words to Dora the Explorer. I have two little sisters, okay? Gosh.
Anyway, Gaius and Merlin talk about how Morgana is so bitter and corrupted by magic. Merlin says he isn't angry with her, but sad for her. Gaius warns him not to become like her and Merlin says that will never happen, that nothing could make him that angry.
At this moment, Arthur strides in (without knocking, the rude dude) and orders Merlin to get his "lazy backside" out here (point Arthur). Merlin grins and says, "On second thoughts." (Point Merlin, since Arthur was in the room, we're going to count it because Merlin is pitifully behind on the scale.)
And the episode is finished, and so is my post with over 11,000 words. Phew! I really hope it was worth it and please REVIEW. This was crazy to write and it took a LOT of time and effort, so please, I implore you, review.
That being said…
Burn Meter 5000:
This Episode: Arthur 8, Merlin 6
Total: 15, Merlin 12
Shirtless Arthur Scenes:
This episode: 1
Total: 2
Smirk-O-Meter
This Episode: 12
Total: 20
I will have episode three up as soon as I can, until then, well, REVIEW. And then you can go roller blading, rent a pogo stick, or tame a pigeon. Whatever.
Thanks for all the support,
~Emachinescat ^..^