Daily Merlin Support

[hils]

Here's today's question. If you had carte blanche to write Saturday's episode (but keeping it realistic, ie no sex between Merlin and Arthur) what would you want to happen?

Personally I wouldn't see anyone die. Not for good anyway. I'd like the episode to end with everyone alive and happy. Sadly, I don't think that will happen

Are people feeling less anxious about the finale now that series 2 has been confirmed? I'm still feeling wibbly but just because I hate to see characters I love sad and in pain :(

Comments

[caersidi.livejournal.com]

I don't want anyone to die either - even if Uther drives me wild with his injustice towards magic (I take it rather personally)

I guess I'd like to see some movement with Gwen - I mean how on earth are they going to get her into the role of Queen unless there is some huge revelation about her 'true birth' or parentage but maybe that will be further along.

I'd like to see Morgana make a further step towards magic and considering that Merlin was originally Uther's friend and advisor maybe, maybe some glimpse of that.

I see Nimue is back in this episode so maybe a change in her and Merlin's relationship - it looked rather Avalonian, as a place for healign the King, though they may have already wrecked that by the episode with the Sidhe.

I enjoy the series though still tear my hair out at all the Arthurian non-canon stuff in it. Seriously..

[hils.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yeah, I was quite annoyed by all that for the first couple of episodes but I just sort of tune it out now.

I would definitely like to see some development of Gwen too. I really want to like her but so far her character has been pretty boring. The closest she came to being interesting was when she yelled at Arthur for turning his nose up at the peasant food. I'd like to see more stuff like that.

I definitely think that if they kill off Gaius that Morgnana will take over as Merlin's magic confidante. I think they sort of understand each other a little after the episode with Mordred.

Plenty of scope for interesting things to happen but I think most of that will be next year

[lou-angel.livejournal.com]

I think I do feel slightly less anxious now I know there will definintely be a second series. But only because cliffhangers with the possiblity of no resolution would have totally killed me!
Personally I don't really want to see anyone die. I want it to end with Arthur becoming un-dead and loads of people suddenly realising that Merlin is magic...*cue forty million fics to keep us going until second series*
Today, in my quest not to worry too much about who will die I will
a) Watch all the episodes on my Merlin DVD
b) Watch them all again with the commentary.
c) Squee over the extras on the DVD.

YAY!!!

[hils.livejournal.com]

Hee! YAY! God, I hope I get the DVD for Christmas. I've been dropping enough hints! If not I'll be going shopping on boxing day ;)

[thisissirius.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I think I pretty much want it to go the way extant (http://thisissirius.livejournal.com/334928.html) went, just because I love that emotional - like, that it makes you hurt and cry and want and need and yet at the same time, you're left this cliffhanger that could go either way.

(i totally have in my head what would happen after, btw, so you know...)

[hils.livejournal.com]

OOH! Does that mean we're getting a sequel?

[louistheroux.livejournal.com]

WHY ISNT IT SAT/SUN YET???

Idk, In the proper Arthurian legend thing, Isn't Nimueh like .. good? rofl. It would be cool If Arthur died/was near death and Merlin took Arthur to her for ~help~ or something. Idk. Though obviously it doesnt really look like thats happening in the preview. Though previews are constantly lying to me ;_;

[hils.livejournal.com]

Heh! Yes, it's hard to tell from the previews. Apart from The Labyrinth of Gedref which I totally worked out from the preview. LOL!

[birggitt.livejournal.com]

What I want to see:
1. Nobody dies.
2. Morgana standing by her seer powers
3. Uther and Merlin bonding over Arthur's momentary loss

But, mostly? 1. Even as I suspect is not very likely :/

[hils.livejournal.com]

Oh, I would love to see #3

But #1 most of all, yes.

[birggitt.livejournal.com]

Well, when Uther tought he would be dying, he ask Merlin to look after Arthur. Uther is aware about Merlin and Arthur friendship and I believe he knows Merlin loves Arthur not because he's the Prince, but in spit of it.

[hils.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he did pretty much give Merlin and Arthur his blessing

[fairygothmum.livejournal.com]

I'd like to see conflicted Uther realising the only way to save Arthur is by having Merlin use magic.

So long as everyone makes it out alive at the end of the ep, I'll be happy.

[hils.livejournal.com]

That would actually be really interesting! I wonder if Uther is going to find out, and will he tell Arthur?

[villey.livejournal.com]

I'm not too anxious about them killing anyone major off because of the fact one of the writers has said they haven't had to face any terrible decisions like getting rid of cast, which sometimes they have to at the end of a series. I honestly feel like it'd be too early to loose Gaius or even Uther cause Arthur and Merlin still have alot to learn imo.

What I'd really like to see this episode is Morgana grow certain of her powers - which looks likely considering the 'This is only the beginning...' quote - and perhaps Merlin will have to confide in her about his magic so they can work together in saving Arthur.

I'm going to be a bit evil and disagree with you, I actually want to see Merlin get sad and angry because I feel like he's been so nice throughout (which is endearing, obviously) and it'd be interesting to see the effect his anger at Nimueh has on his powers and if it darkens him at all, cause we've already heard the debate about magic corrupting etc. It'll be interesting to see how he overcomes it - cause I'm sure he will.

Also, thought I'd give a link to the geek syndacate interview with Julian Jones who is one of the writers for Merlin. He said some interesting things about how the Dragon will surprise us and things like that - though I have suspected it might have it's own agenda for a while: http://www.geeksyndicate.co.uk// just scroll down to episode 101 :D


Woah. This post is long. Obsessed much?

[hils.livejournal.com]

Oh, getting angry is fine. I just don't like seeing him cry

And you have just totally reassured me now I know they're not getting rid of any cast. I am happy now!

And the dragons agenda is totally to get Merlin and Arthur in bed together. LOL!

No, seriously, I agree. I definitely thinks he wants Uther dead. Having Merlin on his side means that Arthur will be more inclined to set the dragon free I think.

[fairygothmum.livejournal.com]

Considering Uther has never told Arthur why he hates magic, I doubt that he'd be inclined to enlighten him now.

Ah well, not long to wait until Saturday.

[caersidi.livejournal.com]

Nimue isn't as such 'good' though she is an innocent who becomes Merlin's student. Tennyson cast her as an enchantress.

He teaches her his magic and then puts a move on her (he is very old) and she uses what he has taught her to weave an enchantment that traps him in a hawthorn tree or oak.

I've actually done a fair amount of work to restore the whole Nimue/Vivien (another way the name is spelt) & Merlin archetype as I found it impacted on my life; seeing their relationship as more on the student/teacher and that what she did wasn't trapping him but creating a place for him in his old age so he wouldn't die.

This is borne out in some Arthurian legends as Nimue becomes Arthur's advisor and friend in Merlin's place and also becomes a queen.

My living room is adorned by an original painting of Merlin and Nimue based on this relationship.

[kuhekabir.livejournal.com]

sorry for butting in but i dont think that nimueh is good in the actual legend...i mean i seem to recall something of her trapping or enchanting merlin...unless i am totally wrong, which could be the case...

[kuhekabir.livejournal.com]

well, much like everyone else, i dont really want anyone to leave the show because i like how all the characters interact...

someone said somewhere that uther used to be a friend of merlin's, in the legend...i dont recall that, what i recall is that merlin helped uther to get a child (arthur) because merlin knew about the once and future king business...or something...em...could be totally wrong though...

anyway, back to topic...i dont want anyone to leave the show...and i would love for the episode to end with arthur being alive and with merlin being back where he belongs and no nasty 'payment' on his part...

but i dont think that will happen either...

hugs

[hils.livejournal.com]

YAY! I can't wait

[louistheroux.livejournal.com]

LOL puts a move on her.
Well yeah, I don't know thaaaat much about the actual legend but the handful of things I've read/doco's I've seen, and I never saw her as 'evil'.

what she did wasn't trapping him but creating a place for him in his old age so he wouldn't die.

I like that!

[louistheroux.livejournal.com]

Sorry, am just copying and pasting what the above person wrote about the trapping thing lol.

seeing their relationship as more on the student/teacher and that what she did wasn't trapping him but creating a place for him in his old age so he wouldn't die.

I don't know, I never saw Nimueh as being 'evil', though yeah, I don't know a whole lot about the legend but what's been briefly touched on in lectures and things that I've listened to :/

[cadrina.livejournal.com]

I decided that avalon is split between a human side and a sidhe side. So Arthur, with merlin, goes to avalon to heal. And everybody back in Camelot thinks they are dead so season 2 would be they returning and making everything better!
Or they could make a "Avalon like" place but with another name. Or don't give a name...

[hils.livejournal.com]

I like that plan :)