They're not being very subtle

[hils]

Something which has only just occurred to me. The creators of Merlin have openly said that the show was inspired by Smallville. Now, look at Merlin's preferred wardrobe: Red shirt and blue neckscarf or blue shirt and red neckscarf

They're not even trying here, are they. LOL! What next: Arthur goes bald?

Comments

[hils.livejournal.com]

I'm a bit worried they're going to go down that route with Gwen/Arthur at some point, there were hints of it in the final episode. I really hope the writers are a bit more subtle and gradual about it though...

[agnes-bean.livejournal.com]

Agreed. I mean, in my head their marriage will be based purely on friendship, mutual respect, and a shared vision for Camelot (while they each have lovers on the side, obviously). And that’s all I personally got from those scenes in the last episodes, but I’ll admit I have my slash goggles on like whoa. I understand that they may fall in love in the show and whatnot.

Since I like Gwen, I could totally be okay with that, but NOT if they start trying to make it a big focus. As you say, subtlety and gradualness is the key. To switch comparisons, I hope it’s not a case of “OMG SUDDEN CHEST MONSTER” a la Harry Potter. If they’re going to make them fall in love, I hope they can pull it off gracefully. Which, as an avid TV watcher, I know is a really rare thing, but still. I'm encoraged by the fact that they haven't made any romantic realtionship a big focus so far.

[hils.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm really crossing my fingers that they do it properly