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Sep. 13th, 2010
I just watched episode 3 of Secrets & Magic, and just how adorable is Bradley? I swear, he's trying to have Arthur steal Merlin's position as my favourite character. I need the DVDs. Need the video diaries and the commentaries and the stupid extras and everything. Soon, self, soon.
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?
There's a lot, but Arthur/Gwen pops into my mind. Especially given my answer to yesterday's question.
Usually I support canon ships, or at least tolerate them even though I have another favourite pairing, but in this case I can't bring myself to care.
It's just gimmicky, it feels as if the writers were following their own storyline and then someone said, "Uh-oh, guys! Looks like in the legends Arthur married Gwen so we need to get those two together ASAP!"
And they threw them together in one episode, "The Once and Future Queen", and while in S1 Arthur barely knew Gwen's name now he's suddenly in love, because it's destiny and there's cheesy music and ~*sparkles*~ and they kiss and spend the rest of the series pining for each other.Apart from when Lancelot comes along, of course.
I don't buy it. The way it's scripted, it's more like a teenage infatuation. Just look at how Arthur acts during "The Once and Future Queen". He's all nice to Gwen after she rages at him for being a jerk. The interviews would have me believe that Arthur is maturing and realizing the errors of his ways. Pity that when she's not looking Arthur's still bossing Merlin around. Come on writers, realize what's happening, he's just trying to impress the girl. He's totally not honest with her. At the end he says that they can't be together because his father wouldn't approve, and Gwen says "maybe when you're king". That should have been Arthur's line. He doesn't even reply. He doesn't care, and you can't persuade me that he does.
It doesn't help that both Arthur and Gwen have several canon and non-canon love interests that would be a better match.Yes I'm a raging Arthur/Merlin fangirl, no it's not just a case of Die For My Ship. There's Lancelot/Gwen, which is riddled with clichés as well, but it's romantic so who cares?
There's Morgana too. I loved Arthur/Morgana in S1, why didn't they get any scenes together in S2? And while Morgana/Gwen isn't my cup of tea, I'd pick it any time over Arthur/Gwen.
And let's not forget Merlin/Gwen, which was cute and adorably awkward and they'd kissed and all seemed to be going well and then everything was forgotten in 1x05. Wait what?
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?
There's a lot, but Arthur/Gwen pops into my mind. Especially given my answer to yesterday's question.
Usually I support canon ships, or at least tolerate them even though I have another favourite pairing, but in this case I can't bring myself to care.
It's just gimmicky, it feels as if the writers were following their own storyline and then someone said, "Uh-oh, guys! Looks like in the legends Arthur married Gwen so we need to get those two together ASAP!"
And they threw them together in one episode, "The Once and Future Queen", and while in S1 Arthur barely knew Gwen's name now he's suddenly in love, because it's destiny and there's cheesy music and ~*sparkles*~ and they kiss and spend the rest of the series pining for each other.
I don't buy it. The way it's scripted, it's more like a teenage infatuation. Just look at how Arthur acts during "The Once and Future Queen". He's all nice to Gwen after she rages at him for being a jerk. The interviews would have me believe that Arthur is maturing and realizing the errors of his ways. Pity that when she's not looking Arthur's still bossing Merlin around. Come on writers, realize what's happening, he's just trying to impress the girl. He's totally not honest with her. At the end he says that they can't be together because his father wouldn't approve, and Gwen says "maybe when you're king". That should have been Arthur's line. He doesn't even reply. He doesn't care, and you can't persuade me that he does.
It doesn't help that both Arthur and Gwen have several canon and non-canon love interests that would be a better match.
There's Morgana too. I loved Arthur/Morgana in S1, why didn't they get any scenes together in S2? And while Morgana/Gwen isn't my cup of tea, I'd pick it any time over Arthur/Gwen.
And let's not forget Merlin/Gwen, which was cute and adorably awkward and they'd kissed and all seemed to be going well and then everything was forgotten in 1x05. Wait what?