Merlin Rewatch - Blog Posts
My sister is watching Merlin "The diamond of the day" for the first time... She is so clueless and I'm sitting here, crying my heart out.
How many times do you think Merlin brought in breakfast for Arthur just to find an empty room and a cold bed? How many times did he stumble out of bed in the morning, going to the kitchens without a thought while the cook let him take food became she couldn't bare reminding him? How many times do you think Merlin went to go clean Arthur's room only to find it unchanged since he last entered? How many times do you think Gwen found him there after she switched rooms because she couldn't bare to be there, but when she passed by Merlin always was? How many times did Merlin light a fire or wait at the desk for Arthur, trying to forget that he wouldn't be in that room ever again?
thinking about all the times Merlin had to go through something deeply traumatic and Arthur had no idea, and Merlin just had to laugh it off and make up a lie
I YEARN for more scenes where Arthur actually notices something's wrong and tries to comfort Merlin (even if he doesn't know the full truth)
Like, I just watched S2E09 and this scene at the end:
Arthur: something's been upsetting you, hasn't it?
and then he tries to cheer him up, and smiles at him like this:
I just need more of this! soft arthur comforting sad merlin
Rewatching Merlin S1E2, when Merlin is dressing Arthur for his duel and just generally being incompetent because it's like his first day on the job, but imagine:
Merlin: *hands Arthur his helment* great, yeah, I think you’re all set
Arthur: Aren’t you forgetting something?
Merlin: *frowns*
Merlin: Oh, right
Merlin: *kisses Arthur*
Arthur: *turning red* No, you idiot! My sword!
Merlin Missing Scenes Weirdness
I re-watched the Labyrinth of Gedref episode with a friend last night and I'm obsessed with the weirdness potential of the missing scenes...
Arthur and the knights saw off the unicorn's horn while an upset Merlin looks on and idk, they leave the body behind in the woods? Seems like a waste but I guess taxidermy hadn't been invented yet.
Merlin actively ignores the rat problem.
Uther and Arthur leave Camelot to go stare at a barden field together.
Merlin spends time trying to find that really specific turn sand into water spell.
Gaius collects Merlin's bath water lol.
The rat goes to town on some tasty prince boot.
The single, anachronistic cherry tomato that Arthur leaves on his plate is eaten by the rat, probably.
Merlin straight up kills the rat, carries it around the castle, skins, cuts up and stews it for Arthur.
Gwen commits kitchen thievery under the dreaded Cook's nose. Maybe she finds Merlin there stewing the rat.
Merlin runs around the woods in circles or else he's kept out by some kind magical barrier while Arthur fights the fake thief.
Gaius catches two beetles for his and Merlin's dinner.
Uther congratulates himself that he's convinced his son to be a cartoon villain, just like his papa.
Merlin manages to impart to Arthur the conversation he had with Anhora out in the woods and it somehow goes well. Does he explain why tf he was out there alone? Gathering herbs might not be believable with all that's going on with the crops...
The vines in the labyrinth deposit Merlin onto the beach. Also Anhora ties him up.
Arthur wakes up on the beach. Just when he thinks he might have reached the afterlife Merlin appears and kisses him chews him out for being a stupid, self-sacrificing clotpole.
Merlin and Arthur learn to get along again on their long horse ride back.
The crops randomly grow back in an afternoon and somehow, in a kingdom where magic is outlawed and generally regarded with fear and suspicion, this is treated as Totally Fine and Normal, Actually™