(no subject)

[eruvadhril]

Perhaps it was because I knew what to expect this week (original stories with Arthurian name-checks, rather than Merlin-as-a-kid-before-his-Camelot-days), but I enjoyed this one a lot more. I think the script was better, too, but last week we had to have all the introductions and exposition.

Maybe it's just me, but does Morgana look a lot like Kiera Knightly? Something about the way she smiles.

So, who will find out about Merlin's magic first: Arthur or Guinevere? Place your bets now, ladies and gentlemen. It'll either be mid-season or for the big finale; I'd say mid-season, and then he has to risk exposing himself to everyone else FOR THE GREATER GOOOOOOOOOOOD in the big finale. Hopefully they'll shake up the Merlin-saves-Arthur's-arse-with-magic pattern that seems to be forming.

The chain mail is good in this show.

Richard Wilson is made of win, and his dynamic with Merlin is great.

The baddie today- Knight Valiant, was it?- was hawt.

Interesting how the snakes make rattlesnake noises, even though 1) they are not rattlesnakes, and 2) their tails don't move. Also, if you're in a position to use your living-snake shield, i.e. kneeling on top of the guy for about ten seconds, I'd say you've already won the fight. What a waste of magic.

I hope Anthony Head gets more to do than standing around being oblivious and/or a wanker to his son.

The slash is still palpable, but even if it weren't, I'm still only getting a "mates" vibe from Merlin and Guinevere, although she seems to be interested in slightly more.

That whole "YOU SAVED MY SON YOU ARE MADE OF AWESOME" thing went out the window pretty fast, didn't it?

GUINEVERE: Is it true what you said, about Valiant using magic?
No, Guin. He just made it up for shits and giggles. You stupid girl.

Now, if I were Arthur, I'd go down, wait for Valiant to go at me with his shield, and either kick him in the fork and shove him off, exposing the snakes, or have Richard Wilson off to one side with a load of antidote, so he can go "Oh, dear me, will you look at that? Snakebite. Luckily we have some antidote that I managed to manufacture from the snake's head that Merlin cut off the shield like we told you yesterday, you great twat, your Majesty."