Consume mass quantities

[darkemeralds]

I've watched every episode of Merlin from 101 to 303 in the last week. Now I'm sad because I have to wait almost a week for another ep.

I've been entirely outside the Merlin fandom (it was pandarus's fantastic The Student Prince that enticed me to actually watch the canon source material), so I don't really know what's being said or thought about it, but I'm loving it.

For one thing: lots of pretty, of course. For another, the primary relationship is so passionate, and the supposedly fated heterosexual pairings so free of chemistry, that it's no damn wonder the show has such a slash fandom following.

But mostly it's Colin Morgan. What a face! He's absolutely gorgeous in a way that no American producer would ever allow to be revealed. He acts uncertain and a bit clumsy and terribly earnest and sincere, and all the while he sort of fools the camera into thinking he's a Calvin Klein model, and it makes him riveting to watch.

So, Merlin. Totally hooked.

Comments

[bluemeridian]

Colin Morgan really is an amazing actor, the kind that still images really don't do justice to.

[darkemeralds]

Yes, indeed. You don't often see such a mobile, expressive face on such a young actor, and it's fascinating to think what he'll become in a few more years. He actually seems to bring an entire range of human emotions to the character, rather than just a few characteristics. Wonderful.