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[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

[scribblemoose]

The producers have said that when they created Merlin they specifically didn't want to tie it to a particular period. Myth places it anywhere from 450AD to late medieval, but what they wanted was more of a fantasy setting, where they could pick the things that would work with the storytelling (like the lanugage, as you say). I think they do a great job. :)

(Sorry, will stop spamming your journal now, I just get excited about Merlin!)

[darkemeralds]

Hey, spam away. I'm excited about it too! And since I'm totally new to the fandom, I'm eager to discuss basics that I'm sure longer-term fans have already covered in depth.