I Love Bbc Merlin So Much Because Despite The Variety Of Plot Points That Drive Me Insane They’re All

I love bbc merlin so much because despite the variety of plot points that drive me insane they’re all needed for everything to play out correctly.

I hate that Merlin’s magic isn’t revealed till the very end but also recognize how incredibly powerful he is that if everyone knew their external threats just. Wouldn’t be a threat anymore.

And I hate that Arthur never repeals the ban on magic but if he did than Mordred wouldn’t have had a reason to turn and the finale would fall flat.

I can’t stand Agrivaine but I understand that Arthur being betrayed by him is necessary in order to make Merlin’s perceived betrayal hurt more. That it serves to break down Arthur’s confidence in a time where he only trusts Merlin, who brings him back to himself. Then to realize that foundation of trust he’s had has been wrong and that he has literally been deceived by every single person he lets get close to him.

I hate how they ruined morgana’s character and while I still think it could have been done with more nuance, there is literally no major antagonist besides her. Plus she’s such an interesting one because of her connections to everyone before she slipped.

I hate that merlin tries to kill her, especially like that, and so early on. I get why he does it, and I get that it’s necessary to break morgana’s trust in him. I get that the whole point is that every choice he makes is to try and stop things and he does the best he can every single time, and it’s still never enough.

I don’t always like how we get there but GOD do I love the tragedy of it. For a show that’s so happy on the surface the tragedy of knowing there’s nothing any of them can do to stop the ending is SO GOOD.

It’s devastating to watch merlin lose huge pieces of himself, watch his morals change and shift, watch as the lines he won’t cross get pushed farther and farther away. He loses so much of himself to save Arthur and he STILL LOSES ARTHUR.

And listen I can and I will complain about some of the goofy ass plots but it’s so important to me that people recognize the seriously tragic narrative at the Center of it. I could go on for AGES about how each and every one of the leads is doomed by the narrative.

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Day 19

Sunday

Roses

@adrienagresteseptember2021

“Maybe she doesn’t like roses, kid. Maybe she’s more into tulips or Lotuses.”

“Everyone likes roses, Plagg.”

“Whatever.”

Adrien moves closer to the screen. Scrolling through the garden site.

“Here! Yellow stands for friendship. She has to accept this one. I’m sure.”

“Finally. You’ve been searching for hours.”

“But is this really the right one?”

“Here we go again. Adrien, kid, listen, you did so much to find the perfect rose and if she doesn’t like it then that’s her fault.”

“But-“

“And if you want we can call a flower store and ask them, they know such things.”

“I’ll do that.”

“...”

“They aren’t picking up.”

“Adrien, it’s the middle of the night, they have closed.”

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