The Thing About BBC Merlin Is That It's Really Not Very Good But Somehow At The Same Time...yes It Is

I've noticed a trend with some of my favorite media.

Ancients and their weird dogs

how come no one talks about how arthur has to drink a poison potion that will temporarily kill him, knowing full well that merlin will be the only person with the antidote, and he'll have a time constraint with which to administer it, and he just agrees to this? barely hesitates, doesn't bat an eyelash?? he trusts merlin with his life and this was only season 2 can anyone hear me

It’s kinda hilarious to me how down with murder Merlin is. Like I feel like most shows, especially family shows, have the character at least be morally conflicted about killing. If not out right refusing to kill.

Merlin does not give two shits. He murks someone in the first episode, zero conflict. His body count must be at least in the thousands by the end of the show (considering he took out a whole army). But let’s not forget all the up close and personal murders he commits.

I recently rewatched the changeling, and in that episode in quick succession he kills Grunhilda, the Sidhe and then gives Gaius a look like “do I need to do everything myself?” And gives Elena the potion. ZERO fucks given, he is so unfazed. Merlin is always down for murder. It’s so funny.

And I support him lol.

Currently thinking about how Saiki got SO pissed about the bullies having beaten up Akechi that he pretty much blacked out and ended up destroying the classroom and hurting everybody in the room accidentally.

And how later, when Kaido and him were getting robbed, he just let it happen, and when they got the opening to run and Kaido got caught again and the thugs told him "you know we're going to beat up your friend, right?" he just kept running, fully willing to just get himself out of that situation.

Until Kaido expressed his relief that at least Saiki would be okay in his thoughts and he just... couldn't do it.

Like. He was trying SO hard not to care because last time he cared, his powers went out of control and he caused a disaster. And he's been in denial for so long about his friends being his friends because Akechi was his friend and his emotions got too compromised by that fact.

But he still couldn't do it, not when Kaido cared so sincerely about him.

He was willing to let Kaido find out about his powers right there and then to save him. And I cannot imagine the Akechi incident wasn't on his mind through the whole thing.

blonde hair blue eyed girlies that die -- gotta be one of my favorite genres

Merlin: if you ever see me with the crown prince of the kingdom that kills magic users for sport, mind your business, I'm trying to get our rights back

The beginning of Cookie Run Kingdom be like: