Merlin: Prepare To Die

Someone today will read Shakespeare’s hamlet and say omg he’s just like me fr. Another person will read moby dick and proclaim Ishmael as an adhd king.

A person grieving for their recently deceased lover reads the iliad and they watch as Achilles rages and rages and god how righteous anger fueld by love is so devastating that it’s ramifications still affect the world several thousand years later.

We might one day settle down and read the epic of gilgamesh and watch as a king has to accept the death of the person he loved the most. One of the very first stories ever written and it was about coping with death, and how to grieve.

We don’t read classics because they’re old, we read them because they remind us that we are never alone. That a character created over 500 years ago struggled with the exact same problems we all still have today. That even a king from centuries past had to deal with death just like me. That’s what makes stories so powerful–they prove to us that we are never truly alone in what we are feeling.

I'm rewatching the episode, and Belos is SO deeply fuckedupedly religious, holy. This is ALL about Institutionalized Christianity. No wonder Disney cancelled this show. Promising myself to not make this too long so here's some quick points:

Humans are born into sin, inherently sinful and must spend their lives repenting for their nature (simply by being 'witches' he probably believes there is no such redemption for the inhabitants of the Isles anyways).

Your soul will be doomed to the ashes of hell if you don't repent now. Belos probably saw the 'devil' in his brother and thought he was doing a service of god to kill him.

Remember we are dealing with The Demon Realm. Belos probably believes he is trapped inside some kind of hell. The Titan is the BI's version of God, and he just repeats the rhetoric he's internalized to make it digestible for the citizens here.

He literally thinks he is a saviour and all of the carnage is worth it because he is ridding the world from the influence of the demon realm; which I am sure is very intentionally a society free of homophobia and racism, things that have been largely installed by Christianity and religion.

I might go so far as to suggest that Hunter's grooming by Belos (which doesn't have to be explicit in that way) is probably in reference to the proliferation of grooming done by priests, often with the excuse of this is 'how god wants it' / 'the titans plans'.

'Sunshine' this 'Sunshine protector' that.. what about 'grumpy' and 'grumpy defender'.

Recently I had the opportunity to experience the amazing Beauty and the Beast ride in Tokyo, which has rekindled my love for that film. I was having to hold back tears the entire time.

But I've always wanted to see more of Belle and Beast bonding. And I know that Beast would be so soft to cuddle up with. XD

I love when tragedies are like...

Falsettos (2017) dir. Matthew Diamond

"b-but that ship is toxic 🥺🥺🥺" would it also be toxic if i lit you on fire right now

why would you say that

I love it when people use the "Merlin accidentally makes the whole castle fall in love with him but Arthur just acts completely the same" trope/idea. Idk why it's just one of my favorites.

Happy pride month!

To My OTPs

Luz and Amity, Willow and Hunter

Merlin and Arthur

Emma and Regina

Aziraphale and Crowley

Liana and Alexa

Bilbo and Thorin

Needy and Jennifer

Eddie and Richie

Eve and Villanelle

Savage Bilbo is the best Bilbo

Lobelia Sackville-Baggins: Well, if it isn't Little Bilbo Sunshine.

Bilbo: Little Bilbo Sunshine died. I'm Little Bilbo Go Fuck Yourself.