And now, I'm sorta obsessed with it.
The series is sorta like Smallville but for King Arthur and Merlin.
It shows them at the same age (which kinda took me by surprise initially cause Merlin's supposed to be immortally old) and all about how Merlin has to hide his magic from King Uther (Arthur's Dad) because he hates all magic (for a pretty legit or silly reason depending on your morals and values).
Merlin becomes Arthur's servant and Guinevere is Morgana's maid (Morgana is King Uther's ward in the show).
Morgana is pretty useless, truth be told. She stands around being pretty and posing and even when you think she's gonna show all the medieval girls up, she stands down and lets the boys do the ass-kicking. *sigh*
Watch the show for:
- The very slashable bromance between Merlin and Arthur (I read BL manga extensively and am very quick to slash any two boys I see on screen, I'm sorry)
- The very clever writing. I'm a fan of British TV and honestly, I have seen the bad and good and this is a good one. I, as a fan of the Arthurian legend, appreciates the way they incorporate all the characters in ways you don't expect (Modred and Guinevere, for example)
- The captivating storylines. Some are okay, some are exciting and others are a yawn but generally, it's some pretty good writing.
- If you're a fan of castles.. watch! CGI Camelot is pretty impressive. (I'm pretty sure it's CGI)
- If you're a fan of men on horses.. watch. Especially when Lancelot appears and wears his tunic and.. *nosebleeds*.. sorry.. and when he prances around with his sword and shield... *nosebleeds again* [Wait, Lancelot does not prance on a horse... oh who cares, watch for LANCELOT!]
- Arthur is hot (and gets hunkier in the second season, mark my words), Merlin is geek-cute, Lancelot is.. read above.
- Even Uther gets attractive in an above 50-type of way but his hate for magic irritates me. Curses.
- Good acting. One thing's for sure, they act good.
Don't watch for..
- Bad CGI! The griffin was as bad as Abbaddon in Torchwood. Uncomfortable to watch and all I wanted to do was fastforward to when it ends. The dragon under the castle was done pretty well but that's because it hardly moves.
- Possible leads in the bromance. NOT GONNA HAPPEN KEEP DREAMING THERE ARE FANFICTION ONLINE FOR THAT KINDA SHIT.
- Naked men ala Spartacus.. Naaah~ Half the time, they are in chainmail... burdened with armour and bright coloured cloth.
