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I couldn't get into it for quite a few episodes. I was having flaily "But but but but" anachronism head-go-boom stuff. And then I said to myself: "Fay, this is not England. This is NOT any particular period. This is cloud cuckoo land. Which, as it transpires, looks a lot like a Waterhouse painting, with lots of rich blues and reds and porcelain white. Also, man, get a load of the Uther/Morgana over there! Mmmm...tasty!"
I suspend disbelief pretty easily, but this one takes the cake. And I just cringe at the complete and total shitting on the story. It's like when they make movies of Anne Rice novels. They take the characters and maybe a soupçon of the storyline and then fuck the story in the ass with no lube.
Oh, and I hate bullies. Arthur pisses me off. And the fact that he's a bully because he's the king's son irritates me because the whole reason that Arthur was a better king was because he WASN'T the ruling class. And . . . oh, my head hurts!
I think I could enjoy Merlin a lot if the characters all had different names and they didn't call the setting Camelot. I just can't switch off all the associations I already have for Arthurian whatnot. I tried, I really did.
I just can't switch off all the associations I already have for Arthurian whatnot. I tried, I really did.
Yep. There are things I like about it. I applaud them for color blind casting, there are beautiful costumes, etc. But, its
so very wrong
that it's not Camelot.
I had the same problem with the Richard Gere-as-Lancelot movie "First Knight." I hated it so much that I've managed to block a lot of it from my memory, but I remember yelling that if they were going to bastardize the storyline so much why didn't they just give them different names?!?
I've been watching Merlin, but I don't know how long I can bear the stupid.
At first, I wondered why they didn't make it Merlin as a young man in a kingdom that wasn't Camelot, then I remembered that Merlin is supposed to live backwards through time, so that wouldn't have worked either.
I'm not very familiar with Authurian legend, so I too am enjoying the cheesiness of Merlin. However, Gwen being poor feels wrong. Is there any precedence for this?
No, she's supposed to be the daughter of a king that Arthur marries for political reasons.
Well, First Knight was a terrible, terrible movie.
Merlin is supposed to live backwards through time
I think of that as being a T. H. White thing, primarily, but I don't know if I am correct in thinking that.
However, Gwen being poor feels wrong. Is there any precedence for this?
Not that I know of. She was high enough status to help Arthur's claim to the throne, iirc.
I like how science and magic go together in the show. I also like how ASH's character does everything wrong, but he does it with all the best intentions.
