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Merlin - Coffee Edition
Merlin - no fewer than five shots of espresso or instant coffee
Arthur - decaf with soy milk, but Merlin slips him caffeinated when he's being a prat
Gwen - latte or chai tea
Morgana - French-pressed and black, like her soul
Uther - coffee with a touch of bourbon or amaretto
Gaius - more bourbon than coffee
Gwaine - just the bourbon
Uther: Your manservant has been caught using magic. Execute him.
Arthur: How terrible.
Arthur: It would be even worse if Merlin RAN FOR HIS LIFE by STEALING A HORSE FROM THE STABLES before I could ORDER HIS ARREST, wouldn't it?
Merlin - Professor Edition
Merlin
- was missing the entire first week of class
- can only be contacted through email
- cancelled the final because he was in the hospital for mysterious circumstances
- totally understands when students can't hand in assignments
Gaius
- "it's in the syllabus"
- class is fairly convinced he's conducting illegal experiments but doesn't complain because they all get A's
Arthur
- is currently engaged in a scholarly paper war with Professor Merlin
- loses his glasses three times a week
- is temporarily banned from the school cafeteria due to an incident that was entirely Merlin's fault according to him
- is known for not being about to figure out how to work Canvas despite his claims
Uther
- "Most people fail my class."
- takes points off assignment because "no one's perfect"
- Everyone. Must. Be. On. Time.
- 3 essays a week
Gwaine
- drinks alcohol while teaching
- took the whole class kayaking once
- canceled the final because he accidentally scheduled a trip to Vegas that week
- rambles about his exes for half the class
- rumors of past arrests float around but can never be proved
Gwen
- most encouraging professor EVER
- gives lots of extra credit
- is rumored to have hit Professor Arthur on the head with a frying pan once
Rare picture of Uther Pendragon after he forgot to do his nightly skin care routine.
Imagine the sheer hilarity if Lancelot and Gwaine switched their first episodes. Gwaine shows up and saves Merlin from a griffin and gets injured.
Merlin: You're cool and you saved my life! You should be a knight so we can hang out!
Gwaine: *frantically trying to think of a way to tell his new friend no when he's looking at him with that face*
Gwaine: Sorry bro, I'm not a noble so I can't
Merlin: That's okay! We can just commit identity fraud!
Gwaine: . . .
Gwaine: I'm in
And the rest of the episode proceeds with Gwaine pretending to be the son of a random nobleman when he's already a noble purely for the chaos of it all. Bonus points if someone were to recognize Gwaine for some reason as already being a noble.
Random nobleman: *narrows eyes* And you're certain you're the son of Lord Eldred? It's just, you look so much like-
Gwaine: Yep, sure am! Good ol' Eldred and my three-
Merlin: *coughs* Four
Gwaine: -Four brothers! Ha ha ha it's a great happy family!
Random nobleman: *continues to squint suspiciously*
*Random nobleman goes to the king*
Random nobleman: Sire, I think this man is lying about his heritage!
Uther: *Gasp* Are you saying he's not actually noble?
Random nobleman: No, he's definitely a noble, but he's lying about which nobleman!
Uther: . . .
Gwaine helps to take down the griffon and finds out about Merlin's magic, deciding he needs to stay around to watch his back and to partake in magical shenanigans. Also he's grown to sort of respect Arthur at this point and Arthur in return, so when the truth comes out about the forged seal, Gwaine is just-
Gwaine: It's cool it's cool, I am a nobleman, just a different nobleman, here's my seal
Random nobleman: I KNEW IT!!!
Uther is contemplating if he cares enough about the semantics to arrest Gwaine, Arthur is just like
Arthur: Seems legit, welcome to the crew new bestie *high fives Gwaine*
Uther decides that at least this new friend is a noble and might get Arthur to stop spending so much time with his peasant servant, and lets it go.
(now, Arthur spends all his time with his peasant servant AND the alcoholic knight and Uther gives up)
(Lancelot shows up later and Uther, halfway through his fifth cup of wine, is so relieved he seems responsible that he knights him on the spot without checking his references)
(Lancelot turns out to be just as chaotic as the others and Uther just hides in his room for the rest of the series, allowing Arthur to be king way earlier. Arthur legalizes magic and the golden age happens and all that jazz)
(the end)
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Uther: Sorcerer!
Merlin: Where??
People really underestimate my hatred for Uther. I mean, whenever this man appeared on screen, I considered homicide, like actual murder. Could have gone on whole rampage. This man is so utterly jarring. It's surreal.
He's a very unjust king, blinded by his hatred and guilt. You should have seen me once they had explained why he hated magic. This man has executed so many innocent people who were most of the time only suspected to breathe the same air as a sorcerer. They were either flogged or burnt alive or even drowned in a well. Simply because of a mistake he made. He also doesn't care for his people as much as he claims endangering their lives more than once.
He's also a horrible friend. "But I didn't suffer at his hands, Uther. I suffered at yours." This episode was so unnerving. Gaius, at his very old age, was thrown into the dungeons with no care for his wellbeing, was left to be tortured by a total maniac, and was betrayed by his so called "friend" whom he was loyal to for so long. He treated his ward, took care of his son, and has always been a trusted ally. Only for him to get flogged the second some kind of magical bracelet has been found in his room ??? Also, let's not forget how Morgana's father died.
Finally, Uther is an abusive piece of shit father.
In the episode where Arthur leaves for his quest to prove himself worthy of the throne, Morgana goes to Uther, reassuring him that he will be back. This man has the audacity to say, "He's the sole heir to the throne, Morgana." He doesn't say he's my child, my only son, or something along these lines. Nope, but simply declares that he doesn't care for his son as much as he cares for having somebody to inherit the kingdom once he's gone. Then, there is the fact that he doesn't tell him the truth about his mother's death even after he discovers it. What a coward. He puts Morgana in shackles and lets her spend a whole night in the dungeons. Needless to say, this man doesn't care for his kids.
He truly deserved hooking up with that troll.
Damn, really needed to get this off my chest.
What is really ironic is that the episode "Lancelot du Lac" is one I just can't get myself to watch, even though one of my most adored characters is coming back from dead. But the episode where the insufferable Uther comes back brings me actual joy.
They really brought Lance back to paint as this dishonourable homewrecker who would kiss the knigdom's soon to be queen literally the night before the wedding, ruining his reputation forever. They also made Gwen appear as a cheater who would betray her soon to be husband literally the night before her wedding day. The scene in which her and Arthur fight in the courtroom broke my heart. They don't explain that the monster was sent by Morgana as a shade version of our beloved Lancelot or even that Gwen was drawn to him because of the enchanted bracelet. Also, the fact that Melrin had to say goodbye to his friend again. The way I sobbed when Merlin performed the spell to free Lancelot from Morgana's control. The way Lance said "Thank you" broke my heart for he at least got to die as himself, next to his friend and peacefully.
Now for when Uther comes back, I just really like the fact that Arthur finally realises that his father has always been and will always be an abusive piece of $h!t, as well as a murderer. Arthur gets to let go of those expectations he had set for himself thinking that he could get his father's approval, that he would finally make him proud. He decides to set his own path, as he himself says "You've had your turn. Now it's mine.". Camelot is his to rule now and to command as he sees fit. He knows he can't please his father and has to be true to himself. What is also great is Merlin ,later on, says that Uther did what he thought was best for the kingdom (which i believe in his own twisted mind could be true) mainly trying to appease his friend, but Arthur just deadpans "It doesn't mean he was right." And I believe it stuck with me because it felt like the first time Arthur truly acknowledges his father's faults, especially in front of another person. I truly loved it. This episode is also so precious because of the poetry scene iykyk lol.
Oh. He like. Actually fucks the troll. Okay
uther said the law is the law like babygirl aren't you the king?
like the person that can change laws?
1.05 ◆ ‘Lancelot’
So you're telling me that this one guy managed to subdue an entire sect of people who could just splay their hands out and kill him?
He made the entirety of the magical community shit scared of him and forced them to go into hiding?
He managed to capture a huge fire breathing dragon and kept it captured for twenty-five years until the said dragon managed to manipulate our very lovely twink into releasing it?
And you're telling me he did this entire purge in a couple of years?
Say what you will about Uther, the man was a brilliant strategist and had style. And so much sass, my god. ("Then don't look", I'm looking at you here)
But can you imagine if he actually was a good guy? I mean he made a brilliant villain, sure but can you imagine if he was on the side of magic, things would've been done so much faster. And well, also if he'd not been the cause of the problem in the first place lol.
Still a bad dad eh.
So you're telling me that this one guy managed to subdue an entire sect of people who could just splay their hands out and kill him?
He made the entirety of the magical community shit scared of him and forced them to go into hiding?
He managed to capture a huge fire breathing dragon and kept it captured for twenty-five years until the said dragon managed to manipulate our very lovely twink into releasing it?
And you're telling me he did this entire purge in a couple of years?
Say what you will about Uther, the man was a brilliant strategist and had style. And so much sass, my god. ("Then don't look", I'm looking at you here)
But can you imagine if he actually was a good guy? I mean he made a brilliant villain, sure but can you imagine if he was on the side of magic, things would've been done so much faster. And well, also if he'd not been the cause of the problem in the first place lol.
Still a bad dad eh.
Arthur, in one of the earliest episodes: I want to live in a Camelot where the punishment fits the crime.
This is in reference to Gwen apparently using magic to heal her father from the plague.
This is a not-yet twenty year old Arthur fighting for what he thinks is right. Almost in the next episode, Arthur fights for inclusion of Lancelot in the Knights' ranks. The last discussion that Arthur and Uther have on this is something along the lines of 'Lancelot deserves to be a knight because of the honour and courage he has shown. Screw the first code' and Uther being 'I see you feel very strongly about this' before Lancelot barges in to say he is leaving on his own. And I don't know if it's me, but Uther looked close to giving in to Arthur and you can see the respect in his eyes grow when Lancelot says he is leaving.
There are so many instances in the first season itself (going into danger for a servant, trying to be fair even with the constraints Uther set him, defying Uther in ways that he can, caring for every citizen of Camelot) which show Arthur is going to be fair and just King. It's all there. And it does happen to some extent.
The First Code is scrapped. Punishment is fair. No magic user is unjustly punished during Arthur's reign. The Queen is a commoner. Some of the best knights are commoners. And, I like to think, if Arthur had known everything going on in his kingdom and even without it, the major 'repealing of the magic ban' might have happened eventually. And, all this is after Arthur personally has almost never had any good contact with magic where he knows it's being used for good.
That is why Arthur is a great King even if it's not highlighted so much in the show. Because when you compare Season 1 and Season 4 (ie Uther and Arthur), you see the difference in the way Camelot works. You see not any and every sorcerer attacking Camelot except Morgana and she has a personal vendetta. There is no Edwin or Mary Collins or even Nimueh, who are all hell-bent on revenge or trying to justify their acts as bringing magic back to Camelot. There is only Morgana who has got a personal stake in this and the agenda of bringing magic is long gone and only the throne apparently being rightfully hers is the reason for her continued attacks. You see people not only listening to the King but also discussing with him. You see people following the King out of respect and love instead of fear. That is the Camelot that Arthur wanted among other things.
Arthur, getting Camelot to where it was at the end of Season 5 even when left with the residual hate from Uther's reign is a huge thing. Of course I wish I would have been able to see more and I wish it would have been highlighted more but there are changes. There are great changes and Arthur ultimately did become a great King even with having Uther as a father and it's so underrated sometimes.
Arthur, in one of the earliest episodes: I want to live in a Camelot where the punishment fits the crime.
This is in reference to Gwen apparently using magic to heal her father from the plague.
This is a not-yet twenty year old Arthur fighting for what he thinks is right. Almost in the next episode, Arthur fights for inclusion of Lancelot in the Knights' ranks. The last discussion that Arthur and Uther have on this is something along the lines of 'Lancelot deserves to be a knight because of the honour and courage he has shown. Screw the first code' and Uther being 'I see you feel very strongly about this' before Lancelot barges in to say he is leaving on his own. And I don't know if it's me, but Uther looked close to giving in to Arthur and you can see the respect in his eyes grow when Lancelot says he is leaving.
There are so many instances in the first season itself (going into danger for a servant, trying to be fair even with the constraints Uther set him, defying Uther in ways that he can, caring for every citizen of Camelot) which show Arthur is going to be fair and just King. It's all there. And it does happen to some extent.
The First Code is scrapped. Punishment is fair. No magic user is unjustly punished during Arthur's reign. The Queen is a commoner. Some of the best knights are commoners. And, I like to think, if Arthur had known everything going on in his kingdom and even without it, the major 'repealing of the magic ban' might have happened eventually. And, all this is after Arthur personally has almost never had any good contact with magic where he knows it's being used for good.
That is why Arthur is a great King even if it's not highlighted so much in the show. Because when you compare Season 1 and Season 4 (ie Uther and Arthur), you see the difference in the way Camelot works. You see not any and every sorcerer attacking Camelot except Morgana and she has a personal vendetta. There is no Edwin or Mary Collins or even Nimueh, who are all hell-bent on revenge or trying to justify their acts as bringing magic back to Camelot. There is only Morgana who has got a personal stake in this and the agenda of bringing magic is long gone and only the throne apparently being rightfully hers is the reason for her continued attacks. You see people not only listening to the King but also discussing with him. You see people following the King out of respect and love instead of fear. That is the Camelot that Arthur wanted among other things.
Arthur, getting Camelot to where it was at the end of Season 5 even when left with the residual hate from Uther's reign is a huge thing. Of course I wish I would have been able to see more and I wish it would have been highlighted more but there are changes. There are great changes and Arthur ultimately did become a great King even with having Uther as a father and it's so underrated sometimes.
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