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heathershaped) wrote2010-10-02 04:09 pm
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Deep Pictoral analysis of Merls 3x04
Not a whole lot constructive this week either! PICSPAM TIME.
This was, once again, better than it looked on the tin. Derivative? Yeah. Contrived? You bet. Unable to utilize Gwen and Morgana in the same episode? Check. But once you cancel out the common denominators I just mentioned, add shirtless Gawain, and carry the four? Pretty enjoyable episode.
+ Arthur and Merlin ride through a picturesque outlying village after a hunt. Arthur thinks the best thing to do after a hunt, particularly the hunts where you don't seem to've caught anything, is grab a tankard of mead at a local pub. Merlin thinks it's a bad idea, is ignored, but at least Arthur and Merlin are both aware of the rules by this point.
Arthur: *attempts to strip self of privilege*
Audience: *rolls eyes somewhat affectionately*
In the pub, the woman who owns the place chats up Merlin. Arthur seems peeved that he's not the object of her affections but he's still happy enough to try and defend her honor when the baddie comes in.
Gwaine: *swaggers in*
Fight: *happens*
Merlin: *performs magic in front of god and everybody*
Arthur: *gets ass kicked*
Gwaine: *whips his hair*
I think someone has just beat Lancelot in the hair-off. Both Merlin and Arthur got taken out of the running this season. Much too short these days to whip properly.
I'm pretty sure other things happened in that scene, but nothing so spectacular as that.
Back at the castle, Gaius, Merlin, and Arthur look over Lancelot - I mean, Gawain, who's still unconscious; and I guess I should mention that some bad guys are headed for the city under the guise of Arthur's friends, but they're not important. Mostly a case study in how you should be careful whom you engage in bar fights in case you find yourself in the middle of a contrived medieval plot.
Now. Back to the Gawain show.
Gawain: *wakes up shirtless*
I think words would ruin it at this point, don't you?
Merlin and he have a very shippy chat about nobles and it's all very sweet, and Gwain has the cutest laugh. Then there's an Arthur/Merlin scene in which Arthur is an ass. But his face in this scene almost makes up for it.
Back to Gawain.
Thank you, Gawain.
So he goes into town, right, and he sees this SMOKIN' hot piece in a purple dress, right.
Gwaine: "daaaaamn girl, your feet must be tired 'cause you been running through my mind ALL. DAY."
Gwen: ...seriously?
VERBATIM. (but no, srsly, her reaction is PERFECTION and the scene is so much longer than I thought it'd be. Angel has great chemistry with Eoin, which is unsurprising.)
Heather: *grins uncontrollably*
So he's shot down but both parties concerned are good-natured about it, and the story continues.
Baddies: *do bad things, are uninteresting*
They arrive into town and Arthur offers them Merlin's services, which they make liberal use of, and it was nowhere near as inappropriately porny as that sounded.
Later, Gwen goes to fetch Merlin and take him to the pub, where she has CLEARLY run into Gawain again off screen, and has gone to get her bestie to come help bail him out.
This sums up that scene pretty perfectly.
Back in Merlin's bedroom, M and G have a chat about fathers and are once again very shippy.
Then there is a very dudetastic sequence in which Arthur sends Merlin and Gawain to clean the whole army's boots, which can mostly be summed up here:
Merls and Gwaine bond a LOT, y'all.
Back to the a-plot. Merlin discovers the baddies' plan, as he is wont to do, but then he gets caught, and Gwaine steps in. There's loads of fighting in various stages of undress. Things start to look a lot like Lancelot. When Gwaine gets caught and pulled in front of Uther, Arthur comes to his aid. Many conversations occur that, while lovely, have happened before. Gwaine is banished, of course, which leads to more bonding.
Gwaine: "I never stay in one place for long. People get sick of me too quickly.
Merlin: "I didn't!"
Nor did we, Merls. Nor did we. (also, he is in love.)
Gwaine catches Gwen on his way out of the castle, who is looking SMOKIN' in her new pink frock. Morgana might be snappish these days but at least she still pays well. MORE CUTENESS HAPPENS.
I love their chemistry and friendship. And that she went all dreamy and OBVIOUS about Arthur, and Gwaine picked up on it immediately. I love that this whole thing went down differently than I expected, which was that Merlin would warn Gwaine that she was off limits, or something proprietary like that. What happened was so much better because it was just between Gwen and Gwaine, and more about how SHE feels within the situation.
ANYWAY, HOW 'BOUT THAT DRESS THOUGH, SHE LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF CAKE. NOM.
The plot: *continues to move predictably*
Merlin and Arthur: *have an actual good talk*
The melee: *happens*
Gwen: *gets loads of reaction shots*
Morgana: *appears for a brief moment*
Merlin and Gaius proceed to have a hilarious exchange about the mystery fighter come to save Arthur's arse. GOSH I WONDER WHO THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE.
Mysterious fighter: *is Gawain*
The plot: *wraps up*
Gwaine's shirt: *is unnecessary*
THEN THE LAST SCENE HAPPENS.
Arthur. Slays me. SLAYS ME. He's all "SIGH, such a shame Gwaine can't stay, I'll miss the old chap, wish the rules were different but alas..."
Gwaine and Gwen: *chat it up*
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Arthur: "RIGHT, TIME TO GO GWAINE, DON'T LET THE DOOR WHACK YOU ON THE WAY OUT."
THE END. And a good time was had by all.
FOR YOUR TIME:
also by akscully
NEXT WEEK LOOKS AWESOME YOU GUISE. Except for the 47th plot in which Merlin must Stop Morgana, at least.
This was, once again, better than it looked on the tin. Derivative? Yeah. Contrived? You bet. Unable to utilize Gwen and Morgana in the same episode? Check. But once you cancel out the common denominators I just mentioned, add shirtless Gawain, and carry the four? Pretty enjoyable episode.
+ Arthur and Merlin ride through a picturesque outlying village after a hunt. Arthur thinks the best thing to do after a hunt, particularly the hunts where you don't seem to've caught anything, is grab a tankard of mead at a local pub. Merlin thinks it's a bad idea, is ignored, but at least Arthur and Merlin are both aware of the rules by this point.
Arthur: *attempts to strip self of privilege*
Audience: *rolls eyes somewhat affectionately*
In the pub, the woman who owns the place chats up Merlin. Arthur seems peeved that he's not the object of her affections but he's still happy enough to try and defend her honor when the baddie comes in.
Gwaine: *swaggers in*
Fight: *happens*
Merlin: *performs magic in front of god and everybody*
Arthur: *gets ass kicked*
Gwaine: *whips his hair*
I think someone has just beat Lancelot in the hair-off. Both Merlin and Arthur got taken out of the running this season. Much too short these days to whip properly.
I'm pretty sure other things happened in that scene, but nothing so spectacular as that.
Back at the castle, Gaius, Merlin, and Arthur look over Lancelot - I mean, Gawain, who's still unconscious; and I guess I should mention that some bad guys are headed for the city under the guise of Arthur's friends, but they're not important. Mostly a case study in how you should be careful whom you engage in bar fights in case you find yourself in the middle of a contrived medieval plot.
Now. Back to the Gawain show.
Gawain: *wakes up shirtless*
I think words would ruin it at this point, don't you?
Merlin and he have a very shippy chat about nobles and it's all very sweet, and Gwain has the cutest laugh. Then there's an Arthur/Merlin scene in which Arthur is an ass. But his face in this scene almost makes up for it.
Back to Gawain.
Thank you, Gawain.
So he goes into town, right, and he sees this SMOKIN' hot piece in a purple dress, right.
Gwaine: "daaaaamn girl, your feet must be tired 'cause you been running through my mind ALL. DAY."
Gwen: ...seriously?
VERBATIM. (but no, srsly, her reaction is PERFECTION and the scene is so much longer than I thought it'd be. Angel has great chemistry with Eoin, which is unsurprising.)
Heather: *grins uncontrollably*
So he's shot down but both parties concerned are good-natured about it, and the story continues.
Baddies: *do bad things, are uninteresting*
They arrive into town and Arthur offers them Merlin's services, which they make liberal use of, and it was nowhere near as inappropriately porny as that sounded.
Later, Gwen goes to fetch Merlin and take him to the pub, where she has CLEARLY run into Gawain again off screen, and has gone to get her bestie to come help bail him out.
This sums up that scene pretty perfectly.
Back in Merlin's bedroom, M and G have a chat about fathers and are once again very shippy.
Then there is a very dudetastic sequence in which Arthur sends Merlin and Gawain to clean the whole army's boots, which can mostly be summed up here:
Merls and Gwaine bond a LOT, y'all.
Back to the a-plot. Merlin discovers the baddies' plan, as he is wont to do, but then he gets caught, and Gwaine steps in. There's loads of fighting in various stages of undress. Things start to look a lot like Lancelot. When Gwaine gets caught and pulled in front of Uther, Arthur comes to his aid. Many conversations occur that, while lovely, have happened before. Gwaine is banished, of course, which leads to more bonding.
Gwaine: "I never stay in one place for long. People get sick of me too quickly.
Merlin: "I didn't!"
Nor did we, Merls. Nor did we. (also, he is in love.)
Gwaine catches Gwen on his way out of the castle, who is looking SMOKIN' in her new pink frock. Morgana might be snappish these days but at least she still pays well. MORE CUTENESS HAPPENS.
I love their chemistry and friendship. And that she went all dreamy and OBVIOUS about Arthur, and Gwaine picked up on it immediately. I love that this whole thing went down differently than I expected, which was that Merlin would warn Gwaine that she was off limits, or something proprietary like that. What happened was so much better because it was just between Gwen and Gwaine, and more about how SHE feels within the situation.
ANYWAY, HOW 'BOUT THAT DRESS THOUGH, SHE LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF CAKE. NOM.
The plot: *continues to move predictably*
Merlin and Arthur: *have an actual good talk*
The melee: *happens*
Gwen: *gets loads of reaction shots*
Morgana: *appears for a brief moment*
Merlin and Gaius proceed to have a hilarious exchange about the mystery fighter come to save Arthur's arse. GOSH I WONDER WHO THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE.
Mysterious fighter: *is Gawain*
The plot: *wraps up*
Gwaine's shirt: *is unnecessary*
THEN THE LAST SCENE HAPPENS.
Arthur. Slays me. SLAYS ME. He's all "SIGH, such a shame Gwaine can't stay, I'll miss the old chap, wish the rules were different but alas..."
Gwaine and Gwen: *chat it up*
this one's by akscullyArthur: "RIGHT, TIME TO GO GWAINE, DON'T LET THE DOOR WHACK YOU ON THE WAY OUT."
THE END. And a good time was had by all.
FOR YOUR TIME:
also by akscullyNEXT WEEK LOOKS AWESOME YOU GUISE. Except for the 47th plot in which Merlin must Stop Morgana, at least.
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WASN'T MERLIN'S CRUSH ADORABLE? AWWWW. AND GWEN'S NEW DRESS, IT IS FAB.
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Merlin's crush was obvious and the cutest ever!
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OH TEE PEE.
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And I liked Gwaine, though I really wish he could have gotten his own plot (or that the similarities and differences between him and Lancelot would have been openly acknowledged).
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Of course she does, she's the PEOPLE'S QUEEN-TO-BE. And she's adorable and hot like the sun so she must be used to this kind of random encounters in the course of a normal day.
&hearts _ &hearts
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AngelGwen to have chemistry with random dudes with floppy hair, not-so-random dudes with short hair, nightgowns, blocks of cement... everything and everyone under the sunand the moon and the stars and clouded skies. She's versatile like that. Hearts in my eyes, man.Um, I kind of hate pink. Unless Gwen's wearing it. MOAR hearts in my eyes.
Aww, Merls' crush was so adorable and obvious. Guy needs to get out more, clearly all it takes is someone who can properly toss their hair and there'll be BONDING OF EPIC PROPORTIONS.
But nothing as epic as the sneaky OTP moments we got for Arthur and Gwen, she gets all dreamy in the face and he gets all jealous all over the place and Merlin gets to mock and look adorable while Gwaine gets to tease and look adorable. AWWWW.
ZOMG, it was hard for me to wait for this week's ep, HOW AM I GOING TO FUNCTION UNTIL NEXT WEEK? HOW?
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...yeah, your wonderful .gifs do sum it up for me :D
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Where the heck did you get that last gif?!? I totally don't remember that scene, because I WOULD REMEMBER THAT SCENE, yanno?
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THAT IS FROM THE TRAILER! So you're not crazy. *g*
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THANK YOU, I THOUGHT I WAS LOSING IT. I make a point of not watching the trailers because inevitably they give away enough that the entire plot becomes transparent.
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