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SyFy fail update
Mar. 11th, 2010 07:17 pmSo Gwen's blurb on SyFy's Merlin website has been changed, to:
For those watching at home, they snipped out the offensive second paragraph and "the worlds most notorious adulteress" at the very end.
I still think it's lazy weaksauce and I'm a bit baffled that they couldn't rewrite the thing (the entire site needs to be rewritten, come to that; the other characters' bios and descriptions are hilariously wrong) but at least their message is no longer "Gwen may be poor, ugly and simple now, but one day she'll finally get some dude to notice her, and then she'll be the worlds most famous adultress! DREAM BIG, KIDS." Well. That is still kind of the message, but without the ugly part.
And that's okay; no one really gives a crap how her name is actually spelled, amirite?
ANYWAY, at the end of the day I guess I'm surprised they listened to us at all! Everyone who fired off emails is awesome. <3
Gwen's, or Gwynevere's, current situation is a million miles away from her infamous future. She's maidservant to Morgana, a kind mistress, but nonetheless her duties of cleaning, washing, fetching and carrying are far from glamorous. Not that Gwen minds. A job in Uther's court is the best thing she could have ever wished for, taking her away from the humdrum reality of her poor but loving family.
When Merlin arrives in town, Gwen is instantly taken with him - he's kind, thoughtful and has a good heart. The problem is, Merlin's completely oblivious to her affections. As far as he's concerned, she's a great friend. Gwen will have to bide her time and wait for him to notice her...but if he ever does, he might not be the only young buck vying for her affections. Gwen might be poor and simple now but, unbeknownst to all concerned, she is destined to be the Queen of Camelot.
For those watching at home, they snipped out the offensive second paragraph and "the worlds most notorious adulteress" at the very end.
I still think it's lazy weaksauce and I'm a bit baffled that they couldn't rewrite the thing (the entire site needs to be rewritten, come to that; the other characters' bios and descriptions are hilariously wrong) but at least their message is no longer "Gwen may be poor, ugly and simple now, but one day she'll finally get some dude to notice her, and then she'll be the worlds most famous adultress! DREAM BIG, KIDS." Well. That is still kind of the message, but without the ugly part.
And that's okay; no one really gives a crap how her name is actually spelled, amirite?
ANYWAY, at the end of the day I guess I'm surprised they listened to us at all! Everyone who fired off emails is awesome. <3
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