#BBC Uther

[veryfastnighuncatchable]

Absolutely obsessed with the concept of Uther being a Merthur shipper right up until the magic. Like he's totally fine with the homosexuality, the servant thing is a bit bad but oh well the boy is clearly good for Arthur and a trusted ally against magic, and then he finds out about the sorcerer part and is like

[dumbdemjin]

one of my favourite kinds of merlin/merthur fics is “i can excuse homosexuality but i drew the line at peasants” uther

a close second would be “i can excuse homosexuality AND the peasant thing but i draw the line at magic” uther

all this especially when he’s actually mildly supportive of merthur and approves of merlin

on that note fic recs please!!

[starchaser45]

"You have proven yourself to be an allie against magic"

"What would you know Merlin you don't have magic"

"Merlin isn't a sourcerer I would know"

That's it that's the pendragon DNA test they're all blind 😭😭😭

[mandoriana]

What if...Ygraine Returns as a Ghost to Care for Her Son

Servant: Sir, I came to inform you that the knights you sent to battle are all dead.

Uther (sitting on the throne, distracted): Well, send their belongings to their families and tell them they were heroes. And bring more cookies, I'm hungry.

Arthur (six years old, watching the scene with distracted eyes next to a very angry ten-year-old Morgana): Good people die young, so when I grow up, I want to be bad like mom. 😌

Morgana: What are you talking about, Arthur! Your mother was a kind and good woman! Where did you get the idea that she was bad!?

Arthur: Yesterday I heard mom say that her dream was for a manure cart to run over dad so he would die once and for all. 🙂

Morgana (eyes wide in complete shock): Your mother would never say such a thing, Arthur… 🫢

Ygraine (next to Uther, trying to strangle him but unable to because she is a ghost): Don't listen to her, baby, mom hates dad and doesn't support anything he's doing! I still can't believe I married this man, listen to what mom says, Arthur, don't follow in his footsteps!

Arthur (turns to Morgana): Mom just said she hates dad, she's also trying to strangle him, but her hands keep going through his body, I think she's a ghost. 🫠 *slowly losing sanity*

Morgana (realizing that the young prince might be crazy): Arthur, maybe she's just joking…

Ygraine (trying to make Uther trip by stepping on his own cape): I'M NOT JOKING! If I could, I would kill him myself! I just can't because I can't touch him!

Arthur: I don't know if the gods would like so much violence…

Ygraine: The gods don't like your father!

Arthur: Okay… 🙂 *takes a cookie from the tray the servant brought*

[gemgdynamxght]

Headcannon - When Arthur was a kid he used to sneak into Uther’s room to steal shirts and wear them as nightwear.

He thought that a piece of clothing he wore to sleep, that smelled slightly like his father, is what a hug from Uther would feel like.

He never really found out if that was true because he had never experienced a real hug from the King.

Maybe, when he’s older and Arthur and Merlin are friends, but have obliviously feelings for each other, he steals Merlin’s neckerchief somehow. He doesn’t think or know to ask Merlin for a hug because he subconsciously thinks he’ll be rejected instantly.

So instead, he steals Merlin’s neckerchief and hides it under his pillow until night and while he’s sleeping he kind of just holds close it next to him.

[gnosticjade]

Something i love about Merlin is that, he doesn't try the typical good guy "No! You can be saved!" around Morgana, Uther or Mordred. He's just like fuck you for hurting my boyfriend, I will break your neck and kill you in the most painful way possible.

[osinthewhite]

The problem with recommending people BBC Merlin is that you try to convey how emotionally destroyed the show left you and that it actually has very deep characters with complex motives where no one character is black or white

But there's Uther on screen having sex with a troll and it kinda undermines your point

[gldnstrngs]

the hc that uther is against magic but isnt a homophobe is genuinely so funny to me like he dgaf that arthur is gay as long as he doesnt end up with a magic user💀

arthur: father, i like men.

uther: [unbothered] okay whatever

[merlin looking flabbergasted in the background]

arthur: … you’re not angry?

uther: no, i don’t care.

uther:

uther: i can excuse you liking men, but i draw the line at you liking magic users!!!!

arthur & merlin: [confused] you can excuse liking men?!?!?!!?

[thefirstwormonyourcorpse]

"his life is worth a thousand of mine" sounds like a line from a tragic romance, classic novel that puts others like it to shame.

and yet, it is literally from bbc merlin, a show about a magic servant that tries to sacrifice himself for the life of his prince everyday.

but tbh, king arthur and merlin are a tale of tragic romance and a classic novel.

[dollopole]

Uther when a citizen passes a sorcerer on the streets:

Uther when someone is suspected of sorcery:

Uther when someone makes an attempt on his life and accidentally that person is/has a sorcerer/sorcery:

Uther when Arthur/Morgana/Gaius try to defend/help sorcerers:

Uther when sorcery:

[dragonfly1302]

S3 e3 on bbc merlin:

This one was a filler episode, but can I just say - I FUCKING LOVE FILLER EPISODES, i feel like we should bring them back

Oh my god lmaoo Gaius slapping Uther’s head “for circulation” was sending me😂😂😂 he deserved that so much

And of course OF COURSE Arthur was ready to fucking kill Gaius to save Merlin from execution

And of course OF COURSE Merlin got his lil fun by keeping Arthur part donkey lmao he deserves that too😂😂

[theroundbartable]

Prequel idea:

In a land of chaos and a time of dragons, the fate of a great Kingdom, rests on the shoulders of a young man. His name?

Uther

(a series in five seasons)

[auroraboringaliceinwonderland]

Anyone want to talk about the tragedy between Merlin and Arthur?

Anyone want to talk about the tragedy between Arthur and Gwen?

Anybody want to talk about the tragedy between Arthur and Morgana?

Anybody want to talk about the tragedy between Morgana and Gwen?

Anyone want to talk about the tragedy between Morgana and Uther?

Anybody want to talk about the tragedy between Uther and Ygraine?

Anybody want to talk about the tragedy between Ygraine and Arthur?

Anybody want to talk about the tragedy between Gwen and her father Tom?

Anybody want to talk about the tragedy between Gwen and Elyan?

Anybody want to talk about the tragedy between Gwen and Lancelot?

Anybody want to talk about the tragedy between Lancelot and Merlin?

Anybody want to talk about the tragedy between Elyan and Gwaine?

Anybody want to talk about the tragedy between Merlin and Gwaine?

Anyone want to talk about the tragedy between Gwaine and Percival?

Anyone want to talk about the tragedy between Lancelot and Percival?

Anyone want to talk about the tragedy of Leon?

Anybody want to talk about the tragedies of BBC Merlin??

[starchaser45]

Arthur: I need anyone that lied or betrayed me to tell me right now

Gwaine: I lied about not being a noble

Arthur:good start but more important things please

Merlin: I lied about having magic

Agravaine: I sold you out to Morgana

Gwen: I lied about no longer having feelings for Lancelot

Gaius: I lied for and harbored Merlin

Uther: I lied about your mother's death

Morgana: don't look at me we all know what I did

Arthur: wow so everyone has lied to me at some point IS THERE ANYONE THAT DIDN'T LIE TO ME

Morgause: surprisingly me

Arthur:....... WHAT THE FU___

[mandoriana]

Merlin on his most respectful day.

Merlin: Hey, mom, can I throw away these old things that no one is eating?

Hunith *distracted*: You can, dear.

Merlin: okay, you heard it, Gaius, let's go.

Gaius: 😮

Hunith: No, no, Merlin, wait, son, not that old man🤣

Merlin: Oh, okay then, and can I throw away that old man over there? *points to Uther*

Uther: 😡

Arthur and Morgana: You can throw him away!