#merlin 5x03

[emrys-merlin]

#when Arthur has no idea who HE's talking to

[pippin-katz]

Favorite Merthur Things

Obviously everyone loves this scene in general and while my little shipper heart loves to see that, what I’m gonna say could be true either way!

Something that I think a lot of Merlin fans notice about this scene is just how distraught Arthur looks.

I think the big reason Arthur is so upset here is because he actually sees Uther trying to kill him.

He knows that Uther has been trying to kill the others, (Gwen & Percival) but he didn’t see it happen. It can be upsetting to know something, but it is so much worse when you see it for yourself. There’s also the denial he had been clinging to that they had just been accidents before they actually see Uther.

Those incidents were indirect attacks. Granted the one on Percival could’ve been way worse, but it’s not as though Uther swung the axe himself. It’s not as thought he murdered Gwen outright; he trapped her so that she would die, but he didn’t literally try to kill her.

Here, Uther has him pinned to the wall with spears, and is actively advancing on him with his own sword.

Any hope or scrap of denial that his father cares for him is shattered.

Uther never approved of Gwen or the non-noble knights idea, but it was him who appointed Merlin his manservant in the first place. While he’d been willing to let Merlin die over the years, he had never attempted to murder him. Even when Merlin was being a nuisance and terrible servant, he didn’t order Arthur to get rid of him. He even acknowledges and appreciates Merlin’s loyalty.

There’s other moments, but this is the really big one. Uther is being completely honest and genuine because he thinks he’s going to die. As big of an asshole he is to Merlin, there is some sort of underlying respect for him because of his dedication to Arthur. I think Arthur knows that too, at least a little bit.

So to see Uther trying to kill Merlin outright even though he knows all that he’s done for him, it makes the damn crack. He doesn’t know that Uther’s so determined because of the magic, so all he sees is his father trying to kill his best friend. Knowing about the other attacks and now seeing this one? He is justifiably devastated.

I wish Arthur had been allowed to cry more. I know Merlin suffers the most, but it’s not even a question that Arthur is right behind him in second place.

[pyjamacryptid]

me, mac and kit: we are caskets georg

BBC Merlin + live commentary from our Merlin watch party

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[steve-needs-a-hug]

I would rather not rule at all than rule alone.

- King Arthur Pendragon, 5x03

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#sir leon's long suffering has nothing on the suffering of the entire round table during report time MERLIN | 5x03 "The Death Song of Uther Pendragon"

[strawlessandbraless]

I found out some new information recently that is relevant to the famous ‘horseplay’ scene in Merlin

BBC Merlin: A Family Show

[toshsato]

MERLIN Rewatch: 5x03 THE DEATH SONG OF UTHER PENDRAGON

gwen

[effervescent-fool]

im so in love with him

[adhd-merlin]

GAIUS: in the days of the Old Religion the priestesses trained for years before entering into the spirit world. but here's a quick tip I can give you,

[morgana-pendragon]

highlight from this evening

[merlinladies]

JANET MONTGOMERY as PRINCESS MITHIAN BBC Merlin 5x03 | Another's Sorrow

[emrys-merlin]

I love Merlin/Uther scene in the episode 5x03 so, so much. Basically the best 'fuck you' Merlin ever delivers with his 'magic at the heart of Camelot' line. Uther's silent horror and Merlin's emotional outburst. It's beautiful. A step up from his reveal to Agravaine. I can't even imagine how Colin did it. One line he's breaking, exploding, the next a bitter catharsis with a dash of smugness, and in the last there's almost pity. And Anthony of course is always amazing.

Damn, this is a powerful scene all right.

[theedorksinlove]

MERLIN CRACK + #god forbid women do anything ↳ merlin ✗ 5x03 - the death song of uther pendragon

[aceofwhump]

Day 3: “Like crying out in empty rooms; with no-one there except the moon.”

The Mentalist 1x07 | Outlander 5x08 | Wandavision 1x08 | Sense8 2x10 | 9-1-1 5x13 | Prodigal Son 1x17 | Broadchurch 2x04 | Merlin 5x13 | Doctor Who 2x13 | The Magicians 5x03 | The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies | Downton Abbey 6x06

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[steve-needs-a-hug]

just watched Merlin 5x03 and I think I spiritually ascended to another dimension it was that good

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MERLIN PARALLELS 4x05 | 5x03