#mordred merlin

[houroftheknight]

EVERY YEAR

[lesbicosmos]

the biggest mystery of merlin to me is still why the fuck didn't arthur recognise mordred in s5 as the druid boy in s1

[punkxcalibur]

In “defense” of Kara

A lot of people in the Merlin fandom seem to despise Kara and blame her for Mordred killing Arthur and while I have pretty neutral feelings about her, since she was badly written and barely even a character, rather than a plot device, I’m gonna say it:

Kara is not the murderous, ignorant chick you’re making her out to be. If the show was written from a different perspective, you’d be rooting with her. Kara’s family was most likely killed by knights of Camelot. And while Uther isn’t in reign anymore, Arthur hasn’t done much to bring peace to the kingdom. So, Arthur is Kara’s oppressor. In a lot of media it is portrayed as natural to want to kill your oppressor.

“But Arthur’s a good person!!!”

He may be. But Kara never got to know him personally, not like Merlin or Mordred. Kara only knows that he is king, a king that has done nothing to end the bloodshed caused by his father.

All in all, the real problem is the show’s writing. They needed a motivation for Mordred to turn evil, and what is better than a loved one dying?

So they had Arthur execute her, and Merlin betraying Mordred, in order that he could be mad at them. But of course Arthur is the good guy, so they can’t just make him murder his friend’s gf in cold blood. Ergo, Kara tries to kill him, because anyone who tries to kill Arthur is a bad person, now it is justifiable that Arthur wants to execute her and to show how much of a good person he is, he even gives her a second chance! But Kara is a bad person, like everyone that’s against Arthur, so she chooses to die, despite the king’s incredible generosity.

Now, they can justify Mordred’s 180 turn, after portraying him as a kind and gentle person throughout the whole season. Because there is no better motivation than your girlfriend.

[legendarydreamer4ever]

Every episode of Merlin ► 1.08 “The Beginning of the End”

SEE ALL HERE

[justaz]

*merlins magic gets exposed in front of the knights*

merlin, magic user: oh fuck

arthur, finally taking this opportunity to pretend as if he just found out merlin has magic after agonizing for the past month on how to bring it up: you have magic?

lancelot, merlin defender, already knew of merlin’s magic: no! i have magic

gwaine, merlin defender, already knew of merlin’s magic, lover of chaos, ride or die: no, i have magic!

mordred, desperate for his hero’s approval bc no matter what he’s done emrys just stares at him with distrust and the poor boy is tired and so close to tears: no…i have magic.

percival, raised by druids and bonded strongly with mordred over that and does Not agree with the persecution of magic in camelot, had an inkling that merlin had magic but no proof: no. i have magic.

*leon and elyan exchange a look, elyan, amused and leon, exhausted, elyan shrugs*

elyan, knows how much gwen adores merlin and completely understands her stance bc merlin…is merlin, down to clown and put on a show, really playing up the dramatics: no! i have magic.

leon, exhausted, has known of merlin’s magic since he stepped foot in camelot, knows of his feelings for arthur and arthur’s feelings for him, knows arthur knows of merlin’s magic and wouldn’t harm him, thinks everyone is being absolutely ridiculous:

*the knights stare hard at leon and even merlin looks slightly offended at leon not jumping to his defense with the rest of the knights, arthur hasn’t said anything and is staring at leon expectantly*

leon, sighing: …no. i have magic.

[nynevefromthelake]

Merlin and his ghosts

Last year work for a zine that I can finally post

[mirbeau-art]

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[vampyreblogger]

lochru:

lot:

matthew:

merlin:

montague:

mordred:

morris:

myror:

nollar:

odin:

[beelze0-0]

Wasteland, baby

I’m in love I’m in love with you

[tiredcowboyy]

sometimes I wake up In a cold sweat thinking about the idea that kilgharrah was just using merlin to get the outcome he wanted which was to end the pendragon bloodline. That he knew how it would end and that without merlin it wouldnt all occur, so he convinces him that all his decisions will help save arthur knowing damn well where it leads them.

[oberonbronze]

all merlin had to do to circumvent the prophecy of arthur’s death was take mordred in and turn him into a little arthur fanboy. it’s a win-win situation. merlin gets to gush about his man crush to this random ten year old and mordred gets a bunch of cool knights to love him and raise him. he’d hear about his destiny to kill arthur from someone and simply go “why the actual fuck would i do that.”

[saurix5]

Mans looks like he's about to have a 50-slide power point argument with this teenager.

[theroundbartable]

Arthur: what are you doing?

Gwen: *watching a couple* matchmaking

Arthur: what's that?

Gwen: I'm like a hitman. Only that my objective is to get people together and not shoot them.

Arthur: ... Is that a thing? You can do that?

Gwen: sweety, I can do anything, I'm Gwen

Arthur: can you matchmake me and Merlin?

Gwen: consider it done

After they got together:

Merlin: I hear you're a hitman

Gwen: how can I help, dear?

Merlin: I need a hitman. I have my eye on someone who needs to motherfucking DIE

Arthur: she's not that kind of -

Gwen: *already taking out her guns* give me a name

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

Merlin, *walks into a round table meeting and passes out on the table*

Merlin: I swear to the gods, if the prat doesn’t stop destroying his rooms every time he can’t find me

Arthur: I can hear you, and it serves you right for spending four whole days in the tavern.

Merlin, *crying in frustration and having not slept in four days*

Lancelot, *casually pets Merlin’s hair, earning glares from Arthur*

Morgana, *laughing into a scrying pool*

Mordred: the tavern? I thought he was fighting Morgana after she sent that beast to kill Arthur

Merlin, muffled by the table: shut the fuck up, Mordred.

[pyjamacryptid]

Knights will be Knights. You know how it is.

The photo that prompted this whole thing is under the cut, in all its glory.

[pandalikeelf]

why is he like this