#s1 ep4

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Caitvi Scenes: 25/? ↳ "Who the hell are you?"

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 1x04 - "Happy Progress Day!"

[stressed-and-queer]

Reasons why Merlins s1 ep4 "The Poisoned Chalice" is one of my favorite episodes (spoilers)

Gaius giving Merlin a fake proverb and Merlin calling him out on it

Merlin: "Someone has to keep the place running"

Gaius: 🤨

Merlin gets so excited he gets to go to the ball and it's adorable

The iconic outfit Arthur picks out for him

Gwen teasing him about the hat

Arthur looking back at Merlin clearly amused

The moment "Clara" confirms that Arthur's cup is poisoned he immediately leaves to save Arthur

Arthur keeps on trying to take a sip of the cup thinking the speech is over only to be interrupted again 🤣

Merlin: *Takes Arthur's cup*

Arthur: #annoyed

Uther asks Merlin for proof about his claims about the cup being poisoned and Arthur immediately goes into protective boyfriend mode

Arthur got so worried when Uther decided he would drink the wine

To the point that he tried to drink it himself knowing there was a possibility it was poisoned.

He was literally willing to do that for a servant he met 4 EP ago

Continuing with the point that they met 4 EP ago, they've known each other for like what, a month at the most and Merlin was already willing to die for Arthur

"but if it's poisoned, he'll die :('

Arthur was so fucking worried when Merlin drank the wine, you could tell just by the way he stood

*Dramatic music playing after Merlin drank the wine for a dramatic pause* Merlin: ...It's fine

The fact that the poison took a few moments to kick in. Idk it made it seem more realistic

You cannot convince me Arthur wasn't planning on somehow getting Merlin back from Bayard

When Merlin starts to choke, Arthur's face immediately drops. There's just a look of pure worry and dread

When Merlin falls to the ground unconscious, Arthur is there by his side in a matter of seconds

Arthur didn't even think twice when he picked Merlin up to carry him to Gaius's physician chambers

Arthur asking if Merlin was going to be ok

Gaius explains how to save Merlin, and how dangerous a journey it would be and Arthur is still willing to go to save Merlin

Gaius: A single drip of venom from the Cockatrice would mean certain death

Arthur: Sounds like fun!

Morgana has so much faith that Arthur would save Merlin she wasn't even worried

She relieved Gwen from her duties for the rest of the night so she could take care of Merlin!!!

"I can't stand by and watch him die!"

" Then don't watch"

The ways those lines are delivered are sooooo good omg

The way Arthur leans against the fireplace

Morgana is the one that convinced Arthur to defy his father and save Merlin

Merlin saying a spell in his sleep

And Gaius having to cover for him because Gwen was literally right there

Gaius immediately knows it's Nimue that poisoned the cup when he finds out the poison has been magically enhanced

"He's just a boy"

"Have you seen your son recently?"

Merlin literally moans Arthur's name in his sleep

"Art-Arthur, Arthur...ngh" -Merlin s1 ep4

Even when Merlin is literally dying and unconscious he's still trying to save Arthur

The whole act that Nimue puts on that Arthur falls for instantly

When Arthur flights the Cockatrice with his sword. I love all the fancy movements Bradley had to learn for the role of Arthur

Merlin moaning Arthur's name pt2

Merlin tries to warn Arthur that it's a trap in his sleep

"Who are you!"

"The last face you'll ever see"

Merlin moans Arthurs name pt3

THE BALL OF LIGHT MERLIN CREATES TO HELP ARTHUR

"Do not let Merlin die because of something I did"

Arthur is willing to be put into the stocks for a month if it means Merlin gets the antidote

Arthur reaching for the flower through the bars of his cell

The way they snuck the flower out of the cell

"That's disgusting, you would be ashamed of yourself you're old enough to be her grandfather"

"I'm proud of you Arthur, never forget that"

Arthur went to check in on Merlin to make sure he was doing ok

"Arthur....thank you"

"You too, get some rest"

[17redeye]

Can't you?

Dialogue cut from s1.04 - "Oeuf"

[mirabel-on-a-bicycle]

can't believe Lucifer, master of hell, and Dream, king of nightmares, settle their disputes by playing dnd

[twyrrinren]

no talk me im angy

[kiomiia]

I see no one ever talks about this small scene from season 1, but it plays in my head constantly

like why does she grab the blinds like that it's so funny😭💀

[hazellevessque]

My new favorite hobby is sending my friends Young Royals scenes with 0 context and not saying anything else

[retro-watching]

Star Trek TOS S1 Ep4 The Naked Time

I was so excited for this episode!

Sulu did not disappoint and neither did Spock's breakdown as highlights though in very different directions

So many wonderful highlights!

This was just so fun and exciting!

Also Bones just ripping off Kirk's sleeve is fucking hilarious

The Teenager: they ripped his shirt two episodes in a row!

Me: yeah get used to that

But really I loved this episode even though some moments had me cringing hard

Ratings-

Story: 7.5/10 - nice to see a change from god like entities

Acting: 8/10 - earns this score from Spock's breakdown scene alone. It's really something special

Cheese: 5.5/10 - it seems low but outside of Sulu nothing was massively fun cheesy

Enjoyment: 7.5/10- it was a good time!

Effects: 5/10 - there weren't a lot to judge and what was there was fine. We're watching a streamed version that has added digital effects for space so we can't count those

Charm: 8/10 - Sulu chasing people with a sword and Spock being heartbreakingy vulnerable just endears this episode to me

Cringe: -3/0 - I'm sorry the nurse confessing to Spock had me hiding behind my shirt. Also some of the other moments had me cringing this hard. Love the episode but some hard cringing

Aged Like Milk: -1/0 - the Riley stuff made our teeth ache

Overall Ranking:

B Tier

But a high B score

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[werewylf]

the lil huff booth does before reaching down to grab the gun out of his ankle holster to give to bones <3

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Happy 2024, Arcane fans! 11 more months till Arcane Season 2!

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 1x04 - "Happy Progress Day!"

[satandidyoumissme42]

The fact that Colby (the familiar Guillermo met at Simon the devious' club) was shamelessly flirting with Guillermo will never leave me and they should bring him back

[justanotherspeck]

pre-pleb?

[twyrrinren]

it's so fascinating how people imagined "the mad sorcerer" vs. how he actually looks like