OMG the BOYS!

[dragojustine]

The public, squeeful version of today's post:

I'm beginning to get a bit suspicious about the BBC, honestly. How did they end up deciding that the gay and/or slash audience was their bread and butter?

Merlin does things to Arthurian legend that make the scholar in me weep, the effects, monsters, and plots seriously bring the cheese, and the script is cringe-inducingly awful. (Pet peeve: Misuse of pesudo-olde-englishe. "Ye cometh?" Seriously? How hard would it be to crack a King James and check the actual usage of the "ye" pronoun? Hint: plural! Also, "eth" is a THIRD person ending. I see this sort of thing everywhere, and it makes me GRRRR.)

That said, Arthur's father doesn't approve of his love for his manservant, Merlin. So much so that he locks Arthur in a cell and refuses to deliver the flower that Arthur picked for him. And the craziest part is that I DID NOT MAKE THAT UP! I'm just saying, four episodes in and Arthur is questing to the ends of the kingdom to save Merlin while Merlin moans his name on his deathbed, while Guinevere brings Morgana flowers and comments on how hot she is.

In short, Merlin is the gay lovechild of Smallville and Torchwood, christened and glitter-sprinkled by Xena.

I just... *facepalm* I'm doomed.

Random: I would totally wear this shirt. Where do you suppose I get a Rachel icon?

ETA: Aaaaaand... they just cast Santiago Cabrera, my favorite from Heroes, and the most underappreciated Pretty in that series, as Arthur. And Arthur is eyefucking him like no tomorrow. I am doomed.

Comments

[hilarytamar.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was when we got to the shot of Merlin dressing Arthur that I decided the BBC just had to be fucking with us. You remember, that shot of Merlin's face at Arthur's crotch? Yeah, they've got to know what they're doing – they're just waiting to see how long it takes our heads to implode as we try to reconcile 'blatant slash' and 'BBC taxpayer-funded production for the younger set'.

[dragojustine.livejournal.com]

I know! I am so used to slash being "the thing that happens only in our heads," you know, "the thing you have to put on the special goggles to see."

Then things happen like Supernatural and Dean rocking Sam and selling his soul for him and saying "I won't ever live without you," or SGA and the shrine and Rodney running through the halls shouting for John, and I am left just going, "Okay, NOW you are just FUCKING with us!"

Then the BBC shows up and gives us Torchwood, with three different boykissing pairs and a girlkissing pair inside of 14 episodes. And now BBC is doing THIS, and I am so ready to call shenanigans.

[dafna]

And another fan falls into the pit of sparkly doom. Hehehehe.

[dragojustine.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's not GOOD- I'm still waiting for a show to be both GOOD and fannishly captivating, like SG1, but haven't found it. But until the good comes along, the sparkly will do!

[mornincamper.livejournal.com]

"In short, Merlin is the gay lovechild of Smallville and Torchwood, christened and glitter-sprinkled by Xena. "

Did you *have to*??!!
::hanging head:: ::with a side of smirk::
doomed to enter *just one more* fandom

[dragojustine.livejournal.com]

Honestly, you're not obligated. It's not very GOOD at all- the writing is atrocious, and it's starting to seriously show its Gender Issues. But... well, with SPN probably jumping the shark, I needed another mediocre but shiny fandom with horrendous gender issues and pretty boys!

[mornincamper.livejournal.com]

and this should warn me off how....?

*g*

[elke-tanzer.livejournal.com]

In short, Merlin is the gay lovechild of Smallville and Torchwood, christened and glitter-sprinkled by Xena.

*glee*