OMG the BOYS!
Jan. 5th, 2009 11:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dragojustineThe 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.
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.
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Date: 2009-01-08 05:58 pm (UTC)*glee*