Merlin - 5x11 "The Drawing of the Dark" Full Reaction
Added 2023-08-27 04:39:49 +0000 UTC
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I love and hate this episode at the same time, I agree with everything you said and love these reactions. Particularly on a rewatch it is so tragic to see how desperate Mordred was to be Merlins' friend, and how cold Merlin is now compared to season 1. Ultimately Merlins paranoia is ruining him, the fact that this was all avoidable is heartbreaking
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2023-08-27 16:35:44 +0000 UTCOh my god how I’ve missed your reactions! This is a truly fantastic episode, like you said, one of the best ever of Merlin, but your reaction was even better. One of your best reactions *ever* ! You are literally me every time I watch this episode. So yeah this is such a messy, crazy episode, but brilliant I think, in terms of how complicated it is, how many times it twists and turns, and also just how many times it gets the viewer to side with different characters, and see their perspectives - again as you brilliantly noted, everyone’s right and everyone’s wrong! Like so many times in this episode I get so annoyed and frustrated with Arthur/Merlin, but also I so do understand their perspectives - particularly as Kara was not being put on trial for being a Druid or using magic, but for murdering innocent people (just to be clear, in case you didn’t completely catch it, but it wasn’t for Arthur’s attempted murder that she was on trial, but for taking part in the Saxon attack, of which they find the bodies of at the beginning of the episode!) But you can also totally understand Mordred, and even Kara’s perspective and reasoning, for doing what they did. Mordred for love, Kara for her radicalised (but not really wrong, at their core) views. Hats off to the writers for giving everyone such unique but understandable perspectives and also well done to both the writers and actors for making Kara and Mordred’s relationship so believable in such a short amount of time! I truly believed in their love, which you really needed to, for this episode to work and be compelling. The most heartbreaking thing about this episode is how many times this all could have been stopped! Even when we really thought all was lost when Arthur stops Kara and Mordred from running away, Arthur then gives her *another* chance, which is so unexpected, it feels like it has to work, but no, Kara is too radicalised, and does not take the chance..it’s so frustrating and heartbreaking but so well done! You could even argue it goes further back than that. Part of the problem is that Merlin’s been so distrustful and distanced from Mordred since he’s come back, so that now Mordred has some resentment and distrust towards him too. What if Merlin had treated Mordred as a friend and ally from the beginning, and they’d both trusted each other, what could have changed from that?! You’re so right, Merlin should never have found out about the prophecy. As you said, it’s such a hard episode to watch, because it all feels so preventable, but at the same time completely unstoppable! Amazing reaction and an amazing episode. I can’t wait for the finale!
Lyla
2023-08-27 10:08:32 +0000 UTCAt the heart of this is the fact that Arthur has moved no further forward on the subject of magic. He continues like his father to use magic when it suits him, such as getting Gwen back. But within one episode is back to chasing sorcerers in the next one. I think Kara as a character suffered because we hear no backstory from her, unlike in earlier series when they did show shades of grey in characters who opposed Camelot. The bottom line is why should Kara accept Arthur's word here, it may have given her life back, but it wouldn't have changed anything for her people, which is what she wants. That is the whole frustration about this series, Arthur is not as bad as his father, but what has he actually done to work with the Druid people. Is just leaving them alone, enough? He is supposed to be the one who unites the Kingdom, how can he do that with this attitude? Great reaction from you anyway, but just tragic all through especially for poor Mordred.
Jill Clay
2023-08-27 09:27:09 +0000 UTCMerlin just had to snitch to Arthur about Mordred and Kara's plan to escape 🤦🏻♀️, why couldn't he just have let them go, I get that he was scared of Kara radicalizing Mordred while they're away from camlot but Mordred said to Merlin that he knows that Merlin didn't betray him before he went so I can't see him going to Morgana and telling her about Merlin if he just have let them go, so many epic misstips Merlin has done this season that you can just point at and say that was a fuck up, I love Mordred and really feel for him, say what you say about Kara but she was speaking facts, Camelot soldiers including Arthur has no problem killing druid women and children and committing massacres left and right why would a druid who grew up in that environment of being hunted down and killed for who you are care about the lives of a camlot soldier, the ones who force their oppression 🤷🏻♀️.
Hasnaa
2023-08-27 05:52:52 +0000 UTC
