Merlin book protection detail 🛡️⚔️

This blog is all about Merlin, Arthur, Morgana, Gwaine, and Lancelot (#SugarPratChronicles) 🧙‍♂️ Merthur is my OTP 💕 ⚠️ Expect plenty of official Merlin book info and photos 📚 I adore Katie McGrath, Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Eoin Macken, and Santiago Cabrera 💌 😘

[aelia-posts]

Arthur: I can't believe you would hold this from me, how dare you not tell me you were a sorcerer!!!

Merlin: I did tell you, I told the whole court, and NO-ONE BELIVED ME!!!!!!!

[anvidea]

*Post-Magic Reveal*

Merlin: So there I was, trapped in the nest of serkets...

Arthur, who just walked into the armoury: Serkets? Why are you discussing serkets?

Baby Knight: Merlin was just telling us about the time Lady Morgana poisoned him.

Arthur: Holy Fuck, What? *looks at Merlin*

Merlin, head tilted: Oh, I forgot to tell you this happened.

Arthur: Merlin! It's been three years since I changed the law. Three(3). How did it never occur to you to tell me Morgana poisoned you near serkets?

Merlin: Oh no, she didn't, but she magically bound me in chains and tossed me into a serket nest.

Arthur: How did you escape without getting stung?

Merlin: Oh, I did get stung.

Arthur:

Merlin:

Arthur: *bleeped out cursing*

[onceandfuturehighpriestess]

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Katie got so cold on set of Merlin that the costume department had a tiger-shaped hot water bottle made for her to keep warm.

🐯❤️

Of course, she named him Hugo 😂

[username0derogatory0]

I appreciate that this is sweet, but like. Can we maybe consider? Giving her better clothes??

I just. I don’t see Richard Wilson having such shit trousers that offscreen he was given a safety-pin shaped like a cartoon whale to keep the back up.

I get that it was budgeted. Was it just budgeted for one of the only women in the entire cast though?

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

@username0derogatory0

The problem wasn’t that they didn’t have the budget for wardrobe. Although Merlin admittedly did have a smaller budget compared to a lot of shows at the time, but Morgana’s costumes were intentionally made differently from what most of the other noblewomen wore.

Her dresses were thinner and used less fabric, which meant they weren’t as warm. It also made it harder to add padding underneath without changing the shape of the dress.

If you compare Morgana’s dresses to Gwen’s, for example, Queen Gwen’s are noticeably thicker and have a lot more fabric.

Morgana’s costumes were designed to be bold and eye-catching, but also much more fitted and revealing of her figure.

That was a deliberate choice by the costume designers.

You can see the same thing with her sparring armor, which was much more corset-like and fitted than one would expect.

In fact, one of the official Merlin books actually mentions this. Arthur notices that Morgana doesn’t stay out on the castle battlements for very long because of the wind. He even thinks about how her dresses are basically all gauzy sleeves and flimsy material, so it makes sense that she’d get cold.

Arthur: “That dress of hers, all gauzy sleeves and flimsy material, had been the wrong choice for watching the show from up here on the battlements.”

And what’s interesting is that the show itself makes it pretty clear that Camelot’s wardrobe is from incredibly expensive materials.

In Season 5, Gaius looks at Queen Gwen’s cloak and says: “Raw imported silk. Traders ask a small fortune for it. Whoever that belongs to is extremely wealthy.”

Merlin then asks about the embroidery, and Gaius explains that it’s woven with silver and gold threads and that only people of the highest rank could afford something like that.

So Camelot clearly wasn’t cheaping out when it came to clothing.

And when it came to Morgana, Uther definitely wasn’t going to spare the expense. She was his ward and a member of the royal family. He was going to make sure she had the best.

Morgana’s dresses were clearly a deliberate choice.

Her character simply liked wearing gowns that were lighter, more delicate, and fitted in a way that highlighted her figure. And honestly, that fits her character perfectly.

(Source: The Poisoned Chalice book)

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Behind the scenes Katie wore heavier things over her when it was possible. The hot water bottle is just for when she’s actively on set and in the moments between takes, before the camera is rolling again.

Examples below of what she wore during longer takes behind set to keep warm.

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Katie got so cold on set of Merlin that the costume department had a tiger-shaped hot water bottle made for her to keep warm.

🐯❤️

Of course, she named him Hugo 😂

[username0derogatory0]

I appreciate that this is sweet, but like. Can we maybe consider? Giving her better clothes??

I just. I don’t see Richard Wilson having such shit trousers that offscreen he was given a safety-pin shaped like a cartoon whale to keep the back up.

I get that it was budgeted. Was it just budgeted for one of the only women in the entire cast though?

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

@username0derogatory0

The problem wasn’t that they didn’t have the budget for wardrobe. Although Merlin admittedly did have a smaller budget compared to a lot of shows at the time, but Morgana’s costumes were intentionally made differently from what most of the other noblewomen wore.

Her dresses were thinner and used less fabric, which meant they weren’t as warm. It also made it harder to add padding underneath without changing the shape of the dress.

If you compare Morgana’s dresses to Gwen’s, for example, Queen Gwen’s are noticeably thicker and have a lot more fabric.

Morgana’s costumes were designed to be bold and eye-catching, but also much more fitted and revealing of her figure.

That was a deliberate choice by the costume designers.

You can see the same thing with her sparring armor, which was much more corset-like and fitted than one would expect.

In fact, one of the official Merlin books actually mentions this. Arthur notices that Morgana doesn’t stay out on the castle battlements for very long because of the wind. He even thinks about how her dresses are basically all gauzy sleeves and flimsy material, so it makes sense that she’d get cold.

Arthur: “That dress of hers, all gauzy sleeves and flimsy material, had been the wrong choice for watching the show from up here on the battlements.”

And what’s interesting is that the show itself makes it pretty clear that Camelot’s wardrobe is from incredibly expensive materials.

In Season 5, Gaius looks at Queen Gwen’s cloak and says: “Raw imported silk. Traders ask a small fortune for it. Whoever that belongs to is extremely wealthy.”

Merlin then asks about the embroidery, and Gaius explains that it’s woven with silver and gold threads and that only people of the highest rank could afford something like that.

So Camelot clearly wasn’t cheaping out when it came to clothing.

And when it came to Morgana, Uther definitely wasn’t going to spare the expense. She was his ward and a member of the royal family. He was going to make sure she had the best.

Morgana’s dresses were clearly a deliberate choice.

Her character simply liked wearing gowns that were lighter, more delicate, and fitted in a way that highlighted her figure. And honestly, that fits her character perfectly.

(Source: The Poisoned Chalice book)

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Katie got so cold on set of Merlin that the costume department had a tiger-shaped hot water bottle made for her to keep warm.

🐯❤️

Of course, she named him Hugo 😂

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Colin Morgan’s ‘Death Cab to Cutie’ shirt and a close up poster from his new episode where he’s a singer and musician in the Apple TV+ series, “Trying”.

KERRY HOWELL

THURSDAY

24TH OCTOBER

ENTRY 7PM

TICKETS E8.50

Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbps71Pgq37/?

Death Cab for Cutie t-shirt posted by @dailycolinmorgan

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Movie: “Just Play Dead” introduction 🎬

Meet Dani (played by Eoin Macken)

The cop 🚓

He’s hot-headed, drinks way too much, and has a bit of a habit of doing things his own way. Rules aren’t exactly his strong suit, especially when they get in the way of what he wants. 🥃

He’s stubborn, reckless, and probably a terrible influence, but he gets the job done.

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Just Play Dead Trailer (Exclusive)

Eva Green Are Backstabbing Spouses Caught in a Web of Deceit 🌹🕸️

It seems like Eoin Macken plays the police officer who gets dragged into the whole mess when Eva Green uses him like a pawn. ♟️

Link: https://people.com/samuel-l-jackson-eva-green-just-play-dead-exclusive-trailer-12035026?fbclid=PAZnRzaATqF8xwZG9mAmZkaWQWUMa9x_97scspdsrE3I1QlgFo1vJ9T2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp2vB4ak7gDNRvX90itQ6VgKLA0ud-LSljlrLxh2KZNMG6DRVMzoBjkqLN5gw_aem_kIRDQfryv3XxvyHzMO7Blg

#eoinmacken #evagreen #justplaydead #samuelljackson #eoinmackenphoto

[koffeinkaos]

Hunith would be supportive of Merthur and Balinor would invite Lancelot to every family dinner in hopes of Merlin changing his mind eventually.

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

I love it! 🥰

Lancelot would feel so uncomfortable, especially because the prince would clearly be irritated by his presence, yet he’d be far too embarrassed to say no to Balinor.

Lancelot wouldn’t want to disappoint anyone, especially Merlin’s father, so he’d probably just keep showing up to every family dinner, quietly suffering through the awkwardness. 😭

[anthony-stewart-head-fan]

Anthony Head in Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

[thirdtwin3]

"To Kill the King" 01.12

[sarascamander]

I mourn the fact that the knights were almost 24/7 in their armor cause their civilians clothes are so distinct with personality and so cool.

[thirdtwin3]

Anthony Head in Merlin 01.12 "To Kill the King"

[v4l4r-m0rghul1s]

“Mattie (Lucy Carless) and Leo (Colin Morgan) return to the Hawkins home as Leo struggles to come to terms with being human. A surprise night out allows them to confront their feelings for each other.”

Humans 3.03 - Press Release

[almightyrawks]

Feelings for each other! He’s only nearly twice her age, it’s fine right? Right… (??)

[rocknvaughn]

Actually, no, he’s not. (Colin, maybe, but not Leo.) Let me do the math for you.

Niska told George Millican that she was 9 years old.

We know that Max is the youngest Synth, which makes him 8 at the oldest.

Leo was 13 when he died and was reborn as a cyborg.

In Leo’s memories of when he woke up, all four Elster synths were there. So, even if Max had only been made just before Leo drowned, then the oldest Leo could have been when he met Mattie was 21. (13 years plus a maximum of 8 years because Max was made before he drowned.)

Mattie was in her last year of A levels when she met Leo. (Her Headcracker login was Hu-Bot97, as in born in 1997), a fact later borne out in Series 2, which is six months later and she is in Uni.

So, the youngest that Mattie would have been when they met in Series 1 was 17 (going on 18 that year).

At the maximum, there’s four years between Leo and Mattie, with her now at the beginning of Series 3 aged 19 or 20, and Leo at the maximum age of 23, though he could be younger, depending on how long Max had been around before Leo drowned.

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Is it possible that Leo’s younger than that?

One of Leo's digitized memories shows the synths celebrating his birthday, and his cake appears to have nine candles on it. 🎂

What's more interesting is that all of the synths, (including Max), are sitting at the table in this memory.

If there are nine candles, that would make Leo roughly 18 years old in season one.

Leo couldn't really be much older than that, because we know Niska is nine years old in season one and Max is younger than Niska.

So if Max is already present in Leo's birthday memory, that memory has to take place when Leo is still fairly young.

And we already know that Leo drowned and was clinically dead when he was thirteen. After which David Elster committed suicide and Leo went on the run with the synths.

So when you put all of that together, it seems like Leo has to be around 18 or 17 years old during season one, rather than being in his early twenties like a lot of people have assumed.

• Leo would be either 18 or 17 years old in season one, depending on how many candles are actually on the birthday cake. And how soon before the birthday Max was created. 🕯️l

#leoelster #mattiehawkins #humanstvseries #humanstvshow #colinmorgan

[awildnoechu]

Come on guys I thought we were over agegap debate. Also, totally rude to go to a ship tag and reblog things about how Mattie is a teen and Leo’s too old for her why do people ship this!1!!

Let’s say it again but slower. Leo is at most 22*. Mattie is 18/19. She’s not a child. She can like whoever wants. She canonically has feelings for him that from what we’ve seen are pretty much reciprocated. He’s not super old for her or anything.

*Just in case people keep insisting he’s 30 because that’s Colin’s age: Niska told George she’s 9 years old. All four of the Elsters synths were there after Leo was brought back to life at 13. Assuming there was no time gap between Niska’s creation and Max’s, the oldest he can be is 22.

[loliquiu]

How do you know that Leo had 13 years old?

[wellamarke]

He says so in 1.6, while he’s showing his memories to Mattie on the projector. The footage of him drowning stops rolling and she says, “It’s stopped.” He replies, “That’s because I died. I was thirteen.” Niska and Max are visible in memory clips from both before and after his death.

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Leo Elster is very likely younger than most people originally thought.

Honestly, I really don't think he's in his early twenties, like most of the fandom claims.

One of Leo's digitized memories shows the synths celebrating his birthday, and his cake appears to have nine candles on it. 🎂

What's more interesting is that all of the synths, (including Max), are sitting at the table in this memory.

If there are nine candles, that would make Leo roughly 18 years old in season one.

Leo couldn't really be much older than that, because we know Niska is nine years old in season one and Max is younger than Niska.

So if Max is already present in Leo's birthday memory, that memory has to take place when Leo is still fairly young.

And we already know that Leo drowned and was clinically dead when he was thirteen. After which David Elster committed suicide and Leo went on the run with the synths.

So when you put all of that together, it seems like Leo has to be around 18 or 17 years old during season one, rather than being in his early twenties like a lot of people have assumed.

• Leo is either 18 or 17 years old in season one, depending on how many candles are actually on the birthday cake. And how soon before the birthday Max was created. 🕯️

I think part of the reason people assume he's older is simply because of how his character looks.

However, Leo had been on the run from the government since he was thirteen and had spent years living on the fringes of society. He was essentially "living rough", so it makes sense that he looked older and more worn down physically than he actually was.

And honestly, his character looked noticeably younger once he shaved and took off some of the layers of clothing that he'd worn when living on the streets.

His appearance in those scenes when he's in the Hawkins home makes it much easier to see that he really could have been only 18 or 17.

Albeit one who had a rough life.

(Ignore Colin Morgan's age when he filmed this. This post is about the character).

#leoelster #mattiehawkins #humanstvseries #humanstvshow #colinmorgan

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Title: Leo Elster’s age in “Humans” (the tv series)

Leo Elster is very likely younger than most people originally thought.

Honestly, I really don't think he's in his early twenties, like most of the fandom claims.

One of Leo's digitized memories shows the synths celebrating his birthday, and his cake appears to have nine candles on it. 🎂

What's more interesting is that all of the synths, (including Max), are sitting at the table in this memory.

If there are nine candles, that would make Leo roughly 18 years old in season one.

Leo couldn't really be much older than that, because we know Niska is nine years old in season one and Max is younger than Niska.

So if Max is already present in Leo's birthday memory, that memory has to take place when Leo is still fairly young.

And we already know that Leo drowned and was clinically dead when he was thirteen. After which David Elster committed suicide and Leo went on the run with the synths.

So when you put all of that together, it seems like Leo has to be around 18 or 17 years old during season one, rather than being in his early twenties like a lot of people have assumed.

• Leo is either 18 or 17 years old in season one, depending on how many candles are actually on the birthday cake. And how soon before the birthday Max was created. 🕯️

I think part of the reason people assume he's older is simply because of how his character looks.

However, Leo had been on the run from the government since he was thirteen and had spent years living on the fringes of society. He was essentially "living rough", so it makes sense that he looked older and more worn down physically than he actually was.

And honestly, his character looked noticeably younger once he shaved and took off some of the layers of clothing that he'd worn when living on the streets.

His appearance in those scenes when he's in the Hawkins home makes it much easier to see that he really could have been only 18 or 17.

Albeit one who had a rough life.

(Ignore Colin Morgan's age when he filmed this. This post is about the character).

#leoelster #mattiehawkins #humanstvseries #humanstvshow #colinmorgan