#king uther

[tiredcowboyy]

merlin has more strength than me bc if I heard uther pendragon bitch and moan about how magic only brings harm after I just saved his sons life for the ten billionth time that year with my magic and almost died yet again, I fear id accidentally turn him into a log

[neptunesyellowsands]

RIP Anthony Head, thank you so much for everything you gave to the world through your art and beautiful soul. You will be remembered. 🤍

[chapollynh]

Update on my CSP journey: I poked around and did not find out. Too many buttons. But I've learned where alpha lock is so we're good for now

[buffyannegiles]

I'll be back in the Middle Ages

[queenpersephonekore]

For a fandom that insists that magic on Merlin was a metaphor for being gay (i agree with this), you all sure like to complain how Merlin owed his secret to Morgana.

Merlin was a servant. He is a lowbrow woman's bastard son from another rival kingdom.

Morgana is a beautiful young noblewoman, the magic hating King's own ward, his secret love child.

Do you all seriously not see the disastrous (for Merlin) optics of all this? The Lady Said vs the servant said of it all?

I fully believe that if Merlin had told Morgana the truth, she would've f*cked him over without hesitation once Morgause entered the picture.

Morgana was raised by Uther just like Arthur, with the same entitlement as Arthur, but none of the responsibility, because she's not the heir or even known as Uther's daughter.

Morgana would see Merlin as a person with magic, and she'd be disappointed and disgusted that he doesn't just assassinate Uther despite being in his proximity for so long.

Morgana would see Merlin as useless to her cause.

She would tell him every single time she laid eyes on him, what an absolute disgrace she thinks he is.

She'd never understand Merlin's hesitation to act, or his love for Arthur, or the basic fact that he's a servant with no clout.

That is, until she needs him out of the way.

Then, suddenly, she would heed Merlin's words that he's a peasant with no social standing. And she'd set out to ruin what little respect Merlin does have in the eyes of the world. Because the best way to get to Arthur? Is through hurting Merlin.

Merlin is Arthur's only protection against magic in a world rife with magic even (especially) after the purge.

If there's one thing the show both told and SHOWED us, it is that Merlin is Arthur's closest confidant, his only true friend, and the person Arthur trusts and values most in the world, even if he is too emotionally constipated from machismo to say so 99 times out of 100.

There's so many things Morgana can say to Arthur and Uther to completely ruin Arthur's regard for the boy, and to make Uther order Merlin be drawn and quartered.

Do you all really need me to spell out all those diabolical things Morgana can accuse Merlin of?

And before anyone says Morgana would never, I will remind you that this is the same woman who had a bunch of peasant shot at with crosbows on her very first day as queen, all because the KNIGHTS, and not said peasants, refused to bow to her authority.

She is Uther's daughter, HIS FIRSTBORN, through and through.

Morgana would have set Merlin's metaphorical closet of magic on fire.

Not telling Morgana shit was the smartest, most self preserving thing Merlin (and Gaius) ever did.

Yes, Morgana was also in a bad situation with having magic in a kingdom that hates magic, but it is NOT the responsibility of the freakin PEASANT bastard boy to bear the burn of that.

We saw how quick Uther was to throw Gaius out with the Edwin episode, and then saw with the Witchfinder how he would never hesitate to order Gaius to be tortured and executed (which Gaius let happen without trying to defend himself only to protect BOTH Merlin and Morgana, but most fans really have no memory of that, apparently), and yet you people hate him for advising Merlin, like a sane person, not to tell the King's famously bold outspoken disobedient ward shit about his treasonous, life threatening secret.

Make it make sense.

[veryfastnighuncatchable]

Absolutely obsessed with the concept of Uther being a Merthur shipper right up until the magic. Like he's totally fine with the homosexuality, the servant thing is a bit bad but oh well the boy is clearly good for Arthur and a trusted ally against magic, and then he finds out about the sorcerer part and is like

[mandoriana]

Merlin: Okay then, sire, I want to show you a new trick I learned and you’ll be my perfect victim… I mean, my perfect guinea pig.

Uther: What do you want now, Merlin. 😑

Merlin: It’s simple — I’ll hypnotize you and as soon as I snap my fingers...

Uther: I don’t like these games...

Merlin: Let me finish, sire.

Uther: 🙄

Merlin: As soon as I snap my fingers, you’ll forget that you were gay. (snaps his fingers)

Uther: ...

Merlin: ...

Uther: Stop this nonsense, Merlin, I am not gay.

Merlin: Yes.

Uther: ...

Merlin: ...

Uther: No, but... wait a minute!

Merlin: Take all the time you need.

Uther: Merlin, Merlin I have never been gay!

Merlin: Exactly.

Uther: No but...

Merlin: Breathe, sire, it’s okay to have forgotten.

Uther: Cut it out, Merlin, I have never been gay!

Merlin: Yes, that’s what I said.

Uther: Merlin, you can’t just tell me I was gay and snap your fingers when I never was gay!

Merlin: Exactly, sire — you never were gay, exactly as I just said.

Uther: (drawing his sword) Stop this witchcraft, you damned...

Merlin: Help! (running from the king)

Arthur: (exhausted from dealing with Merlin and his father)

[superfandomlife]

"Merlin is a wonder. But the wonder is that he's such an idiot. There's no way he's a sorcerer."

Merlin - Season 1, Episode 03: The Mark of Nimueh (2008)