No but seriously what the fuck did Merlin and Arthur talk about on the way home from the Labyrinth of Gedref. Did the two of them just ride back to Camelot in dead silence waiting for the other to bring up that they're now seemingly prepared to to die for each other no questions asked ???
Richard Silken, "Snow and Dirty Rain" // BBC Merlin
Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4
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and we've got a part three! with merthur this time! and significantly less angst!
I tried to make this one a bit like a duet, if you pay attention you can see that the words are closer to one of the boys vs the other, rather than spread across the pictures like I usually do.
Gaius, Hunith, and Leon will be in the next part, I promise. I've got it all sorted out.
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the first one is arthur and merlin in ealdor. I was gonna do the "there is no more rope!" scene for the literal climbing out the window, but I figured the more metaphorical rebellion against uther was better.
peep the poetry with the scene about poetry! haha
I chose the labyrinth of gedref for that catalog line because I wanted to include it, and also I found it fit because they were trying to bring back the food/harvest - like dawn to a field
also that kingdom line was too perfect to not use for Ygraine's sigil! I'm so happy I got to fit it in!
Labyrinth of Gedref Is one of my favoite eppisodes buut
I will never get over Merlins look of apsolutle wonder and then we see the uglyish effing unicorn in existance. Like I'VE SEEN THE WHITE HORSES YOU USE FOR MOUNTS THEY ARE MAJESTIC But you chose this horse with its hair in its face staring like Merlin like it's on the office.
I re-watched the Labyrinth of Gedref episode with a friend last night and I'm obsessed with the weirdness potential of the missing scenes...
Arthur and the knights saw off the unicorn's horn while an upset Merlin looks on and idk, they leave the body behind in the woods? Seems like a waste but I guess taxidermy hadn't been invented yet.
Merlin actively ignores the rat problem.
Uther and Arthur leave Camelot to go stare at a barden field together.
Merlin spends time trying to find that really specific turn sand into water spell.
Gaius collects Merlin's bath water lol.
The rat goes to town on some tasty prince boot.
The single, anachronistic cherry tomato that Arthur leaves on his plate is eaten by the rat, probably.
Merlin straight up kills the rat, carries it around the castle, skins, cuts up and stews it for Arthur.
Gwen commits kitchen thievery under the dreaded Cook's nose. Maybe she finds Merlin there stewing the rat.
Merlin runs around the woods in circles or else he's kept out by some kind magical barrier while Arthur fights the fake thief.
Gaius catches two beetles for his and Merlin's dinner.
Uther congratulates himself that he's convinced his son to be a cartoon villain, just like his papa.
Merlin manages to impart to Arthur the conversation he had with Anhora out in the woods and it somehow goes well. Does he explain why tf he was out there alone? Gathering herbs might not be believable with all that's going on with the crops...
The vines in the labyrinth deposit Merlin onto the beach. Also Anhora ties him up.
Arthur wakes up on the beach. Just when he thinks he might have reached the afterlife Merlin appears and kisses him chews him out for being a stupid, self-sacrificing clotpole.
Merlin and Arthur learn to get along again on their long horse ride back.
The crops randomly grow back in an afternoon and somehow, in a kingdom where magic is outlawed and generally regarded with fear and suspicion, this is treated as Totally Fine and Normal, Actually™