(Can my TV have MORE skinny dark-haired boys, please????)
Yes! Enough muscle bound heroes and more skinny-boy underdogs, please!
Yeah, I'm not against the existence of Arthur whump, but when I read a story where Arthur is the one woobiefied or Merlin is constantly thinking or saying how great Arthur is, it sometimes makes me feel a little uncomfortable. I mean, don't get me wrong, the show did a good job showing their friendship, but the portrayal of their devotion toward each other kind of, sort of, tended to come across as more one-sided - with Merlin the devoted one and Arthur merely just fond or doing what a prince/king would do for any of his people. It was easy to sympathize with Merlin but, at times, difficult to sympathize with Arthur.
So, for me, reading stories where Arthur does things for Merlin not merely because Arthur is fond of him, or would do the same for any of his people, but because Arthur really is just as devoted to their friendship, helps to create that balance somewhat lacking in the show.
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Date: 2014-02-18 07:24 pm (UTC)From:Yes! Enough muscle bound heroes and more skinny-boy underdogs, please!
Yeah, I'm not against the existence of Arthur whump, but when I read a story where Arthur is the one woobiefied or Merlin is constantly thinking or saying how great Arthur is, it sometimes makes me feel a little uncomfortable. I mean, don't get me wrong, the show did a good job showing their friendship, but the portrayal of their devotion toward each other kind of, sort of, tended to come across as more one-sided - with Merlin the devoted one and Arthur merely just fond or doing what a prince/king would do for any of his people. It was easy to sympathize with Merlin but, at times, difficult to sympathize with Arthur.
So, for me, reading stories where Arthur does things for Merlin not merely because Arthur is fond of him, or would do the same for any of his people, but because Arthur really is just as devoted to their friendship, helps to create that balance somewhat lacking in the show.