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Merlin

So, my reaction was pretty straightforward.

It started with

I LOVE YOU ARTHUR

and moved on to

I LOVE YOU LANCELOT

And was soon followed by: I LOVE YOU GWAINE, I LOVE YOU LEON, I LOVE YOU PERCIVAL, and finally, I LOVE YOU ELYAN!

And pretty much all the time during the scene with Kilgarrah I LOVE YOU MERLIN

You get the idea...

Still, I totally disagree with Cultbox as this second parter totally lived up to my expectations and more.

Of course, the h/c was over too quickly for me but, you know, I totally understand that. Things to do, veils to repair.

More things I loved:

Arthur's concern over Merlin even as he rides to his own, supposed, death. His faaaaaaace. 

Knights!!!

That scene by the brook was very lovely and picturesque. I was only a teensy bit disappointed that it wasn't Freya but, hey, they did say brook and not lake so...

The scenes between Lancelot and Merlin and OMG! Lancelot GETS TO MEET KILGARRAH!!! OMG!! And could Santiago be any more lovely?

I spend way too much time loving each one in turn in a "No, wait, I think I love you best"  kindof way. 

And I just love seeing Merlin do magic in front of someone! (Who is not Gaius)

You go, Gwen!

I found the Dorocha more creepy -scary in this episode. Just sayin'

You know, Agravaine does make a good villain as he certainly looks and sounds caring and trustworthy. No OTT smirking from this fella.

Oh, Morgana. You make me sad. I still wish they would make her a bit more conflicted. Even a glimmer of hope for redemption would make her more interesting. Still, I think her search for Emrys will be fascinating to watch.

The reunion! Oh how I love you, show!!! You make me flail like a flaily thing!

Seriously, no one heard Merlin's badass (and sexy) dragon voice magic fending off the wyvern. Seriously!?  I could have sworn Arthur looked his way.

Oh no. Arthur has been knocked unconscious. Who saw that coming? Surely he is tired of waking up to find it's all over. Wonder what Merlin told him this time?

Again, the person playing the Calleach is AWESOME! Can we have her instead of the sulky, smirking Morgana? Sometimes I see Morgana as a formidable opponent to Merlin but other times, like in this episode, I see her as a spoiled brat throwing a temper tantrum. (*stamping her foot* But the throne is mine. Mine. Mine. MINE!)

Oh, Lancelot. You made me cry! When he looks at Merlin.....His faaaaaaace before he steps into the breach. Oh, my heart! It's breaking!!

Poor Gwen. I may not be too far off base in my theory about Gwen's guilt and pain at what she asked Lancelot to do being the true catalyst of the whole Arthur/Gwen/Lancelot triangle.

How sad was that funeral pyre scene?

But what she doesn't know is that he did it as much to save Merlin as he did to save Arthur. Oh, my heart!!!!

I love that they didn't put off letting Merlin find out that Morgana is looking for Emrys. Oh Agravaine, you are epic failing as Morgana's henchman/lover?/spy.

Which reminds me. When they meet in his chambers, was Agravaine going to kill Gwen or caress her?  Hummmm. I couldn't decide if I found that intriguing or skeevy.

Next week's preview: I mean it, show! I want my other theory to be wrong, wrong, wrong. I DO. NOT. WANT. Dragoon/Old Merlin to be the go to guy every time magic is done openly in front of Arthur/Morgana/Whoever! I might have to take a page out of Morgana's book and throw a tantrum

Other shows I found time to watch.

Fringe:

Poor Walter. Dangit, Peter! You had to know that Walter would  think he was going mad. But, oh, I was so happy to see Olivia going through the database and her drawing and that scene at the end. Yay!

But,  I am loving the chemistry between Franklin and Olivia. Oh my. Stop it, Glenda!

And a note about last week: Did we know that Olivia killed her step-father? I've only watched this series through once and I may have missed an episode or two. I am liking the tension between Olivia and Fauxlivia in their scenes together and, really, how cool is that when it's the same actress. Can you really have chemistry with yourself?

I really thought the guy who played the professor/serial killer did a fantastic job as well.

Sanctuary:

Oh, they dumped what's her face. Good. I thought this was one of the best episodes, yet! I love it that Helen goes back to her own time , so to speak, and how Watson (Yay! Watson!!) picked up on the changes in her, aside from the superficial. Oh, and she so totally kicks John's ass!! Loved it!

I would like to see more in this time-line.

But, hey, does that mean if Helen hangs out till she gets back to her own time that there will be two Helen Magnuses or is that one of those loop thingies where she waits till Helen follows Adam back to rejoin the team?

Gosh, but I love me a good head scratchin',  time travel conundrum.


 Seriously, there needs to be a mood for "Squee" 

Since there isn't, I shall give you the Squee compliments of Zachary Levi!!

ETA: And I had to laugh when I re read this post and saw how many times I used the words totally, seriously, really, and Love.

Obviously, the squee totally affects my vocabulary. Seriously.