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Las ([personal profile] whynot) wrote2009-11-30 12:21 am

alas, the end of thanksgiving break


+ If the Freya episode managed to get anything across, it's only how desperate Merlin still is to find a place where he fits. Fitting into Camelot is okay, there's plenty of love there, from Arthur and Gaius and everyone, but Merlin still has to hide who he is. Fitting into destiny is okay, when it's not making his life terrible, but then destiny was a lie, so, whatever. If he had run away with Freya, not only would he not have to hide, but he'll also get to be her benevolent protector, which is a role he's gotten used to in Camelot. I'm not saying that this is excellent (and many of ya'll have already articulated why), it's just the role he recognizes. Of course he doesn't love her; he only loves what she represents: the opportunity to be himself and be strong for it, and the chance to be without secrets. As loyal as Merlin is to Gaius and as attached as he is to Arthur, he is apparently willing to throw it away for belonging and acceptance, and not having to choose between belonging and acceptance.

+ The Arthur/Gwen in "Sweet Dreams" is perfect. PERFECT. I <3 all their little interactions, and how in the end Gwen has HAD IT with this secret romance bullshit and just cuts it off like the sensible girl she is. I mean, she cares for Arthur, and she probably won't stop caring for him, but it's not worth all this drama, especially if nothing will ever come of it. Yanno I mean? I'm with you, girl.

+ Soooo Vivian is forever TRAPPED in a lovestruck stupor because she has no true love to kiss her better?! I think someone needs to write a fairy tale about Vivian and her curse, and how it is overcome. No one said it has to be romantic love, right? Can't her best friend kiss her better with true platonic love? How do you deal with being magically in love with someone everyday? MY THEORY IS that if no one kisses her better, she'll probably moon around, but then learn to live with it, this absence in her heart. Maybe she'll learn to not be incapacitated by it, but she will never be rid of it. Like... like regular love?


+ The Merlin Fic Battle is under way, and someone already wrote a ficlet for one of my prompts: Uther Pendragon & Lucius Malfoy, my son is better than your son. \o/

+ Multifandom 3-sentence fic-a-thon meme!

+ The Year of Living Dangerously - is it an interesting movie? Have you guys seen it? Would I love to hate it? Hate to love it? It's set in 1960s Indonesia before the communist purges (filmed in the Philippines), but it is also about journalist Mel Gibson and military attache assistant Sigourney Weaver, like, falling in love and sticking to their principles or something. Also, we got some yellowface going on. Always a plus, that.

+ Write postcards to Angel and Katie! Say It With Flowers: International Postcard Project

+ Oh yeah, I do have a commentary for The Ink Still Drying typed up. I should get that up at some point. Other things I'm excited about: having my Merlin episodes 2x03 and 2x08 on hard drive, having Prince Caspian on DVD.

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