#A remedy to cure all ills

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I caught the Lady Morgana staring at her maidservant 😳

1x06 A Remedy to Cure All Ills

[dandelionjack]

continuing with merlin. just watched a remedy to cure all ills. the politics of this show are nigh indecipherable at the moment… is it or is it not reactionary? “the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun magic spell is a good guy with a gun magic spell”

are we supposed to sympathise with uther, a fascistic despot who in this case brutally executed this kid’s parents for living openly, leaving him scarred and traumatised?? are we supposed not to cheer on edwin as he prepares to end the king’s reign of terror once and for all?

^this man did nothing wrong. his motives were completely logical, his desire to finally overthrow uther, ushering in an age of liberation for sorcerers, was 100% justified, not only given his past, but simply based on the concept of “human rights”, “freedom of expression” and the like — ideas foreign to a medieval mind, yes, but surely not to the script writers… surely the narrative should be condemning gaius for being the epitome of a complicit so-called liberal, a man who betrayed his former friends and colleagues in exchange for a cushy position at court, hypocritical and self-serving…

but no. we’re meant to be glad that the menace of edwin was defeated, and that the status quo (hurrah) oppressive to our protagonist has been preserved. i don’t know, it probably gets better later, i’m probably complaining too early on, i’ve only seen 5 episodes. but jesus fuck, people, get it together!

[witchmd13]

society if edwin was allowed to kill uther in a remedy to cure all ills

[arcanespillo]

A Remedy To Cure All Ills /Merlin, s1e06

[myddrinmob]

Coeden Onnen

The room, when he enters, is filled with flame. At its source stands Edwin, face twisted with anger. At its burning centre is Gaius. Merlin has come upon an execution. “What are you doing?” He yells, bile rising as he glares at the man he thought so clever. Gaius shouts, sounding desperate. “He was trying to kill the King! I couldn’t let him.” Oh. Of course he was. For a moment, Merlin is overwhelmed with that same sympathetic understanding he found with Mary Collins, so long ago: who did Edwin lose, the last time he was so close to such a flame?

My writing might be a bit like buses - none for ages, and then several turn up all at once...

Anway - riding this wave of motivation, here's Chapter 6!

First off, I want to give credit where it's due: the bulk of inspiration for the changes in this episode come from this excellent post by @tyrannuspitch.

^here's a boquet of flowers for you - promise there's nothing wrong with them

It's this meta - and our own household's howling indignation every time Uther lives and a magic user dies - that prompted the change in the last few scenes of this episode.

“Release him,” he says to Edwin, arms spread wide, palms facing down in an expression of peace. “Please.”

For starters, some more angst about yet another sorcerer Merlin kills in service of Camelot: specifically this time, for Gaius, who, for better or worse, has chosen to stand against Edwin.

EDWIN You didn't know he was a sorcerer? Ah. I wonder what Uther will do. Probably have him burnt. GAIUS You would betray another sorcerer? EDWIN You did.

Like, Edwin's not wrong here. We know, canonically, that Gaius turned people over to the Camelot inquisition - it's not come up before now, not explicity, but Uther doesn't call folks 'allies against magic' for nothing. We'll hear later on that he helped some people escape too, though we're never given enough information either way to say whether Gaius was acting as a double agent on the side of magic, or whether he just thought to spare a few people that he cared about.

Is Gaius a true believer in the Utherian doctrine? Hard to say. He's certainly absorbed an ethos of caution and, argubly, corruption: Merlin is constantly told that magic is dangerous, a tool of last restort. Not wrong, per sey, but when it's the only food you're fed, you're going to grow in a certain way.

And we get our first ethical contrasts, the first real assaults on the system of ethics that Gaius is imparting to Merlin. One, from Edwin, who speaks of magic with such freedom and love, but who also sees it at least somewhat as a means to power (not unlike our unfavourite king...). The second, and the one to which Merlin is much more likely to pay attention, is of course from Gwen.

Merlin knows what she's going to request of him before the words have reached her lips. “You want to know if I could help her instead.” “Is it selfish of me to ask? I know it would be dangerous for you, I just -” She covers her mouth with a shaking hand, looks away to hide herself, even slightly, from his well-meaning look. “It’s not selfish. Not at all. But…” Gwen snaps her gaze back to him, and now it is his turn to hide. “Gaius said I shouldn’t.”

That's gonna be important, these two constrating sets of ideals. Imagine if she'd been in the King's chambers at the end.

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[badly-explained-merlin-plots]

A Remedy to Cure All Ills - What if telemarketers had magic

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[firestarter91]

What with creeeeepy Edwin. Urgh, brave of you.

That episode is on the bottom of my watch list for good reason lol.

Alright time for one of my least fave episodes. a remedy to cure all ills. I just find it gross 🤣 but let's gooo

[witchmd13]

i hate how quickly uther writes gaius off in a remedy to cure all ills. this guy was there when he first conqured camelot. he was there when arthur and morgana were born and he kept the secret of both of their births and what happened to their mothers. he even helped during the great purge when uther gives him that list of sorcerers. he gave up on the study of magic to stay at uther's side. and then uther just gets rid of gaius with a flick of his hand once he makes a mistake saying he was too old to be a physician. not that i was expecting more from uther but for all his talk about loyalty he's such a hypocrite.

[roomsofmyheart]

I always wonder why Gaius is so utterly loyal to Uther even though he’s treated very poorly by him *a lot*

Gaius gives up his love Alice to stay by Uther’s side and the use of his magic as well. This last bit might be due to the implication that Uther has pardoned him in the past for being a sorcerer because Gaius has “helped” him in his ruthless pursuit of wiping out anything magic related.

I’m rewatching season one again and the Remedy to Cure All Ills episode really made me notice how their relationship is kind of a shadow of Merlin and Arthur’s. That is, if Arthur ended up following directly in his father’s footsteps and if Merlin didn’t insist on pushing him in the right direction.

There’s also so many parallels with Merlin/Arthur and Gaius/Uther. Both sorcerers are undoubtedly loyal to their kings (the differences here being that when Merlin doesn’t approve of something Arthur does and makes it known, Arthur actually listens and considers it), devote their magic (or lack of using magic) to them, and, if it really came down to it, would choose them over magic.

[cynthia39100]

Merlin rewatch -- S1E6: A Remedy to Cure All Ills

Uther and Gaius

So, Uther and Gaius’ friendship was a big theme in this episode. A lot of questionable actions Gaius took were “for Uther’s sake” (he said the exact line himself to Geoffrey), so his devotion was apparent, even though the episode still didn’t tell us why. Apart from that, Uther also showed A LOT of his trust and friendship with Gaius it’s unreal.

When Arthur proposed to let Edwin treat Morgana, Uther glanced at Gaius for approval before allowing Arthur to fetch Edwin. I quite like that subtle exchange.

He wasn’t acting hostile after Edwin healed Morgana. He asked Edwin to stay, but he didn’t want to replace Gaius. Edwin was smart. He didn’t outright accuse Gaius’ incapability but used a very convincing argument: age. If Edwin was honest, Gaius truly didn’t recognize Morgana’s illness, it was very dangerous. (Although I think the prominent issue was they only had one physician so there was no good judgement base…)

Uther looked genuinely torn by the decision to retire Gaius. He wasn’t angry. He didn’t ask Gaius to leave. He gave Gaius as much dignity and support as he could. When Gaius tried to defend himself, he was willing to listen. The look when he looked up at Gaius from the chair… it was like he lost his soul. And he kept showing that face in the later scenes too! They worked so hard to make us feel the dilemma in Gaius.

Finally, Uther apologized and appreciated Gaius’ contribution to defeating magic, and Gaius comforted him that he always did what he thought was right. An uncomfortably familiar exchange between King and his trusted advisor… I just hope Arthur and Merlin won’t become like them.

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[weepingpeachdragon]

Honestly, I see it as the turning point where it all went wrong. Many think the turning point has to do with Morgana or Arthur, but it is this moment the future of the series is set.

Edwin was the first sorcerer who wasn’t a straight up villain. He did purposely make Morgana sick and cured her, but he didn’t kill anyone in his quest for revenge, not even Gaius who he justifiably also had a grudge against. He merely got him fired and out of the way.

In the end, his motives were simple. All he wanted was to kill the man, the monster, who sentenced his parents and so many more to a slow painful death. To stop him for hurting anyone else. For there to never be another child who runs into the fire to save his parents.

And it was all set up beautifully. The way Merlin and him connected, him telling Merlin that a gift like his should be used and nurtured. Merlin saying Gaius doesn’t like him using it. The backstory. The reveal of Gaius dubious past. Underlined by the way Gaius was immediately ready to turn him in when he realized his parents had been sorcerers. It slowly unfolds and you start to question previous events, all the times Gaius stopped Merlin. Even the way he, the court physician, left a sick person to die on the road during the afnac. I mean, is this really the right person to guide Merlin’s morals?

For the first time, the sorcerer of the week doesn’t seem like the villain anymore. It is no longer as simple as “kill the villain and get rid of the threat”. You even start to wonder if he should, or if the right thing to do is to let him do it. For the tyrant to die. Then the conflict of his duty to his kin and his duty to Arthur begins. Can he live with letting his friend’s father die? Can he live with saving a tyrant who will continue to kill his kind?

Then… the writers backed out of it. And what happened next not only set the tone but the future of the series in stone. Because, suddenly Edwin goes Muahaha evil and becomes a power hungry sorcerer who wants the throne, as if his parents were just an excuse (this happens to Morgana later as well). And Gaius is no longer dubious as Edwin’s parents were apparently DARK magic users, so he was not at all at fault for watching his friends burn. And, also, now Edwin knows Merlin is Emrys, though it hasn’t changed his non existent ruler plan in the least. As if that wasn’t enough to force Merlin’s hands, Edwin suddenly goes lethal attack without even trying to reason or even mention his motivations. Nope, no talking, just a villainous line, then ax. You would expect the Edwin from before to, at most, apologetically knock Merlin out if he got in his way. But the narrative needs a justification for his death and Merlin can’t exactly kill him with a stun spell, so ax flung back into the face it is. Talk about gory.

To tie all this mess up, Gaius makes Merlin risk his life and perform magic on the king himself to save him. He doesn’t even give him a chance to object and just says “We don’t have a choice” right to his face when Merlin hesitates and brings up the risks. There is no time for Merlin to even think about if it’s the right thing to do or to process Edwin’s gory gory death. Just “You have to” because I say so.

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Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying Gaius character needs to go, but that this was the perfect opportunity to explore it. Both for us and for Merlin. Especially Merlin. He needed to see Gaius’s mistakes and past and be able to take that into account when receiving advice from him. It would stop him from blindly following his words and maybe have some more fate in his own morals and decisions. It would have made him able to reach out to Morgana and help her, I also think the magic reveal would have happened way sooner. Even if he did end up healing Uther this time for Arthur.

Merlin killing a fellow magic user in defense of Gaius (and the monarchy) and Merlin using his first healing magic incantation on Uther Pendragon in s1 ep6 really set the tone on how he was gonna handle his destiny tbh.

[hollownest-whore]

whenever I draw void remedy stuff I'm on my knees praying ppl can tell I'm drawing the non-ghost ver of Shadelord, I need to choose a distinct form to differentiate better but for now 😥

[soulprompts]

CARING FOR THE SICK PROMPTS.

i found this list and kinda fed into it each time i got the flu or a migraine, and u know what, it's just me revealing just how much i love the caring threads and the soft threads and the fondly exasperated "let me help you" threads! use at your pleasure, DO NOT ADD TO THE LIST NOR EDIT IT! i will be changing it accordingly!

" i found you passed out in the kitchen. you wanna stop working yourself so hard? or do i need to keep hitting the gym to carry you to bed every day? "

" you're burning up. "

" your neighbour called me and said you could use a nurse. looks like they were right, too. "

" you were told to take it easy, so... yeah. this is kinda on you. "

" you took a sick day. you NEVER take a sick day. so yeah, i got worried, and i figured i'd come over and keep an eye on you. "

" you texted me a long and incoherent text that held about 90% of the emoji list and about four different languages. figured it wouldn't hurt to drop by and see how you were doing. "

" how long have you been sick for? and don't lie. "

" you look like hell. "

" i brought you some soup; let me heat some up for you? "

" okay. it's time you went to the hospital. "

" hey… hello there, sleeping beauty. you gave me a bit of a scare yesterday. how are you feeling? "

" i swear, if you even think of getting out of that bed… "

" you know when i said to call if it's an emergency? a fever is most DEFINITELY considered an emergency! "

" if you think you're going to work like this, you better think again. "

" don't worry. my family swears by this remedy; just let it work its magic and you'll feel good as new in no time. "

" I don't care about getting sick. i'm not leaving you until you're back to full health. "

" you didn't stop to think that this might happen when you're burning the candle at both ends? "

" yeah, I can play the role of nurse AND say "I told you so" at the same time, actually. "

" you better drink every last drop of this tea, no matter how disgusting it is. "

" i told my boss it was an emergency so they've given me a full week to look after you. "

" quit being so stubborn and get into BED! "

" what part of doctor's orders hasn't sunk in yet? bed rest! for the WEEK! "

" right, where do you keep your saucepans? i'm going to make you my famous noodle soup. it's a cure-all, i'm telling you! "

" hey, unless you're going to the bathroom or the sofa, I don't want to see you out of that bed. got it? "

" when are you gonna start letting people look after you, huh? "

" i know, i know, i turned off all the lights once i figured you had the migraine. you want some tea? water? "

" don't be mad, but i saw your fridge, and... it frightened me. so i've taken you back to my place, and i'm gonna get deliveroo to bring some groceries to your place tomorrow. okay? "

" i know your appetite is a little off, so i ordered in a whole tonne of options. just try a little bit of something, please? for me? "

" i've brought half a pharmacy, enough movies and boardgames to last us a decade, and every single snack i could fit into the basket at the grocery store. so sit your butt down, eat your soup, and try and make the most of your bed rest for the next week, will you? "

ACTION PROMPTS ( SEND THE FULL LINE! and feel free to reverse if u wish! ):

[ TOUCH ]: sender gently rests a hand against the receiver's forehead to check their temperature.

[ DAMP ]: sender presses a cool cloth against the receiver's face, neck and forehead to try and lower their fever.

[ BLANKET ]: sender wraps another blanket around the receiver to try and stop them from shivering.

[ SPOON ]: sender gently coaxes spoons of soup into the receiver's mouth to build up their strength after an illness.

[ CARRY ]: sender, finding the receiver weakened/unconscious on the floor, immediately lifts them up and carries them back to bed.

[ AROUND ]: sender keeps a protective arm around the receiver to help them walk without the risk of stumbling or collapsing.

[ STAY ]: sender decides to stay by the receiver's bedside after learning that they're sick.

[ HAIR ]: sender smooths back the receiver's hair in a soothing gesture to try and help them go back to sleep.

[ TILT ]: sender tips a bottle of water up for the receiver to sip from.

[ HUM ]: sender hums/sings to soothe a sick receiver back to sleep.

[ BACK ]: sender gently rubs the receiver's back, either to soothe them or warm them while they're unwell.

[ SHARE ]: sender climbs into the receiver's sickbed with them, wrapping their arms around them to offer warmth and comfort.

[ SHOWER ]: sender, learning the receiver has a high fever, takes a cold shower with them in order to lower their temperature.

[ WAKEN ]: the receiver wakes up in bed, having been found unconscious by the sender and carried into the bed from the floor.

[ QUARANTINE ]: the sender and receiver, both being sick, decide to quarantine together and spend the recovery period with each other.

[none-ofthisnonsense]

S1E6

I like this directing. This scene is really nice visually. What kind of bugs are those? One day we’ll have an episode without a magic user trying to curse Camelot.

Ew no Arthur shouldn’t sent Morgana flowers they’re SIBLINGS

Oh he doesn’t look nice because looking menacingly at Camelot is rarely a good sign.

SO SOMEONE IS TRYING TO KILL MORGANA NOOOOO MORGANA I LOVE TOU

I think this intro scene is the singular best scene in Merlin so far.

Morgana no I love you please don’t die. (It’s nice to see Uther caring though.)

Oh Edwin sent that bug didn’t he.

Our ADHD boy is not dealing well huh

Ohhhhh Gaius knows him.

Morgana lives! And was cured by magic.

Gaius definitely knows him. He was for sure the one who treated Edwin. It’s rare for Gaius to be the one in power!

I don’t trust Edwin but then I don’t think any viewer does.

Gaius and Geoffrey being besties is all I want! Let the old men be friends with each other!

OHHHHH EDWIN CAUGHT HIM THIS IS NOT GOING TO END WELL. Edwin is… intriguing. His offer is very tempting, and Merlin does need a teacher. Edwin does raise some good points! But unfortunately he’s not using it for good.

GEOFFREY CAVED! YOU GO GEOFFREY :)

Edwin is so manipulative….

Gaius is calmer than I would be in his situation

Edwin come on. “Age can be a terrible curse” WELL YOU LYING LITTLE SHIT WE ALL KNOW IT’S YOUR FAULT.

Gaius looking at Merlin makes my heart melt. Best father-son relationship I swear.

This is clearly a Gaius episode and I like that very much.

OH GAIUS KNOWS THE DRAGON OH THIS WILL BE INTERESTING I DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE THIS. You go dragon spill that tea. I feel like the dragon would be the biggest gossipmonger ever if he were human.

“Then turn a blind eye. That is, after all, your talent.” Ouch that one hurt unnecessarily.

GAIUS NO DON’T LEAVE. Not without Merlin.

“Merlin, you’re like a son to me. I never expected such a blessing so late in life.” Why don’t you just break my heart huh. You’re saying he’s the son you never had.

“And you are more than a father to me.” can you hear that? YES IT’S ME, WEEPING.

Et il a raison Gaius! L’arnica c’est bien pour les plaies comme ça!

Ohhh no that’s not good for Uther. It’s not good for Gaius either to be in the cold at night… He seems to be coping well though.

GAIUS IS BACK!! AND DOING MAGIC! And is now trapped in a circle of magical flames. This will not end well.

Thank god Arthur checks on his father. That just saved several people.

And Merlin wins!! I loved seeing a magical duel.

Gaius will always, ALWAYS, believe in Merlin, and I love that. Supportive Gaius ftw.

The choral chanting in this episode >>>

“Has anyone ever told you you’re a genius?” “You certainly haven’t.” That’s our favourite duo!

Uther apologising. That’s it.

I never realised Gaius wasn’t free, but that really is a nice touch, and shows how well-thought-out the worldbuilding is.

Merlin liveblog (partly for @thisisjustmefangirling )

Season 1 Episode 1:

I’m halfway through the first episode, and so far HOW IS MERLIN SO LUCKY ALL THE TIME. (Also, why has everyone been in Doctor Who?!)

I’m coming into this with some background - I think I watched the first 5 episodes a few years ago? But I don’t really remember them well. Apart from being shot in the heart by Katie McGrath’s beautiful outfits. And also, being on tumblr, I have some mutuals who are fans of it, or I’ve seen gifsets when scrolling through some blogs. And I also do know basic Arthuriana, so I can guess in what position some characters are meant to end up. I’ve got a little background knowledge but not that much. Onto the liveblog!

Merlin you’re behaving like a dramatic teen. Which I guess you are, I don’t really know how old you are.

“Look, I’ve told you you’re an ass, I just didn’t realise you were a royal one.” BEST BOY MERLIN but also he can definitely hurt you and holds power maybe don’t challenge your social superiors too much Merlin mmk?

Merlin. Don’t challenge him. You won’t win.

Yeah tbh if I were Arthur I’d probably laugh too.

Merlin he’s been training his whole life and has power and has weapons and has armour WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN WIN YOU AREN’T ALLOWED MAGIC

“Wow. And how long have you been training to be a prat?” See Merlin gets the best lines but that’s dangerous for him.

Slight discrepancy: how does Arthur know Merlin’s name?

Yeah if I were Gaius I’d have that reaction too. Merlin has NO self-preservation instinct.

I like the music. (Also apparently this was filmed at Pierrefonds, so that’s cool!)

YEAH “OH GOD” WHAT DID YOU THINK MERLIN??? That you’d win??!

(Let’s just pause for a moment and appreciate all those historical inaccuracies. They’re painful but also there are so many it almost warms my heart. They’ve COMMITTED to being historically inaccurate. Though I suppose this is fantasy anyway.)

I like both leads’ actors.

And of course he sees Gaius and loses.

“He may be an idiot, but he’s a brave one.” Merlin summarised in one sentence. This boy is DUMB.

“There’s something about you, Merlin. I can’t quite put my finger on it.” See I’m starting to get why this was explained to me as Destiel before Destiel.

“How could you be so foolish?” We are all, at heart, Gaius.

See Merlin’s problem is he wants to be special. Not to be that person but you’re a servant in the (fantasy) Middle Ages you were always going to be a nobody. Being special is very 2000s not so much 1300s.

Aaaand he’s a dramatic emo boy.

Gaius we love you. You’re so kind and honestly the most relatable character. Gaius is great I love him.

OUCH that looks like it hurts.

Oh fantasy medieval painkillers! That’s cool.

It’s not that I don’t like Eve Myles but I specifically chose Merlin to avoid seeing her and John Barrowman all the time. So. I’ve been seeing her pretty much nonstop for a few weeks. I was sort of hoping to catch a break.

Uther is realistic. (As much as a fantasy character from the fictional Middle Ages playing a mythological king from a fictional kingdom can be realistic, but he is!) Both as a father and as a king. I don’t necessarily agree with him, but he’s definitely the most fleshed out character so far.

That voice is creepy and after watching Torchwood CoE it reminds me of the 456.

Merlin come on. Really?

The camera work on this series is………interesting.

Y a un couvre-feu ou quoi? Pourquoi y a personne dans la cour?

Merlin you’re having too much fun with those dice.

Ohhhh is this the dragon Gaius told him about?

OKAY YEAH IT IS DEFINITELY I didn’t expect us to see the dragon so quickly.

So he has a destiny. Great. We already knew that. But I guess this is establishing characters.

Merlin not understanding is me. Yeah I’m confused too don’t worry.

“If anyone wants to kill him, they can go ahead, in fact I’ll lend them a hand.” At least Merlin is coherent, and funny. If extremely dumb and foolish.

“No. No. There must be another Arthur, because this one’s an idiot.” BAHAHA OKAY THAT’S FUNNY

Oh we get the theme music again when Merlin is asking all his questions.

Yeah again Gaius I get you. Also that’s the bedroom of a teenage boy what did you expect, did you want it to be clean? Gaius you’re aiming too high. I have a 15-year-old brother the most I can wish for is for him to open the window once in a while.

One thing I do like is how well-lit the castle is. It’s nice for once.

Oh please tell me he isn’t getting a crush on Morgana. Noooooo please why does every character always have a crush in these shows can my aroace heart be soothed for a while instead of crushed at every occasion

Merlin is a teenage boy with hormones okay. Check.

Okay Merlin just squeaking to imitate Gwen is funny.

Gwen where are you though?

And she arrives! Gwen and Gaius are easily the most relatable people.

I loooove candle lighting.

OHHHHH I FORGOT ABOUT THE REFLECTION THING NOOOO WHY IS SHE DYING

Oh so Merlin and Arthur have spotted each other- nope that’s just Katie McGrath in an incredible dress that won’t be invented for centuries but since when is accuracy the point of this show. The inaccuracies make it better

Isn’t she your cousin or something Arthur?

Gwen is so sweet! But also. The foreshadowing is starting. “Not that I’d want to marry Arthur.” WELL YOUR NAME IS GUINEVERE. SO I GUESS YOU’RE HEADING THERE ANYWAY GWEN I really hope he improves.

“No, I like much more ordinary men like you.” Gwen is realistic! She doesn’t have ideas above her social station! Finally a character who has some knowledge of where they stand! But also no Gwen please don’t fall in love with Merlin that’s just a bad idea

Gwen deserves better than this world. She’s so sweet and nice and frankly dealing with stuff she isn’t paid for enough. #GiveGwenARaise

Oh phew thank god it’s established she doesn’t like him I don’t think I could have borne it.

Merlin is very much a self-centred emo teenager while Gwen is reasonable and sweet and dealing with so much bullshit I promise Gwen you deserve so much better than dealing with him.

Guys believing the female characters for once would have made a nice change. I guess not, huh?

I love Uther’s voice.

I almost expected her to start singing Memory from Cats but no it makes sense that she’s singing something else actually

I’m 95% sure Eve Myles is dubbed here but also medieval music had lyrics.

OH IT’S A SPELL

The darkening as the spell takes effect is well-done and a touch I wouldn’t have imagined. But also what in the Sleeping Beauty

Merlin I thought you said you’d help anyone trying to kill Arthur? Apparently not, huh?

Those cobwebs look sticky.

How has Merlin not gotten caught yet?!

So he saved Arthur’s life huh. Quite a different reaction to twenty minutes ago. Is this character growth? Or is it him realising how bad it would be if A died? (Or am I just having fun interpreting his joke too literally)

“You shall be Prince Arthur’s manservant.” BAHAHA I LOVE UTHER

the absolute DESPAIR on M and A’s faces

Gaius is having fun.

Oooh a magic book! This’ll be interesting!

Aaand the episode ends.