#Edwin Muirden

[msphagime]

I'm watching Merlin (with some vague prior knowledge) and, my god. Do I have thoughts.

(All drawings are made as I watch the episode)

Season 1 part 1 || Season 1 part 2

Season 2 part 1 || Season 2 part 2

Season 3 part 1 || Season 3 part 2

Season 4 part 1 ||

[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!

[trinkh0rn]

[the-king-and-the-druidess]

Sophia x Edwin • They met in the woods of Albion, on their way to Camelot. Two exiles wearing a mask, keeping their revenge, longing to return home. The Alchemist and the Fae. She was not afraid of his deformity, it distinguished him from other mortals and made his brilliant mind stand out brighter. He was not afraid of where she came from, of the wildness that lived in her. The remedy to cure all ills, just a shadow compared to the immortality that Fae possess, but a great gift for a wandering physician. Uther's black soul bottled was his promise for her. Sophia and Edwin agreed to meet at midnight on the Solstice eve if their wishes come true. But this wasn't destined to happen • “Timeless is the creature who is wise, and timeless is the prisoner in disguise” [Stevie Nicks, Beauty and the Beast] • F I C

[maliefizz]

Yes, Merlin and Arthur are destined to be together. But Edwin Muirden was definitely Merlin's side chick.

[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.

[xviruserrorx]

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[cannondisabledcharacters]

Today’s disabled character of the day is Edwin Muirden from Merlin, who has facial scarring

Requested by Anon

[Image Description: Photo of Julian Rhind-Tutt playing Edwin. He has burn scars along the right side of his face and neck. He has short blond hair and blue eyes. He is wearing faded blue robs with striped endings of his sleeves, a red undershirt, black pants, and silver circular necklace.]

[tiodolma]

Merlin Characters as Animated Villain Songs! Part 9

Lady Helen/Mary Collins - Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo (Alameda Slim, Home on the Range)

They call me mean, boys! Depraved and nasty, too And they ain't seen, boys The cruelest thing I do!

You see, I…

Yodel-adle-eedle-idle-odel-oo!

The sweetest way of rustlin' yet devised! 'Cause when I yodel-adle-eedle-idle-odel Why, looky how them cows get hypnotized!

He don't prod He don't yell Still he drives them dogies well, Which ain't easy when your chaps are labeled XXXXL!

Yes, if you're lookin' from a bovine point of view I sure can yodel-adle-eedle-idle Odel-adle-eedle-idle Yodel-adle-eedle-idle-oo!

Edwin Muirden feat. Merlin - Love is an Open Door (Prince Hans, Frozen)

[Merlin:] All my life has been a series of doors in my face And then suddenly I bump into you [Edwin:] I was thinking the same thing! 'Cause like I've been searching my whole life to find my own place And maybe it's the party talking or the chocolate fondue [Merlin:] But with you... [Edwin:] But with you [Edwin:] I found my place... [Merlin:] I see your face... [Both:] And it's nothing like I've ever known before! Love is an open door!

[Merlin:] I've never met someone- [Both:] Who thinks so much like me! Jinx! Jinx again! Our mental synchronization Can have but one explanation [Edwin:] You- [Merlin:] And I- [Edwin:] Were- [Merlin:] Just- [Both:] Meant to be! [Merlin:] Say goodbye... [Edwin:] Say goodbye... [Both:] To the pain of the past We don't have to feel it anymore! Love is an open door! Love is an open door! Life can be so much more! [Merlin:] With you! [Edwin:] With you! [Both:] Love is an open door...

[firestarter91]

Nope it’s not just you, he is very creepy but may be it’s the actor too, because he’s always playing mostly unsettling parts in everything I’ve seen in him.

However, that said the one bit I do like is when Edwin is showing Merlin what he could do with his magic and you can tell this is a novelty for Merlin. Having someone openly encouraging him (okay for his own nefarious ends) to use it and be proud of his talents, unlike Gaius who is seen as the loving parental father figure here but actually does nothing to help or teach Merlin about what he could do with his gifts and even tries to scare him off embracing them.

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

[tyrannuspitch]

[trinkh0rn]

[the-king-and-the-druidess]

that’s why I do the things I do • deformity in Merlin BBC: wounded, burned alive, tortured • “caught in a lifeless flesh, screams of my fear that no one hear” [Crematory]

[vampyreblogger]

devlin:

ebor:

edwin muirden:

eldred:

elyan:

eoghan:

ethan:

evan:

evoric:

ewan:

[punkxcalibur]

When i first started watching Merlin, I always thought the 'villainous magic-user of the week' was gonna become Merlin's friend. Seriously, it was like this with Valiant, Nimueh, Edwin, etc etc. But he almost always ends up killing them. And if he DOES get a friend, they die lol.

Anyways, over the seasons my view on this kind of shifted. When a new character was introduced, my immediate thought was "evil". Especially with Sefa and Agravaine. However, I think this becomes a lot less prevalent in the later seasons because it's not really "Monster of the week" anymore, it's more like "Morgana's evil scheme of the week".