#Mithian/Merlin

[thenerdyindividual]

Honestly? I don’t really understand this ship. Merlin didn’t really like her the first time they met, and they only got along fine the next time they met.

I like Mithian as a character but I’m not obsessed with her. She was not a side character that really gripped me, and her chemistry with Merlin was very limited. I know there’s that moment when she lifts her veil and it shows Merlin reacting to how pretty she is, but that’s just not enough for me to run away with a ship.

For me it just falls really flat. If it was background pairing in a fic, it might make me click away. And I wouldn’t seek it out as a main pairing.

I want to give it a higher rating since I really like the two episodes Mithian is in and I like Mithian, but if I’m just going on ship alone…

I rank it:

E-Tier

I can’t believe it’s lower than a ship that gives me psychic damage, but considering that I would click away from a fic that featured this ship, I think it has to be at the bottom.

Send me a Merlin Ship and I’ll rank it on a tier list. Note: This is a subjective ranking and a low ranking in no way means that I am shaming you for your taste in ships.

[atdawn]

MERLIN | 5.04 Another’s Sorrow

[starrieisdelusional]

this scene in the hunter’s heart 4x11 is probably the source of merlins ff trope where nobles tries to win arthur through merlin and it’s so crazy to me that it’s canon

i love how mithian goes straight to merlin and ask him to give her a chance, because merlin, a servant, is arthur’s closest person

she could have chosen one of the knights, she could have chose gaius, could have chose aggravaine, but she chose a servant, a member outside of the royal court

do i need to say how much outsiders can see that merthur is probaby in love??

[poisonedfate]

bbc merlin - 04x11 The Hunter's Heart

he's nothing if not honest with his opinions

[1st-knight-of-camelot]

Sir Leon (BBC Merlin 4x11)

[mistressvera]

Janet Montgomery | costume appreciation: 1/∞

costume design by Jane Spicer

MERLIN (2008-2012)  | costume appreciation: 8/∞

Princess Mithian - S4.E11 ∙ The Hunter's Heart

[rosemarytales]

I forgot how fun it was to make these

[thefabledpheasant]

I need to talk for a second about Princess Mithian and her comment to Merlin: “One thing I’ve learned since being here is Arthur values your opinion above almost all others.”

When she said this, I was shocked. Not because I don’t agree (because of course I do), but because she’d been there such a short amount of time and honestly, Arthur isn’t very nice to Merlin in this episode. Especially in front of Mithian.

It’s not as if Mithian said, “I can tell he’s fond of you” or something like that. She specifically said he values his opinion the most. Out of everyone. A servant.

So it really makes me wish I could watch that episode from her perspective because what did she see? Was it all off camera? Did Arthur speak about Merlin whenever they were together with an absurd amount of affection? Did she watch the way he looked at him? How did she come to that conclusion?

More evidence that Arthur is extremely bad at hiding his affections for Merlin in front of everyone except Merlin.

[justaz]

i prefer happy ending bbc merlin where morgana becomes court sorceress and arthur becomes king and merlin remains as his servant (until they eventually marry) and lancelot lives and he and gwen marry but that damn game of thrones (?? probably idk) audio on tiktok that goes “i mean to fight this war and win it.” “good. to war then.” keeps giving me visions of king arthur of camelot on the verge of war with other kingdoms and his powerful court sorcerer merlin standing by his throne. arthur declares that he wishes to go to war and merlin (eager to bring about the united albion the prophecies speak of) supports arthur immediately and declares they’re going to war

[merlinladies]

JANET MONTGOMERY as PRINCESS MITHIAN BBC Merlin 5x03 | Another's Sorrow

[adhd-merlin]

merlin looking shocked she noticed, as if he hadn't been hanging about with a sour face and acting like a little bitch the entire time she was there

[goth-emrys]

mithian: Tell me. who is it that trumps a princess?

arthur: No one...and everyone.

mithian: What great family is she from?

arthur: None...she's the daughter of a blacksmith.

mithian: And for her you would risk your kingship, your kingdom?

arthur: Without her, they're worth nothing to me.

[atdawn]

MERLIN | 5.04 Another’s Sorrow

[floating-on-avalon]

Mithian clocking how important Merlin's opinion is to Arthur

[poisonedfate]

bbc merlin - 04x11 The Hunter's Heart

merlin having a soft spot for people who can actually see through arthur and the performance he puts on? someone who, at least somewhat, sees arthur the way he himself does? well, colour me shocked

[1st-knight-of-camelot]

Scenery (BBC Merlin 5x04)