#bbc merlin really said 'respectability politics? way better than gay rights actually uwu'. the cw has had some appalling centrist messaging | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

giantkillerjack · 1 year ago

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They shouldn't let me write Merlin because I would have Merlin realize he's a class traitor and kill Uther before the opening credits were done rolling. and then Arthur would get his shit together too and also kiss Merlin. and then I guess the show would just have a tolerable ongoing plot for the first time ever, with dynamic engaging goals and growth for characters that were finally likeable, and......

Actually, I take it back: the only reason I would not be an ideal choice for the head writer of Merlin is that the show ended like a decade ago, and it would frankly be poor business sense to hire a new writer at this stage.

#merthur #bbc merlin #merlin #merlin/arthur #arthur/merlin #original #merlin would have called the cops at stonewall #arthur would have been one of the cops #it is the worst queer metaphor on television #uther pendragon #king uther #arthur pendragon #uther may be played by certified DILF Anthony Head but he is basically medieval hitler and merlin is like... the ultimate bootlicker #it's a Bad Look.#bbc merlin really said 'respectability politics? way better than gay rights actually uwu'. the cw has had some appalling centrist messaging #but this is truly an ode to preserving the status quo of an authoritarian regime it is WILD #i hate centrism more than conservativism at this point. centrism is cowardice and white complicity and it stinks to high heaven #if you ever watched merlin and thought 'yo wtf morrigan is right!' - you were right! she is! merlin is the bad guy actually!#merlin is a gay man so in love with the son of the country's fascist dictator that he is willing to doom the every other queer person #but the appalling thing is that the writers of the show seem to see no problem with that at all! that's the real problem #like i LOVE an irredeemably shitty character but not if the writers think they've written a charming hero...#anyway go listen to the Bait [queerbait] podcast ep about merlin i adored it #cuz I hadn't thought about Merlin in years and then I listened to that podcast episode and was like OH MY GOD WHAT WAS THAT SHOW #they are very funny podcast gals #it's bad for business to hire writers after the show has ended. you can trust me I'm a business boi.

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