#bbc uther

[mandoriana]

Merlin whenever he looks at Uther Pendragon:

Merlin: “I admit you irritate me, but it’s beautiful to see ignorance in its raw, unpolished state.”

[gldnstrngs]

the hc that uther is against magic but isnt a homophobe is genuinely so funny to me like he dgaf that arthur is gay as long as he doesnt end up with a magic user💀

arthur: father, i like men.

uther: [unbothered] okay whatever

[merlin looking flabbergasted in the background]

arthur: … you’re not angry?

uther: no, i don’t care.

uther:

uther: i can excuse you liking men, but i draw the line at you liking magic users!!!!

arthur & merlin: [confused] you can excuse liking men?!?!?!!?

[rankotendo]

Something i love about Merlin is that, he doesn't try the typical good guy "No! You can be saved!" around Morgana, Uther or Mordred. He's just like fuck you for hurting my boyfriend, I will break your neck and kill you in the most painful way possible.

[osinthewhite]

The problem with recommending people BBC Merlin is that you try to convey how emotionally destroyed the show left you and that it actually has very deep characters with complex motives where no one character is black or white

But there's Uther on screen having sex with a troll and it kinda undermines your point

[starchaser45]

Arthur: I need anyone that lied or betrayed me to tell me right now

Gwaine: I lied about not being a noble

Arthur:good start but more important things please

Merlin: I lied about having magic

Agravaine: I sold you out to Morgana

Gwen: I lied about no longer having feelings for Lancelot

Gaius: I lied for and harbored Merlin

Uther: I lied about your mother's death

Morgana: don't look at me we all know what I did

Arthur: wow so everyone has lied to me at some point IS THERE ANYONE THAT DIDN'T LIE TO ME

Morgause: surprisingly me

Arthur:....... WHAT THE FU___

[thefirstwormonyourcorpse]

"his life is worth a thousand of mine" sounds like a line from a tragic romance, classic novel that puts others like it to shame.

and yet, it is literally from bbc merlin, a show about a magic servant that tries to sacrifice himself for the life of his prince everyday.

but tbh, king arthur and merlin are a tale of tragic romance and a classic novel.

[goth-emrys]

"what do you think uther will do to me?" is such a heartbreaking question merlin asks gaius in s3 e1. The thought of getting caught and killed is constantly on his mind, but he doesnt voice it like this very often. Merlin has seen magic users executed at this point, but he knows his fate would be worse bc he isnt just another unnamed (to uther) sorcerer passing through. Merlin has been occupying space in the royal household for awhile now. If uther found out about merlin, it would be a big betrayal, and we know uther doesnt handle that very well at all.

[springs-hurts]

whenever I try to think Uther as a cruel Father, my mind would go to that scene where he carries him, crying. Fuck! The root of the whole problem is that he had a heart! Imagine him as a cruel man, vindictive but he wasn't heartless, if that had been, purge wouldn't have happened. He'd have moved and taken another wife, come to think of it, he didn't take another wife, nobody would have begrudge him, he was the king afterall, and one prince isn't enough to secure the bloodline and the throne. So yeah, Uther did love Arthur and Morgana, Morgana's betrayal was so deep he went mad man! Truly astounding. That a man who committed genocide was a human and had a heart and he loved his children. Truly, too much complexity

[gramnel]

my favorite meme redraw

[theroundbartable]

Prequel idea:

In a land of chaos and a time of dragons, the fate of a great Kingdom, rests on the shoulders of a young man. His name?

Uther

(a series in five seasons)

[golden-honey-bea]

Ygraine was a trans man and uther did an mpreg on himself. Ygraine still died cause magics' rules l, life for a life and what not

The king gets high because of a remedy and Gaius is attentive to take care of the king.

Uther: You know, sometimes I think I should thank the gods that Arthur is gay and Morgana is lesbian, because I'm a man without fears or worries. I thank the gods every day because I will never wake up and find out that I am the grandfather of illegitimate grandchildren.

Gaius (drinking tea): It must be difficult for a father to find out that his child is gay, right?

Uther: In the beginning it's hard, and then it's wonderful.

Gaius: Oh, I see. 🙄

Uther: It's good to see, so when Merlin comes out of the closet, you'll be used to it. 😏

Gaius (tea choking): What Merlin?! My son Merlin?! But he's not gay!

Uther: Of course he is, Gaius. Super gay, I bet he's already having sex with all my knights.

Gaius (indignated): This is indecent!😡☕️👌

Uther: You look at Merlin standing there, and you can say he's gay, accept Gaius. 😌

Gaius: If he were, I would accept it, but my son is not gay, he was raised by his mother and ended up being more delicate...

Uther (put your hand on your friend's shoulder): Gaius, let me tell you something? Our children are gay, they're all gay. It's genetic.

Gaius: What genetics, who in your family is gay!?

Uther: Agravaine.

Gaius: Huh!? 😱

Uther: Agravaine is gay.😌

Gaius: Lord, your brother-in-law is the most depraved man I've ever known, he flirts with every woman he sees! 😠

Uther: Yes, to hide that he's a gay man, why he's a gay man who didn't develop right.🙂

Gaius: What about my family? Where's the gay for my nephew to have gay genetics!? 🤨

Uther: Your sister is obvious!

Gaius: Hunith!? But she likes men!

Uther: She doesn't like guys, strong women like her don't want to know about men, they want other women because they're too smart for men.

Gaius: *Get up the tea and leave the room*

[gldnstrngs]

considering writing a modern!merthur fic where arthur is the prince and goes to eton, which is where merlin also goes as a scholarship student and they dont get along at ALL bc arthur is a prat and merlin doesnt tolerate that like ever lol

but arthur def has feelings for merlin because hes one of the few people who isnt afraid to speak up to him, despite the fact that arthur is the son of the literal king of england

eventually merlin starts to reciprocate those feelings bc he realizes that arthur isnt so bad; he just needs someone to sometimes keep him in line

and around 16 yrs old they start seeing each other in secret ahd its clear that theyre very in love

once theyre 18 arthur decides he wants to come out to uther despite merlin understanding why he wouldnt want to yet, but he does so and obvs uther doesnt handle it well

but its not because uthers homophobic like he dgaf that arthurs gay but he doesnt think itll look good if the prince is gay so he forbids them from being together

so merlin and arthur are separated from each other until theyre about 21, seeing that they reunite,,, idrk where the story goes from there but basically arthur would abdicate from the throne just so he could be with merlin and that is very romantic so 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

i also have a board for this on pinterest hehe

(sorry to those who used the previous link i didnt realize it was for collaborators 🙂‍↕️ this one is js to look at the board)

[pen-your-dragons]

I think I’m onto something

[starrieisdelusional]

i’m so disappointed that we didn’t get to see a really big conflict regarding Arthur’s birth when the show was building up so much to it back in season 1 and 2. And i feel like we could have seen so much more.

we could have seen uther’s corruption from a wise king turning into a tyrant over the years, we could have gotten more about ygraine’s origin story and who she was as a person, and we could have gotten uther-nimueh/magic relationship before arthur’s birth. they could have shown to us so much more why arthur, merlin and gaius cared so much about keeping uther alive even though he’s a bitch 24/7

okay yes, there was that one episode but with morgouse, but arthur thought it was a lie at the end, and it never got revealed to him

[starchaser45]

"You have proven yourself to be an allie against magic"

"What would you know Merlin you don't have magic"

"Merlin isn't a sourcerer I would know"

That's it that's the pendragon DNA test they're all blind 😭😭😭