#i can see jeeves and wooster having a sort of ineffectual good-omens-style guardianship of arthur as he emerges into society

[beastlyanachronism]

It's a fun theory but as a huge Once and Future King fan, I can confidently dispel the idea that Jeeves is Merlyn in one fell swoop: Merlyn canonically has terrible fashion sense and will wear robes with owl droppings on them. I don't care how many centuries have passed — that's not Jeeves.

However, Jeeves could well be Merlyn's son or brother, which frankly gets funnier the more you think about it

I love the idea that Bertie is directly descended from Prince Arthur. As has been pointed out, it doesn't make sense for this to make him the reincarnated King Arthur (why would he be his own descendant?) and besides, King Arthur is not meant to be reincarnated but rather to reappear from his hidden retreat

But still, if that direct royal line ends with Bertie, there could be a prophecy that he has to be the one to wake King Arthur (and Merlyn) from their slumber under the tor in Cornwall. And Jeeves, as Merlyns' relative, is just the person to help him.

The bottom line? I'm pretty sure this means than the Once and Future King is reawoken when a slightly foozled niblick shot sends a golf ball down a certain badger sett and bonks him on the noggin

Just when I thought I'd seen the end of wild fan theories in SH, I came across this one about Jeeves & Wooster.

I hereby declare it is hubris so much as to speculate that there is an end of wild fan theories.