#merlin 5x02

[feyver]

personally i dont think this screencap is acknowledged enough.

firstly, its adorable. look at arthur holding merlin's legs out of the way. its so typical for him to instinctually throw out an arm of Protection for his beloved manservant.

secondly, its fucking hilarious. whats this goofy position they've desperately rolled into so they dont get trampled by a rampaging beast. merlin is basically upside down and believe it or not gwaine is also back there somewhere

[merlin-gifs]

MERLIN PARALLELS 1x07 | 5x02 | 5x13

[toshsato]

MERLIN Rewatch: 5x02 ARTHUR'S BANE - PART 2

sheee

[godmerlin]

Merlin 5x02 Arthur's Bane Part 2

[earthshine-moon]

Merlin Parallels

“The more brutal you are, the more enemies you’ll create.” (1x01)

“I want his annihilation, Mordred. I want to put his head on a spike and watch as the crowd feast on his eyes.” (5x02)

“And allow him to grow more powerful, more dangerous until he strikes out against us?” (1x08)

(5x13)

“Are you ever going to change, Merlin?” (1x13)

“I don’t want you to change.” (5x13)

“Maybe that one’s worth dying for, eh?” (3x05)

(5x13)

[aceofwhump]

@whumpgifathon | Day 29 "Restrained" "Rope Leash"

Merlin 5x02, Arthur Pendragon and Merlin

[adhd-merlin]

As it is now Mordredmas, I am having thoughts about how absolutely terrifying Merlin had to be sometimes. Even if you take the magic out of the equation, he is still deeply unnerving because this is a man who

Hates you, specifically, to the point of multiple murder attempts

Has gone through 10 odd years of moral decomposition

Has easy and ready access to a variety of poisons and the ability to make more

Is really fucking strong (seriously, he has been doing physically demanding work for years, where do you think Those Shoulders came from?)

More or less has been given carte blanche to do whatever the fuck he wants with zero questions asked, by the literal king

That is a goddamn bitch of an unsatisfactory situation. No wonder the kid tipped.

Like the cloak scene in 5x02? On the outside, a servant is performing an act of subservience towards you. On the inside, an assassin is putting his hands right next to your throat. You now live in the same castle as this man. He knows this castle better than you. There will be no running.

Magic is the least of Mordred's worries when Merlin has a dense pillow and a lot of upper body strength.

He knows this castle better than you. There will be no running.

"MORDRED I'M IN YOUR WALLS"

[gaywatch]

I had a good night's sleep before the reaction 5x01 and 5x02 of Merlin today and you can absolutely tell

[brothersonahotelbed]

merlin 5x02 was actually so important for me, a gay person, because percival and gwaine were shirtless working in the mines . sweating. covered in dirt. What was i sayign

[xviruserrorx]

Merlin Tags

#bbc merlin

Seasons:

#merlin s1 : 1x01 - 1x02 - 1x03 - 1x04 - 1x05 - 1x06 - 1x07 - 1x08 - 1x09 - 1x10 - 1x11 - 1x12 - 1x13

#merlin s2 : 2x01 - 2x02 - 2x03 - 2x04 - 2x05 - 2x06 - 2x07 - 2x08 - 2x09 - 2x10 - 2x11 - 2x12 - 2x13

#merlin s3 : 3x01 - 3x02 - 3x03 - 3x04 - 3x05 - 3x06 - 3x07 - 3x08 - 3x09 - 3x10 - 3x11 - 3x12 - 3x13

#merlin s4 : 4x01 - 4x02 - 4x03 - 4x04 - 4x05 - 4x06 - 4x07 - 4x08 - 4x09 - 4x10 - 4x11 - 4x12 - 4x13

#merlin s5 : 5x01 - 5x02 - 5x03 - 5x04 - 5x05 - 5x06 - 5x07 - 5x08 - 5x09 - 5x10 - 5x11 - 5x12 - 5x13

Characters:

Main: arthur pendragon | morgana pendragon | guinevere pendragon | merlin emrys | sir gwaine | sir elyan | sir lancelot | sir percival | sir leon | sir mordred | gaius the court physician | uther pendragon | agravain de bois

Side: mithian of nemeth | ygraine de bois | bbcm sefa | bbcm freya | bbcm morgause | bbcm nimueh | bbcm iseldir | king cenred | geoffrey of monmouth | alator of the catha |

One Off: bbcm daegal | bbcm kara | eoghan the map makers apprentice | bbcm gilli | edwin muirden | tyr seward | will of ealdor | elena of gawant | princess vivian | anhora keeper of the unicorns | tristan de bois | bbcm alvarr | bbcm enmyria | julius borden | bbcm aglain | lady catrina | aredian the witchfinder | knight valiant | king alined | the cailleach | bbcm tauren

Extra: knight!merlin | shade!lancelot | enchanted!arthur | enchanted!gwen |

Ships: (that I know of)

Arthur: #arlance | #arlyan | # armor | #arwen

Elyan:

Gwaine: #gwaincelot | #gwainevere

Gwen:

Leon:

Lancelot:

Merlin: #merthur | #mergwen | #mergana | #merwaine | #merlance | #merleon | #merwill | #merthian |

Mordred:

Morgana: #morgwen |

Percival: #perwaine | #perlyan |

| #geon | #morgal | #morra

Poly ships:

#merwaincelot | #mergwenthur | #mergwainthur | #merlyanthur |

Group Tags:

pendragon house

pendragon siblings

smith siblings

knights of camelot

people of the old religion

awotc

[sneakyboymerlin]

Merlin Death Counter

Poisoned chalice 1x04

Sidhe staff blast 1x08

Redirected Sidhe staff blast 1x12

Sigan possession 2x01

Serket sting 3x01/02

Dorocha’s touch 4x01/02

Head wound 5x02

Poisoning/fall from cliff 5x08

Fall from cliff 5x09

Arrow wound in flank 5x10

Injuries from rockfall 5x12

Honorable Mentions

Fireball 1x13

Thrown into wall by Morgana 3x05

Cailleach’s visit 4x01

Mace/flail hit 4x06

Head wound/strangulation 5x04

Magic-siphoning attack 5x12

Further reading

Scattered, deliberate foreshadowing of Merlin’s immortality

Merlin’s various injuries throughout the series

This meme I made

“Magic Itself” and the Old Religion

The nature deity theory

so how many times do we think Merlin died in the show?

[emrys-merlin]

.....Merlin in this outfit.

🤤

[pyjamacryptid]

merlin’s entirely done with him.

[adhd-merlin]

in the commentary for ep 5x02 Colin and Alex Vlahos are joking about Merlin's sad love life; Alex says something like "didn't you have...Freya?" and Colin goes "yeah, she died. (beat) She was also a panther, which I think for Merlin was part of the appeal"

Merlin is into monster girls pass it on

[gedref]

i really trusted mordred..... y’know, like a fool

[aceofwhump]

do you have recs for when they have to be held down by their teams for field surgery/ their safety / whatever other reason

Ooh yeah I think I do! Here ya go:

Sleepy Hollow 1x01, The Outsider (2002), Casanova, The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug, Teen Wolf 3x02, Magnum PI 1x01, MacGyver 3x13, Being Human 3x09, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Stargate Atlantis 5x02, Merlin 5x08