#the coming of Arthur part one

[none-ofthisnonsense]

Merlin S3E12, “The Coming of Arthur: Part One”

LEON YOU BETTER BE OKAY. YOU BETTER NOT BE DEAD.

HE’S ALIVE!!

Ohhh so he’s saved by the Druids.

…is that the cup from S1?

Uther knows what that cup is.

That’s not Arthur and Merlin’s usual horses…

GWAINE!!!!!!

Cenred and Morgause are more toxic than nuclear waste.

Why does it have to be Gwaine vs Arthur?

Remember how Gwaine was the best swordsman in Camelot? Yeah I do. Of all the people to be trapped they unironically have the two best fighters.

Okay I love Arthur’s outfit.

I love the Merlin-Gwaine-Arthur trio.

Arthur that’s a CHILD.

Morgana manipulates Uther SO easily

I have a feeling this won’t end well.

That’s a beautiful and also terrifying sight.

Oh is Cenred dead?

Yeah Leon I understand your reaction.

Between the opening and this ending why can Leon never get a break from fighting immortals?

Leon my darling I love you please stay alive. (He is the most underrated character in this series.)

ELYAN!!

Arthur’s not going to last at this rate. But this episode is great so far, I really like it.

Just speak louder, I’m not sure they’ve heard you all the way across Camelot!

You can see the realisation in Uther’s eyes.

Great! Morgana’s Queen! Nothing bad will come of this!

This was SUCH a good episode.

[kessilover]

Mergana AU : Morgana is saved from Sarrum by Merlin and Arthur

[sunnibits]

potentially hot take but this is a pet peeve of mine

[maximura]

[wikitpowers]

kitty and merthur parallels bc i'm sad pt.1 (beware of spoilers!)

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[fancygremlin]

I am rotating Arthur Lester inside my head so fast.

In Part 31 Arthur admits to not love Bella, describing their relationship as wrong.

We know Bella is a religious woman, her dad is a Freemason after all. In fiction, religion is often linked to purity, absolution and unconditional love and acceptance. Hence, we can deduce that Arthur saw Bella’s love as boundless, forgiving, pure and absolute in his regards… And he felt deep down that it was wrong, that he didn’t deserve it and shouldn’t have even been offered it in the first place.

However, if we go back to Part 28, we have this scene:

Where we find that Arthur is fully ready to accept (dying and) a whole eternity of torture and damnation in the Dark World, as long as his (one and only) friend will meet him there.

It’s insane that he cannot conceive of someone genuinely and unconditionally loving him, but is certain that the only form of affection he deserves must be woven in punishment or suffering.

I think it makes everything about him slowly learning to accept Oscar (a clergyman)’s friendship a whole lot more significant… and makes it a whole lot more painful how he presented it as an offering for the King in Yellow to take away and erase from his memories in Part 40.

[horsechestnut]

War Crimes is a weird story with some ideas I hate and some I love, but the part that keeps sticking in my head is how weirdly fixated Leslie and Bruce are on Stephanie's daughter?

I guess this kinda makes sense, but how did Leslie even find the kid? How does she even know Steph had a child?

And than Bruce swoops in with this:

And I get Bruce is projecting, but also Stephanie is not that child's parent. Like, sure, she cares about her daughter in an abstract sense, on her death bed she did ask Batman to make sure she was okay, but the baby has no idea who Stephanie is and likely will never even know that she died.

It feels like the writers are telling us that Steph dying wasn't enough of a tragedy on it's own. That a 16 year old girl dying a truly horrible death wasn't enough, it's sad because Stephanie's unnamed daughter will never get the chance to known her. Leslie can never make it up to said unnamed daughter.

They never actually talked about Stephanie outside of abstracts either. Leslie talks about why she did it, Bruce talks about why she shouldn't have, but neither says a word about who Stephanie Brown even was. They don't talk about how the world lost something without her in it, or comment on how much good she could have still done, or how she didn't deserve to die. The only one in the whole story line that tried to do that was Crystal, but even after she tells Batman off for it he turns around and has this conversation with Leslie in which he doesn't talk about Steph. He only talks about her child, and how it wasn't fair to take Steph away from them. Never once do they say it wasn't fair to let Stephanie die simply because she deserved to live.

[theannoyingmosquitoinyourroom]

studying? sorry, you mean attempting to quickly draw my blorbos with the limited onenote tools?

[luperael]

the way "your best american girl" is literally will about merlin

[throwawayasoiafaccount]

god tywin lannister deserved worse

just remembering elias death and i wanna puke and the way tywin talks about elia and what happened is so damn gross

but rip tommen and myrcella we all know what’s about to happen in the next book :/

the cycle of violence just keeps spinning and damn you tywin for beginning it

(i got a bit crazy in the tags 💀)

[forgottenarthur]

@forgottensebastian "Please don't do this." Sebastian x Arthur

Flashback

It happened every few years. A son displeased his father and, in penance, that son was hurled into the fighting wherever it was most vicious to sink or to swim. It had all been a mistake, seemingly small, but Roderick perceived it as injurious to himself, for there was no action in the House of Varmont that could truly be measured as weightless. Arthur knew that he was expected by many to die. But he did not mean to lose. He meant to return in triumph. But his mother feared he would not return at all.

He was alone, now, preparing for war, ready to ride in the span of mere moments. His father had sent him away in shame. There was to be no one to see him off.

"Please don't do this," sounded the familiar voice of his brother, coming quickly into the room.

Arthur paused, his hand resting upon the hilt of his longblade. For a moment, they were poised there, caught in the moment. Arthur stood silhouetted against the window at his side, a beam of brilliant light illuminating the gloom, with Sebastian standing behind him, and his sword lying flat upon the table before him: a tableau of heartache and doom thwarted by four words.

Yet, the moment was broken. Arthur bowed his head and, squaring his shoulders, he lifted the blade in one hand, sheathing it at his waist with the other. "What choice do I have?" Slowly, he turned to face Sebastian and, sighing, he clapped his arm. "I'll come back all right," he said. "I always do."

"You can't know that."

Arthur sucked in a breath, inviting air deep into his lungs. "I know this, little brother: I can't do otherwise." He shook his head. "I've already disappointed father enough."

"He'll regret it."

Arthur turned away, laughing as he pulled on his jacket. "He won't. He never does."

"If something happens--"

"Don't." Arthur shook his head. "There's no point." Dawn edged around the distant gleaming mountaintops in shades of violet, and Arthur exhaled slowly. "It's convenient, really," he commented, off-hand, brilliant eyes drinking in the farflung horizon. "Always having a war somewhere to which you can readily send errant sons to fight. I am glad. I'd hate to inconvenience him."

A pause. He closed the shutter with his swordhand, and turned to face his brother once again. "Just," he began, resting his hand upon his shoulder. "Two things, Sebastian: first, learn from my mistakes, won't you? Second...whatever happens--"

"Arthur--"

"Look after our mother and sister, won't you?" He cracked a grin. "Edmund and Guin can look out for themselves. God knows they've enough experience by now, hey?"

"I'll speak to him, Arthur. Mother and I, both. He'll come around."

"Maybe so, but I'll be long gone by then. Don't trouble yourself. I wouldn't have his wrath fall on you, not on my account. Now, you best stay here. It'll go better for you if no one knows we spoke. And father will be watching from the window to ensure no one else sees me off."

"It's cruel--"

Arthur shook his head. "I don't think so. You see, it's intimate: he's seeing me off, isn't he, even if he doesn't wish to."

"You forgive him too easily."

Arthur laughed. "If only it were a family trait. Goodbye, Sebastian. Tell Cassandra I'll bring her something back."

Despite himself, Sebastian chuckled. "Then I know you're coming back, because if you don't, I daresay she'd follow you to the Underworld for whatever you've promised her."

Arthur laughed brightly, pulling his brother into an embrace. "Call it insurance, then, brother. I'll be back before you know it."

[rubybloodhound]

KIRBY SHITPOSTING: THE SECOND (Now with alcohol)

[Pat one]

Necrodeus: I CAST UNDRUNK Morpho Knight: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Lady Adeliza: Alright, what do you guys want? Galaxia: Mcdonalds. Meta Knight: Mcdonalds Morpho Knight: Mcdonalds! Papi: Mcdonalds! Dark Meta Knight: MCDONALDS! Galacta Knight: MCDONALDS! All (Expect Adeliza): MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS! MCDONALDS! Lady Adeliza, sweating: Ok- The knights (And Papi): YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Animeta Knight: Who the hell is giving me pretty roc- IS THAT A FISH!?

Bandee: It's so sad Parasol died today.. Parasol Dee: STOP TELLING EVERYONE I'M DEAD! Bandee: Sometimes, I can still hear their voice...

Some GSA private: Question: why does the garbage disposal smell like rotting flesh? Sir Arthur: Counter question: Why are you looking through the garbage disposal? It handles itself pretty well

Magolor: Kirby! There's a pipebomb in your mailbox! Kirby: But I don't have a mailbox? Magolor: what Kirby, pulling out a banana with a pipebomb, a miniature version of Meta Knight, and Marx strapped to it: All I have is this banana...

Marx: First words? *Tire screeching sfx* Marx: Second words? *Car crashing sfx* Marx: Third words? *Heheheha clash royale sfx*

Marx: By the way, I'm dead Magolor: Your name is Dead?

Kirby: Is the sun edible?

Taranza: MY PC! MY PC!! MY PCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC TPOT intro

Sword: Hey, Sir? What's with this? ("This" being a dead fish at Sword's door) Meta Knight: Ah. Uhm. Uh. Uhhh.

Doctor Healmore: Finally. The gay potion

Adeleine: Why did I draw that? I'm an artist

Galacta Knight is just standing there Galaxia: Kiss him. Meta Knight: What? Galaxia: Kiss. Him. Meta Knight: Why- Galaxia: I know you would love to. Meta Knight: I would not Galaxia: I will control your body so you know how good kissing him feels Meta Knight: ....I'm not ga- Galaxia: YOUR BI

Sir Arthur: Sending hints to the universe so it sends hints to me on how to escape this time loop

Meta Knight: Finally.. My identity crisis is done... Alright that was fun, but now it's time for part 2, pronouns edition! Meta Knight: wait wut

Just after GK gets unsealed Meta Knight, internally: They didn't say the greatest warrior in the galaxy would be so hot..

Morpho Knight: Wait, what do you mean there's no it/it's in halcandran?

[coconut530]

Here’s two doodles (late night edition)

[fluffypotatey]

Yeah tbh, everything with Season 5 is ://///// Everyone and everything is so off and all they care about is arriving at Camlann and none of it feels authentic or earned to me. Like never mind the fact that this show was supposed to be a prequel to the legendary King Arthur days, everyone has these moments of acting so OOC just to push this weird unearned plot line. I have issues with Season 4 but I prefer to think the show ended with 4x13 and just ignore everything with Season 5 lol.

And about Gwen - nah it’s still a shit show I’ve been around since 2008 and this fandom has never talked about or treated her properly. They never will apparently but at least Angel doesn’t have to cop the vitriol directly to her face anymore.

yeah it really was just a push to DOTD and on one hand that finale has been the plan since s1 and i actually like DOTD because of past set-ups from previous seasons

however, all of it comes at a cost of some solid character building in s5

s4 ends with the sword in the stone legend and a (sort of) repeat “take back the castle” from s3’s finale that cements Arthur as King Arthur. so, i totally get your thoughts of “yeah, bbc merlin ends here for me” because it completes the build up to King Arthur and leaves the rest of his reign up to our interpretation

but then s5 comes around and where we are supposed to see how the Once and Future King’s reign’s been going, it sort of shows us that “yeah, sure, Arthur’s made some changes and allies but also not much has changed from s4 and magic is still presented as the evil antagonist and now we are one a faster countdown bc Camlann soooooooooo”

idk man :/ like i want to like s5 bc DOTD was so good (bc of how much had been built up all 5 seasons) but also i have so many “what if” scenarios that are for changing a lot of s5’s plot lmao

like the ending was inevitable and they could have still reached it without making those narrative choices for s5. in my humble opinion of course

[jonroxton]

Marguerite being the ultimate polyglot is hilarious because she’s a liar who hates people lol.

[burinazar]

((sifting thru old story and character concepts)) oh hey look three people who were close to one another and founded a kingdom together like they had dreamed of since their younger days and the charismatic leader one was more or less fine and another one was disturbed and saddened by the situation and the third shy sweet one ended up magically cloistered and supernaturally chained in a dark pit for eons and forgotten by the world