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⌈ Secret Post #780 ⌋

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[Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure]

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[ShakespeaRetold; The Taming of the Shrew]

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[Bones]

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[Torchwood]

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[Skins, Freddie]

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[resized]

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[Nintendo Power, Nester comic]

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[the lonely island, jorma/andy]

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[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]

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[Bill Hicks]

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[Dollhouse]

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[Dr. Horrible]

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[Merlin]

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[Pride and Prejudice]

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[Roger Bart]

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[Demon Knight]

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[Candy]

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[Dr. Who]

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[Rockers]

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[Soul Eater]

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[Scrap Heaven]

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[Avatar]

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[Erin Kelly, Loving Annabelle]

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[Joe Biden]

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[Bleach]

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133. Gwen is made of a thousand kinds of awesome, despite the fact that she did get shoved to the side a lot during S1, she still had shining moments (my particular favourite is when she tells Arthur off for not eating the food at Ealdor, but she did have quite a few). I have faith that we'll see more development of her in the next season (I'm hoping for more about both her and Morgana, but mostly Gwen because she got so many fewer storylines. Even the storyline about her father was basically about Morgana and Uther in the end), but really we can only hope (and write fic...).

As to the fandom, I haven't seen those pockets, but I've heard about them, and I'm hoping that if they continue to exist they stay small, because Merlin is a story that is hinged on ALL of the characters. In all of the myths and legends, the women have strong rolls and, even though the show is basically a cracktastic AU of the legends, the writers and creators are still using that source material, which means the women will have important roles to play as the story continues.

Merlin is very much an ensemble show, despite it's name, and just knowing that there's already starting to be exasperation with Gwen irks me, and if the pockets do get bigger all we can really do is ignore them as best we can. I just hope Gwen gets to be kick ass in the next season because she deserves it (and she most definitely does not deserve fandom hate).

Stick with the fandom and hope that the pockets get smart (and, if all else fails, there's always

gwenmorganabbc for all your Merlin Ladies needs).

157. If you get into the show because of Matt Smith you might find that you also enjoy the show itself, not just the pretty, and decide you want to watch older episodes. Even if you don't, what's it matter? As long as you enjoy the show.

133. Totally agreed! I haven't seen much Gwen-bashing myself; it's there but you have to be looking for it (or venture off-LJ).

I think Gwen IS developing as a character; she's not quite the same girl she was in the first episode, and she speaks her mind more. But it's so much quieter and more subtle and isn't shown as much as with the other three, and I hope that changes next season.

In any fandom where there's a big slash ship, the female characters tend to get shafted, unfortunately, but I think this fandom's been great so far. *crosses fingers that any Gwen-bashers stay in their corners*

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