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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-08-03 03:28 pm

[ SECRET POST #2405 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2405 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2013-08-04 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Merlin" had this really disturbing theme in which any magic-user who opposed the oppressive regime they lived under was automatically characterized as an evil psychopath, whilst Merlin was one of the "good guys" for ... er ... debasing himself for ten years as a mistreated servant who got absolutely nothing out of it?

All the "good" druids were pacifists who were presumably twiddling their thumbs in the forest just waiting for the prophesied Emrys to save them from being a persecuted minority (bad call - he never did) and the ones who actually got tired of waiting and tried to DO something about their situation fell into the "psychopath" category, even though the likes of Ruadan and Kara (KARAAAA!) actually had damn good reasons to fight Arthur's regime and were doing a lot more for their people than Merlin ever did.

Urgh, I hated these writers for their gross morality. They tried to cover in the end by having Merlin re-define his destiny not as bringing magic back to the land but as being nothing but Arthur's servant who was happy to serve the man who forced him to deny his abilities and live in secret for fear of being executed. Personally I'd rather die like Kara than live like Merlin. At least she had some fucking dignity.