Merlin S1
Added 2023-10-08 22:09:52 +0000 UTC1x05: Lancelot (unavailable)
1x06: A Remedy to Cure All Ills
1x08: The Beginning of the End
This show did NOT have grow this quickly into being this good (or this gay).
*Episode 1x05 was, in a deeply unfortunate turn of events, not recorded. It was just one of those things, and I have now learned that hitting the Stream button--located right next to the Record button--looks almost exactly like what happens when you press Record. I can't *believe* it had to happen for the introduction of Lancelot, but at least the lovely people watching the stream got to experience it along with me.
*Episodes available on the Google Drive for those who have trouble with WeTransfer
Comments
I grew up watching Merlin and I remember 6-7 year old me saying Merlin and Arthur had a 'special friendship'. Now I've grown up and rewatched it, I can see that what they had it for sure more than just friendship. I'm sure if the show aired today, they would be the endgame couple and we'd be sobbing even more in the finale
Joanna -_-
2025-04-10 11:37:32 +0000 UTCJust finished s1, it was such a great journey! I feel that Gaius is a very flawed character so younger people tend to not understand him so they either dislike him on sight or they just reduce him to fun lil dad that Merlin drives crazy. When I rewatched this series as an adult I understood his character way better and despite not agreeing with some of his decisions, I thought they were understandable under the circumstances he lived. It's also interesting that I rewatched the series after coming to terms with my sexuality so the queer reading was another layer added on top. Now I see in Gaius the equivalent of a queer elder, son of his time and experience, who gives good and bad, self-preservation-driven advice based on that to the younger queer person who comes into the world with a new perspective in a world that's changing.
Ruuna
2024-03-23 14:12:10 +0000 UTCThere are now two shows I know of that are queer coded and include a great dragon. This, and Hannibal
Bash Boi
2023-12-24 00:34:11 +0000 UTCStill on episode 1 and the fact that I can somehow still remember exactly when the ad breaks happened while it aired on TV is vaguely embarrassing.
Jeanet Henning
2023-11-14 18:09:57 +0000 UTCThe happiness I feel rewatching this with you for the first time in ten years. I started watching it from the first ep of season 1 cause the ads for it had made me so excited that my 17 year old self wrote a 100k fanfic about it :-p
Jeanet Henning
2023-11-14 17:48:39 +0000 UTCI honestly didn't care for this show the first time I tried watching it. I'm not sure if my taste has changed or it's just watching it with someone else but I'm really enjoying it this time around.
CocoPop
2023-10-23 04:20:15 +0000 UTCThank you for doing these! Sorry, Episodes 6-10 aren't in the Google drive, are they still going to be put there?
Kay
2023-10-22 20:30:33 +0000 UTCAw man, I'm so sorry about what happened with OBS. It's a great program but not without flaws - that's for sure! I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you keeping your calm and carrying on with filming 1x06. It was a great reaction. ☺️♥️
Maggie
2023-10-21 16:02:54 +0000 UTCI would love to get the discord versions but in my country it´s about 4:30 in the morning.
Anais Winter
2023-10-19 05:26:05 +0000 UTCA man torn between 3, Merlin, Arthur and Gwen. Funnily enough, it's Merlin he's most loyal to. Ahem.
iamafanfictionfreak
2023-10-18 11:11:54 +0000 UTCSad I missed the Lancelot episode but I'm going to try to be at the stream tonight.
Ao
2023-10-17 23:40:06 +0000 UTCThe reaction to Lancelot was just too powerful, the timeline couldn't handle it (I laughed when I saw "Lancelot (unavailable)" because yes he is, in many ways 😂)
Skelly
2023-10-17 16:55:24 +0000 UTCAs the second middle child of four siblings, I think this was the very first live action show I got into completely on my own and would watch every week as it was airing. Such good memories. That said, that was at a point where I was still in a homophobic environment and was just starting to figure out my own queer identity, so I'm super excited to watch it again with everybody here with a more aware lens for what really drew me into this show so much back then! ❤️❤️❤️ I also never finished watching the series finale because I didn't want it to end lol. So maybe I'll find the courage to finally finish it on this watch. 😂
Anghel
2023-10-16 04:56:18 +0000 UTCThe executive producer was WHO?!!?!?! I wonder what her role in each show specifically was, 'cause an EP's responsibilities can vary. $10 says she was somewhere on the creative side though.
Brittany Diamond
2023-10-16 04:54:36 +0000 UTCOooo I had no idea about Benjamin! Sounds perfect for a Sweepstakes entry. <3
Brittany Diamond
2023-10-16 04:52:39 +0000 UTCSo, from memory, there was about five writers for this show. But the exec producer was Julie Gardner who worked on Torchwood and Doctor Who 😁. I am just catching up on the episodes now and wanted to say this, when you were talking about the showrunners
Kelly
2023-10-13 10:58:26 +0000 UTCThe amount of smiling and giggling and flailing around that I did watching this... Half at the show, and half at your reactions, because SAME. In my mind I remembered Merlin as an amazing show and obviously amazing ship, and yet something in my mind was like "well ok everyone ships them but like, it's a 2010s show, it wasn't that gay was it, it's just what fandom does." No, it really WAS that gay, and MORE I really don't get how anyone working on that show didn't take a moment to go "huh." Like HOW. By the way, have you seen Benjamin? Indie queer rom-com-drama ish movie, with Colin Morgan. If not, I need to start entering it into sweepstakes, I feel like you would love it!!
Skelly
2023-10-11 10:41:20 +0000 UTCok so for ep 4, im laughing a little cuz you had your eyes closed and missed gwen kissing merlin in relief. but about the fic: its gonna be a little tricky to find the specific thing youre looking for. best bet is magic reveal fic where merlin actually tells arthur cuz most authors use one of two spells for merlin to use to show arthur. and one of the things is the glowing sphere of light. the other is a spoiler at this point but i think it shows up for the first time in 1x10. the other option is just looking up the episode tag.
Jessica Ley
2023-10-11 07:46:22 +0000 UTCOh my gosh! I've seen Merlin and Doctor Who (Russel T. Davies era) many maaany times and I never realised that was the same actress as the bus special! Crazy!!
Maggie
2023-10-11 04:43:55 +0000 UTCI've never seen Merlin and never really planned to (I heard a lot about it and knew it was one of the top gay ships so I'm not sure why not) but I love your reactions so now I'm watching it for the first time with you. And of course, I am now mildly invested. I suspect I will be invested even deeper soon. BTW I am currently keeping a tally of the number of times Merlin saves Arthur's life and vice versa LMAO
Sizzlemaster
2023-10-11 01:29:28 +0000 UTCOMG MERLIN IS AMAZING SO GLAD YOU ARE WATCHING IT!!!
Kayleigh McRae
2023-10-10 19:30:23 +0000 UTCI've tried rewatching this series several times over the years and never managed it, but I guess I've got a great incentive this time!
Thea
2023-10-10 17:59:56 +0000 UTCHard same
Thea
2023-10-10 17:58:33 +0000 UTCAsdfghjkl I keep forgetting how absolutely gorgeous Katie McGrath was in this. (Be still my queer little heart.)
Ninni
2023-10-10 16:32:49 +0000 UTCWhen I watched Merlin a while ago, I always thought the two main guys had more chemistry with each other than they did with their love interests lmao
Ezekiel
2023-10-10 15:06:32 +0000 UTCLol how on earth did I miss that punchline
Brittany Diamond
2023-10-10 05:29:33 +0000 UTCIn ep 2 when the dragon spoke in riddles with merlin (the half can't hate what makes it whole) ect. merlin then asked for a straight answer. My thought was merlin you can't get a straight answer to gay riddles
Happygas_95
2023-10-10 04:46:03 +0000 UTCmerlin is soooo goooood!!!! i'm so happy you're starting it! i hope you like it just as much as when you first saw it! Also i think maybe gaius rubbed you the wrong way cause he can be a little stuck in his ways sometimes and very careful about magic and essentially tells merlin to suppress himself. On first watch this can be read as very closed minded. But i think he's just very cautious. I love him!
Dotty
2023-10-10 04:18:59 +0000 UTCI have missed Merlin so much. Merlin and Arthur is in my top 5 ships. Looking forward to rewatch the show with you 😄
Marie Nielsen
2023-10-09 11:12:13 +0000 UTCmerlin oh my godddd <333
galaxieskz
2023-10-09 10:32:42 +0000 UTCI'm so excited!! <3
Mari-Emm
2023-10-09 06:23:07 +0000 UTCGod it’s been SO long since I last saw this!
Stephanie Carroll
2023-10-09 06:07:47 +0000 UTCgo to her pinned welcome post, it’s in there!
des williams
2023-10-08 23:42:42 +0000 UTCWhere’s the google drive link?
Jacob Bess
2023-10-08 23:10:30 +0000 UTCI was spoiled about the end, so I've been waiting for years for a reason to finish this series. Seems like it's here! So excited to watch it with you!
blueturnips
2023-10-08 22:34:57 +0000 UTCIt´s so nostalgic to watch this with you! Can´t wait for the next stream
Beny
2023-10-08 22:21:22 +0000 UTC
