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nightfox ([personal profile] nightfox) wrote2012-04-17 03:33 am

I just had the most horrible thought!

Something someone wrote in a video summary brought a thought to my head that made me sick to my stomach. (Well, I already was sick to my stomach, have been all day, this just made it worse.)

When interviewed, the J's have kind of blown off the magical reveal. That irritated quite a few of us fans. They've also now revealed that they are going to do a pretty big jump in time between Series/Season 4 and 5 (if Mordred's apparent age is any indication it's going to be a hell of a leap forward).

What if those muthafucka's do the magical reveal off-screen sometime in the years between Season 4 & 5? What if we NEVER get to see it at all?

*screeches and tears out a few handfuls of hair just thinking about it*

They CAN'T do that to us...can they?

Not a nice thought at 3:30am.

[identity profile] ravyn-ashling.livejournal.com 2012-04-17 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
i sure hope not. i need my magic reveal angst, man.

[identity profile] k-nightfox.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
Me too, it was a terrible thought to have. I kinda couldn't sleep for a while after that...despite all the drugs!

[identity profile] lambbaby.livejournal.com 2012-04-17 09:31 am (UTC)(link)
I've had that same thought. And it sucks and I hope so hard that it doesn't happen cause we all know the reveal is going to be messy and angsty and I need to see it.

[identity profile] k-nightfox.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 09:25 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, they MUST do this on screen or I might just wind up breaking my television and staging an invasion of England to find the writers and torture them in nasty ways!

[identity profile] asya-ana.livejournal.com 2012-04-17 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
Nope nope nope. I definitely do NOT trust the writers but I will lose my last hold on sanity if this were to happen. I honestly don't think it will-- they will save it until the bitter end. The reason they've held out this long is because they think this premise is still "working" and they are exploiting the heck out of it. Merlin is not a drama but an episodic tv show and we demanding fangirls are not necessarily their target audience. That's just my take.

That said, I'm not betting the reveal will be the way I want it to be :(

[identity profile] k-nightfox.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
I am pretty sure if we even get a reveal it won't be what we want. On the other hand, they did do us slash-lovers the courtesy of skipping the wedding! How badly disappointed must the Arwen folk have been?

That said, I put nothing past these writers anymore.

[identity profile] tambear13.livejournal.com 2012-04-17 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
I know!!! I had that thought too!!!!! They wont, they cant, can they?? they wouldn't be that mean... would they?

[identity profile] k-nightfox.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 09:29 am (UTC)(link)
God, I hope not! I keep telling myself that they won't do that to us...they won't...they can't! (I do believe in spooks, I do believe in spooks, I do believe in spooks...)

PS If you don't get the reference, let me know ;-)

[identity profile] doubleholmes.livejournal.com 2012-04-17 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Not sure what you were going on about, but that does sound like a scary thought.



And also, did you had a look at my two recent entries? Just thought you might wanna have a look is all.

[identity profile] k-nightfox.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 09:31 am (UTC)(link)
Was talking about the show Merlin. Haven't had the chance to read hardly anyone's journals lately. Too busy writing for the Big Bang or too busy being sick and sleeping for huge blocks of time.

Will try to do so in the near future!

[identity profile] doubleholmes.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
understood

[identity profile] lolafeist.livejournal.com 2012-04-17 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think they'll do that!

[identity profile] k-nightfox.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 09:33 am (UTC)(link)
Please tell me that again, Lola. I'm scared!

[identity profile] alba17.livejournal.com 2012-04-17 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
That would be awful. But I get the feeling they're really against a magic reveal, at least until the end. *hands you peppermint tea for tummy* OTOH, I'd be curious how they'd handle Arthur's feelings about Merlin's magic after a reveal. Would he let Merlin use it to help him? Would he be ordering Merlin about and yelling at him for not using it when Arthur thought he should?

[identity profile] k-nightfox.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 09:36 am (UTC)(link)
Been sippin on my peppermint or mixed mint&green tea. It does help but it doesn't all go away :(

I'd so love to see an Arthur who knows about the magic for those same reasons! After a bit of angst of course, I mean, it's now been 6 or so years Merlin's been keeping this secret? That's gotta at least hurt Arthur even if it doesn't send him into a towering rage.

[identity profile] alba17.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
This show is so ridiculous. As if Arthur could really be that ignorant about powerful magic being used all around him constantly. *grumps and drinks more coffee*

Ugh - is stomach upset a side effect of your meds?

[identity profile] k-nightfox.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, the narcotics make me pretty sick. I always take them with food but they still wind up making my tummy very sensitive. Just one of the reasons I hate them. I need them right now but I still hate them.

And you are so right about the show. I mean, they really don't paint Arthur in a very good light as far as brains go. Heart, courage, faithfulness, martial skill, compassion (these days), yes he has all of these but they have kind of gone with the dumb blond stereotype (which drives me nuts cuz I am blond by nature). I mean, yes, Merlin is supposed to be the real hero of the show (thus it's called the Adventures of Merlin) but really, do they have to make Arthur so dense?
slightlytookish: John and Gale looking at each other against a blue background (Merlin: Lancelot - Sword)

[personal profile] slightlytookish 2012-04-17 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think it'll happen but then I never thought they'd stomp all over Lancelot's character so what do I know? :P

I'm still crossing my fingers for an early reveal so we can have a bunch of episodes dealing with the fall-out. I want all the angst to happen onscreen!

[identity profile] k-nightfox.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 09:38 am (UTC)(link)
I'm still crossing my fingers for an early reveal so we can have a bunch of episodes dealing with the fall-out. I want all the angst to happen onscreen!

I'm crossing my fingers for that and for them to find a way to permanently bring Lancelot back from the dead...I want him back!! *wails*

[identity profile] fuckyeah.livejournal.com 2012-04-17 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I will burn and pillage a small village if they have a magic reveal off-screen or never have one at all. :|

I'm a little miffed about the apparent huge time leap, but on the other hand, I think if Merlin revealed his magic so close after Arthur being betrayed by everyone else near to him - Morgana, Agravaine, Gwen (even though that wasn't her fault) - I don't think Arthur would react so well and act rashly before thinking it through. But then again, the longer it drags out, I think there's going to be more hurt feelings when it is revealed.

[identity profile] jissai1988.livejournal.com 2012-04-18 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I shall join you in your pillaging!

[identity profile] fuckyeah.livejournal.com 2012-04-18 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome, we'll stock up on pitchforks now, yes?

[identity profile] jissai1988.livejournal.com 2012-04-18 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
*arms himself with pitchfork*

Ready when you are!

I hope they don't do that. At least not so soon!

[identity profile] k-nightfox.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
I shall join you both in the burning and pillaging...I shall begin to sharpen my pitchfork in preparation...


I want that angsty reveal, damn it! We've earned it!

[identity profile] k-nightfox.livejournal.com 2012-04-19 09:42 am (UTC)(link)
Those mean muthafuckas totally could do it. You know they could. *sniffs* And people think we're mean to Merlin!