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dont-let-me-eat-pears · 15 days

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i call bbc merlin a comfort show as if it weren’t frustrating and traumatizing on like ten different levels, didn’t kill off almost every single character, and didn’t have the most disappointing, devastating, unforgivable series finale i’ve ever seen.

#bbc merlin #merlin #the diamond of the day #5x13 #text: merlin #my text

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adhd-merlin · 1 year

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#what a totally normal thing to say!#about anyone #I'm still not over this quote and I don't think I'll ever be #not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing #merlin #merlin memes #merthur #the diamond of the day #1k

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khruschevshoe · 28 days

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There's just something very specific about homoerotic character-enveloping friendships from around 2010 where they're semi-aware that gay people exist but queerbaiting isn't quite a thing yet sp their relationship consumes the narrative and changes them both irrevocably forever and they end in tragedy but the ending is JUST open enough for the fic writers to wriggle into that just makes me go fucking FERAL

#yes this is about trobed and merthur #trobed #merthur #merlin emrys #merlin x arthur #troy x abed #abed nadir #troy barnes #arthur pendragon #geothermal escapism #the diamond of the day #these two ships fundamentally altered my brain chemistry #I'll just be doing something else and randomly think about them #i honest to god don't think they'd be as poweful without the tragedy #i want to read every fix it fic specifically because of the unfinished tragic nature of their endings #because of the ways these characters fundamentally alter each other's lives so they can't exist without each other #platonic romantic who cares it's queer baby #two sides of the same coin

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inalandofsadclowns · 1 year

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"Why did you never tell me?" was such a significant question from Arthur. It's saying "I am your friend, I would've wanted to know". It's implying Arthur haven't even considered that the law would be reason enough to keep Merlin from being honest about this. That Merlin was supposed to know Arthur would never execute him, no matter what he did. It's the grief of missing out on a crucial part of his best friend. Having lost all the days they could have spent together in Camelot, at the castle, in his chambers, on hunts, during battles, everything as before, except knowing everything. It's saying that whatever burdens Merlin had faced, Arthur would've wanted to help bearing them, but it's too late now. God. He just wanted to have him figured out.

#merthur #merlin #arthur pendragon #bbc merlin #the diamond of the day #enough you're going in the queue

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lesbianlefay · 11 months

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EPISODE 1x01: THE DRAGON'S CALL || EPISODE 5x13: THE DIAMOND OF THE DAY PART 2

#bbc merlin #bbcm #merlin #arthur pendragon #merthur #the diamond of the day #the dragon's call

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ughmerlin · 1 year

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10 YEARS OF THE MERLIN FINALE "The Diamond of the Day" ▸ 24.12.2012

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fixing-bad-posts · 4 months

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I am holding you so gently

#ask fbp #anon ask #merlin #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #the diamond of the day #merlin s5 #merlin finale

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luciacaecilia · 1 year

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Happy TENTH anniversary of BBC Merlin’s ending. In that time, not only has it remained a popular show, but it’s thriving. It outlasted the Queen of England. It remains in the top 100 for tumblr, and Alexander Vlahos still posts the yearly ‘I killed Arthur and Merthur is canon’ thing.

Y’all are like roaches in a nuclear blast.

EDIT: Vlahos does not post it yearly, and has since proven to hold some problematic views (x)

#saying y’all like i’m not one of you #how are you not dead?! i have no idea!#THE MERLIN FANDOM OUTLASTED THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND #what a christmas that was #bbc merlin #merthur #merlin x arthur #the diamond of the day #5x12 #5x13 #merlin #ren rambles #medieval

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blip-blip-blop · 19 days

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my boy's a pretty crier, but he’s such an awful liar

#merlin #merlin art #merlin bbc #merlin fanart #bbc merlin fanart #merthur #the diamond of the day #blip art

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echoesofcamelot · 7 months

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Hello, today I wanted to share with you my very own interpretation of this scene 👇 because it haunts me to this day.

The first thing we see after Kilgharrah says goodbye is the lake, and then Merlin slowly caressing Excalibur's pommel with longing.

Merlin is holding Arthur's sword. The sword Merlin made for him. The sword that made Arthur believe he could be king. The sword he has held so many times in so many battles. The pommel is still warm. Merlin is running his thumb over it, holding the ghost of Arthur's hand.

Oh, but this sword is more than Arthur's sword. It's a sword forged in a dragon's breath, the weapon that was able to kill Morgana. Possibly the only thing that could kill Merlin as well. Merlin is also holding a possibility. A key. He could use it. He could... He could follow Arthur once more.

Look at this terrible, terrible expression on his face as he looks at the blade. He's lost everything and he's got a way out at his fingertips. Literally.

And, for a moment, it almost looks like he is going to take it.

But Merlin wouldn't do that. Because if there really is a chance that Arthur will come back, then Merlin will be there for him. He will always choose Arthur.

So he decides to get rid of the sword. Because it's dangerous. It will always be a temptation.

And then.

Then this happens.

Look, I know it's supposed to be Freya. But, hell, no, it's not. I'm sure it's Arthur. I always assumed it was Arthur. It has to be. It's a very masculine forearm. And if you look closely at the shape of the fingernails you'll see that they look awfully similar to Arthur's.

This whole scene only makes sense to me if it's Arthur. So I'll always believe it's him, regardless of what the writers had planned. (After all, if you write, then you'll know that sometimes stories develop a mind of their own and find a way to tell themselves the way they are supposed to be, even if that goes againts the author's plans).

Because, look. Look at Merlin's reaction.

His features have lost all trace of hardness. There's sorrow, yes, and weariness. But there's also awe, and acceptace, and a new light in his eyes that almost seems like... hope?

That hand holding Excalibur is the proof that Arthur is really gone, and yet somehow he still exists. That hand holding Excalibur is Arthur's last goodbye, and a promise. I'm gone, Merlin, but I'm still here. And I will return to you some day.

It's right after this scene that we see Merlin finally saying goodbye to Arthur. He's seen he no longer inhabites his body, so he stops fighting, he stops denying. He accepts. He says goodbye. He lets go.

Arthur is gone, and Merlin is broken. He is saying goodbye to half of his soul. But he has seen Arthur's spirit, and he knows that a part of him is still alive. He knows for certain that his soul lives on.

And that is why I know Merlin will always have faith in Arthur's return. Because he knows that Arthur is truly there, somewhere in the lake of Avalon.

And, some day, he will return to Merlin.

#this scene gives me goosebumps #and makes me cry #and breaks me #and gives me hope #merlin #bbc merlin #merthur #the diamond of the day #merlin finale #merlin meta #merlin headcanons

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punkxcalibur · 4 months

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he deserved better :(

#I know it's Arthur day but mordred died too and I can't let y'all forget about that #bbc merlin #merlin #sir mordred #bbc mordred #my art #mordred #punkx draws #merlin fanart #merlin art #merlin bbc #bbc merlin fanart #the diamond of the day #traditional art

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sandinthepipes · 2 months

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I don't think it's fair that I have to sit here thinking about merlin being terrified for his life, feeling to powerless to do anything for the first time in his life, screaming and calling for Gwaine's help in the diamond of the day part 1, and you don't

#BBC Merlin #Merlin #Gwaine #the diamond of the day #Part 1

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adhd-merlin · 6 months

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did you ever really think about the merry-go-round of betrayal arthur went through during his last few days on earth? the sister he loved dearly attacks him with a whole army. his best mate ditches him in his hour of need. his former favourite knight meets him in battle and runs him through with a sword with zero hesitation. he wakes up and merlin's there?? and he barely has time to make sense of his surroundings before merlin says: "I have magic btw". then gaius comes to the rescue and arthur's like, "merlin is a sorcerer, wtf?! get me outta here", and gaius goes, "yeah, about that". that's years' worth of therapy packed in just a few hours

#and he had to process it all WHILE DYING #poor arthur. i love him actually.#honestly it was relentless #merlin #arthur pendragon #the diamond of the day #*

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sautedonions · 1 year

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Something to lighten the mood today

#bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merlin anniversary #merlin #the diamond of the day #merlin edit #merlin fanart #guinevere #morgana pendragon #arthur pendragon #uther pendragon #sir gwaine #gwaine #bbc gaius #gaius #agravaine #merlin season 5 #merlin finale

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inalandofsadclowns · 11 months

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Sometimes I think about how Merlin held Arthur's funeral all by himself. It was a king's funeral, after all. And the king was Camelot's dearly loved King Arthur. His funeral was suppoed to be a big, solemn, ceremonial occasion. In any other kingdom, it would mean the greatest dishonor, for a servant to grant this important role, the burial of the king, to himself. But not in King Arthur's Camelot. Because everyone who knew Merlin and Arthur, any citizen or knight who had seen them day after day around the castle, and any visiting noble who had cared to look, could tell it was different. Everyone who ever knew Arthur and Merlin thought to themselves that day, the king and his servant deserved this last moment together. They deserved to say goodbye.

#posting this again cause tumblr glitched the first time I did #and I'd just hate for all this angst to stay hidden #bbc merlin #merthur #merlin #arthur pendragon #the diamond of the day #merlin angst #merlin meta #enough you're going in the queue

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weaponizedducks · 3 months

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my love mine all mine by mitski is the most merthur from arthur's pov ever

#moon tell me if i could #send down my heart to you #SO WHEN I DIE WHICH I MUST DO #COULD IT SHINE DOWN HERE WITH YOU??#i've only gone and bloody done it again #i've made myself sad #mitski #my love mine all mine #merthur #merlin #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin emrys #arthur's death #the diamond of the day #blue rewatches merlin #blue analyses things

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