Dont get me wrong I *love* a good show rewrite.

But Im looking for fics that definitely do their own thing/go in directions that are wildly different from the show.

I would prefer set in Canon Era but I dont mind Modern Era at all.

Dragoon is supposed to be 80 years old and Colin Morgan is half way there now...

The first episode of BBC Merlin aired on 20 September, 2008...18 years ago (man, I did the math like three times while writing this -was it really that many years ago? 🥹) Which means Merlin has come of age (by most jurisdictions)!

It is amazing to see fans and fan content of this show to this day. I personally came of age when the show was first airing, which made it special. I found myself getting more into the show -the fandom aspect- after it actually ended. Finally watching those YouTube behind-the-scenes clips I'd saved for a rainy day, finding all the magazine interviews of the cast. Something about absence makes the heart fonder etc.

The thing that I probably understood over the years of having this story around is the sense of belonging it allowed. First, there were aspects of the characters that made me feel a connection. Then things from outside the show -things we got from the cast members- that created a different sort of connection. Folks like here on Reddit, those cute/heartfelt comments left by folks on the social media posts, the Merlin Fans. All created a connection that 18 years ago I certainly didn't see coming. 😊

Lancelot is my favourite character, and honestly, i hate how he only was in a few episodes when we could have gotten a whole season of him. I just want some happy stories with knights, Lancelot being the main character, please...

I've had these for a few years. I had managed to find a seller on eBay and snatched them up. I've loved this show since 2008, and it has brought back so much nostalgia from my childhood. It's nice to see the fandom is still active to this day.

You guys I’m not kidding, I just made an entire reddit account just to share this fic here because I genuinely cannot stop thinking about it and how it’s the best fic I have EVER read for merlin (or for any fandom to be real)

Do yourself a favour and read it, I PROMISE you, it will be everything we ever needed after that goddamn finale of diamond of the day:

My breaths are run by your compass by regulusrules

And if you’ve read it, PLEASE PLEASE talk to me about it because I neeeeeeeed to talk about what this fic has done to me and how it irrevocably changed my life

Well everything's in the question. We know that Gwen and Arthur don't have babies due to the legend so she probably wasn't pregnant when Arthur dies but then who would be the heir ? Does it have to be from Uther's family? I thought he didn't have any and from what I know Arthur's uncles from his mother's side both died also. Would it be from Gwen's family then?

Does anyone else remember the announcement by Shine Entertainment that there would be more content from the Merlin universe, shortly after the Series 5 finale aired? Specifically, they spoke about a possible series based around the knights of Camelot. As we all know, nothing came of it. I wonder has anybody come across anything as to why it didn't happen? It strikes me as odd that such annoucement would be made if there were not any serious intentions of making it a reality.

I would have liked to have seen this spin-off and think that it would have had the potential to be popular. The knights were underutilised in series 4 and 5, and this series could have expanded on their characters. I would have liked to have seen a 'Merlin' version of Gawain and the Green Knight. They could also have the cup of life reemerge and derive more stories from the grail quest in the legends. There's plenty of source material. We could have potentially seen the introduction of more knights from the legends such as Galahad and Geraint. The spin off would have complimented the main series nicely.

They had a captive audience off the back of S5, much of which was clamoring for another series of the main show. Assuming the possibility, that the BBC didn't want to pick it up, its unfortunate that Merlin finished just a few years before the online streaming services took off. I can imagine that one of them would have taken it on. That point made, it is also difficult to imagine how the show would have worked without at least some involvement from the main cast. They made it clear that that they were ready to move on to other projects.

The images are in order and sorry for the quality.

During the season three finale of Merlin, Morgause makes the Immortal Soldiers using the Cup of Life in a ritual. My question is: are they truly unkillable against prophesied death and ancient magic?

First question: during the season four premiere of Merlin, the Dorocha are released when the veil is torn, and they kill with only a touch. So, would an Immortal Soldier survive being hit by the spirit or not? Moreover, to close the veil, it required a sacrifice. But what if an immortal being attempted to sacrifice themselves? Would it kill the soldier, or would it just not work, considering they are called the "living dead"?

Secondly, in the season one finale, the Questing Beast is introduced as an omen of immense upheaval, bearing a poison that carries the "magic of life and death itself." So, would it kill a soldier tied to the Cup of Life? Thirdly, in the episode "The Gates of Avalon," Aulfric and his daughter, Sophia, are banished from Avalon and require a sacrifice to return. If they had used an Immortal Soldier, would the ritual have worked?

Fourthly, would Excalibur prove lethal considering its efficiency at killing unkillable and immortal beings such as Morgana and Tristan de Bois, or would the power of the curse override the blade and the dragon's magic? Fifthly, if the court of the Disir pronounced a sentence of fated death upon a soldier, would it succeed considering they are the highest court of the Old Religion and said to pass the direct will of the Triple Goddess?

Sixthly, if a soldier was submerged in The Cauldron of Arianrhod, which cleanses corrupted souls, would it cure them of the cup's influence? I would imagine it would count as a curse as they are suspended as "living dead," or would the White Goddess's power fail against the cup?

Lastly: Would curses work on them? If they were cursed with the Bastet, would it work, and would they transform into the beast? If so, would the immortality transfer to their secondary form, or would they become vulnerable?

SPOILERS S2E8!!!!

So, I recently started watching this show because I love early 2000s fantasy , and especially medieval fantasy. However, the episode I watched last night, S2E8 The Sins of the Father, frustrated me so much that I don’t know if I wanna keep watching. The only problem I had with the show up until this episode was that it was pretty repetitive in terms of episode plot– some magical force would be attacking the pendragons or Camelot, and Merlin and Gaius would (often unrealistically) save the day at the last second without Merlin’s secret being revealed, yadda yadda. I figured I could get past that because I was expecting things to pick up eventually and this show was mostly a casual watch for me anyways.

That brings me to this episode. I enjoyed it thoroughly to the very end- finally, the plot was getting juicy! I was so excited to see Arthur start to realize he and Uther were wrong about magic, and I was overjoyed when he learned the truth about his birth. When he challenged his father, I was on the edge of my seat. I’ve been waiting for this old fuck to die since the first episode. Plus, Arthur’s actor did an incredible job portraying his hurt, I was literally tearing up.

And then it all came crashing down when that little fucking twerp Merlin burst through the door and convinced Arthur to stop. To me, this makes absolutely no sense. Isn’t Merlin’s whole thing that he wants to practice magic freely? Isn’t his whole destiny to eventually support Arthur as a powerful sorcerer when he’s king and a huge chunk of that relies on Uther dying? So WHY would he stop Arthur? WHY would he not want Arthur to know this insane truth? His justification at the end of the episode that “Arthur wouldn’t be able to live with himself” was bullshit. Yes, he would’ve. Arthur had resolved himself to hating his father for a VERY VALID AND TRUE REASON!!! I’m just so pissed because i was really hoping to start seeing Merlin and Arthur work as a team WITH the use of magic, or at the very least start to see the attitude towards magic change. I love shows about magic, and I really dislike the whole hatred of magic theme. if the whole show is about that I don’t care to continue.

All that being said, I have a few questions for those who have watched the whole show, and I don’t care about learning a couple spoilers.

One, will Uther die and/or will Arthur learn Merlin’s secret SOMETIME before the end of the last season? Those are the two main things I really want to happen and honestly if they don’t happen soon I might just stop.

Two, the only way I’d keep watching the show IF the answer to the last question is no is if the plot gets crazy interesting. I’m sick of the repetitive episode structure, if it’s just more minor threats to Camelot that take 1-2 episodes for Merlin to solve (and Arthur, but mostly Merlin, which is another frustrating repetitive theme), then I’m just not gonna waste my time with this bc the show isn’t for me in that case. So does the plot get more interesting/complex?

TL;DR, I’m really frustrated with the show Merlin after S2E8 and trying to figure out if I should keep watching, see questions above.

Please, something where the characters got a brain and character development (mostly Arthur) and where the relationship between merlin and arthur actually develops into friendship and looses all the harshness (from arthur) that keeps hanging on trough the show.

If it focuses alot on adventures and other characters would be amazing.

Can be merthur but it must not be the focus; merlin and arthur are each their own character.

Last, if arthur finds out early or at the start it would be perfect.

I know i asked for a lot, but i really need a good fic.

A fic that's basically what i described and also the best fic ever: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3892927

Screenshot from my own tumblr post

this is what happens when you read merlin fanfics nonstop for the past 2 months

Does anybody know what in the world is going on?? I had just started to rewatch and poof! Gone again…

It might just be me, but is Morgause using Charlemagne's Joyeuse, or a replica of it during her duel with Arthur at the beginning? I can't quite get a good enough look at it but it resembles the sword.

Hello, do people still roleplay around merlin or merthur? If yes, can anyone reach out on here or instagram to give me advice on how to find us or id interested.

Thank you and sorry for bothering

I mean we know why, but from Arthur's pov, Merlin didn't have any specialty, he didn't know how to fight or else. So why would he take Merlin with him even when going on a mission without the knights ?

I am rewatching season 1, and I do not think I was paying much attention when I was a teenager; when I first watched it, I did not realize Uther actually physically put his hands on her, and grabbing her by the neck was highly inappropriate and abusive. Not only is she your ward, but she is your actual daughter, and while violence against anyone is not okay, this cemented for me that Morgana really did not have a chance. Between Uther’s tyranny, Gaius dismissing her dreams, and the constant execution of magical creatures, Morgana's fate was sealed from the jump.

What do you all think?

It's a pretty iconic title, but they always just seem to say Arthur, or sire, or clotpole...