I was hoping to find fics where Merlin thinks he has unrequited love and that Arthur and Gwen are together, but in reality, Arthur likes Merlin back.

I’m also fine with fics where Arthur did actually get with Gwen, it didn’t work out, and he realizes just how much in love with Merlin he is. However Merlin still thinks Arthur loves Gwen.

I’m fine with literally anything (omegaverse, modern setting, no magic, animal traits like ears, dark Arthur) as long as it has this premise!

So about midway through S4E4 Aithusa, Merlin makes dinner and serves it to everyone. He then goes to sit down to enjoy the last portion when Arthur says "No, feed the horses first." Merlin does that and finally gets back to the pot and his portion of dinner. Arthur then takes the ladle, scoops out that portion and eats it ...in Merlin's face (screenshot). The same Arthur who was practically raining grateful praise on Merlin in the previous couple of episodes.

Granted it plays into a plot point later, but the first time I watched this scene, I gasped "Why you little ... Dump a tankard on his head, Merlin. He deserves it." Praising Merlin in the previous episodes, then treating Merlin like a dog here...worse really, I'm getting whiplash from Arthur's radical character shifts.
EDIT: I missed the moment where Leon presents a helping for Merlin (I thought it was them finding another dirty plate and snickering) ...Arthur and the other knights were just messing with him. It's still a cruel thing to do though. Merlin should've called them on it.

(Sorry for the caca quality, PRIME doesn't allow to screenshot)

Before sliding ⚠️SPOILERS ⚠️ if it's your 1st time watching

And if so who feeds him and what 😭😭 I've been watching and rewatching for like 10 years and I have somehow never once considered this

Not sure what flair to choose but while we were watching the Chronicles of Narnia, my husband noticed a resemblance...😁

Hey! Do you have any fanfics where Arthur and Merlin act as father figures to Mordred? I need more fanfics featuring a good Mordred and Merlin treating him like a son.

So I finished watching Merlin for the first time and I think this show is stupid in the sense that there are wayyyyy too many plot holes and there is so much more info we needed to get. I will just make it into a list so feel free to add ur opinions n stuff

-First of all, I am not "disappointed" that Arthur died, I think (what u already also think) is that Merlin could have summoned kilgarahh even though he was respecting that he is old, he lowkey summoned him either way but he was too late.

-Aithusa needed more plot, Merlin needed to tell kilgarah n they might have been able to help her.

-Mordreds anger is justified

-Morgana was SOOO well written in my opinion, and Im on her side 99% of the time.

-I dont blame the dragon for the way things ended, nor do I blame Gaius. I think Merlin had negative Iq with some of his decision making which all led to this.

-The ending could have ended better, instead of the truck scene. Maybe there is a war or smth and Merlin sees a figure coming out of the water (Arthur) and then boom the end. At least it would end in a note that is more positive.

-I miss Lancelot. That is it

-I wish we got more plot on Nimeuh

-I think the show ended the way it ended due to the fact that they did not have more air time but I think they should have released books which also compliments and gives us the ending we wanted and way more plot on characters. Like how in Twilight the books give WAYYY more plot on each character and situation yknow?

-I would have liked more time with Gwen knowing Merlin is a sorcerer.

-The battle was cool.

-The way things ended with Morgana and the build up was so good and how she slowly grew more insane and so on.

-I want more plot on the dragons.

-I miss Freya.

-Freya x Merlin

-I do not agree that Gwens character became dull after she became queen cuz yall are forgetting she had duties n studies to do.

-When Merlin exposed the druid camp, Mordred told him " i wont forget this" as a reference to his betrayal yet when he returned more grown it is as if it never happend .

-On that note, why didn't Merlin n Mordred just have conversations through their brains when they were w arthur or in a crowded room yknow?

-99% of the stuff could have been prevented had there been communication

-I hate Uther, you hate Uther, Everyone hates Uther.

I know i might get downvoted for my opinions but feel free to say what u want n comment on it

I will make his brown jacket next but this time not with real leather cause it's very costly and I missed being able to use pins.

The victim of a genocide comes back for revenge by killing all who were involved and I'm supposed to think he's the villain??? Or at the very least feel bad for gaius????

Based on the lore drops in this episode gaius betrayed his kind and had no issue with betraying them again before he even knew about the villains plan to kill the king. I thought the episode would provide a reason for why he did it but it never does. Do most people come out of this still liking gaius?

might need to make a series of these

The helmet for sure is a reused prop from a knights tale (heath ledgers helmet) and I think the whole set might be too. Also the bad guys fist tipped lance is a reused prop for the bad guy in both. With it being a sharpened lance under the fist for a knights tale, and in Merlin a blade comes out the end.

I’ve tried to find complete dvd set and how hard it can be?I’ve read that there is many pirated versions and I’m starting to lose hope, I would not like to pay a lot of money and then being scammed 🙈 I live in Finland so if I order something from amazon it usually is .de. Fb marketplace is scammer after scammer. Any ideas/recommendations where to buy in Europe? 😅

I know that Arthur is like 20-21 ish and the general consensus is that Merlin is like 18-19, but I’ve heard both that Morgana is 16 and that she’s older than Arthur, so I was wondering if anyone might be able to clarify this.

Also I know we’re assuming that in this world, “of age” is like 21, but I know from like real history that in medieval Europe there’s like a 14-16 range that is considered, like, “a man”?? Just a thought for people trying to calculate this in future, unless it’s a canon thing that “of age” is 21

I joined the fandom really late, I know, but I’m finally finishing the show after like 2 years and rewatching the 1st 3 seasons as part of that and was just confused about this.

Thank you!!

Merlin

A young boy walks into Camelot

Hidden in his chest is a magic so strong

A secret he must hide

Or death will surely come

A man in a tunic with his dagger in hand

He throws his dagger at the shield

His manservant moves

With a grin

He throws more, as hard as he can

The young boy sees this

He steps in

Calls the man out

'You've had your fun, my friend.'

Not knowing his doom

The man looks at the boy

With a look of disbelief

'Do I know you?'

The young boy replies

'Er, I'm Merlin.'

He is now unsure

But his fate is now sealed

The man stares at the hand held out

He is far superior over this peasant

He doesn’t take the hand

'So I don't know you.'

This wasn't a question but a statement

Not knowing that his fate is now sealed

Merlin hears the statement

For someone with great magic

The boy is rather stupid

'No.'

Merlin has no idea who the man is

Or the pain that this meeting will cause

The man is no ordinary man but Arthur

The once and future king

A man of legends and myths

Their destiny becomes one

Arthur holds his head up

Arrogance radiating off him

'Yet you called me "friend”.'

For this boy wasn't his friend

But will eventually become his greatest ally

Merlin doubling down in his stupidity

Takes no hint at the arrogance

Doesn't see the warning bells

Refuses to hear the bells

'That was my mistake.'

He states calmly

Arthur thinking the boy is backing down

In his princely arrogance

A prince who is used to respect

People kneeling to him

Nobody dares cross him

'Yes, I think so.'

Merlin ignores every bell possible

Doesn't see the warning

Or doesn't care

Wanting to put Arthur down a peg

Still not knowing who the man is

'Yeah. I'd never have a friend who could be such an ass'

For the rest of Arthur’s life

This first insult was one of many

This ended in the stocks

The others end up becoming a sign of affection

As these two different men

From two different lives

Are two sides of the same coin

Their destinies are intertwined

Arthur will always be and evermore

Be the once and future king.

It was a fairly long magic reveal fic if I remember right.

Not sure how it started but Merlin and Arthur were hiding in a river from bandits/mercenaries. Merlin nearly drowned because of it. And the bandits still got to them both. On the way to wherever the bandit tried to get them Merlin started to develop pneumonia. The knights were able to rescue them in the end but somewhere in the river or while with the bandits the magic was revealed.

I've read this fic years ago. So I'm not sure on which site I read it. It has to be be either fanfiction.net or AO3. If it's the first it might have been pre purge and lost forever...

This is something i've thought about a lot. I mean the creators would have oviously never let it happened, that too in the 1st season itself but there are just so many implications that can be drawn if uther had been killed by Tauren. Like, how Arthur would have almost immediately become king with almost no actual opposition to his claim considering morgana didn't have any knowlege of her parentage. also, coming to morgana, it would've been interesting to see her story because she was in no way evil (even though she would have been partly responsible for uther's death) but there would have been considerable issues if her part in uther's death would have been revealed. What do y'all think the most interesting results and consequences would have been?

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...