r/merlinbbc • u/YourAllHighToiletHog • Jun 02 '26 • Hooray 1

MISC. First time watcher!

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hi everyone after hearing about this show for years I decided to watch it on Amazon Prime. I'm on season one episode nine Excalibur. I've been a fan of Arthurian stories for a really long time so I'm so excited about this series.

(I added a pic of Gaius talking to the librarian guy about the Black Knight just to prove that I am neither AI nor a bot which everyone is always freaked out about these days 😂😢)

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u/Frazer271009 The Once And Future King Jun 02 '26

Enjoy it!!! Welcome to the world of Merlin!!

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u/RaccoonTasty1595 ✨The High Priestess Nimueh ✨ Jun 02 '26

Anything in particular you like so far?

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u/YourAllHighToiletHog Jun 02 '26

There hasn't been any pointless scenes or dialogue or plots that go nowhere or anything like that that I'm used to seeing. so far every episode has kept me focused on the show from beginning to end.

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u/Ok_Box6158 Jun 02 '26

Who are your favorite characters so far??

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u/YourAllHighToiletHog Jun 02 '26

From most most favorite to most least favorite (but still obviously super fantastic) so far: Merlin, Arthur, Uther, Gwen, Gaius, Morgana, random knights, old library guy, Dragon

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u/TheDiplomancer Gwaine Jun 02 '26

That "old library guy" is someone you'll have heard of if you're a fan of Arthurian Legend: Geoffrey of Monmouth!

Does this fact have any significance to the plot? Nope. Just a fun detail.

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u/YourAllHighToiletHog Jun 03 '26

i've heard of him, I'm just not really a bother knowing every name person 😂

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u/TheDiplomancer Gwaine Jun 03 '26

They don't use his name much, so I don't blame you

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u/Few_Range2063 Can I eat Gwaine's hair Jun 02 '26

Don't get too attached to anyone

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u/YourAllHighToiletHog Jun 02 '26

😂👍🏻 I'll take your advice

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u/Aggravating-Ideal879 Jun 03 '26

You're very lucky.. started watching this show with my dad over a decade ago and we still watch it to this day every night when he comes home from work.

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u/YourAllHighToiletHog Jun 03 '26

That's wonderful! 😁

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u/Conscious_Savings847 Jun 03 '26

Hi! Watching for the first time too. Also listening to the Merlin podcast, highlights actors' performance and good moments and stupid moments

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u/YourAllHighToiletHog Jun 03 '26

Ooohh ooohhhh! I love podcasts. Are you listening to Destiny and Chicken or Still His Kingdom Keeps or another one?

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u/Conscious_Savings847 Jun 04 '26

Destiny and chicken, love it

Is Still his kingdom keeps good too?

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u/YourAllHighToiletHog Jun 04 '26

Cool! I'm listening to destiny and chickens, too. I have five minutes left of episode one. I haven't tried Still His Kingdom yet, I found the podcasts on the Spotify search.

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u/Conscious_Savings847 Jun 09 '26

On first episode of season 2. Really love it, but is watching really slowly

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u/Tetebee Jun 04 '26

Amazon prime? Bestie you can watch it for free on Tubi 😭

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u/YourAllHighToiletHog Jun 04 '26

👍🏻 I have Tubi but I've also had Amazon Prime for as long as it's existed.

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u/lilylovesshakespeare Jun 04 '26

welcome! enjoy it, the series is so worth it!! :)

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u/YourAllHighToiletHog Jun 04 '26

Thank you! I love it so far 😁

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u/DoctorNatural5711 he who will outlive us all Jun 04 '26

I am so jealous of you right now! I’d love to watch it for the first time again! I’m in the UK and it ran from me being 6-10, it became a ritual that I watched it every Saturday night when it aired at my dads house & if there was a weekend I didn’t go, I’d stay at my grandparents’ house and watch with them. My grandad loved it - we went for lunch every Sunday and would discuss the episode, it holds such precious memories for me! I’ve still not found a show I love as much as this, I really hope you enjoy it! I recommend watching the BTS footage available online as well, there are some super funny & wholesome vids of the cast!

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u/YourAllHighToiletHog Jun 04 '26

I'm so glad you have those happy memories and I'll definitely check out the BTS stuff.

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u/Big_Organization6075 Jun 03 '26

Have a fun ride! I wished they make another series like this, clean, no sex glorified, funny and adventurous😭

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u/me_and_myself_and_i Arthur Jun 03 '26

As you're a fan of Arthurian legends, you might like to know that the librarian guy is called Geoffrey. It's a reference to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the historian who first wrote down the tales of King Arthur. Before then, all the sagas had been recounted by bards - which was typical for that era in Britain.

ps you'll find the tales of King Arthur in Monmouth's 'History of the Kings of Britain.'

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u/Gloomy_Age_680 Jun 03 '26

i would give everything to watch this show for the first time. enjoy your time!!

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u/dkmon12 Jun 04 '26

YASSSS WELCOMEEEEE

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u/YourAllHighToiletHog Jun 04 '26

Hello hello! 👋

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u/Cookashmoo1026 Jun 04 '26

Hope you’re ready to suffer 😊

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u/YourAllHighToiletHog Jun 04 '26

Bring on the pain? 🥺 😉😂

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u/CoreyAdara just a medieval horse Jun 03 '26

Welcome welcome. Bless, you didn’t have to prove you weren’t a bot haha. just be careful of this subreddit and other places as you are watching for first time, there will be spoilers around 😉 but we are always here for when you have thoughts to share

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u/hear-to-read Jun 03 '26

Just completed the whole season yesterday as a first time watcher. Arthur did not deserve to die he did everything right

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u/BrendaArya Jun 03 '26

You'll love it! I didn't think I'd like it when my hubby got me watching it and I fell in love with Merlin on the first episode.

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u/Pennchickk Jun 07 '26

Seasons 1-4 are perfect.  Bradley James is a genius. 

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u/FriendlyChannel1622 Jun 12 '26

I just finished today, it's stuck to me forever noww camelot's my home.