The balance has been restored.

LET'S TALK ABOUT MERLIN. I've finally seen through the end!

( SPOILERY SPOILERS! )

I did NOT expect anything like that to come out of this show. I anticipated a frolicking, fun romp with two pretty gay boys wearing tunics and swinging swords and pulling each others' pigtails. Instead I get a story and a cast of characters that I find genuinely compelling. Awesome! I'm sad that there's a whole year until the next series, but I am glad it will return. I think that with time they will be able to truly hone what they have here. It's definitely got some rough edges, but I think they landed gold with Bradley James and Angel Coulby and Anthony Head and Richard Wilson, and Colin Morgan and Katie McGrath have great potential when they're given the right material, and the legend itself has so much to play with. Hurrah for Merlin! That was a great ride :)

Wow, that got really long! Someone come squee with me, and then point me to the fic! :D