A Month of ‘Merlin’: The 50 things we love most about ‘Merlin’
December 24, 2012 •The 50 best things about Merlin. Where to end? Where to begin? We’ve given it our best shot – this article is a collaborative piece between Hypable staff members andTalks of Camelot podcast hosts Selina Wilken, Pamela Gocobachi, Jessica Chapman and Patricia Spence.
50. The unicorn
Because it wouldn’t be Merlin like we know and love it if there wasn’t an episode revolving around saving a great frickin’ unicorn. Merlin has a lot of scary villains, too, but every once in a while we get something as pure and innocent as this, which reminds us of the beauty and innocence of this story.49. Arthur doing romantic things for Gwen – with Merlin’s help
Mmm, chicken. But you know what, Arthur? As romantic as this gesture is, you best leave this stuff to Merlin. Oh wait, you did.
48. Inappropriate Arthur/Morgana flirting
You gotta love it when shocking developments in later seasons aren’t accounted for whenever a show first airs. In the case of Merlin, this meant a season of (in retrospect) very inappropriate Arthur/Morgana flirting worthy of Game of Thrones – and even more inappropriately, Uther was encouraging it!
47. “Clotpole” and other epic insults
One of the things we have always loved about Merlin are the snarky insults Merlin hurls at Arthur. Merlin is continually coming up with new, creative insults, but the one that will live down in infamy is when in a fit of exasperation Merlin calls his prince a “clotpole.” There’s also “dollop head,” “prat,” and many more!46. Merlin and Arthur ‘getting caught in a net’
Lost fans, this one is for you. Those writers know what they’re doing. We love these little moments between Merlin and Arthur, and clearly, the people involved with making the show love them, too!45. “You’re the Voice”
We’re fairly certain John Farnham never intended for his ’80s power ballad about having the courage to stand up and change the world to become THE anthem for Merlin fans everywhere but that is exactly what it has become. You can blame Colin and Bradley for that one, Mr. Farnham!
44. Merlin helping Arthur pull the sword from the stone
So what if this veers slightly from the legend? Not only was this one of Merlin‘s most epic moments of all time, but we’re also just suckers for a good bromance moment – and Merlin making Arthur believe he’s got it in him to be the great king we know he will be was just too precious for us not to include.43. Slow-mo sword fighting
Merlin wouldn’t be Merlin without its sword fights… but what’s even better is the slow-motion sword fights! We will gladly take any chance we get to see the knights show off their mad skills. Especially in later seasons, the post-production has kind of gone mad with this one, but we love it.42. Morgause’s creepy whispering
Remember Morgause? She was awesome, even if she did steal Morgana away from Gwen. And yes, we admit that her overly intense “sister” whispers got old really fast while series 3 was airing, but you’ve got to admit that looking back on it now, you kind of miss it, don’t you?
41. The gratuitous shirtlessness
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