{"id":8417,"date":"2014-12-05T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jennytrout.com\/?p=8417"},"modified":"2014-12-11T18:57:03","modified_gmt":"2014-12-11T23:57:03","slug":"merlin-club-s04e07-a-servant-of-two-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennytrout.com\/?p=8417","title":{"rendered":"Merlin Club S04E06 “A Servant Of Two Masters”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Merlin club is a weekly feature in which Jessica Jarman, Bronwyn Green, and myself gather at 8pm EST to watch an episode of the amazing BBC series\u00a0Merlin,\u00a0<\/em>starring Colin Morgan and literally nobody else I care about except Colin Morgan.<\/p>\n

Okay, I lie. A lot of other really cool people are in it, too.<\/p>\n

Anyway, we watch the show, we tweet to the hashtag #MerlinClub, and on Fridays we share our thoughts about the episode we watched earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

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So, here’s a quick rundown of episode seven:\u00a0<\/strong>Morgana captures Merlin and uses a creepy snake thing to turn him into a killing machine intent on murdering Arthur. Wacky mishaps ensue, and Morgana gets her ass thrown into a tree.<\/p>\n

If I had written this episode, I would have changed:\u00a0<\/strong>NOTHING. Not a damn thing. This episode is so perfect, they should rename it JENNY TROUT (I kid, I kid. Kinda). Maybe I would have changed how Gwen witnessed things happening, just because I feel like after this episode, she had to have known that Merlin was a sorcerer.<\/p>\n

The thing I loved most about this episode:<\/b>\u00a0The scene where Merlin straight up tells Leon that he’s going to kill Arthur, and Leon is all, “ha ha, classic Merlin.”<\/p>\n

The thing I hated most about this episode:\u00a0<\/strong>How bitchy Merlin was to everyone once he was being controlled by the hand snake. It seems like that would be a drawback in terms of how the spell works, because everyone would notice. Most of them did, except for Leon, whom I hate.<\/p>\n

The other thing that bugs me is that there was this potential for a witch fight that would have been amazing, but instead they just used their magic to get into a shoving match. I wish that overall we would get to see more magic in action, rather than just “Fwah! I throw you!”<\/p>\n

Something I never noticed before:\u00a0<\/strong>I’ve watched this one so many times, it’s impossible for me to notice something new.<\/p>\n

Favorite Costume:\u00a0<\/strong>I’m torn between thinking I already chose this one in a different episode, and thinking we’ve never seen it before. But since I used every available opportunity to nominate Uther wearing armor for this one, I’m going to go ahead and just re-use it. the belt is key.<\/p>\n

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Here is proof of some random headcanon I created:\u00a0<\/strong>I\u00a0am going to have to write some Morgana\/Merlin BDSM fic now, wherein Morgana is Merlin’s Domme.<\/p>\n

What object would Bronwyn steal from this episode?\u00a0<\/strong>This is another one where I’m not sure if I used it before, but I think she would take this screen:<\/p>\n

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And use it to section off a little corner around her desk, because she has to have her back to a wall to write.<\/p>\n

What Merthur moment did Jess have the naughtiest thoughts about?\u00a0<\/strong>Not necessarily naughty thoughts, but I’m sure she absolutely loves the part where Merlin is trying to kill Arthur with the crossbow, and later with the bath water.<\/p>\n

Check out Jessica Jarman’s take on the episode here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Check out Bronwyn Green’s take on the episode here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s it for this week. Join us next week for S04E08, “The Secret Sharer” Monday, \u00a08pm EST on the hashtag #MerlinClub.<\/a><\/p>\n

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