If livejournal were a living breathing creature I could quite happilly murder it. Late last night I attempted to pist a reply to this; it did not work. So here I go again:
It's funny to see criticism of the show that amounts to, "They act like teenagers!" Gee, isn't that the point? The best example so far is the scene where Merlin outs himself to Uther's court. "Why didn't he show his magic?" people complain. Because he's a kid! He's a teenage boy who impulsively does something major league stupid, realizes halfway through that he's in big trouble and shuts up, lets someone else talk him out of trouble, and as soon as the danger is over and his stress levels go down he gets angry and insults his rescuer. That is textbook teenage behavior.
As a resident teenager I wholeheartedly concur. I've been in more - what I like to call - "Spade, let me introduce you to this hole I've been digging." moments than I care to remember. I'll need to rewatch, but if about halfway through there's even a twitch on Merlin's face, that's exactly what has happened.
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It's funny to see criticism of the show that amounts to, "They act like teenagers!" Gee, isn't that the point? The best example so far is the scene where Merlin outs himself to Uther's court. "Why didn't he show his magic?" people complain. Because he's a kid! He's a teenage boy who impulsively does something major league stupid, realizes halfway through that he's in big trouble and shuts up, lets someone else talk him out of trouble, and as soon as the danger is over and his stress levels go down he gets angry and insults his rescuer. That is textbook teenage behavior.
As a resident teenager I wholeheartedly concur. I've been in more - what I like to call - "Spade, let me introduce you to this hole I've been digging." moments than I care to remember. I'll need to rewatch, but if about halfway through there's even a twitch on Merlin's face, that's exactly what has happened.
I had more to say, but it's gone =(
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