I feel quite cheated of the tragedy and drama, to be honest
Me too. If a show never really shows any potential to be more than barely average, that`s one thing but the cheesiness and kid-friendly writing aside, this one could have worked on a whole different level as well. The set-up of Season 1 and the character dynamics showed so much promise. Some years back I read it described somewhere as "charismatic jock and sarcastic bookworm come together and change the world". Yet they threw it all away.
. I WANTED to hurt during the finale, to be reduced to tears
And it wouldn`t have even been totally without hope. The legend itself has an almost concilliatory ending. Arthur may be dead and Camelot fallen but a redeemed Morgana brings him to Avalon and there is a destiny that awaits them all still. They even introduced that into the show. But at this point it`s so pointless.
but at this point, I care less for Arthur and Merlin than I ever have. Thanks to the crap writing, and the way they demolished the characters and their relationship this season.
It started out okay enough but over the last four episodes, they have turned a sledgehammer on the relationship.
This might actually be the one and only show in the history of television where viewers would welcome a "Bobby comes out of the shower" twist a la Dallas and have a complete do-over. The cast is charming and the production crew ain`t doing a bad job either. The only thing that needed to go is the producers. They have so get some good writers and start fresh.
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Date: 2012-12-02 01:56 pm (UTC)Me too. If a show never really shows any potential to be more than barely average, that`s one thing but the cheesiness and kid-friendly writing aside, this one could have worked on a whole different level as well. The set-up of Season 1 and the character dynamics showed so much promise. Some years back I read it described somewhere as "charismatic jock and sarcastic bookworm come together and change the world". Yet they threw it all away.
. I WANTED to hurt during the finale, to be reduced to tears
And it wouldn`t have even been totally without hope. The legend itself has an almost concilliatory ending. Arthur may be dead and Camelot fallen but a redeemed Morgana brings him to Avalon and there is a destiny that awaits them all still. They even introduced that into the show. But at this point it`s so pointless.
but at this point, I care less for Arthur and Merlin than I ever have. Thanks to the crap writing, and the way they demolished the characters and their relationship this season.
It started out okay enough but over the last four episodes, they have turned a sledgehammer on the relationship.
This might actually be the one and only show in the history of television where viewers would welcome a "Bobby comes out of the shower" twist a la Dallas and have a complete do-over. The cast is charming and the production crew ain`t doing a bad job either. The only thing that needed to go is the producers. They have so get some good writers and start fresh.