я и не сомневалась, что Арлин в итоге окажется каноном, всё к этому шло...

[MaryIQ]

The finale was “a love story between two men”

Merlin and Arthur’s friendship has obviously been one of the driving forces of the series, and the perceived ambiguity of their relationship has been a main focus for the fandom. In this commentary, Murphy and McGrath share some really interesting thoughts (and some very funny jokes) about the pair of them, and while a lot of what they say is definitely not meant to be taken seriously, we did find some of their comments worth pointing out.

Most notably, the showrunner confirms that Merlin and Arthur did indeed grow to love each other by the end of the series, calling it a “pure” love. “We did, very genuinely, think of the episode as a love story between two men. Which is what I think it is, jokes and innuendo aside,” he says. McGrath adds that, “you can’t deny that Merlin and Arthur do love each other, you know? In whatever love way you want to think, there is no denying.”

Their jokes in the commentary largely revolve around the idea that magic (and the magic reveal) is a metaphor for homosexuality – an idea which Merlin fans have been throwing around for years, and we were therefore surprised to hear the way in which McGrath and Murphy address it. Murphy says things like, “on no level is magic metaphorical in this show,” to which McGrath will respond, “it’s funny, I don’t actually feel like you’re being sincere.” This leaves us to wonder to what extent they were, in fact, making these metaphors on a more conscious level than perhaps the average viewer (who wasn’t necessarily looking for the subtext) might have assumed.

Murphy points to the moment where Arthur finally dies as what the entire series has been building towards. At the “just hold me,” Murphy justifies to a shocked McGrath that, “well, he’s dying, the man he loves is dying, so he’s holding him.”

“I think you maybe just confirmed what a lot of people thought,” McGrath says at the end of the commentary. “And I’m glad that Julian could do it, because he’s probably the only one who could have gotten away with that commentary.”

We also want to point to a hilarious line by Murphy, even if it is said in joke (when Arthur passes his seal to Gaius), “That’s the last vestige of his heterosexu– I mean sorry, that’s the last vestige of his marriage.” Well, now that the show is over, we guess they can finally make jokes like this, right?

- Merlin 5 Season Box Set Documentary

@темы: цитаты, сериалы, ОТП, Merlin

Comments

[Mati Soliver]

[MaryIQ]

Mati Soliver, спасибо создателям хотя бы за то, что признали очевидное

[Fey_xo]

MaryIQ, я у тебя заберу.... *плачет*

[J.Jey Will]

Ну конечно, сделав такой кошмарный последний сезон, теперь пытаются хоть как-то загладить свою вину.

[MaryIQ]

LaFeeMechante, ыыыыыы

J.Jey Will, ну, хоть что-то, я уже смирилась и у меня в голове Арфа всё равно жив!

[478133]

а можно перевод?

апчемтам?

[MaryIQ]

товарищ финсток, у меня нет перевода, но может кто-то на соо перевёл уже.
тут в общем и целом смысл в том, что создатели шоу признали, что они искренне считают последний эпизод историей любви между двумя мужчинами, и что это уже на полном серьёзне и невозможно отрицать))))

[478133]

MaryIQ,
СВЯТОЙБОЖЕ!

Я ЗНАЛА
я знала.

[MaryIQ]

товарищ финсток, вово вчера фэндом просто орал с этого. что-то многие мои ОТП становятся каноном, подозрительно

[478133]

MaryIQ, я тоже так хочу.
а то у меня то умирают, то вообще друг с другом незнакомы, а то и вовсе умирают, так и не познакомившись.

[MaryIQ]

товарищ финсток, ну, умирают уже в любом случае