You Fail Mythology Forever

[redbrunja]

Judging from fandom_secrets, there appears to be a segment of the Merlin fandom that is both

a.) disappointed

and

b.) surprised

that the show is going to make Guinevere/Arthur canon, instead of Merlin/Arthur.

....

To which I can only ask, were you dropped on the head as a child? Did you actually think the BBC was going to change the CORE of the Arthurian legend in order to fulfill your slash fantasies? Really now. I can understand being disappointed, but don't be dumb about it. You should know that the family-centric show is not going to change an epic, classic myth to be progressive. (Not saying I don't want gays on my child-friendly programming, but that particular set of homosexuals was never going to happen.)

Comments

[zuki-san.livejournal.com]

Clearly, they should should make a syndicated show about old mythology and folklore starring Gilgamesh and Enkidu, one of the oldest heroic nakama around. They fight for a day and a night and tear up an entire city before embracing eachother in a big manly Sumerian hug and becoming best buddies. The slash is all but canon. Ishtar as the crazy violent war/sex goddess that wants to take Enkidu away from his friend and into a sensual but ultimately destructive relationship is also canon.

Some people argue it goes downhill in the second season though, when Enkidu dies and Gilgamesh spends the first part utterly emo and destroyed, and the second part wandering to the ends of the earth alone and trying to discover how he can win back his friend from the underworld. On the other hand.

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

thiiiiiiiiis.

And I barely know anything about Gilgamesh GI-ROOOO-GAMESH *SHOT*

/lol hai random comment bumper~

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

See, that sounds like the kind of show I wouldn't watch.. but one from which it would be reasonable to expect slash.