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** [[{{Rome}} Pompey]] moonlights as a Sidhe.
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** Merlin trying to pull a [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight "I Know You're In There Somewhere" Fight]] on [[spoiler:Morgana]] in 3x02. [[spoiler:It doesn't work]], but you could tell for a second, she wanted to believe him.
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** Cenred is first mentioned in 1x10. [[spoiler:Guess who appears in ''3x01''.]]
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Sir Leon. [[spoiler: He did not die by dragonfire. [[HesJustHiding He lives.]] He's just... checking the horses or something... ]]
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* JustFriends: Merlin was teased with Gwen by Morgana in 1x03 and Lancelot in 1x05 because of Gwen's obvious crush on him and Merlin's semi-obliviousness to it. When Merlin secretly helps Morgana in 2x03 [[spoiler:when she discovers that she is a seer]], Arthur is under the belief that Merlin is in love with Morgana and warns him Uther would have his head for it.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Morgana, so much, in the third season.
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* [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight "I Know You're In There Somewhere" Fight]]: Merlin tries this on [[spoiler:Morgana]] in 3x02. It [[spoiler:It doesn't work.]]
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Merlin, at the start of the series.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Merlin, at the start of the series. series.
* [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight "I Know You're In There Somewhere" Fight]]: Merlin tries this on [[spoiler:Morgana]] in 3x02. It doesn't work.
* [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight "I Know You're In There Somewhere" Fight]]: Merlin tries this on [[spoiler:Morgana]] in 3x02. It doesn't work.
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** All of the 2009 Children in Need special, particularly Uther. No, you didn't read that wrong.
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** All of the ''[[ADayAtTheBizarro 2009 Children in Need special, special]]'', particularly Uther. Uther. No, you didn't read that wrong.
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* BadassLongcoat: Arthur's got a brown one.
** If I remember correctly, Uther has one, too.
** If I remember correctly, Uther has one, too.
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* BadassLongcoat: Arthur's got a brown one.
** If I remember correctly,one. Uther has one, too.
** If I remember correctly,
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* BrickJoke - the Sidhe staff Merlin takes from Sophia in ''The Gates of Avalon'', which he uses again in ''To Kill the King''.
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* BrickJoke - BrickJoke: the Sidhe staff Merlin takes from Sophia in ''The Gates of Avalon'', which he uses again in ''To Kill the King''.
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** [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart: Morgana to Merlin. Lampshaded by The Great Dragon:]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Great Dragon:''' She is the darkness to your light, the hatred to your love.]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Merlin.
** He can be excused for it though since most of the people he is trying to save will soon be burnt at a stake.
** [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart: Morgana to Merlin. Lampshaded by The Great Dragon:]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Great Dragon:''' She is the darkness to your light, the hatred to your love.]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Merlin.
** He can be excused for it though since most of the people he is trying to save will soon be burnt at a stake.
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* CrowningMomentofAwesome:CrowningMomentOfAwesome:
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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Merlin.
** He can be excused for it though since most of the people he is trying to save will soon be burnt at a stake.
** He can be excused for it though since most of the people he is trying to save will soon be burnt at a stake.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: Morgana seems to be heading this way.
** Or not, if the Season 3 trailer is anything to go by.
** Or not, if the Season 3 trailer is anything to go by.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: Morgana seems to be heading this way.
** Or not, ifway [[spoiler: [[AvertedTrope and then heads all the Season 3 trailer is anything to go by.way back.]]]]
** Or not, if
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-->[[spoiler:'''The Great Dragon:''' She is the darkness to your light, the hatred to your love.]]
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* FollowTheLeader: although [[YourMileageMayVary Your Mileage May Vary]] as to whether it constitutes a case of TheyCopiedItSoItSucks or cloning gold, but it's pretty hard to avoid noticing that the show is essentially [[RecycledPremise repurposing the premise]] of ''{{Smallville}}'' for the Arthurian mythos. Both shows feature the untold adventures of a well-established hero and his supporting cast when they were teenagers, with a very similar tone of storytelling mixing TeenDrama and MonsterOfTheWeek elements, and designed to appeal to the same TargetAudience and PeripheryDemographic. Although there have been [[OlderThanYouThink plenty]] of other [[ContinuityReboot concept]] [[{{ReTool}} remix]] and {{prequel}} shows before, the sheer quantity of direct similarities between ''Merlin'' and ''Smallville'' are hard to ignore and have been acknowledged by the cast & crew in interviews. To whit:
** Just like ''Smallville'', ''Merlin'' features a teen version of a well-known hero with [[PowerCreepPowerSeep developing]] special powers he has hithertofore only used instinctively which he must now master but has to hide for fear of discovery and thus needs to use them them surreptitiously by save people in secret, often without them even knowing who helped them. Furthermore, our hero is constantly being told of the great [[BecauseDestinySaysSo destiny]] that awaits him [[ScrewDestiny whether he likes it or not]], and has to deal with conflicting messages from his peers and mentor figures about how to use his powers, and who can know his secret.
** The show also closely follows another core aspect of ''Smallville''s' initial premise in that most of the canonical character relationships from the familiar myth are somewhat inverted at the beginning of the show, with future enemies being friends, foretold allies starting out with bickering antipathy, and the characters' initial romantic interests being contrary to their destined pairings.
** In fact, virtually every regular character in ''Merlin'' functions as a [[{{Expy}} direct analogue]] to the main cast of ''Smallville'' (with some characters' secondary functions occasionally shuffled onto others):
*** [[{{Adorkable}} Socially]] [[HollywoodNerd awkward]], faintly-reluctant-but-compelled-to-help [[SecretIdentity secretive]] hero with inborn superpowers, who comes from seemingly humble yet actually fantastical origins, whose destiny has been long prophesied (Merlin/Clark Kent); friend-destined-to-be-[[FaceHeelTurn nemesis]] (Morgana/Lex Luthor); misdirected love interest (Gwen's early crush on Merlin/Chloe's crush on Clark); characters initially disinterested in their destined spouse (Arthur & Gwen/Clark & Lois); [[RaceLift ethnically-recast]] female lead (Gwen/Lana), loving [[ParentalSubstitute father figure]] who sternly cautions hero against use of his powers (Gaius/Jonathan Kent) in direct contrast to an [[MorallyAmbiguousMentor ambiguously motivated]] supernatural mentor who conversely encourages him to embrace his destiny (The Dragon/Jor-El's recording); PluckyGirl who won't keep her mouth shut (Morgana/Lois); faithful female friend (Gwen/Chloe); entire supporting cast who have to be routinely saved by the hero but usually without ever knowing it due to needing to keep his powers secret (everyone who knows Merlin or Clark); future allies who initially dislike each other (Clark & Oliver/Merlin & Arthur); characters from radically different class backgrounds who become awkward friends (Merlin & Arthur/Clark & Lex); the aforementioned friend being heir to a vast empire but with some misgivings (Arthur/Lex); and of and of course the friend's extremely powerful father who treads a sometimes uncertain path between WellIntentionedExtremist and MagnificentBastard, and constitutes both a potential ally and an implicit threat to the hero if he were to discover his secret (Lionel Luthor/Uther Pendragon).
** The series also similarly delights in playing with the established continuity of previous versions of the story (with lashings of AlreadyMetEveryone); sometimes teasing with the expected future such as Excalibur or Superman's costume, eventually using it straight like the the Fortress of Solitude or Arthur and Gwen eventually coming together, or outright screwing with expectations such as Lex [[spoiler: seemingly being KilledOffForReal]] or [[spoiler: Mordred]] apparently not being related to [[spoiler: Morgana]].
** Although many of these similarities may be weakening as both shows progress, as an initial premise ''Merlin'' is very much a blatant swipe of the early seasons of ''Smallville''. Of course, that's [[YourMileageMayVary not necessarily]] a [[TropesAreTools bad thing]].
*** Having said all that, though, Merlin's early days have already been chronicled by author Mary Stewart, albeit following a different storyline in which Arthur is not present. Also Merlin presents a significantly more ancient array of myth to play with , whereas Smallville plays on the comparitive speck of comic storyline (not to impune its validity as a show, of course.)
** Just like ''Smallville'', ''Merlin'' features a teen version of a well-known hero with [[PowerCreepPowerSeep developing]] special powers he has hithertofore only used instinctively which he must now master but has to hide for fear of discovery and thus needs to use them them surreptitiously by save people in secret, often without them even knowing who helped them. Furthermore, our hero is constantly being told of the great [[BecauseDestinySaysSo destiny]] that awaits him [[ScrewDestiny whether he likes it or not]], and has to deal with conflicting messages from his peers and mentor figures about how to use his powers, and who can know his secret.
** The show also closely follows another core aspect of ''Smallville''s' initial premise in that most of the canonical character relationships from the familiar myth are somewhat inverted at the beginning of the show, with future enemies being friends, foretold allies starting out with bickering antipathy, and the characters' initial romantic interests being contrary to their destined pairings.
** In fact, virtually every regular character in ''Merlin'' functions as a [[{{Expy}} direct analogue]] to the main cast of ''Smallville'' (with some characters' secondary functions occasionally shuffled onto others):
*** [[{{Adorkable}} Socially]] [[HollywoodNerd awkward]], faintly-reluctant-but-compelled-to-help [[SecretIdentity secretive]] hero with inborn superpowers, who comes from seemingly humble yet actually fantastical origins, whose destiny has been long prophesied (Merlin/Clark Kent); friend-destined-to-be-[[FaceHeelTurn nemesis]] (Morgana/Lex Luthor); misdirected love interest (Gwen's early crush on Merlin/Chloe's crush on Clark); characters initially disinterested in their destined spouse (Arthur & Gwen/Clark & Lois); [[RaceLift ethnically-recast]] female lead (Gwen/Lana), loving [[ParentalSubstitute father figure]] who sternly cautions hero against use of his powers (Gaius/Jonathan Kent) in direct contrast to an [[MorallyAmbiguousMentor ambiguously motivated]] supernatural mentor who conversely encourages him to embrace his destiny (The Dragon/Jor-El's recording); PluckyGirl who won't keep her mouth shut (Morgana/Lois); faithful female friend (Gwen/Chloe); entire supporting cast who have to be routinely saved by the hero but usually without ever knowing it due to needing to keep his powers secret (everyone who knows Merlin or Clark); future allies who initially dislike each other (Clark & Oliver/Merlin & Arthur); characters from radically different class backgrounds who become awkward friends (Merlin & Arthur/Clark & Lex); the aforementioned friend being heir to a vast empire but with some misgivings (Arthur/Lex); and of and of course the friend's extremely powerful father who treads a sometimes uncertain path between WellIntentionedExtremist and MagnificentBastard, and constitutes both a potential ally and an implicit threat to the hero if he were to discover his secret (Lionel Luthor/Uther Pendragon).
** The series also similarly delights in playing with the established continuity of previous versions of the story (with lashings of AlreadyMetEveryone); sometimes teasing with the expected future such as Excalibur or Superman's costume, eventually using it straight like the the Fortress of Solitude or Arthur and Gwen eventually coming together, or outright screwing with expectations such as Lex [[spoiler: seemingly being KilledOffForReal]] or [[spoiler: Mordred]] apparently not being related to [[spoiler: Morgana]].
** Although many of these similarities may be weakening as both shows progress, as an initial premise ''Merlin'' is very much a blatant swipe of the early seasons of ''Smallville''. Of course, that's [[YourMileageMayVary not necessarily]] a [[TropesAreTools bad thing]].
*** Having said all that, though, Merlin's early days have already been chronicled by author Mary Stewart, albeit following a different storyline in which Arthur is not present. Also Merlin presents a significantly more ancient array of myth to play with , whereas Smallville plays on the comparitive speck of comic storyline (not to impune its validity as a show, of course.)
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* FollowTheLeader: although [[YourMileageMayVary Your Mileage May Vary]] as to whether it constitutes a case of TheyCopiedItSoItSucks or cloning gold, but it's pretty hard to avoid noticing that the The show is essentially [[RecycledPremise repurposing the premise]] of ''{{Smallville}}'' for the Arthurian mythos. Both shows feature the untold adventures of a well-established hero and his supporting cast when they were teenagers, with a very similar tone mix of storytelling mixing TeenDrama and MonsterOfTheWeek elements, and designed to appeal to the same TargetAudience and PeripheryDemographic. Although there have been [[OlderThanYouThink plenty]] of other [[ContinuityReboot concept]] [[{{ReTool}} remix]] and {{prequel}} shows before, the sheer quantity of direct The similarities between ''Merlin'' and ''Smallville'' are hard to ignore and have been acknowledged by the cast & crew in interviews. To whit:
** Just like ''Smallville'', ''Merlin'' features a teen version of a well-known **The teenage hero with is [[PowerCreepPowerSeep developing]] special powers he has hithertofore used only used instinctively which he must now master but has to ''and'' hide for fear of discovery and thus needs to use them them discovery, surreptitiously by save saving people in secret, often around him with them without them even knowing who helped them. Furthermore, our knowing. The hero is constantly being told of the great [[BecauseDestinySaysSo destiny]] that awaits him [[ScrewDestiny whether he likes it or not]], and has to deal with conflicting messages from his peers and mentor figures about how to use his powers, and who can know his secret.
** The show also closely follows another core aspect of ''Smallville''s' initial premise in that mostpowers. Many of the canonical character relationships from the familiar myth are somewhat also inverted at the beginning of the show, with future enemies being friends, foretold allies starting out with bickering antipathy, and the characters' initial romantic interests being contrary to their destined pairings.
** In fact, virtually every regular character in ''Merlin'' functions as a [[{{Expy}} direct analogue]] to the main cast of ''Smallville'' (with some characters' secondary functions occasionally shuffled onto others):
***show. Both works feauture an [[{{Adorkable}} Socially]] socially]] [[HollywoodNerd awkward]], faintly-reluctant-but-compelled-to-help [[SecretIdentity secretive]] hero with inborn superpowers, [[ChronicHeroSyndrome reluctant but chronic hero]] who comes from seemingly humble yet origins that are [[TheReveal actually fantastical origins, whose destiny has been long prophesied (Merlin/Clark Kent); fantastical]] (Merlin/Clark); a friend-destined-to-be-[[FaceHeelTurn nemesis]] (Morgana/Lex Luthor); misdirected love interest (Gwen's early crush on Merlin/Chloe's crush on interests (Gwen & Merlin/Chloe & Clark); characters lovers initially disinterested in their destined spouse (Arthur & Gwen/Clark & Lois); an [[RaceLift ethnically-recast]] female lead (Gwen/Lana), a loving and sternly cautious [[ParentalSubstitute father figure]] who sternly cautions hero against use of his powers (Gaius/Jonathan Kent) in direct contrast to contrasting an [[MorallyAmbiguousMentor ambiguously motivated]] motivated supernatural mentor who conversely encourages him to embrace his destiny (The Dragon/Jor-El's (Gaius & Jonathan Kent/The Dragon & Jor-El's recording); a PluckyGirl who won't keep her mouth shut (Morgana/Lois); a faithful female friend (Gwen/Chloe); entire supporting cast who have to be routinely saved by the hero but usually without ever knowing it due to needing to keep his powers secret (everyone who knows Merlin or Clark); future allies who initially dislike each other (Clark & Oliver/Merlin & Arthur); characters awkward friends from radically different class backgrounds who become awkward friends social classes (Merlin & Arthur/Clark & Lex); the aforementioned rich friend being is heir to a vast empire but with some has misgivings (Arthur/Lex); about it (Arthur/Lex) and of and of course the friend's has an extremely powerful father who treads a sometimes uncertain path between WellIntentionedExtremist and MagnificentBastard, and constitutes is both a potential ally and an implicit threat to the hero if he were to discover his secret (Lionel Luthor/Uther Pendragon).
** The series also similarly delights in playing with the established continuity of previous versions of the story (with lashings of AlreadyMetEveryone); sometimes teasing with the expected future such as Excalibur or Superman's costume, eventually using it straight like the the Fortress of Solitude or Arthur and Gwen eventually coming together, or outright screwing with expectations such as Lex [[spoiler: seemingly being KilledOffForReal]] or [[spoiler: Mordred]] apparently not being related to [[spoiler: Morgana]].
** Although many of these similarities may be weakening as both shows progress, as an initial premise ''Merlin'' is very much a blatant swipe of the early seasons of ''Smallville''. Of course, that's [[YourMileageMayVary not necessarily]] a [[TropesAreTools bad thing]].
*** Having said all that, though, Merlin's early days have already been chronicled by author Mary Stewart, albeit following a different storyline in which Arthur is not present. Also Merlin presents a significantly more ancient array of myth to play with , whereas Smallville plays on the comparitive speck of comic storyline (not to impune its validity as a show, of course.)Pendragon).
** The show also closely follows another core aspect of ''Smallville''s' initial premise in that most
** In fact, virtually every regular character in ''Merlin'' functions as a [[{{Expy}} direct analogue]] to the main cast of ''Smallville'' (with some characters' secondary functions occasionally shuffled onto others):
***
** The series also similarly delights in playing with the established continuity of previous versions of the story (with lashings of AlreadyMetEveryone); sometimes teasing with the expected future such as Excalibur or Superman's costume, eventually using it straight like the the Fortress of Solitude or Arthur and Gwen eventually coming together, or outright screwing with expectations such as Lex [[spoiler: seemingly being KilledOffForReal]] or [[spoiler: Mordred]] apparently not being related to [[spoiler: Morgana]].
** Although many of these similarities may be weakening as both shows progress, as an initial premise ''Merlin'' is very much a blatant swipe of the early seasons of ''Smallville''. Of course, that's [[YourMileageMayVary not necessarily]] a [[TropesAreTools bad thing]].
*** Having said all that, though, Merlin's early days have already been chronicled by author Mary Stewart, albeit following a different storyline in which Arthur is not present. Also Merlin presents a significantly more ancient array of myth to play with , whereas Smallville plays on the comparitive speck of comic storyline (not to impune its validity as a show, of course.)
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* KingArthur: or Or rather Prince Arthur.
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* LargeHam: a number of characters, including [[spoiler:GeorgiaMoffett as Lady Vivian.]]
* LauncherofaThousandShips: And how.
* LauncherofaThousandShips: And how.
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* LargeHam: a A number of characters, including [[spoiler:GeorgiaMoffett GeorgiaMoffett as Lady Vivian.]]
Vivian.
*LauncherofaThousandShips: LauncherOfAThousandShips: And how.
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* LesYay / RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Morgana/Gwen. [[spoiler:Morgana/Morgause.]] To spice things up, [[spoiler:[[IncestIsRelative Morgana is unaware of Morgause being her half-sister...]]]]
** [[spoiler: As of Season 3, Morgana knows Morgause is her sister. Doesn't stop the LesYay though.]]
** [[spoiler: As of Season 3, Morgana knows Morgause is her sister. Doesn't stop the LesYay though.]]
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* LesYay / RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Morgana/Gwen. [[spoiler:Morgana/Morgause.]] To spice things up, [[spoiler:[[IncestIsRelative Morgana is unaware of Morgause being her half-sister...]]]]
** [[spoiler: As of Season]]until season 3, Morgana knows Morgause is her sister. Doesn't stop and the LesYay though.still abounds.]]
** [[spoiler: As of Season
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: Gwen and Merlin's relationship is like this. (At least, ever since the peculiar about turn in the season 1-2 transition saw the previously hinted Merlin/Gwen relationship effectively killed.)
** Unfortunetely, Arthur and Morgana are put into this in Season 2. According to [[WordOfGod Bradley James]], the reason why they put a halt to [[SlapSlapKiss Arthur/Morgana]] was to not get the impression of BrotherSisterIncest (since she is like his [[FlirtyStepSiblings sister-in-law]]), and because they wanted to start the [[StrangledByTheRedString Arthur/Gwen romance]].
** Unfortunetely, Arthur and Morgana are put into this in Season 2. According to [[WordOfGod Bradley James]], the reason why they put a halt to [[SlapSlapKiss Arthur/Morgana]] was to not get the impression of BrotherSisterIncest (since she is like his [[FlirtyStepSiblings sister-in-law]]), and because they wanted to start the [[StrangledByTheRedString Arthur/Gwen romance]].
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: Gwen LikeBrotherAndSister:
**Gwen and Merlin's relationship is like this. (At least, ever since the peculiar about turn in the season 1-2 transition saw the previously hinted Merlin/Gwen relationship effectively killed.)
**Unfortunetely, Arthur and Morgana are put into this in Season 2. According to [[WordOfGod Bradley James]], the reason why they put a halt to [[SlapSlapKiss Arthur/Morgana]] was to not get the impression of BrotherSisterIncest (since she is like his [[FlirtyStepSiblings sister-in-law]]), and because they wanted to start the [[StrangledByTheRedString Arthur/Gwen romance]].
**Gwen and Merlin's relationship is like this. (At least, ever since the peculiar about turn in the season 1-2 transition saw the previously hinted Merlin/Gwen relationship effectively killed.)
**
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* ParentalAbandonment: none of the four main characters has a complete set of parents: Arthur, Morgana and Gwen have all definitely lost a parent. The status of Gwen and Morgana's mothers remains unknown, but they are presumably also dead. But the best example would seem to be Merlin's father. The press release for 2x13 suggests that [[spoiler: he is still alive, which would mean that he left Hunith when Merlin was very young.]]
** The actual episode reveals that [[spoiler: he was forced to abandon Hunith to flee from Uther before he even knew that she was pregnant, and thus has no idea that he has a son.]]
** The actual episode reveals that [[spoiler: he was forced to abandon Hunith to flee from Uther before he even knew that she was pregnant, and thus has no idea that he has a son.]]
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* ParentalAbandonment: none of the four main characters has a complete set of parents: Arthur, Morgana and Gwen have all definitely lost a parent. The status of Gwen and Morgana's mothers remains unknown, but they are presumably also dead. But the best example would seem to be Merlin's father. The press release for 2x13 suggests that father [[spoiler: he is still alive, which would mean that he left Hunith when Merlin was very young.]]
** The actual episode reveals that [[spoiler:not a straight-up example as he was forced to abandon Hunith to flee from Uther before he even knew that she was pregnant, and thus has no idea that he has a son.]]
** The actual episode reveals that [[spoiler:
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* ThePowerOfLove: the Dragon instructs Merlin to use this to [[spoiler: break the enchantment that has left Arthur infatuated with Vivian. A TrueLovesKiss from Gwen does the job.]]
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* ThePowerOfLove: the The Dragon instructs Merlin to use this to [[spoiler: break the enchantment that has left Arthur infatuated with Vivian. A TrueLovesKiss from Gwen does the job.]]
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* RecycledPremise: almost a direct lift of ''{{Smallville}}'', see above under '''Follow The Leader''' for examples.
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* RecycledPremise: almost a direct lift of ''{{Smallville}}'', see above under ''{{Smallville}}''. See '''Follow The Leader''' for examples.
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* SureLetsGoWithThat: between Merlin and Morgana, back in season one when she tells him that she "knows his secret." Wrong secret, dear.
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* SureLetsGoWithThat: between Between Merlin and Morgana, back in season one when she tells him that she "knows his secret." Wrong secret, dear.
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** Unfortunately, Arthur and Morgana for each other... because the writers decided that should go nowhere. [[SarcasmMode No, This Troper and many others fans are not bitter]] ''[[SarcasmMode at all.]]''
* TheUnSmile: again, Gaius, 2x12.
* TheUnSmile: again, Gaius, 2x12.
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** Unfortunately, Arthur and Morgana for each other... because the writers decided that should go nowhere. [[SarcasmMode No, This Troper and many others [[FanPreferredCouple Some fans are not bitter]] ''[[SarcasmMode at all.]]''
bitter]].
* TheUnSmile:again, Gaius, 2x12.
* TheUnSmile:
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* ViolentGlaswegian: the Saxons, for some reason.
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* ViolentGlaswegian: the The Saxons, for some reason.
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* WeddingDeadline: [[spoiler: unfortunately, Merlin just misses it in "Beauty and the Beast"]]
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* WeddingDeadline: [[spoiler: unfortunately, Merlin just misses it in "Beauty and the Beast"]]
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* YourMileageMayVary: What fans think of the sudden drop into Arthur x Gwen with no buildup. (And there is literally none. Season one? You sometimes get the impression he wouldn't know her name if he passed her in a corridor. Season two? "Anyone who spends five minutes with you can tell how you feel about each other."...really, writers? Really??) Some like the adherance to the legend, some think the two actors have the romantic chemistry of a rhino and a newt. Amusing since the show fosters every relationship imaginably possible and the ''only'' one that doesn't mesh on screen is the ''actual'' legend pairing.
** There ''was'' build-up for their relationship in the last few episodes of the first series, and it looked like the relationship was going to develop gradually, but then... no, wait, it's true love right away.
** [[JustifiedTrope However]], it was a year timeskip between Seasons 1 and 2.
*** [[FanWank No]], just shoddy writing. They do that on [[TheBBC BBC]] shows all the time between seasons.
**** [[JustifiedTrope However]] Perhaps, keep the above comments to the discussion forums? They are projected opinions.
** There ''was'' build-up for their relationship in the last few episodes of the first series, and it looked like the relationship was going to develop gradually, but then... no, wait, it's true love right away.
** [[JustifiedTrope However]], it was a year timeskip between Seasons 1 and 2.
*** [[FanWank No]], just shoddy writing. They do that on [[TheBBC BBC]] shows all the time between seasons.
**** [[JustifiedTrope However]] Perhaps, keep the above comments to the discussion forums? They are projected opinions.
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* YourMileageMayVary: What For some fans think of the sudden drop into Arthur x Gwen with no buildup. (And there is literally none. Season one? You sometimes get the impression he wouldn't know her name if he passed her in a corridor. Season two? "Anyone who spends five minutes with you can tell how you feel about each other."...really, writers? Really??) Some like the adherance to the legend, some think the two actors have the romantic chemistry of a rhino and a newt. Amusing since the show fosters every relationship imaginably possible and the ''only'' one that doesn't mesh on screen is the ''actual'' legend pairing.
** There ''was'' build-up for their relationship in the last few episodes of the first series, and it looked like the relationship was going to develop gradually, but then... no, wait, it's true love right away.
** [[JustifiedTrope However]], it was a year timeskip between Seasons 1 and 2.
*** [[FanWank No]], just shoddy writing. They do that on [[TheBBC BBC]] shows all the time between seasons.
**** [[JustifiedTrope However]] Perhaps, keep the above comments to the discussion forums? They are projected opinions.season two.
** There ''was'' build-up for their relationship in the last few episodes of the first series, and it looked like the relationship was going to develop gradually, but then... no, wait, it's true love right away.
** [[JustifiedTrope However]], it was a year timeskip between Seasons 1 and 2.
*** [[FanWank No]], just shoddy writing. They do that on [[TheBBC BBC]] shows all the time between seasons.
**** [[JustifiedTrope However]] Perhaps, keep the above comments to the discussion forums? They are projected opinions.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Arthur Merlin. Thank you, Destiny! With bonus HoYay. Lots and lots of HoYay.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Arthur & Merlin. Thank you, Destiny! With bonus HoYay. Lots and lots of HoYay.
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** Dude, it's [[spoiler: Morgana. The fact she wasn't evil to begin with counts as CharacterDerailment according to the original myths]].
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* [[HeartwarmingMoment/LiveActionTV Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: When Arthur [[spoiler: takes the poison for Merlin in the Labyrinth of Gedref]]. Good thing [[spoiler: [[SecretTestOfCharacter it's not actually poison]].]] Amongst many others. See the trope page for details.
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* [[HeartwarmingMoment/LiveActionTV [[Heartwarming/LiveActionTV Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: When Arthur [[spoiler: takes the poison for Merlin in the Labyrinth of Gedref]]. Good thing [[spoiler: [[SecretTestOfCharacter it's not actually poison]].]] Amongst many others. See the trope page for details.
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*** Their every interaction in "The Tears of Uther Pendragon" is this. Somehow, [[spoiler: even though you ''know'' Morgana is most likely faking the affection so she can carry out her plan of killing Arthur's father]], one can't help but go "awww."
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* CharacterDerailement: In season 3, [[spoiler: Morgana. It'd be one thing to have her be grim and determined in her goal to bring down a tyrant king which was nontheless like a father to her, it's quite another to have her be a smirking, smug villain that is just short of bursting into an evil cackle as she fakes affection for all the main characters, and casually murdering a guard who got in her way. WTF?]]
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* CharacterDerailement: CharacterDerailment: In season 3, [[spoiler: Morgana. It'd be one thing to have her be grim and determined in her goal to bring down a tyrant king which was nontheless like a father to her, it's quite another to have her be a smirking, smug villain that is just short of bursting into an evil cackle as she fakes affection for all the main characters, and casually murdering a guard who got in her way. WTF?]]WTF?]]
** Dude, it's [[spoiler: Morgana. The fact she wasn't evil to begin with counts as CharacterDerailment according to the original myths]].
** Dude, it's [[spoiler: Morgana. The fact she wasn't evil to begin with counts as CharacterDerailment according to the original myths]].
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** Towards the end of series two, Merlin is given the choice of either allowing Camelot to be destroyed by some freaky enchantment placed on Morgana or ''personally trying to kill her''. '''Ouch'''.
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* LesYay / RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Morgana/Gwen. [[spoiler:Morgana/Morgause.]] To spice things up, [[spoiler:[[IncestIsRelative Morgana is still unaware of Morgause being her half-sister...]]]]
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* LesYay / RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Morgana/Gwen. [[spoiler:Morgana/Morgause.]] To spice things up, [[spoiler:[[IncestIsRelative Morgana is still unaware of Morgause being her half-sister...]]]]]]]]
**[[spoiler: As of Season 3, Morgana knows Morgause is her sister. Doesn't stop the LesYay though.]]
**[[spoiler: As of Season 3, Morgana knows Morgause is her sister. Doesn't stop the LesYay though.]]
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* CreepyChild: Mordred.
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* CreepyChild: Mordred. Also, a hallucination Uther suffers at the beginning of Season 3.
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*** Having said all that, though, Merlin's early days have already been chronicled by author Mary Stewart, albeit following a different storyline in which Arthur is not present. Also Merlin presents a significantly more ancient array of myth to play with , whereas Smallville plays on the comparitive speck of comic storyline (not to impune its validity as a show, of course.)
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**** [[JustifiedTrope However]] Perhaps, keep the above comments to the discussion forums? They are projected opinions.
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*** Arthur (Knocking on Lady Vivian's door): "It is Destiny, my love...Destiny and chicken."
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*** "I thought you were going for a hug." "''Nooooo''."
*** "I did some things that I... regret." "Really Father, I don't want to hear the details."
*** "I did some things that I... regret." "Really Father, I don't want to hear the details."
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*** Well,she didn't ACTUALLY care in that moment.Not about him, at least...
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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: MerlinMerlin.
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* ForgoneConclusion: [[spoiler: Morgana]] becoming evil.
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-->In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name... '''Merlin'''.
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-->In a land of myth, myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name... '''Merlin'''.
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-->'''[[JohnHurt The Dragon:]]''' In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. His name... '''Merlin'''.
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-->'''--The Great Dragon'''
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* [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart: Morgana to Merlin. Lampshaded by The Great Dragon:]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Great Dragon:''' She is the darkness to your light, the hatred to your love.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Great Dragon:''' She is the darkness to your light, the hatred to your love.]]
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Arthur & Merlin. Thank you, Destiny! With bonus HoYay. Lots and lots of HoYay.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Arthur & Arthur Merlin. Thank you, Destiny! With bonus HoYay. Lots and lots of HoYay.
