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I was getting along just fine today, not reposting anything…. and then this.
Connor's reaction the moment he hears "Lieutenant Anderson"
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Because gifs don’t always do it justice.
How many times can I watch this before it would be considered obsessive?
Gifs really DO NOT do it justice. I can’t imagine that I have anything to say about this scene that hasn’t been said much better by many others over the past decade, but I’m going to go through it line by line for my own amusement.
1. The mere fact that Arthur notices Merlin and decides to interact with him again. I mean, Arthur is a *prince*, and he’s already exerted his dominance over Merlin once. Really, he has no reason to think he *needs* to do it again. Sure, there’s the fun he might have in bullying him, but the next part betrays his true motives.
2. When Arthur say “uh, thank god” there is legitimate relief on his face. He was taunting Merlin again because, even if he doesn’t consciously realize it, he’s been *waiting* for someone brave enough not to bow and scrape to him. He knows that in their first interaction, Merlin had assumed he was simply a noble, not the crown prince. That interaction already makes Merlin remarkable enough. But Arthur still has to go back and test Merlin to see if he would act the same knowing who Arthur is. Arthur assumes that he won’t, and when he’s proven wrong, it’s a pleasant surprise (despite the fact that it’s still grating against his entitled sensibilities).
3. When Merlin calls him a royal ass, Arthur’s eyebrows just shoot up, he’s incredulous. And I personally think that he doesn’t quite know how to respond. I think he turns to his men because he wants to make it seem like his response is “take a look at this idiot” when in really it’s “who *is* this guy?”
4. Merlin’s tone and his little lean back on “do” in “what are you going to do, get your daddy’s men to protect you?” is super cocky and super fucking sexy. And I believe with my whole heart that Arthur thinks so too.
5. Arthur’s laugh is genuine here. Not mocking, still just incredulous. When he says “I could take you apart with one blow” I don’t think he’s entirely bragging as much as he is simply stating a fact, with the added subtext of that’s so *obvious*, why are you still messing with me?
6. At “I could take you apart with less than that”, Arthur is legitimately curious. He doesn’t *believe* it, but the sheer fact that Merlin said it, and seems to believe it, would have to be *massively* intriguing to Arthur. When Merlin takes his coat off, I think Arthur goes back a bit to his superiority and *is* laughing *at* Merlin, but just for a moment.
7. I love how Merlin manages to seem completely un-phased and un-embarrassed after he completely flubs catching the mace. His expression doesn’t falter, and only a little fear shows in his eyes when Arthur starts coming toward him.
8. When Arthur tells Merlin he’s been “trained to kill since birth” I think it’s a warning and a question. He can see clearly now that his assumptions were correct, Merlin didn’t catch the mace and clearly has no idea how to hold it, but he isn’t blinking. Arthur even stops, eyebrow raised, to see what Merlin does. If Merlin had backed out, I think Arthur would have let him go with just a taunt.
9. Arthur is clearly absolutely amused by Merlin’s response. Again, he looks around because he’s aware that they are being watched, and that he, as the crown prince, is expected to act in a certain way. When he tells Merlin that he “can’t address [him] like that” it’s a direct statement to Merlin, almost conversational. Not a threat, but more of a warning. He looks around as he says it. And I think he means to indicate to Merlin that it’s the situation they’re in that won’t allow that kind of comment to pass, not necessarily Arthur himself.
10. Arthur may appear to swing suddenly at Merlin, but really, he quite obviously telegraphs his movement, giving Merlin enough time to duck. This indicates both Arthur’s honor (he wouldn’t *really* take a pot shot that would literally *kill* someone) and/or his intent to keep this a game and not a real fight. (This might also just be that Bradley James, the actor, is not *actually* a trained fighter, and the fact that he needed to give Colin Morgan, the actor, time to duck, but I’m more of a Watsonian by nature.)
Note: I give Arthur a lot of credit here for being interested in Merlin and not actually angry. But I absolute think that Arthur is truly and *deeply* annoyed and disturbed by Merlin. He’s a spoilt brat at this point and he legitimately does not like being treated this way by a commoner. I just think it’s important to point out the ways in which, *already*, he is being charmed by Merlin, even at the same moment that he is rankled by him. Which pretty much sets up their relationship perfectly.
Analyse away, you can never have enough of that when it comes to this show. 👍 This scene is one of my favourite for really obvious reasons. I mean come on, the snap and crackle of sexual tension between them is glorious!
I saw Colin sitting with Bradley talking through part of Merlin and Arthur’s first interactions on a season 1 DVD and it was fascinating to see how it went from that low key run through to what we see here. I wonder when Julian Jones wrote this scene did he realise how fans would be examining and interpreting it some 16 years later? Probably not lol.
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So you're telling me Hank originally said "ladies first" to Connor in The Nest and they CUT IT?? Why are you deleting the flirting, Quantic Dream 😭
in case anyone wants to say Hank was just teasing "not flirting" the same line is used later for Strafford Tower when North is with Markus <3
I'll upload the video tomorrow but the inflection is almost identical to Hank's in the footage above
It's totally giving Clancy and Bryan being wayy too flirty on set and the director just being like CUT, guys you aren't dating dial it back. And they both just groan because the director is being a prude
Clancy and Bryan just making out before a take and the director asking what the hell they're doing--they both just stop and look back at David innocently like, "we're just getting into character what's it to ya?"
Not to forget Clancy’s comment in that interview with Amanda and Bryan, where he said that if Bryan weren’t married to Amanda, he would marry him.
And their hug on stage, where Bryan welcomed Clancy onto the stage with "Hey, handsome.”
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Detroit: Become Human is such a beautiful game. I have fallen in love with all aspects from music, visuals, characters and story. I could gush all day about this game. But I think the best way to show my love is through my art so here is painting one of four. Stay tuned for more. :D
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„and if you ever let us say goodbye, i cry my eyes violet“
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wait one HOT SECOND. is this the less cute one from MERLIN? Am i looking at the SCARF ONE from MERLIN??? is that who this fucking is?????
yes this is “the scarf one from Merlin” also known as Merlin from Merlin, and with his own accent in this show which also ups his sexiness factor a tad
THE LESS CUTE ONE?BRADLEY JAMES WILL COME OVER THERE AND FIGHT YOU.
Always reblog the blessed Scarf One From Merlin post
merlin heritage post
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ADS-7 (1987)
Source: archive.org
The fact that Tobi's first answer to "Who's your favorite KCD character" was Janosh and Adder's bromance just melted my heart.
Btw, I absolutely love the whole interview, so much good information. Too bad they they didn't subtitle it.
English translation plus fun fact ⬇️
