Arthur, In One Of The Earliest Episodes: I Want To Live In A Camelot Where The Punishment Fits The Crime.

Arthur, in one of the earliest episodes: I want to live in a Camelot where the punishment fits the crime.

This is in reference to Gwen apparently using magic to heal her father from the plague.

This is a not-yet twenty year old Arthur fighting for what he thinks is right. Almost in the next episode, Arthur fights for inclusion of Lancelot in the Knights' ranks. The last discussion that Arthur and Uther have on this is something along the lines of 'Lancelot deserves to be a knight because of the honour and courage he has shown. Screw the first code' and Uther being 'I see you feel very strongly about this' before Lancelot barges in to say he is leaving on his own. And I don't know if it's me, but Uther looked close to giving in to Arthur and you can see the respect in his eyes grow when Lancelot says he is leaving.

There are so many instances in the first season itself (going into danger for a servant, trying to be fair even with the constraints Uther set him, defying Uther in ways that he can, caring for every citizen of Camelot) which show Arthur is going to be fair and just King. It's all there. And it does happen to some extent.

The First Code is scrapped. Punishment is fair. No magic user is unjustly punished during Arthur's reign. The Queen is a commoner. Some of the best knights are commoners. And, I like to think, if Arthur had known everything going on in his kingdom and even without it, the major 'repealing of the magic ban' might have happened eventually. And, all this is after Arthur personally has almost never had any good contact with magic where he knows it's being used for good.

That is why Arthur is a great King even if it's not highlighted so much in the show. Because when you compare Season 1 and Season 4 (ie Uther and Arthur), you see the difference in the way Camelot works. You see not any and every sorcerer attacking Camelot except Morgana and she has a personal vendetta. There is no Edwin or Mary Collins or even Nimueh, who are all hell-bent on revenge or trying to justify their acts as bringing magic back to Camelot. There is only Morgana who has got a personal stake in this and the agenda of bringing magic is long gone and only the throne apparently being rightfully hers is the reason for her continued attacks. You see people not only listening to the King but also discussing with him. You see people following the King out of respect and love instead of fear. That is the Camelot that Arthur wanted among other things.

Arthur, getting Camelot to where it was at the end of Season 5 even when left with the residual hate from Uther's reign is a huge thing. Of course I wish I would have been able to see more and I wish it would have been highlighted more but there are changes. There are great changes and Arthur ultimately did become a great King even with having Uther as a father and it's so underrated sometimes.

A petition for fics characterizing Sirius as a dumb jock to be tagged as Sirius bashing fics.

Sirius Black was smart and incredibly intelligent and so so brilliant and sneaky.

I want to read a Sirius where he's acknowledged as bright and powerful. I'm so tired of all the fics where he's just there for comic relief.

Not me reading another fandom's fics and feeling like I'm cheating on BBC Merlin.

Nope. Not at all.

So I caved.

Started Loaded March. Again. You'll probably see me in a few weeks once I come to terms with it again lol.

It's so beautiful. Radioman is so so good. How the fuck did I forget it was so good?

And to think I was reluctant to read it the first time because it was so huge. Footloose is a genius and Loaded March is everything I've ever wanted. Captain Pendragon, here I come!

Arthur and Balinor died in the same way. With a sword to the gut and in Merlin's arms.

I'm going to go cry in my corner.

Why do I do this to myself? It's been ten fucking years? How am I still not over this show?

So you're telling me that this one guy managed to subdue an entire sect of people who could just splay their hands out and kill him?

He made the entirety of the magical community shit scared of him and forced them to go into hiding?

He managed to capture a huge fire breathing dragon and kept it captured for twenty-five years until the said dragon managed to manipulate our very lovely twink into releasing it?

And you're telling me he did this entire purge in a couple of years?

Say what you will about Uther, the man was a brilliant strategist and had style. And so much sass, my god. ("Then don't look", I'm looking at you here)

But can you imagine if he actually was a good guy? I mean he made a brilliant villain, sure but can you imagine if he was on the side of magic, things would've been done so much faster. And well, also if he'd not been the cause of the problem in the first place lol.

Still a bad dad eh.