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daibhidcStill haven't seen part two of "Beauty And The Beast". But I have seen this week's, "The Witchfinder Pursuivant"[1].
To start off with, Merlin is an idiot who forgets he's not supposed to do magic in broad daylight where anyone might see him. And some woman saying she saw smoke that looked a bit like a horse is enough for the king to call in the Witchfinder[2]. The fact even Uther is taken aback by the Witchfinder's zeal is quite cool, as is Gaius finally calling Uther on his obsession.
The revelation that the Witchfinder frames his suspects isn't a surprising one, but does raise the interesting question of whether he did actually realise Merlin was a sorcerer, or just saw a dim young man who had already contradicted himself in giving evidence, and would be fairly easy to get a confession from.
And next week Morguase, apparently. It'll be interesting to see where they go with that, since if Morgana had a sister, they'd probably have mentioned it sooner...
(Oh, and another thing I noticed about "Once And Future Queen", but forgot to mention when writing about it: Isn't the jousting lance with a fist at the end, which in the killer's case conceals an actual point, a straight lift from A Knight's Tale?)
[1]Sorry, but I was reminded of that The Black Adder episode at several points.
[2] Call in from where, exactly? He's apparently been abroad for years, but he arrives pretty sharpish. Does Uther have his mobile number?
To start off with, Merlin is an idiot who forgets he's not supposed to do magic in broad daylight where anyone might see him. And some woman saying she saw smoke that looked a bit like a horse is enough for the king to call in the Witchfinder[2]. The fact even Uther is taken aback by the Witchfinder's zeal is quite cool, as is Gaius finally calling Uther on his obsession.
The revelation that the Witchfinder frames his suspects isn't a surprising one, but does raise the interesting question of whether he did actually realise Merlin was a sorcerer, or just saw a dim young man who had already contradicted himself in giving evidence, and would be fairly easy to get a confession from.
And next week Morguase, apparently. It'll be interesting to see where they go with that, since if Morgana had a sister, they'd probably have mentioned it sooner...
(Oh, and another thing I noticed about "Once And Future Queen", but forgot to mention when writing about it: Isn't the jousting lance with a fist at the end, which in the killer's case conceals an actual point, a straight lift from A Knight's Tale?)
[1]Sorry, but I was reminded of that The Black Adder episode at several points.
[2] Call in from where, exactly? He's apparently been abroad for years, but he arrives pretty sharpish. Does Uther have his mobile number?
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Date: 2009-11-08 08:11 am (UTC)