I like that about her, too -- that she is confident and does what she thinks is right. And I like how she obviously cares about Uther and yet can still disagree with him. I think that shows strength of character. Plus, she's nice to Gwen, who I think is adorable. But I'm with you: I get irritated at her sometimes because of how impulsive she is. Plus, her teasing often seems to have an unnecessary bite to it that makes me a bit uncomfortable and unsure of her character, overall.
Gah ... I pretty much dislike Uther. I haven't seen the episode you're talking about with Gwen's father, although I did see the one where Gwen was accused of sorcery b/c Merlin cured him of that weird, magical "disease" that had stricken Camelot through the water supply. That, plus the episode where he refused to let Arthur go find the plant that would cure Merlin from poisoning were pretty much enough to seal my dislike of him. Maybe he'll mellow on me as the show progresses, but I find him too set in his ways and too unwilling to listen to others, as a whole. Stubborn -- that's the word -- but not stubborn in a good way. I can kind of understand it because of what he's been through ... plus, like you said, as king he has to make some bad decisions ... but still, I feel like he goes too far.
I find it really interesting that Arthur presents a much different, open-minded, balanced view of the world compared to his father. Although he acts the part of a princely jerk, you can see, underneath it all, how he's a bit softer and willing to follow what his heart tells him honor demands.
Do you know if Season 2 is out on DVD? I think they just started with Season 3 this past Friday.
(And ... yay!! ... on the Merlin sqweeage. Thanks for fangirling over it with me! *huggles*)
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Date: 2010-05-04 09:14 pm (UTC)Gah ... I pretty much dislike Uther. I haven't seen the episode you're talking about with Gwen's father, although I did see the one where Gwen was accused of sorcery b/c Merlin cured him of that weird, magical "disease" that had stricken Camelot through the water supply. That, plus the episode where he refused to let Arthur go find the plant that would cure Merlin from poisoning were pretty much enough to seal my dislike of him. Maybe he'll mellow on me as the show progresses, but I find him too set in his ways and too unwilling to listen to others, as a whole. Stubborn -- that's the word -- but not stubborn in a good way. I can kind of understand it because of what he's been through ... plus, like you said, as king he has to make some bad decisions ... but still, I feel like he goes too far.
I find it really interesting that Arthur presents a much different, open-minded, balanced view of the world compared to his father. Although he acts the part of a princely jerk, you can see, underneath it all, how he's a bit softer and willing to follow what his heart tells him honor demands.
Do you know if Season 2 is out on DVD? I think they just started with Season 3 this past Friday.
(And ... yay!! ... on the Merlin sqweeage. Thanks for fangirling over it with me! *huggles*)