BBC's Merlin truly was a magical piece of comedy and despair. Fans laughed, cried, and begged for the show's continuation, only for its inevitable and crushing end after five entertaining seasons. Merlin might have been intended to be a drama, but it had more than its fair share of laughs and banter between characters during serious storylines.
The comfortable character dynamics lead to natural relationships and the magical element provided ridiculous situations. The series might have ended, but the fan base continues to thrive, using meme culture to provide hilarity.
10 Arthur's Jealousy
Arthur and Lancelot both loved Gwen. They had an amicable yet love stained rivalry that had an impact on their friendship. Arthur is also best friends with Merlin, though he might deny it to some.
Emryslastbraincell has made a meme to show how just how Arthur might have been feeling about Merlin's close friendship with Lancelot. Lancelot knew about Merlin's magic and Merlin accepted Lancelot for who he was.
9 Arthur's Confusion
Arthur spends much of his time confused during the series. And who wouldn't be? Odd things happening every day in a place that is meant to have no magic. So logically, Arthur doesn't think it is something to do with magic. Merlinoutofcontext has taken the moment in season 5 when Arthur saw Merlin juggling quite impressively and not believing it to be true.
Arthur made Merlin perform for Queen Annis after she requested his fool perform, knowing Merlin wasn't actually an entertainer. But, of course, unknown to Arthur, Merlin had magic, thus producing a meme-worthy reaction.
8 The Only Logical Explanation
Uther hated magic with a passion. He despised it. He blamed it for his wife's death and the state of the kingdom. He accepted no responsibility for his actions and lied to Arthur and Morgana. If anything happened, anything suspect, Uther would blame sorcery.
He put innocent people to death and hunted anyone associated with magic. He saw any logical explanation as treason. Viewers who watched would cringe at Uther's stupidity, yet know it to be inevitable, as emryslastbraincell has pointed out with this meme.
7 Merlin's Coping Mechanism
Merlin has the future of Camelot on his shoulders. He has a burden and a privilege he cannot share with anyone and his magic is a secret he must not reveal. Although he is close to several characters during the series, none can come to understand what he is going through. He loses his father but cannot tell Arthur of their relation. He faces Lancelot's death twice and can't reveal the truth of Morgana controlling Lancelot's actions.
He falls in love with Freya and mourns her death without his friend's support, although Arthur noticed something was wrong and tried to help. But as magicmanmerlin points out, one consistent method he uses to maintain some form of normalcy is his banter with Arthur.
6 Gwaine's Obsession With Food
Emryslastbraincell has combined Merlin with How I Met Your Mother to create the perfect Gwaine meme. Gwaine loves food and he can almost always be found at one tavern or another. One of his most quotable moments is when he dreams he is eating a cheese that tastes like apple pie.
He gets Merlin to stick food on a hook he lowers down into the kitchen. He unknowingly tries to eat food Merlin has poisoned for Arthur. He bites into an apple during a tense and quiet moment, startling the other knights. He is constantly providing comic relief for viewers and being used as the butt of jokes.
5 The Whole Show
Infinitemerlin has placed the entire show's promise and ending into one meme. Merlin was told he was to ensure the future of Albion and that he must succeed in bringing peace and magic to the land.
He saved Arthur time and time again. He faced countless threats and concealed his magic. It was his destiny. But Arthur died in the final episode only for Merlin to be told he will rise again when the need is greatest.
4 Just The Opposite
Emryslastbraincell shows just how wrong Arthur is half the time. Merlin appears to always be doing nothing, when in reality, he is doing everything. When circumstances change and Arthur must get another manservant, he's distraught.
The manservant he has is nothing like what he is used to. He is woken up nicely and provided with all his meals, and the chores are done exceptionally well. But there is no connection, no personality, no casual joking around.
3 Merlin & Mordred
By the fifth and final season, the Merlin who viewers watched was not the same Merlin who first walked into Camelot. He was older and wiser yet more reckless in his actions. He overlooked details and had to face the turn in the road that he made when he saved Mordred long ago.
Merlin was far more suspicious and guarded. Instead of seeing Mordred as a magical ally, he saw him as a threat. Lancelotdeservedbetter has taken Merlin's mood and compared it to Mordred's. Merlin had been through many harsh struggles yet continued to do his duty and protect his friend.
2 Morgana Missing The Obvious
Morgana became one of the main villains of the series and was on a constant search to find Emrys. She wanted to become the Queen of Camelot and nothing was going to stop her. But there was someone more powerful than her, a wizard she greatly feared. And she had known him all along.
Perhaps one of the funniest things about the show was Morgana being oblivious to Merlin's powers. The two faced off several times. She even used Merlin to try and kill Arthur. But she didn't find out who he truly was until the end of the final season. In_the_heart_of_merthur has summarized Morgana's journey in this meme.
1 The Knights & Merlin
This meme by emryslastbraincell shows just how much comradery there is among the Knights Of The Round Table. Merlin isn't a knight but he is treated like one. His endearing personality, bravery, and warmth are magnetic. They all share laughter and go on journeys to save the kingdom together.
Merlin is close to each of them individually, forming bonds greater than a title. The last few seasons were the beginnings of the Camelot viewers and Merlin deserved, and a loyal and light-hearted family.
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