aOKAY SO.
in part one, Morgana attacks Merlin's face with this super akward Japanese hentai reject slug thing that eats Merlin's magic and he is basically ??!!?!?!?!? confused and lost and thinks he's useless and really very pathetic, honestly.
everyone else is preparing for war while Merlin is moping around the castle pitying himself, and they make the SUPER AWESOME GRAND FANTASTIC plan to halt Morgana's army at (wait for it) Camlann!!! gasp shock horror awe no one saw that coming.
so Merlin's like fuck this, I need my magic back and Gaius is like gurl u cray and Merlin's like no, I got this, I'll go to the Crystal Cave and figure this shit out. he tells Arthur he isn't coming with him to Camlann and Arthur is completely heartbroken (see:
sadness) and it's actually the most depressing scene on the planet. I cried. a lot. it was miserable.
but anyway.
Gwaine is fucking some bitch that is, big surprise, a traitor that tells Morgana where they're going, so Morgana finds Merlin in the cave and is like LOLNOPE YOU GET NOTHING I HATE YOU and traps him in the cave (see:
fucking soul crushing) which ftlog woman just fucking kill him already, what the fuck, because Merlin wakes up on the other side and Balinor is like heeeey son, I knew you for three seconds and I love you and am v.v. proud and also you are a child of the sea and the sky and some other really neat shit, so yeah!! you are magic!!!
meanwhile, back in exciting all-of-us-are-going-to-die land, Guinevere comes with Arthur to Camlann because she is a motherfucking badass and gives exactly no fucks about not being a soldier, and cheers up Arthur by saying don't worry hubby, our boyfriend has his reasons even though she's totally like yeah no this is shit. basically, Gwen is awesome forever. this is important information for you to know.
back in the land of caves and wonder, Merlin is super fucking adorable and the first fucking thing he does when he gets his magic back is conjure up a goddamn butterfly because he is a magical unicorn made of rainbows and glitter that shits gold (see:
cavities and diabetes). this also made me cry. a lot of things made me cry. shut up.
so the battle begins and Arthur's fucking shit up because he is a hunky killing machine (seriously,
check it) and Merlin explodes out of the cave as Dragoon and literally the entire fandom threw their laptops across the universe because
fuck that shit.
end episode 12.
start part two with Arthur fucking more shit up because he is a hunky ass motherfucking killing machine, and then Merlin shows up as Dragoon exploding shit with lightning because he is a badass and everyone is just like WHAT THE FUUUUUCCCCKK and Gaius is like that's my boy :'D
and then during the downtime after mostly everyone is dead, Arthur is checking on the wounded and Mordred's like SUP BRO lol /stab and Arthur is like wow fuck you I'm gonna stab you right the fuck back!!! and that's it for Mordred's appearance in this show. seriously. that's it. bullshit.
and then Gwen is being a BAMF and helping Gaius tend to the wounded and Leon tells her they can't find Arthur and she's like fuck that, you keep looking while I am a badass and keep helping these injured people and he's like gaddamn woman you are fucking awesome.
Dragoon (why seriously just
why) is walking through the field and finds Arthur unconscious/bleeding out and carries (??!!?!???!?!) him away to magical screen cut land where in the next seen, they are suddenly in a forest (???!!!?!?!?!?) and Dragoon is Merlin again (fucking
thank you) and Arthur is like "where were u bb I missed u" and Merlin tells him about his magic and Arthur is like wow okay fuck you too leave me alone to sulk.
heartbreak ensues.
back in Camelot, because apparently the entire fucking army said yeah we have no clue where the King is nbd let's just go home, Gwen is still like no fuck you guys he is out there I know it and Leon is like ok we'll keep looking. Gaius is apparently psychic or magic or something or other because he is the only person in Camelot competent enough to find Merlin and Arthur, where Arthur is still bleeding out and apprehensive and avoiding Merlin, and Gaius is like dude chill he's your friend and Arthur's like o ok when u put it that way!!
fuck you all.
anyway, Morgana forged a sword in Aithusa's breath and gave it to Mordred and that's what he used to stab Arthur so IT'S MAGIC HE CAN'T BE HEALED!!!! or some shaky plot point like that, and he says their only hope is to get him to Avalon. the fans go !!!!! and then we see Morgana super fucking crazy at a grave she built for Mordred saying I WILL KILL THESE FUCKERS and everyone flipped their shit AGAIN because there goes our redemption arc.
Arthur gives Gaius the royal crest to give to Gwen and Gwen is like omg no I want my husband what the fuck is this ring fuck you Gaius and then there's a shitton of Merthur going on while Arthur learns more about Merlin's magic and tries to accept it and it's all really heartbreaky because it's done so well fuuuccckk
and then Gwen, being the only fucking intelligent human being alive in Camelot, says look bro that sorcerer was Merlin wasn't it and Gaius goes yeeeaaaahhh and she says THANK FUCKING GOD SOMEONE COMPETENT and there was much rejoicing. Gwaine sends his dirty traitorous boothang to tell Morgana the wrong direction Merlin and Arthur are travelling in, and then Gwaine looks at Percy and says wanna be a motherfucking badass and fuck some shit up and Percy goes HELL YEAH I DO.
then there's more Merthur and Gwaine and Percy fuck shit up and then Morgana is like pitiful humans, your weapons cannot harm me!!! and ties them up (aw yes) and tortures Gwaine (wait what no) and then Gwaine dies in Percy's arms (WOW FUCK YOU) and then there's more Merthur again but Morgana shows up and is like yeeeaaah fuck you guys!!! and then Merlin goes LOLNOPE YOU GET NOTHING also I suck and am sorry and here's Excalibur through your stomach!!!
and the entire fandom flipped more tables, because THAT IS ALL WE SEE OF HER. seriously. she dies, and that's it.
fuck this shit.
but then Arthur dies soon after anyway with the most depressing shit ever and all the goddamn tears on my face (
no really fuck them). Merlin summons Kilgharrah and he says yeah no man this dude's hella dead but nbd he'll come back when Albion needs him and the entire fandom went FUCK YEAH REINCARNATIOOOONN and Merlin was like but no I want him now 8( and it was back to the weeping.
Merlin sends Arthur off to Avalon and Camelot somehow knows that Arthur is dead??? so they have Leon declaring it with Gwen on the throne as Once and Future motherfucking Queen. then we see the same shot of Avalon and then HOLY SHIT A FUCKING LORRY JUST DROVE PAST????? and then old!Merlin walks past and stops only briefly in front of Avalon before continuing and then end.
yeah.
yeeeaaaah.
just this:
