Ok, here's what I came up with for questions this week. Discuss anything you want to though!
1. How do you rate Nimueh as a villain? She certainly is one of the most gorgeous ones that’s for sure. Who was her main target in this episode? Why? Was that her only motive?
2. What was Merlin’s initial reaction to the “servant” Nimueh? I think Merlin has quite a thing for pretty girls to the extent he loses some common sense. Do you agree? (Not talking about Gwen here.)
3. Discuss the several things in this episode that let us know Gwen still had a crush on Merlin. Did you notice her reaction when he was about to drink from the cup? I think there was a lot of focus on Gwen in this episode. Do you agree? If so, why do you think that was?
4. I don’t know if this classifies as a plot hole or not, but how could Nimueh really know Merlin would end up drinking from the goblet? First of all, Arthur almost drank from it twice, only to be interrupted at the last minute. She didn’t plan those interruptions and in fact, had barely finished telling Merlin her little story when they were about to drink. Also, Lord Bayard easily could have been the one poisoned attempting to prove his innocence. There seems to be too many hitches in her plan IMO. What do you think?
5. Discuss Arthur and Uther’s exchange over whether Arthur go and attempt to fetch the flower. How can we see, once again, that Arthur has the makings of a great king?
6. Any thoughts on the Arthur/Morgana interaction when she encourages him into going. She uses the same methodology each time. Care to discuss? Did she have honorable motives?
7. Discuss any thoughts you may have on Arthur’s dealings with Nimueh. Was he unwise in any of it? What do we see of his honor and courage in this?
8. What do you think of Merlin’s magic bubble trick? BTW, how did Arthur’s sword get back in the sheath? [Plot hole, hehe. See any others?]
9. How did you like the Arwen scene in the dungeon? Did you notice he said “thank you” to her? Looking ahead to 2x2 when Gwen was so disturbed by his lack of gratitude, this dungeon scene shows he wasn’t always so rude. Why do you think he was different in the 2x2 episode. [Sorry, couldn’t resist throwing in an Arwen question!] And of course we know what he said about the food being unfit here was just a part of the ruse.
10. So, what feelings do you have about Gwen’s kiss? There’s been much discussion of this over the years. There’s been a lot of negative feedback from her enemies about this. How do you see this kiss? Also, any opinions on Merlin’s “It’s fine. Its more than fine.”
11. Do you think the happenings in this episode was a huge jump in the Arthur/Merlin relationship.? Think about the fact that it was just three episodes ago that they met and couldn’t stand each other. Or, insofar as Arthur is concerned, do you think he would have done all this for anyone who had saved his life? Or do you think the whole thing with Merlin saving him was a bit much for this early on?
12. Is there any symbolism to that flower that you can think of? Some of you are so talented I thought I’d give your creative juices a bit of a squeeze. Also use this question as a place to talk about any lessons you see in this episode.
1. How do you rate Nimueh as a villain? She certainly is one of the most gorgeous ones that’s for sure. Who was her main target in this episode? Why? Was that her only motive?
2. What was Merlin’s initial reaction to the “servant” Nimueh? I think Merlin has quite a thing for pretty girls to the extent he loses some common sense. Do you agree? (Not talking about Gwen here.)
3. Discuss the several things in this episode that let us know Gwen still had a crush on Merlin. Did you notice her reaction when he was about to drink from the cup? I think there was a lot of focus on Gwen in this episode. Do you agree? If so, why do you think that was?
4. I don’t know if this classifies as a plot hole or not, but how could Nimueh really know Merlin would end up drinking from the goblet? First of all, Arthur almost drank from it twice, only to be interrupted at the last minute. She didn’t plan those interruptions and in fact, had barely finished telling Merlin her little story when they were about to drink. Also, Lord Bayard easily could have been the one poisoned attempting to prove his innocence. There seems to be too many hitches in her plan IMO. What do you think?
5. Discuss Arthur and Uther’s exchange over whether Arthur go and attempt to fetch the flower. How can we see, once again, that Arthur has the makings of a great king?
6. Any thoughts on the Arthur/Morgana interaction when she encourages him into going. She uses the same methodology each time. Care to discuss? Did she have honorable motives?
7. Discuss any thoughts you may have on Arthur’s dealings with Nimueh. Was he unwise in any of it? What do we see of his honor and courage in this?
8. What do you think of Merlin’s magic bubble trick? BTW, how did Arthur’s sword get back in the sheath? [Plot hole, hehe. See any others?]
9. How did you like the Arwen scene in the dungeon? Did you notice he said “thank you” to her? Looking ahead to 2x2 when Gwen was so disturbed by his lack of gratitude, this dungeon scene shows he wasn’t always so rude. Why do you think he was different in the 2x2 episode. [Sorry, couldn’t resist throwing in an Arwen question!] And of course we know what he said about the food being unfit here was just a part of the ruse.
10. So, what feelings do you have about Gwen’s kiss? There’s been much discussion of this over the years. There’s been a lot of negative feedback from her enemies about this. How do you see this kiss? Also, any opinions on Merlin’s “It’s fine. Its more than fine.”
11. Do you think the happenings in this episode was a huge jump in the Arthur/Merlin relationship.? Think about the fact that it was just three episodes ago that they met and couldn’t stand each other. Or, insofar as Arthur is concerned, do you think he would have done all this for anyone who had saved his life? Or do you think the whole thing with Merlin saving him was a bit much for this early on?
12. Is there any symbolism to that flower that you can think of? Some of you are so talented I thought I’d give your creative juices a bit of a squeeze. Also use this question as a place to talk about any lessons you see in this episode.
arthurlover7
commented…
# 9. I have not watched the episode yet but to answer that question, I think Arthur is different in this scene because he is put into the dungen and is not treated like a prince but someone that has done wrong in the presence of the king. So he feels like its not wrong to tunjuk some kindness to someone who is also trying to help merlin. Where as in season 2 episode 2 he is still a prince and at the top, just being undercover trying to prove he is the best. He has also done no wrong so he does not feel the need to tunjuk humilaty.
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sportyshuie
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Juicy nanna ... will rewatch tomorrow and jump back in here to get down with the questions.
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ellarose88
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Great soalan Nanna! Hopefully I will watch the episode tomorrow (or tonight) and came back and answer these soalan
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