“Way too reliable narrator” where the narrator provides documentation and proof for how they know every detail in the narrative and an estimate of how confident they are in it.
I know we all like to point out times in the show where Merlin unknowingly survived due to his immortality, but what if he wasn’t born immortal?
I know it’s hard to explain the fight with Nimueh there but how tragic would it be if, in the act of killing the Fisher King, Merlin inherited his immortality? If, to allow for him to die, the undying nature of the Fisher King had to go elsewhere?
The Fisher King and the Perilous Lands are so interesting and it’s never expanded upon in the show I just have to wonder how the king ended up in that state, how his kingdom dissolved around him and what became of his people.
And how tragic still would it be if the Fisher King’s life and destiny mirrored that of Merlin’s? If he was waiting all this time as Merlin would, for someone to come and relieve him. Or perhaps he was waiting for something else that would never come because he’d had his chance at destiny and failed, and the long life gifted to him to complete his task turned into a curse that left him unfinished.
Thinking about how we’re first introduced to Captain Flint through the eyes of the people who see him as a monster. Thinking about how our first interaction with The Walrus is chaos and death. Thinking about how we are shown the myth long before we get to know the man. Thinking about the first words out of his mouth being “it’s over”.
The opening scene of Black Sails made Choices and I am here for all of them.
Al Pacino attending the 1973 Academy Awards for his second Oscar nomination // Al Pacino attending the 1993 Academy Awards for his eighth Oscar nomination and first win
