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• DO MERLIN HAVE A GAY SUBTEXT? (OR ARE SOME PEOPLE READG TOO MUCH INTO IT?) DO MERLIN HAVE A GAY SUBTEXT? (OR ARE SOME PEOPLE READG TOO MUCH INTO IT?)
• IMHO "MERL" (1.10): MERL CIS TO E OUT!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY BRENT HARTGERAUGT 17, 2009/11:45 AMBY BRENT HARTGERAUGT 17, 2009 / 11:45 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IMHO \"MERL\" (1.10): MERL CIS TO E OUT!","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-08-17T15:45:48.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-08-17T15:45:48.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRENT HARTGER","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FALLY!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NBC AIRED TWO EPISOS OF MERL LAST NIGHT, AND AFTER TEN EPISOS, THEY FALLY SHOWED ONE WH A FAIR AMOUNT OF HOYAY (OR GAY SUBTEXT).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MERL'S HOME VILLAGE IS THREATENED BY A WARLORD, BUT WHEN HIS MOTHER TO CAMELOT ASKG UTHER FOR HELP, HE TURNS HER DOWN. SO MERL CIS HE MT LEAVE ARTHUR AND GO BACK TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(INCINTALLY, WHAT ABOUT ALL OF MERL'S VOWS EARLIER EPISOS TO PROTECT ARTHUR — HIS ANSWERG OF THE DRAGON'S LL, AND THAT THEIR STI ARE PLETELY TERTWED, ETC. ETC.? ALL PLETELY FOTTEN, AT LEAST FOR THIS EPISO.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANYWAY, THE HOYAY IS SOON FLYG FAST AND FUR. WHY DID MERL LEAVE HIS VILLAGE THE FIRST PLACE? "I JT DIDN'T F ANYMORE," HE SAYS. "I WANTED TO FD SOMEWHERE WHERE I DO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN MERL TALKS TO THE FORMER VILLAGE BULLY, THE BULLY SAYS, "WHY DID YOU LEAVE? I WOULDN'T HAVE TOLD ANYONE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LATER, MERL SAYS, "IF ARTHUR DON'T ACCEPT ME FOR WHO I REALLY AM, HE'S NOT THE IEND I HOPED HE WAS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE SHOW, MERL IS TALKG ABOUT HIS SECRET ABILY TO DO MAGIC. BUT HE'S REALLY TALKG ABOUT BEG GAY, RIGHT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE MOMENT OF TTH" OM THE APPROPRIATELY-NAMED TLE IS THE MOMENT WHEN MERL CIS TO E HIS MAGIC TO SAVE HIS VILLAGE — SPE THE FACT THAT ARTHUR WILL THEN KNOW THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BASILLY, MERL CIS TO "E OUT" TO ARTHUR ABOUT BEG GAY A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PROBLEM IS, WHEN MERL FALLY DO E HIS MAGIC, HE NJUR A WD THAT SORT OF BLOWS THE WARRRS AWAY. SERLY? WD?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN, BEFORE MERL N ADM THE TTH TO ARTHUR, THE DYG WARLORD TRI TO SHOOT HIM WH AN ARROW, AND THE FORMER VILLAGE BULLY THROWS HIMSELF ONT OF , NOT ONLY SAVG ARTHUR'S LIFE, BUT ALSO CLARG, HIS FAL BREATH, THAT HE, NOT MERL, IS THE GAY ONE THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(BUT, UM, WHY DON'T MERL E HIS MAGIC — THE MAGIC THAT HE JT ED — TO SAVE HIM?){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANYWAY, THE SHOW FALLY GAVE ME SOME REASON TO JTIFY MY WRNG ALL THE REPS (OTHER THAN THE GEEK-LECTABLE COL MAN!).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT N I JT SAY? I THK THE HOYAY ON THIS SHOW WAS WILDLY OVER-STATED. AMERIN SHOWS LIKE SMALLVILLE AND XENA: WARRR PRCS WERE DOG MORE SUBTEXT THAN THIS TEN YEARS AGO. WERE OUR U.K. REARS JT OVERLY EXCED BEE SOMEONE WAS FALLY DOG WH AN ENGLISH ACCENT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE WAS ALSO A SEND EPISO LAST NIGHT, "THE LABYRTH OF GEDREF," THAT PRETTY MUCH PROV MY POT: ALMOST NO HOYAY WHATSOEVER. SO I'M NOT EVEN GOG TO REVIEW . NEENER, NEENER, NEENER!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• MESSALINAWELE TO MY ALTERNATE UNIVERSE. ALTERNATE UNIVERSEFAN FICTNHOTEMPTATNSGAY MERLLBIAN REMISCENCEPOLLS/QUIZZMOVI">CATEGORY: GAY MERL

DO MERLIN HAVE A GAY SUBTEXT? (OR ARE SOME PEOPLE READG TOO MUCH INTO IT?) DO MERLIN HAVE A GAY SUBTEXT? (OR ARE SOME PEOPLE READG TOO MUCH INTO IT?)

It’s the smooshg together of the gleeful cry “Homoeroticism, yay! ” It’s what happens when a fan perceiv the possibily of homoerotic subtext his or her fandom of choice.

It n be as flagrant as two sntily clad women rollg around the surf together, or as fleetg as a “gay look. There is certaly nothg tremendoly suggtive of eher young man actually beg gay.

IMHO "MERL" (1.10): MERL CIS TO E OUT!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY BRENT HARTGERAUGT 17, 2009/11:45 AMBY BRENT HARTGERAUGT 17, 2009 / 11:45 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IMHO \"MERL\" (1.10): MERL CIS TO E OUT!","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-08-17T15:45:48.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-08-17T15:45:48.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRENT HARTGER","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FALLY!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NBC AIRED TWO EPISOS OF MERL LAST NIGHT, AND AFTER TEN EPISOS, THEY FALLY SHOWED ONE WH A FAIR AMOUNT OF HOYAY (OR GAY SUBTEXT).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MERL'S HOME VILLAGE IS THREATENED BY A WARLORD, BUT WHEN HIS MOTHER TO CAMELOT ASKG UTHER FOR HELP, HE TURNS HER DOWN. SO MERL CIS HE MT LEAVE ARTHUR AND GO BACK TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(INCINTALLY, WHAT ABOUT ALL OF MERL'S VOWS EARLIER EPISOS TO PROTECT ARTHUR — HIS ANSWERG OF THE DRAGON'S LL, AND THAT THEIR STI ARE PLETELY TERTWED, ETC. ETC.? ALL PLETELY FOTTEN, AT LEAST FOR THIS EPISO.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANYWAY, THE HOYAY IS SOON FLYG FAST AND FUR. WHY DID MERL LEAVE HIS VILLAGE THE FIRST PLACE? "I JT DIDN'T F ANYMORE," HE SAYS. "I WANTED TO FD SOMEWHERE WHERE I DO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN MERL TALKS TO THE FORMER VILLAGE BULLY, THE BULLY SAYS, "WHY DID YOU LEAVE? I WOULDN'T HAVE TOLD ANYONE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LATER, MERL SAYS, "IF ARTHUR DON'T ACCEPT ME FOR WHO I REALLY AM, HE'S NOT THE IEND I HOPED HE WAS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE SHOW, MERL IS TALKG ABOUT HIS SECRET ABILY TO DO MAGIC. BUT HE'S REALLY TALKG ABOUT BEG GAY, RIGHT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE MOMENT OF TTH" OM THE APPROPRIATELY-NAMED TLE IS THE MOMENT WHEN MERL CIS TO E HIS MAGIC TO SAVE HIS VILLAGE — SPE THE FACT THAT ARTHUR WILL THEN KNOW THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BASILLY, MERL CIS TO "E OUT" TO ARTHUR ABOUT BEG GAY A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PROBLEM IS, WHEN MERL FALLY DO E HIS MAGIC, HE NJUR A WD THAT SORT OF BLOWS THE WARRRS AWAY. SERLY? WD?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN, BEFORE MERL N ADM THE TTH TO ARTHUR, THE DYG WARLORD TRI TO SHOOT HIM WH AN ARROW, AND THE FORMER VILLAGE BULLY THROWS HIMSELF ONT OF , NOT ONLY SAVG ARTHUR'S LIFE, BUT ALSO CLARG, HIS FAL BREATH, THAT HE, NOT MERL, IS THE GAY ONE THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(BUT, UM, WHY DON'T MERL E HIS MAGIC — THE MAGIC THAT HE JT ED — TO SAVE HIM?){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANYWAY, THE SHOW FALLY GAVE ME SOME REASON TO JTIFY MY WRNG ALL THE REPS (OTHER THAN THE GEEK-LECTABLE COL MAN!).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT N I JT SAY? I THK THE HOYAY ON THIS SHOW WAS WILDLY OVER-STATED. AMERIN SHOWS LIKE SMALLVILLE AND XENA: WARRR PRCS WERE DOG MORE SUBTEXT THAN THIS TEN YEARS AGO. WERE OUR U.K. REARS JT OVERLY EXCED BEE SOMEONE WAS FALLY DOG WH AN ENGLISH ACCENT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE WAS ALSO A SEND EPISO LAST NIGHT, "THE LABYRTH OF GEDREF," THAT PRETTY MUCH PROV MY POT: ALMOST NO HOYAY WHATSOEVER. SO I'M NOT EVEN GOG TO REVIEW . NEENER, NEENER, NEENER!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

In fact, I would scribe the subtext between the two leads as not so much homoerotic, but more “homo-romantic” — and nowhere near as blatant as on many of the other shows I’ve mentned, pecially early the season. Every time he almost tells Arthur his secret, ’s as if he’s about to proclaim his undyg love, wh his big earnt ey and tremblg pouty lips (one example of the many, many “gay looks” that are thrown around Camelot).

And the boilg pot is the entirety of episo 11, which I have been known to (lovgly) refer to as “the gayt gay thg I have ever seen on televisn. Their jok the mentary largely revolve around the ia that magic (and the magic reveal) is a metaphor for homosexualy – an ia which Merl fans have been throwg around for years, and we were therefore surprised to hear the way which McGrath and Murphy addrs . NBC aired two episos of Merl last night, and after ten episos, they fally showed one wh a fair amount of hoyay (or gay subtext)'s home village is threatened by a warlord, but when his mother to Camelot askg Uther for help, he turns her down.

But he's really talkg about beg gay, right? Basilly, Merl cis to "e out" to Arthur about beg gay a problem is, when Merl fally do e his magic, he njur a wd that sort of blows the warrrs away.

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