Name: Laurie Age: Why does everyone always want to know this? Almost forty. Sigh. What do you love about Merlin: I like my tv silly and sweet with a huge dollop of slash. Favourite ship(s): Merlin/Arthur! I do really enjoy Gwen/Merlin interaction, but platonically only, plz. Favourite character(s): Merlin, easily. Least favourite character(s): I do like them all, even Uther in a love-to-hate-him, kinda-want-to-shake-him-senseless way. Favourite Episode: Maybe To Kill the King. What do you hope for in the 2nd season? More of the same. No shark jumpery. Other Fandoms: Harry Potter, primarily. 30 Rock. Chuck. Mad Men. Temeraire. I also spend a ridiculous amount of time searching for good m/m romance novels. Other Ships: Snape/Lupin, mainly, along with at least a dozen other HP ships, none of them canon. Oscar/Andy from The Office is another big one for me right now. Anything Else: I was reading Merlin fic before I tried the show on for size, kind of nervous that I wouldn't like it and that it would spoil my enjoyment of the fic. But I finally watched it last weekend and it had a happy ending - I love the show and, even more miraculously, I didn't pick a rare pair to ship instead of Merlin/Arthur. Whew.