Name: Stephanie Age: 23 What do you love about Merlin: I enjoy the characters and their relationships with each other, above all. I do enjoy the plot (yes, yes, I know, shocking). I treat the show as crack and srs bznz - probably leaning more toward srs bznz. I think that was part of the intention - and on that note, I really enjoy the humor. :) Most of all, of course, I love Merlin and Arthur's relationship, inherently slashy because they're destined to be together, but as characters and in terms of personal growth. I'm also insanely obsessed with the cast itself now. :D Favourite ship(s): Arthur/Merlin and Colin/Bradley RPS. I also dig Gwen/Morgana and I think I could get into Merlin/Morgana as a het pairing. Favourite character(s): See, this is why I love the show. Merlin, Arthur, Morgana, and Uther are definitely the most interesting. But so is Gaius and all his backstory! Least favourite character(s): I'm least interested in Gwen, but I still love her to pieces. Favourite Episode: It's a tie between 1x10 and 1x11. What do you hope for in the 2nd series? The continual progression of Merlin and Arthur's relationship from its current power imbalance to a place where Arthur can acknowledge, even subconsciously, that he and Merlin are equals), and I think the attraction between them will only grow. Hopefully Arthur will find out about Merlin's magic mid-series two and we'll probably spend forever getting through that. I'd like to learn more about Gaius' backstory and explore his loyalties between Merlin and Uther. I'd like to see Arthur step away from Uther's shadow more. Hopefully Gwen will come into her own (I'm really hoping for another visit from Mr. Sexy-Cheekbones-Santiago Lancelot). We saw the Questing Beast, which was supposed to foreshadow a lot of strife for Camelot. I'm eager to see what happens there - and hopefully to see more politics with other kingdoms or within the court play out. I hope we get the fuck out of Camelot again (maybe visit Ealdor or somewhere different). I'm really interested in what happens to Morgana, and I hope Merlin and Morgana become closer (although not romantically, but if Arthur gets jealous, I approve). Other Fandoms: HP Other Ships: HP - Harry/Draco, and then a bit of everything else. Anything Else: Please feel free to friend me on here and LJ. I'm beginning to write in Merlin and I have quite a few recs posted publicly to LJ (same username) if you want to check those out. I'm also always willing to beta should you want to contact me.