How Merlin Should Have Come Out Episode 2

[@AMillionMadMusings]

So many people have been asking for it and I'm so sorry for the delay but if you're ever interested here is the How Merlin Should Have Come Out script: drive.google.com/file/d/1OVqnPqwsxMjeTLkop9qGD5Ra6UcK8MY3/view?usp=sharing (it also includes one little extra scene and a lil thank you from me to u!)

[@muhundel]

She’s a writer, she’s an actress and she is the moment

[@-mae-5524]

No thoughts only gay

[@AMillionMadMusings]

that's the spirit

[@killitwithfire5377]

no thoughts, head empty // merlin fanfiction

[@jeffjeff24]

uhhh, can i has a full season of this? like seriously, the writing is so good and funny and touching also i STAN ma boi Daniel forever

[@AMillionMadMusings]

we love our danny boi

[@cassieroo17]

Yes Daniel was such a good character I love him!! :D

[@anthonyeasterwood532]

Yess! I usually don't go for someone creating an original character, but Daniel is totally awesome and works! I wonder what hottie actor would play him? *Starts daydreaming*

[@jeffjeff24]

@@anthonyeasterwood532 oh i would love a faceclaim, i honestly have a growing need to maybe draw him, but i can't imagine the face DX

[@RF-mc8cx]

I love Daniel so much, we love voluminous hair

[@allanagiles9470]

"A pansexual wink" asjakasjk oh my GOD you had me dying!

[@davidattlee]

don’t forget the cheeky wink

[@stackthedecktiktok]

THAT HAND KISS WAS SO TENDER OH MY GOODNESS WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT

[@erizoeriz278]

i would literally watch a whole season of this, you captured the essence of Merlin so wonderfully i just *internal screaming*, thank you

[@anthonyeasterwood532]

She did she did! And I would watch the series done this way for sure!

[@adamwise1111]

I really thought Daniel was gonna sacrifice himself and die because I'm so used to "bury your gays". I knew you wouldn't do that to us but I've lost the ability to trust.

[@AMillionMadMusings]

SPOILERS BELOW CUT Also at the end can we pretend that when clearing out the rubble under the castle they found the unconscious but very alive bodies of all the people who had been used to cast the spells??? like now that the spell is broken their energy came back and so did their life force???? is that realistic??? no??? but did I write it that way and they forget to record the epilogue?? yes????

[@rosina29]

Love it 💕

[@cassieroo17]

Aww that makes me happy, love me a happy ending where nobody dies :))

[@venlajunnikkala2938]

I mean, maybe they didn't get all their life sucked away, because Daniel didn't know how much energy would be needed, so maybe they were like almost dead or smth

[@nhanson6429]

forever a bloody legend, Gem. lol

[@smiletea8940]

DID YOU JUST CALL YOUR MASTERPIECE USELESS?!?! Girl. It made me laugh, giggle, cry, shout, and be so excited about I think I have finally gone mad. This legitimately saved my really, really shitty, and stressful day, so I that I now feel happy and content with my life (even if I just cried about a fictional gay couple, which seems to be a running thing for me) so how DARE you call this useless work. Even if it has no worth money-wise, it brought a small group of people a lot of joy and excitement, and I think that has a lot of worth, too. Also, can we talk about HOW AMAZING IT WOULD BE TO SEE THIS EPISODE PERFORMED BY COLIN AND BRADLEY?!?! And may I just say, these two episodes are better than most on the show. BBC should hire you immediately.

[@rosina29]

I would loveeee that

[@cassieroo17]

Oh yeah it is totally better than most of the show hands down!!

[@anthonyeasterwood532]

I agree I agree! I think this ISSS a legitimate episode. *Puts fingers in ears* La la la la la! This is canon!! This is canon!! Not worthless at all!!

[@moonjui]

I KNOWWW I can literally envision it so clearly in my head its wild

[@ratexplains]

PREACH

[@rosemarycat5]

"I hope I'm never wise enough to trust no one." RAW

[@tatianamelendez490]

The one tiny change I would do is when Daniel casually does magic in front of Arthur in his chambers and and Arthur says "Magic is still punishable by death," Daniel says, "Yeah, and I'm the knight of a powerful neighboring kingdom. Do you really want to risk war between our realms by executing an innocent man? With all the peace talks happening? I'm sure you're smarter than that, Your Majesty." This feels a bit more realistic given the socio - political parameters of the story. Other than that (and maybe a kiss between Arthur and Merlin), SHEER ABSOLUTE PERFECTION, MY DARLING!!!!! This is my new head canon now, so it is decreed. Now please do an episode where Arthur and Merlin get together! And if you could do a "how Sherlock should've ended" with all the Johnlock you can muster, I would pay serious money to see it cause that last season got problems!

[@cassieroo17]

Yes I 1000% agree I will go up a tier on patreon to be able to see big videos like that!!

[@tatianamelendez490]

@@cassieroo17 You're good people, gurl.😁😁😁

[@emr1248]

Yesssss a how sherlock should have ended would make my life complete!!

[@tatianamelendez490]

@@emr1248 Same, it could provide closure to that chapter of my life. God knows Moftiss didn't achieve that.

[@adms226]

"you know what we were doing on that roof" I WILL FOREVER BE HAUNTED BY THAT LINE

[@mariazoidze7900]

This is like... Fanfiction audiobook. Everything I could have hoped for

[@emdove]

A podfic, you mean! It’s been a great few months since I discovered those 😙

[@agatha6385]

"a cheeky grin, and a pansexual wink." Amazing!

[@lulumercer8704]

nobody: Arthur: FOR THE LOVE OF MERLIN-

[@bethany4149]

The Gwaine impression is spot on!!! This is amazing!

[@anthonyeasterwood532]

I agree! Gwaine coming in and cheering up Arthur and ignoring Arthur's stubbornness works so well and seems so fitting!

[@smiletea8940]

OH MY GOD IT IS HERE LADS!!!! wait I need to get my dinner so I can watch this like I'd watch a Merlin episode back then...

[@anthonyeasterwood532]

I got done with part one, and I was like... "OH MY GODDDD!!! I NEED PART TWOOOOO!!!! AHHHHH!! WHENNN!!! WHENNNN!!!" These are the kinds of problems I need in my life hahaha

[@Elitheen3rd]

"If you were, would you ever admit it?" GIRL MY HEART

[@sophieo.b3392]

"everyone loves an injured merlin"

[@elikitchener1008]

Combine this with your 'How Merlin Should Have Ended' video and Daniel could come back to help in the finale. Or have a cameo when Merlin is banished

[@bharati1872]

That was undescribable I enjoyed every single moment.

[@InspirationxStrikes]

That was a wonderful sequel! And I always have a soft spot for Arthur being worried over Merlin ❤️ The whole plot of the story was really well done too and as I said in the previous video, it really felt like it could have happened as an episode. I was sad to see Daniel go though, he was an interesting character and I really enjoyed the dynamic with Arthur too especially when they fought side by side against the creatures. The scene with Arthur and Gwaine was just perfect, I could so easily picture it, you're that talented! Also Arthur and hair product 😂😂 reminds me of the scene with the comb 🤣 And of course the end with Merlin describing his type and Arthur catching up and realizing, and then the smiles between them ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for sharing this beautiful story with us. It's been years and I still crave for more content so I'm ever so thankful to all the wonderful people in this Fandom for keeping the story going even after all this time.

[@AMillionMadMusings]

maybe i'll write another and daniel can come back like HEY MY DUDES GUESS WHOS RETURNED and him and gwaine will get on so well !! thank you for your lovely comment though

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@@AMillionMadMusings I will definitely be there for a sequel 😁😁

[@RF-mc8cx]

@@AMillionMadMusings Him and Gwaine will......get on so well.....you say

[@veras5087]

@@AMillionMadMusings that's a marvelous idea, bring it on!

[@okaykatieokay]

i'm turning back into the worst kind of 2013 tumblr fangirl. I. CAN'T. EVEN. this is so good lol

[@christinesong4551]

i panicked there for a second thinking u were gonna let daniel die omg

[@estheromoyele3321]

When she perfects Gaius' "MeRIiN?" What an utter mood-

[@elizaaaaaa]

i need a part 3 of them being happy and in love PLEASE

[@HeyRowanEllis]

kiss kiss kiss kiss

[@heatherlydia4728]

Your ability to write witty banter always brings me joy, you never fail to enthrall me in your videos no matter the subject but Merlin videos are always my favourite.

[@farawaykin]

ooooh there it is, perfect and wonderful and so believable, like, honestly, i could hear all of them in my head, you literally captured the characters voices so amazingly well that i just grinned at the screen during the whole video, and then i was really worried at tense moments and stuff... this just got me really really emotional and i thank you profusely!!

[@AnaT0]

Again i am blown away. The pacing, the characters, the whole vibe. Ah!! BBC could never. Will we perhaps get a magic reveal episode from you sometime in the future? 😳👉👈

[@emiliaromana2683]

She already did it! It´s awesome!

[@cecilia1529]

Emilia Romana where???

[@ChibiRandom13]

If I was a millionaire I'd pay you to rewrite the whole series omg

[@jamiecahill9846]

Well, I guess I won’t be finishing my linguistics homework rn

[@rosina29]

Mood 🤣😅

[@eleanorbidwell2069]

“Ridiculous and useless” madam absolutely nOT this was a goddamn masterpiece and it brought a lot of light to my lifr

[@blubblub223]

This- this is like an actual episode of Merlin. The humour, the dynamics, the way the story usually plays out... Just brilliant. You´re an amazing story teller, and with the way you where speaking and the subtle music I could actually picture every scene in my head. Thank you so much for this, to me this is canon now.

[@ddietz8778]

Hey I love it! You managed to capture the feeling of an episode of Merlin so gosh darn well, and that everything ended up fine in the end, Merlin and Daniel (who is not evil and just a good guy) parting on good terms, Arthur realizing what Merlin means about the guys he goes for, I just-! Magnificent.

[@livsigg]

MY EXPECTATIONS WERE HIGH AND THIS EXCEEDED THEM 1000 TIMES OVER OH MY GOD! I just know I'm going to come back and watch these two videos any time I feel sad now, they capture the spirit of the show PERFECTLY. Daniel is officially one of my favourite Merlin characters now and if they want to stop me then they better release season 6.

[@dimitra_k]

I have literally never watched Merlin (I do want to at some point) and the only things I know about it are from you and from tumblr,,, I'm here for it and ESPECIALLY your version! Also your makeup is AMAZING

[@AMillionMadMusings]

GO WATCH IT OMG

[@justashelly1167]

This was absolutely perfect! After watching the video, Ihad to take a second to comprehend what just happened. You honestly managed to get the tone of the show absolutely right, the way everything was serious and interrupted with light moments such as arthur putting the product in his hair and when he later on brought the hair product up to merlin just felt right. The way the characters acted and behaved where just so close to the way they are portrayed in the show, this could honestly just be the real script. I also love Arthurs realization in the end, especially with the ending where he just smiled realising, for a second i was worried you were going to go full love proclamation and that just wouldn't have felt right, but you didnt and this entire thing was a masterpiece. All interactions felt so natural and i love the way you write gwaine, arthur and daniels jealous banter felt so genuine. I immediately got attached to Daniels character, someone who we have never met before. I honestly am at a loss of words right now, your first part made me start watching merlin for the first time and now nearly finishing season 4, your part 2 just blew me away and showed me again everything i love about the show. So thank you, thank you so much for this beautiful piece of art!

[@ellirambler6160]

god this is really good but i can’t get over “yOu kNoW wHaT wE weRe dOiNg oN tHaT rOoF-“

[@yuuri9064]

Oh, oh, ohhhhhhh. The foreshadowing was perfect. Daniel! Arthur! Merlin! Haha that end was beautiful!

[@kathisomnus5872]

i am so crying. This was incredible and it was so well written and "performed" that I could basically see it in front of my inner eye. That IS how Merlin should have come out.

[@thatsnotmyname9647]

I genuinely can't believe how well this two parter captured the tone and fun of merlin? Like, the reason I always rewatch merlin is because it's so damn cozy, and sometimes that softness and lightness gets lost in fan imaginings (becuase edgy means good right), so I appreciate you kept that. All the jokes, sans the swearing I guess, sounds like something that would actually be written in canon, and Daniel is a character we stan. Seriously good characterisation from the first moment, we can tell what kind of person danny boi is gonna be. I liked that he's a reflection of arthur, even though it was pointed out in dialogue, I think the way its done is quite sweet. I would say that the last episode operates on quite a long timeline implied, which would be the only thing I would question, as I might wonder how long the negotiations are meant to go on on for? I think a little stricter timeline established to start would be good, but otherwise (as you addressed the missing servants in a comment) I would have loved this as a canon ep. so. much. Srsly great job! I had a smile on my face the entire time I was watching this!

[@purple12792]

I appreciate the use of the phrase 'come out' 😏

[@maelle.c.]

if i have to name one good thing that came out of 2020 - >

[@hartejassekhon8907]

just make them kiss that is all I ask I cant even function over how good this was. its literally 3 in the morning and I have to physically stop myself from squealing i-

[@novariverstone8973]

Honestly I loved this it's so nice that the characters seemed like themselves but also unlike alot of romance in books and film there was no overly dramatic kiss or awkward sex scene it was just innocent but heartwarming love for one another 💜 I really hope we get more like this thank you

[@kp-df5iw]

more like 32 minutes of you being better at storytelling than all of the Merlin writers combined

[@just_me7457]

You're more canon than canon could ever be

[@helenwinter3320]

omg the background music too- i can litrelly see this play out in my head it's so perfect omgg

[@monkiedunkie785]

to be so invested in a story and for the gays to actually win at the end of it??? the best feeling in the world. thank you for such a wonderful wonderful pair of vids!! they were worth all the work :)

[@mckenzierouge4711]

Im supposed to be resting today as I may be concussed but I NEED to watch this.( I’ve been resting most of the day lol)

[@AMillionMadMusings]

THIS COUNTS AS RESTING? I THINK? also hope you feel better soon

[@mckenzierouge4711]

AMillionMadMusings I’m sure counting it as such😂! Thank you!!! This was totally worth it 🥰

[@scoutmiller8200]

This. Is. The. Best. Thing. Ever. The amazingness of it is causing me physical pain I need more of my friends to watch Merlin so I can show them all this

[@SilentMeteorite]

I've never watched Merlin in my life and I have never been more invested

[@melonmackintosh782]

AHHHHH I'm not crying you are holy fuck this was absolutely amazing

[@sakinalimbdi8601]

This was so much like an actual episode I was literally shook. Somehow, and I don't know how, you were getting all of Arthurs expressions on point and I just. Died. Laughing. Okay! Yes thank you. Now can I have like an entire season of just this? Please?

[@existentialpotato]

“get your hands off my man servant” made me howl

[@AndreTalksAlot]

You slayed that, you just shut it down so hard and I’m just so sad that this is how far this story can go. I can genuinely see a whole season starting from your episode in my mind. It was the classic will they won’t they, and the whole scene with Merlin and Arthur exchanged smiles at the end when he realizes that Merlin was talking about him, it was just perfect. I particularly enjoyed the fact that you didn’t end it with them riding off into the sunset and being together, or like some super overdone coming out scene and admission. We all know they are endgame, but these episodes felt like a precursor to a season to the final moment where they do end up together. It was beautiful. Top marks girl! Top marks!

[@wymsyr3437]

I keep coming back and rewatching all your merlin videos... they're so healing and comforting and i WISH we got even a crumb of your genius in the show

[@muhundel]

ONLY TWO EPISODES FUCK I WASNT PREPARED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE THE END

[@optimuslibby]

You absolutely nailed Gwaine's accent 😍

[@StorySenseChannel]

All I can tell is that watched the whole episode with the same thrill as I did back in 2012, I was literally transported back n time and this was way way better anything BBC managed to make back then gurl make a whole season of this please please I love this

[@emilybell6703]

I love how shocked I am at Duncan being the villain like I haven't seen these videos many times.

[@dwaynemorganz47]

I loved part two and how she's handled each character in the story

[@h8rsRurmotivaters]

Can someone do fan art of these episodes to bring it even more to life?!

[@Kate_Alexander_06]

She’s got a point, she’s an icon, she’s a legend and she is the moment.

[@suzysquidink]

The beetles represent gay inner turmoil. edit: oof this was legit beautiful! Please don't sell yourself short by calling it useless! I've loved and appreciated these two videos so much and it's clear other people have too. Brilliant work

[@emmaw2626]

THIS IS NOT RIDICULOUS OR USELESS THIS IS GIVING ME LIFE RIGHT NOW!! I need a thousand more of these, especially a 'how Merlin and Arthur should have kissed', and I also need you to be hired by the BBC IMMEDIATELY

[@tickety-boo6343]

I'm obsessed this is so good it almost felt like I could visualize everything and the music added something to it. also you have such deep understanding of the characters it's impressive. I'm speechless

[@heiressgrey]

here i thought merlin fanfic writers couldn’t get any better and here you come with your perfectly good impressions of the characters with soundtrack and everything 😭

[@allisterkalag8529]

I have to say this felt like a genuine episode of Merlin. You have such grasp on the characters and their dynamics and energies. Very wonderful listen and I really felt like I was back in that Camelot again (only better). Both part one and this one are amazing videos. Though I do have to ask: who would you cast as Daniel?

[@cryingaboutbooks]

came back to watch & scream about this

[@AmalieSteffensen]

Gemma writes Merlin season 6 WHEN

[@laurarowen6053]

You got their personalities perfectly. And I'm really impressed by that.

[@miralynnbelle]

I... can't gather my thoughts! I'm in awe! This was SO COOL! Everything about this is just !!!! PERFECT! 1) You are amazing at acting, like, for real, you hit all those different quirks the characters had dead on! > "Meeerliiin", he [Gaius] calls out. EXACTLY LIKE GAIUS! sldkfjhsldgjkh!!! 2) The dynamics between all of the characters made my heart ache. I love them so much... 3) and oh my god, what an amazing job you did with nailing the voices of the characters in writing! I'm so grateful you made it a video, because i'm not really active in Merlin fandom and i never would've found this marvelous masterpiece otherwise, but honestly, even if you'd just posted it on AO3 as a fanfiction, i'm SURE i'd hear voices of the characters from the writing alone. (something strange happened there with the sequence of tenses, and i'm sorry for that, but i'm still too emotional to thing in English properly :D) 4) also THE PLOT! Every last gun has fired here, and i live for that! 5) honestly, both of these videos made me laugh and cry, and, oh my god, that kiss in the rain, and all the bickering, all the acting!.. 6) also your outfits for both of the parts were absolutely stunning! 7) someone in the comment section asked if we can get a whole season of this and i strongly second that!

[@adms226]

Still thinking about this like a full week after watching it I just ...... hoo boy love this

[@pepadevi9134]

THE WAY I GASPED OUT LOUD AT THE ARE YOU JELAOUS AS IF I WAS WATCHING AN ACTUAL MOVIE THO

[@Logical_magic19]

I have watched this maybe half a dozen times already and I'll probably watch it 100 more.

[@moonjui]

ok but seriously I am blown away by your talent, you could deadass try screen writing because this is AMAZING the only thing I didnt really understand was why Arthur and Daniel (who I have become VERY attached to btw) would go looking for the evil bug man without telling any of his knights first but its just a minor plothole im still in awe of this wonderful and NOT AT ALL USELESS WTF masterpiece. the dialogue and the characters were so accurate I could literally imagine it playing out in my head. your voice acting was so wonderful too. AHHH the atmosphere. I haven't watched Merlin for a while but this has reawakened all my latent fandom angst once more, and I thank you for that

[@crimsonroses56]

I'M CRYING THIS IS SO BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND READ I NEVER RLLY WATCHED MERLIN BUT WOOOOOWWWW JUST.

[@tayamoskva]

So I'm all stars and glitter, which I think is very fitting i love this girl.

[@ronnie4901]

My cheeks hurt so much from smiling everytime I watch this, it gives me so much joy and nostalgia, it's such a bloody good story, I adore your work and I'll back again no doubt in a month or two to experience it all over again

[@maringouin42]

This just cleared my skin, filed my taxes and made me weep. The joy

[@MiloMusgrave]

If she wrote a book I would for sure read is. This is really good writing.

[@cimmerianco]

I would PAY for more of this. I watched Merlin only last year, so my feels are still a bit fresh, and this is the content I needed. Thank you for making this. Also, you're funny, and talented, and your style is 👌✨

[@delias1]

Absolutely awesome! 🥰The characters really felt like themselves (PERFECT Merlin and Arthur) and your original characters were well developed. I love that you added the soundtrack: it really brought the Merlin feels and atmosphere. This felt more like a new Merlin episode than anything fan made I’ve read or heard before. Made me crave for more!

[@helenakee5318]

i have never seen merlin in my life but i still loved every second of this

[@gukgakz]

I'm begging you to write your own show this is SO GOOD AAAAAAHHHHH

[@seraphina2690]

you are such a genius. ill never watch it the same. TRULY you are spectacularly talented

[@Ghostly_Gal_]

If there’s any chance of there being more of these that’d be fan-fucking-tastic! This is seriously amazing and I loved every single SECOND of it!! Thank you so much!! 🖤 Edit: maybe another story where Daniel returns? 👀

[@SPNWhovian]

*clutches chest* I can't. I CAN'T! I loved it. I loved it all. It wasn't useless! It wasn't useless at all! I haven't thought of Merlin in so long but this brought back so many wonderful memories of the show. I miss it. I miss them and you brought them back to me. Thank you, really.

[@sophieo.b3392]

i pictured daniel as kinda in between will and daegal the whole time and it was a great experience

[@symphonysonic8643]

You don’t understand... you’ve given us a gift I didn’t know I needed... I don’t know how I’m gonna make it without more episodes from you... and I dont even watch this show 😭🤣💖💖

[@tuna5204]

HOW is it possible these videos are two YEARS old. Amazing stuff still *chef's kiss*

[@laurarowen6053]

Me: * points at this video and the part 1 * ME: This! THIS is why Gwaine is my favorite character.

[@YourRyeBread]

1. Absolutely riveted by this story /pos 2. First time ive ever considered listening to podfics is now because of you /pos 3. You got Gaius' merlin-tone perfect! 4. Really the only thing missing is the mentions of the Elyan and Leon but they mightve just been in the background I suppose

[@saravackarova6289]

AaaaA that's so beautiful and honestly I can't stop smiling and craying at the same time.

[@e754]

dude I know I'm a year late to this but your storytelling is so fucking amazing! The voices, the sound effects, and it's so in character too (& your make up is A+) I would listen to hours of this

[@lukajackson2339]

Daniel is the love of my life

[@ileniapergola922]

I wish I could like a video multiple times, the amount of times I wanted to press like again throughout both videos of this two-parter is just-