In today’s episode, MissSnowfox and Alex are joined by Brent and Joelle to discuss the ships Arthur/Morgana [Armor] and Merlin/Gwen [Merwen]. Unfortunately, Brent had some tech issues and is therefore hard to understand a lot of the time. Please be patient with it, usually Rox or Alex will sum up Brent’s point at the end. We just didn’t want to cut them from the episode entirely. To get in touch with us, send an email, an ask on tumblr, or tweet at us on twitter. You can also join our discord and find our podacst on iTunes! If you’d like to tip us for the work we do for this podcast, you can find us on ko-fi. ALL TIPS WE RECEIVE ON KO-FI WILL BE FORWARDED TO UK-BASED ORGANISATIONS & CHARITIES THAT BENEFIT BLACK WOMEN OR BLACK QUEER PEOPLE. The charities that will benefit are Southall Black Sisters UK Black Pride The Hackney Migrant Centre The Unity Project Find more stream or download options for this episode below the cut. Download here [Right click, save as] || Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Resources Avaloner’s comment on the Race & Racism Special Footnote 1 Footnote 2 Gillian’s comment on Episode 60 Joelle on tumblr Joelle’s Armor tumblr Joelle on AO3 Joelle on YouTube Brent on tumblr Brent on AO3 Morgana Character Study by Merlisten Statistics [Taken on Dec 11, 2020] Disclaimer: The works listed below (especially the ones in the Top 3 categories) are Armor and Merwen works by the best estimation of xan, who compiled the stats. Xan checked the summaries, tags, and author’s notes to determine if these fics looked like they actually focused on Armor or Merwen as a pairing, or at least gave the pairings a central role, rather than treat them as background decoration. We apologise that some of the listed fics might not be Armor or Merwen works by the estimate of an Armor or Merwen shipper. Top 3 by Kudos Armor The Triple Crown by Malu_3 400 Kudos We are Alone Here by marguerite_26 371 Kudos Fly Away, Little Bird by giselleslash 277 Kudos Merwen The Once and Future King by LaBelleetlaloup 676 Kudos A Council of Queens by lady_ragnell 153 Kudos and she’ll drink from that chalice of ginger ale. be it bitter or sweet. by odinstark 519 Kudos Top 3 by Comments Armor Dancing Lights and Singing Shadows by LazyWriter1977 185 comments Solitary Love by Cassius_theCorrupterofSouls 123 Comments Shattered Armor by SoHereWeAre 87 Comments Merwen This Will Be Our Year (Took a Long Time to Come) by Polomonkey 35 comments The Once and Future King by LaBelleetlaloup 31 comments A Council of Queens by lady_ragnell 23 comments Oldest Armor Daughter of the Ever-Changing Sea by Mirrormasque Published 21 Dec 2009 Merwen (so close to me) by glim Published 21 Dec 2009 Newest Armor Harder Than Steel and Thrice as Cruel by 0hHeyThereBigBadWolf Posted 21 Nov 2020 Merwen be there by disastermovie Posted 7 Nov 2020 Longest Armor Bound by Fate by Araminia16 159,497 words [WIP] Merwen Pride of the Fallen by Alyeska_Writes 93,904 words [WIP] Shortest Armor I can see the rainbow in your eyes love… by Porkbunz_zz 82 words Merwen drowning by yolo_jackie 266 words [Russian] Mentioned Fanworks/Recs Dep on tumblr Dep on AO3 Dep on YouTube Finding My Way Home by Dep Where’s My Love? by Dep Do I Wanna Know? by Dep The Pendragons (Uther, Arthur, Morgana) – Hate and Blood | edited by Dep Andr Arthur&Morgana (ft. Mithian, Lorenzo) -Who’s scared now? | edited by Dep Andr Arthur & Morgana (AU)~ Α Carnival Of Rust | edited by Dep Andr Arthur&Morgana (AU)~Carnival of Rust part 2 | edited by Dep Andr sevanan on YouTube sevanan on tumblr arthur & morgana | my tears ricochet | edited by sevanan Arthur & Morgana | Alibis [Time Travel AU] | edited by sevanan Arthur & Morgana | hate everything about you (AU) | edited by sevanan Mordred’s Lullaby (Merlin BBC) | edited by sevanan SunnydaleRehab2 on YouTube SunnydaleRehab2 on tumblr arthur & morgana; take me down to the river (mep part) | edited by SunnydaleRehab2 morgana/arthur/mithian/gwaine; give up my kingdom (au) | edited by SunnydaleRehab2 arthur & mithian+morgana+gwen; new rules (modern au) | edited by SunnydaleRehab2 little mermaid au (reupload) | edited by SunnydaleRehab2 arthur/morgana; got poison on my mind | edited by SunnydaleRehab2 angelica 083 on YouTube angelica083 on tumblr Arthur & Morgana II World on fire | edited by angelica 083 Arthur & Morgana II Always Hate Me | edited by angelica 083 nosquared on YouTube Merlin | Christmas AU | edited by nosquared LazyWriter1977 on AO3 LazyWriter1977 on tumblr Dancing Lights and Singing Shadows by LazyWriter1977 SoHereWeAre on AO3 soherweare on tumblr Shattered Armor by SoHereWeAre Merwen YouTube Playlist by Rox Armor YouTube Playlist by Rox The following recs by Brent aren’t Armor or Merwen stories, so check the pairings before diving in. For Want of A Nail by 0hHeyThereBigBadWolf Comment by Brent: It’s a rewrite of the series in which Hunith leaves Merlin with Leon and his family while fleeing from Uther. I am only halfway through the story so I won’t say much, but I do love the concept and the story up until now. The story writing is also much better than what my poor eyes are usually forced to read in my desperation for an acceptable ending for the show. The Heartbeat by LadyFromPoland Comment by Brent: This one is a continuation for 5×13, where Merlin discovers a way to save Arthur, obviously. But, what I actually love about this fic is the angst more than anything. It’s so painful and satisfying at the same time. I do love the relationship between Merlin, Arthur, and Gwen so much in this one. I also like how the author brought back Gilli, the boy deserved more. Die For You In Secret by evokingmemories Comment by Brent: Gimme gimme gimme the Mercealot content. This is somewhat of a re-write but more of a “what went on behind the saving of Camelot”. I love this fic so much because Merlin gets someone to love, one who loved him back. I really don’t have much to say, it’s a beautiful story. But beware of the super sad ending, I cried a lot. The Warlocks Protector by weepingelm Comment by Brent: It’s a MithianXMerlin which later develops into MerGwaine, and I love both of the ships so much. And this is probably the only fic I’ve ever read which gives my heartthrob Mithian what she deserves. Mithian was a wonderful character and she deserved better. This is a continuation of 5×13 with one or two minor changes in canon. Complementarity, Entanglement and the Uncertainty of Destiny -OR- A Feminist Mage in King Arthur’s Court by Jenrose Comment by Brent: All I’m gonna say is that I love this fic more than any other. It’s so well written that I roleplay as Merlin in Chapter 3 on a daily basis. See your existence as a Merthur shipper, Merlin fan, and confrontation lover is literally useless if you haven’t read this. Also, the entire concept is beautiful. Just, READ IT. GO! READ IT! Credits Merlisten theme music composed by side_steppings Interview/Talkback quote music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod on freesoung.org Manip for the cover by brolinskeep, Cover by momo xancredible on AO3 | tumblr | Podfic | Fanwork resources misssnowfox on AO3 | tumblr | YouTube | Cosplay
