30 Day TV Meme: Days 29-30

[geeklover80]

Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession


Day 29 - Current TV show obsession

It's still Merlin. I have a lot of new shows that I really like, but nothing I've become obsessed with and I really hope I keep it that way. Merlin is still keeping me plenty busy.


Day 30 - Saddest character death.


*Spoilers ahead for Merlin and Torchwood*

This is fairly easy. Ianto's death on Torchwood: Children of Earth - Day 4 and Arthur's death on Merlin - "The Diamond of the Day, Part 2."

I was actually spoiled the morning of Ianto's death about it happening. But I just could not believe that RTD would be stupid enough to do it, especially after already killing Owen and Tosh. And then it happened, and I was in such a serious funk for a long time. I still miss the character and still cuse RTD for not only killing him, but for being such a twat about it in interviews.

The scene itself was amazing, just because Gareth David-Lloyd and John Barrowman were brilliant in it and managed to convey the love between the two of them in such a heartbreaking way. I've only managed to watch that scene a couple of times. It's just too gut-wrenching still.

In a way Ianto's death, kind of allowed me to cope a little better with Arthur's. I'm still really sad about Arthur's death, every now and then I'll think about it and I get really sad, but it's taken me a lot shorter time to get back to normal. It also helps that there is that glimmer of hope that Arthur will return to Merlin one day.

Like GDL and JB, Colin Morgan and Bradley James were utterly amazing in their performance of the scene. The connection between Arthur and Merlin was on fine display throughout the whole episode, but I really defy anyone to watch their last scene and not be able to see the love between them. "Just hold me..." UGGHHH...kills me. I've only been able to watch that scene once. Colin Morgan's utter despair and wailing cry to Kilgarrah after Arthur's gone is soul crushing.

Stacey

Comments

[alba17.livejournal.com]

I agree about these. I didn't believe RTD would kill off Ianto either. It was very painful. Arthur's was at least in line with the legends.

Another one that was very sad for me was Mitchell in Being Human.

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

After COE, I remember ads on BBC America for "Being Human" and deciding to pass because I didn't really think I wanted to get involved with any other BBC shows (I don't think I knew "Merlin" was a BBC show when I started watching it.) Hearing about what happened on that show, I'm kind of glad I didn't pick it up.

Stacey