The Beauty and the Tragedy - Arthur/Gwen (Merlin)

An Arthur/Gwen (from BBC's "Merlin") fanvid to Trading Yesterday's "The Beauty and the Tragedy."

So for those of you who didn't see my preview vid, I recently (as in last Saturday) fell in love with the show Merlin, and even MORE in love with Arthur/Gwen. I'm a big fan of angsty relationships (especially when the guy is taking on the most angst...heh), and you can't get much better than Arthur/Gwen right now. This video deals with Arthur's realization that he has feelings for Gwen, as well as the heartbreak that comes with the (current) impossibility of having such a relationship. I trust that I'll eventually get to make a happy Arthur/Gwen vid (they do end up together, after all, and since this show doesn't seem to be going by the "political marriage" route that the legends do, I'm fairly certain that they'll marry for love), but for now I'm happy with the angst. :-)

I saved at least seven drafts of this vid, so if there are any mistakes I apologize. I reached the point where I just couldn't wait for another rendering (those of you who vid know that rendering is hell). Hopefully it still does justice to this amazing ship!

And just a note: I had to manip this song like CRAZY to make it work. While Arthur and Gwen have had some AMAZING moments, unfortunately there aren't many of them, which meant I had to shorten the song and switch parts around. Hopefully it's not too noticeable!!

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Category:

Film & Animation

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• Merlin
• BBC
• Arthur
• Pendragon
• Gwen
• Guinevere
• Arthur/Gwen
• Arthur/Guinevere
• Gwen/Arthur
• Guinevere/Arthur
• Arwen

[TheTwins90]

Amazing!

[SVEvenstar]

@TheTwins90 Thank you!

[peoplestink90]

hmm i dnt think they would put in an ACTUAL affair... but i do think that alot would go on with the love triangle BEFORE arthur n gwen get married... you know all the my heart is in two places crap... but in the end shell chose arthur n be faithful.... thats wat i think anyway :)

[achocolaterainbowful]

what an amazing videooo, arthur and gwen have to stay together, and gwen can't go off him for lancelot! besides, arthur is loads sexier. xP

i wish he could just let her know about his feelings, and let his father know, and they'll all be happy ever after, because they're so good togetherrr. gwen is one of the only few people who isn't afraid to speak her mind and what she thinks of arthur to him, and it made him so much better when he stayed in her home. ]:

arwen for lifeeee. xox

[SVEvenstar]

@Hiomie Or, alternatively, did you mean when she kissed him on the cheek goodbye? God forbid she thank and like a man who saved the love of her life, or just a man that she happened to get along with. If that's the sign of throwing yourself at someone, then I'm in major trouble.

[SVEvenstar]

@Hiomie You mean right after he's told her that Arthur's life is in danger? Yeah, she's clearly thinking about how attracted she is to Gwaine.

And God, those characters who love easily are just AWFUL, aren't they? No shame. It's not as if she has a huge heart or anything. Not at ALL possible that she loves each person in a different way. No, instead she's just acting in a "sluttish" manner.

For future reference, it's in incredibly ill taste to make these sort of comments on fanvids. Goodbye.

[SVEvenstar]

@Hiomie I never said she had a crush on Lancelot; rather that the circumstances made her feelings very understandable. No matter what her feelings were, I find it very disconcerting that you seem to look down on a character for this reason. Gwen is the sort of person who loves very easily in different ways.

I don't know why you think it's at all appropriate to comment on my video with nothing more than whines and complaints. Last I checked, this wasn't a forum.

[SVEvenstar]

@Hiomie And again, that's an incredibly misogynistic idea. Simply because she likes more than one person that doesn't mean she's "slutty" or "loose" or any such thing. Slut is a word that exists to control a woman and her sexuality. And LOL, do you realize how many times I've seen these episodes? Gwaine hits on Gwen, and she turns him down. She's friendly to him later on, but since when does being friendly equate to having feelings for someone? He himself notes that she wasn't receptive to him.

[SVEvenstar]

@Hiomie Um, wow. First of all, Gwen had a CRUSH on Merlin, and her feelings for Lancelot didn't develop into anything significant until 2x04, at which point she was in a really intense situation that heightened every emotion. She TURNED DOWN Gwaine's attentions, clearly showing that she wasn't interested, and it was Arthur who pursued her. Furthermore, liking several people doesn't make you a slut. Actually, NOTHING can make you "a slut." Please take your misogynistic language elsewhere.