I've never been in love for such a long time ❤️ I am enchanted!

Hello po sa inyo! My two kids are playing while I am writing this blog. They were not able to sleep because it was too hot despite the 2 electric fans in number 3 again. Saoirse is trying her best to talk but most of her words are gibberish. Her favorite phrase is "Oh, no!"...

Anyways, while I am busy most of the time, I do have a "me" time when these two are already asleep. It's usually like 12:00 AM or 11:00 PM depending on when I am able to put Saoirse to bed. I only have an hour or 2 to do everything, including reading, commenting, and upvoting here. I am so knackered already, I've never been this tired mygas abelgas. So I gotta do things fast, yeah sorry folks if I don't stay here for too long the past few days.

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Talking about "me" time, I either check my email and search for potential employers or watch Netflix. When it comes to movies and series, I prefer action/thriller, Sci-Fi/adventure, and fantasy. And I always look for that "special feels" every time I watch something so I tried "The Adventures of Merlin". I've always been a fan of British fantasy films maybe because those were the kinds of movies we watched when I was a kid.

When I started watching Merlin, it was just an ordinary series for me. It's a story of a young lad who just figured out he has magic and his mom has to send him somewhere else so he could find the purpose of his magic. So he went to Camelot and lived with his teacher Gaius who is the palace physician. There he met the arrogant Prince Arthur, the ward of the king, Lady Morgana, and the maid, Gwen or Guinevere. He had lots of adventures with Prince Arthur and everyone thought that Merlin has psychological issues. No one understands that he is just trying to hide his powers. Only Gaius and the dragon knew what Merlin can do in the kingdom aside from his best friend.

The series became interesting in "The Once and Future Queen" episode. It's when Arthur "left" the palace and joined a challenge as a knight from a different kingdom. It was also the time when King Odin sent an assassin to kill Arthur because Arthur killed his son in a combat. So Prince Arthur had to live in Gwen's house, their servant. There was a confrontation between the two of them where Gwen said that he is arrogant. He did not even say thank you to her for letting him stay in the house and she said that it is not bad to show humility from time to time. Arthur was surprised to hear such revelation from Gwen and he appreciated it.

That episode was special. Gwen looked so different. I don't know, maybe, they used facial moisture or BB cream to her face but there was a glow on her face. I didn't expect that I would feel so giddy like a teenager when I saw them kiss for the very first time! It happened before Arthur faced his final opponent which turned out to be the assassin. After that, Arthur softened, became kinder, became humble. Maybe he was just afraid to show his "good side" because he is a prince.

I like it when Arthur didn't really see how special Gwen was before but that moment they talked, he was the different side of her. Gwen is hardworking, kind, generous, and she is straight forward- she possesses the good qualities of a queen. And Arthur, being the future king needs someone like her. She was even fearless- she fought with Lady Morgana when Merlin's home was invaded.

At first, I wasn't interested with Gwen but I "cheated" by reading Merlin's story and learned that Arthur's love is Gwen.

I am in love. I've never had this kind of fascination and obsession towards a couple for such a long time. I feel so alive again! I am inspired by their love story.

And in the episode "Lancelot and Guinevere", Gwen replaced Lady Morgana as the captive because Morgana escaped. Gwen was rescued by Lancelot, a lad who wanted to become a knight but left Camelot because he was not from a noble family. He was Gwen's first love interest. Lancelot loves her so much. Arthur decided to get Gwen as well and brought Merlin with him. He was sleepless and worried about her. Merlin knew his feelings towards her but Arthur wanted to keep it a secret because his father would not approve of their relationship. It was a successful mission. Lancelot learned about Arthur's feelings so he left Gwen because he didn't want to come in between.

That's what love is- Lancelot was willing to sacrifice even his own happiness and be hurt so Gwen could have a better future. What a selfless love. And for that, I admired Lancelot.

If you are curious about Gwen and Arthur, here are their sweet moments:

Credits to Youtube by IloveherTjes

I am not yet done watching the whole series and I hope I will finish it, whether or not these two are gonna have a "happily ever after" or not.

I like the series overall, but I like it more because of these two characters. They came from different worlds and yet, they fell in love. Despite the challenges that they'll go through, I am pretty sure they will face them together.

"We don't need spells, enchantments, and potions for love. Love, itself, is enough."- HermaniGinger

Let me know if you watched the clip. And if you are disappointed, in love or giddy like me, let me know by leaving a comment below.

Thank you very much for your time.

The lead image was from Unsplash.com. Credits to the YT video owner IloveherTJes for the clip.

March 31, 2o22

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