first of all your comment is inaccurate. First, I don't seen Merlin and Arthur looking at each other all the time, most the time Merlin is following arthur around and Arthur is more concerned with himself, well until his romance with Gwen starts. Now when you talk about Morgana, Arwen liked her badly in season 1 and he didn't want to admit it. Remember he only helped out Gwen s 1 e 3 to impressed Morgana. You have gay on the brain, it's okay, but don't confuse your homosexual dreams with what is happening on the show.

No, he's right, the acting is terrible. Additionally the CG is very weak. It could be a product of the times, or of a low budget, but there are only three things on a set at any given time: Actors, Props/stage (scenery), and CG. Anything else is background noise. So at the very least those three have to be in harmony. In this case, only the props/stage are good. The rest could use a lot of work. And to Taja, nobody has to cut anybody slack. Whether it's their first major show or not, the casting should have been better.

Sorry, but Frodo and Sam is a terrible example of a bromance.. the two keep each other warm at night... seriously warm. And the end of book three.. come-on....Anyways, I've been picking up on the Merlin/Arthur romance for a while.. I think it's more the actors as they look a bit.. hmm.. friendly with each other on set. It could be unintentional, but the looks in their faces are a bit strange sometimes.. and how there are women surrounding both Arthur and Merlin and yet they seem uninterested in the women, only to end up looking at each other in the scene. It's like that one scene where Arthur asks Lancelot if the brunette woman is attractive, and Lancelot says yes, then Arthur sighs... only to say, "yeah I guess so......" or something like that.. seriously the girl is the most attractive female in the castle... and Arthur wants to stare at his manservant. case and point.

I'm not going to pretend like i know the real stories of Merlin and Arthur, but i really think you went too far when you said they can't act. Watch Sins of A Father and i'm sure you'll change your mind. And cut them some slack. This is both Colin's (Merlin) and Bradley's (Arthur's) first real show. So chillax!