Ohhh, I love this so much. It's a gorgeous counterpoint to "Harbor", which felt so much about Gwen being at the centre of them all, whereas this is about Morgana moving away. GAH, MY HEART.
I mean, this all kills me, because Morgana's arc in S2 kind of breaks my heart and brain a little bit, but some awesome specifics: + I love the transition of Gwen caring for Morgana to Morgana caring for Mordred, because a) OH GWEN YOUR LOVELINESS IS CONTAGIOUS and b) OH MY HEART SHE'S PULLING AWAY. + The intercutting of her smiling at the dinner table with the keys, public and private, regal figure and magical subversive - OH MORGANA (and then this duality again in the last shot of her in the mirror) + The first "reach out/hold back" pretty much gutted me, with her trying to reach out to Arthur and Merlin and repeatedly being pushed away/silenced. OH SHOW, WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS? + And then Morgause shows up, and I breathe a sigh of relief. + And then the second lot of "reach out/hold back", and it's the magical community reaching out to her - I love the inclusion of Alvarr and Aglain, making it more about identity and connection than a shippy thing (although I will willingly ship Morgana any which way until the cows come home)
So, in conclusion: GAH MY HEART. I'm so glad "Harbor" exists so I can soothe my emotional wounds with it :)
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2010-04-22 10:25 am (UTC)I mean, this all kills me, because Morgana's arc in S2 kind of breaks my heart and brain a little bit, but some awesome specifics:
+ I love the transition of Gwen caring for Morgana to Morgana caring for Mordred, because a) OH GWEN YOUR LOVELINESS IS CONTAGIOUS and b) OH MY HEART SHE'S PULLING AWAY.
+ The intercutting of her smiling at the dinner table with the keys, public and private, regal figure and magical subversive - OH MORGANA (and then this duality again in the last shot of her in the mirror)
+ The first "reach out/hold back" pretty much gutted me, with her trying to reach out to Arthur and Merlin and repeatedly being pushed away/silenced. OH SHOW, WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?
+ And then Morgause shows up, and I breathe a sigh of relief.
+ And then the second lot of "reach out/hold back", and it's the magical community reaching out to her - I love the inclusion of Alvarr and Aglain, making it more about identity and connection than a shippy thing (although I will willingly ship Morgana any which way until the cows come home)
So, in conclusion: GAH MY HEART. I'm so glad "Harbor" exists so I can soothe my emotional wounds with it :)