Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5102537-20140217120328/@comment-24629321-20140306140204

124.149.82.98 wrote:

You can't have everything happen off-screen and expect viewers to hand-wave it, time and time again. With so much left unsaid in Merlin, I wonder how much of that was intentional. Did the writers/producers really believe they were giving us the keys they thought would be enough for us to grasp their version of the show? Or did they deliberately leave enough unsaid so that it could mean different things to different people (for instance, those who want to see true love between Merlin and Arthur vs. those who see an epic bromance)? I know I'm giving the writers too much credit, but I guess I want to believe that they have, however inadvertently, created a piece of enduring art as opposed to simply a piece of widely-appealing entertainment. Art can strike a chord within everyone by not limiting itself to a certain interpretation. If you are dealing with a piece of art, trying to guess at what the creator intended will ultimately leave you unsatisfied, as you end up depriving yourself of the opportunity to explore what it means to you—perhaps discovering something about yourself in the process. Although now that I'm typing all this out, it sounds like complete BS! Being new to the fandom, I guess I'm still just trying to find some explanation why a show with so many obvious faults has captured my heart so completely.