User blog comment:MerlinUSA/Merlin -- The Big Picture/@comment-5102537-20130120143649/@comment-5995315-20130123013529

Hi Lurker -- I'm not trying to force my interpretation on anyone as fact. I'm giving my interpretation based on what I see. I was telling someone else that the series is produced in such a way that more than one interpretation of particular scenes and episodes can be valid. My interpretation and someone else's can both be right. I hope I'm being clear about that. I didn't say all men in the over-40 segment were gay or bi or gay-friendly. I seldom express myself with all-or-nothing statements. But I do think a significant number are. What I can tell you with certainty is that Merlin is immensely popular among non-straight men. My personal observation is that it's more popular the older the man is. I think younger gays are offended by the "bromance" label and think it was put out there to make fun of them, and they are also at the age where the idea of fate hasn't begun to take hold.