Yeah, I have to agree. Merlin, even being a kid's (slash young adult) show, manages to be quite magnificiently entertaining. Arthur and Gwen are very well written, IMO. There's really no character that leaves me feeling "meh", they're all mostly "wow" or "nice", which is very rare for a TV show. When one got characters, one got a show that people can get into. I feel a bit weird liking Merlin... because it [i]is[/i] a fantasy show for teens, but can't help watching. It's just plain fun. The characters are just too interesting.

About Arthur and Merlin. Arthur being snappish to Merlin is just him trying to suppress and hide his homosexual feelings :D obviously... If he's any nicer to him he might as well kiss him on the mouth. I just love the dynamic.

Yeah sure, not everything is gay, I just have fun shipping them that way.