Merlin: Gwaine (S3E4)

I am teh cute.

This is Gwaine. Handsome, easygoing and skillful non-Nobleman fighter who saves Prince Arthur's dear life at a pubtavern-brawl-turned-ugly and make both of them a couple of new (and uglyyyy) enemies.

Gwaine's secretly of noble-birth but he hates noblemen and the King so he keeps his background a secret. Merlin finds out about it during their bonding time - being punished to clean the entire army's boots for making Arthur pay for Gwaine's crazy beer, meat and pickled eggs tab. (Arthur loves pickled eggs, by the way)

ALSO, I'm such a freaking spoiler. Do not read on if you plan on watching this episode. 

If you can't get the episode at the location you're residing but want little details regarding the plot, then, by all means, hallelujah, you've found a friend in me, so please read on!

Anyway, sorry for digressing. Let's get back to this episode. The two new enemies commission a sorcerer to forge them a couple of blunt-but-actually-really sharp swords - in other words, magical, evil swords! - and crystals that allow to them to take other people's forms. This is a tricky (and poor, sorry!) explanation, so let me elaborate on how the forgery is done:

• the two enemies must kill two people of their choice using the swords. 
• then they smear the blood of their fallen victims onto the crystals and wear the crystals around their necks
• the crystals will then change their appearances to those of the victims. Done.

The victims they choose are two noblemen and close allies of Prince Arthur who are invited to join the annual mêlée (friendly match? my french is bad. pardon.) at Camelot. I can't remember the two noblemen's names for the love of God so I'll just call them "fake nobles" here.

While Gwaine is busy falling in love with Gwen at first sight, Merlin discovers the fake nobles' secret, of course, and tries to do things his way aka mess things up. Thankfully Gwaine comes to the rescue and gets arrested for trying to fight the noblemen but he's forever exiled from Camelot :( Poor Gwaine. He shares similar fate with Lancelot, doesn't he? But Gwaine's cuter, of course. 

At the mêlée, Gwaine disguises himself as one of the participating noblemen and helps Arthur from peril yet again by finishing off the fake nobles and revealing their true identities. However, he decides to leave Camelot for Persia in the quest for more exciting places. Merlin is crestfallen because he loses a new buddy but he's convinced that Gwaine would return one day and be a knight when Arthur is king. Arthur reminds Merlin that "rules are rules" - only nobles can be knights; the tradition has always been that way and will stay that way.

As Gwaine walks out the gate of Camelot, watched by Arthur and Merlin from the castle's balcony, he meets Gwen and exchanges what seem to be friendly banter. It looks innocent enough but it is also enough to make Arthur jealous before Merlin quickly quotes Arthur that "rules are rules" and commoners like Gwen can't be with anyone other than commoners, much to Arthur's annoyance. 

This episode is pretty fun because I like the character Gwaine, Gwen doesn't get much screen time (hahaha) and the fight scenes are decent! hey-ho!