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Sunny and shared?
Some day soon, I'm going to post about something that isn't Merlin, but tonight is not that night. Here are some thoughts about The Secret Sharer:We find Agravaine over at Morgana's place, engaging in...
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This journal's Merlin fixation goes from bad to verse...
I am proud to present the pangalactic premiere of a picaresque and provocative piece of poetry! It was written by my estimable colleague allemande and myself*, and belongs to an exciting new literary...
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Garlanded with silliness
This is what happened. In last week's episode of Merlin, it was mentioned that one of King Arthur's zillion daily duties was being the judge of a garland competition. Then I saw someone mentioning that...
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There's gonna be a part-snake tonight
You know, I could have spent this evening watching the BBC debut of the second season of The Killing (Danish version). But I haven't seen it yet because I know where my reviewing duties lie. On the...
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He's so fine (du Lac, du Lac, du Lac)
Apparently, a girl can't spend an entire weekend trying to work out whether or not the semi-drunken ramblings of Gwaine to a very confused Percival on Twitter count as canon (answer: as near as dammit,...
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Do earwigs make chutney? Do spiders make gravy?
And now for something completely random: a drive-by recipe post!I scanned the following recipe clipping* to pass on to my mother, and I thought I might as well post it here for anyone who fancies a bit...
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Well, well, well
Goodness me, we're up to episode 10 of Merlin already. Only three more to go, which means that the final one of those is on Christmas Eve. How dramatically festive will that be?But enough of the...
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I'm always touched by your presence, deer
It's Merlin time again, and after this week, there's only the two-part season finale to go. Wibble. Here are some thoughts about The Hunter's Heart:Somewhere in a village that looks suspiciously like...
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Don't give us none of your Agravaination
Here's a portion of Merlin whimsy as a between-episode snack.Weirdly enough, it's a tribute to Agravaine, albeit mainly to his general uselessness as a source of villainy. Once I noticed his similarity...
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Deliciousness you can't delete
It's the time of the year when my thoughts turn lightly to stuffing my face with large quantities of chocolate. It's also time to start getting ridiculously excited about the return of Sherlock, which...
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Show me a breach, I'll once more unto it
Alas, we are almost at the end of this season of Merlin, and even my mother says she doesn't know what she's going to watch on Saturdays when it's over. But in the interests of making the most of what...
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So here it is, Merlin Christmas
As every tiny tot knows, it's the time of year when a man with a long white beard dressed in red sets out to perform improbable acts of sorcery across the land. Yes, the season finale of Merlin has...
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Dragon to a conclusion
First of all, a very merry Christmas to all who are celebrating! I have temporarily abandoned Scharlach Towers and am speaking instead from the north-east of England, where I've spent a lively evening...
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Initially, he wanted to be a polecat...
Happy New Year, everybody! To signal the changing of the cultural calendar, my brain has now switched from Merlin-mode to full-time flailing Sherlockery. What are the chances, eh?The first...
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It's a retro ring-obsessed One-Question Quiz!
While my mind is bubbling with half-formed fannish content that has yet to see the light of day (I blame Mr Cumberbatch), I thought I might keep this joint ticking over with a bit of audience...
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Heaven knows their recipe
Well, it's been a week of televisual dread and uncertainty, as the nation anxiously awaits the climax of the latest series of Sherlock. Kudos then, to the BBC, for also scheduling The Great Sport...
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So, it transpires that the American TV network CBS have commissioned a pilot for a modern-day Sherlock Holmes series set in New York, called Elementary. Well, there's an original idea. Wonder where...
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Sherlock mini-icons: the strangely sensational second series!
Lock up your genetically modified hounds and tell your dominatrix to take the night off because I'm proud to present a smorgasbord of scribbles from my own personal mind palace. (Well, I say palace,...
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Dressing up in costumes, playing silly games
It's 2012 and at long last, the eyes of the world are on London. The public are on tenterhooks with excitement and traffic is being brought to a standstill. But despite the massive costs, political...
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A sandal in Belgravia?
Here's another of my flimsy pieces of whimsical Sherlockery, mainly because that's all my brain wants to produce these days, and who am I to argue with me?After speculating recently about asking Manolo...
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