HC: Also in the finale, we discover that the monarch who will lead Camelot in a golden era of peace is Gwen, not Arthur. Was that a decision that came as the result of Arthur’s death? Or was it something deliberate you’ve been planning for a long time?
JM: It was, actually. We’ve had that in our minds for about three series. We felt that with Gwen, to take Gwen from a servant girl to a powerful and strong queen, a person who can bind the kingdom together, was the journey we wanted to do, and I think Angel delivered that brilliantly. And some of the most moving scenes in that last episode are with Gwen as she realizes who Merlin was, and that the king, the love of her life, is going to die, and that she must then take the kingdom forward. And she plays it in no more than three or four scenes, and that whole story is told. It’s a real credit to her.
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POV
Suddenly, he acknowledges the significance of the Guinevere/Arthur storyline. Suddenly, Angel gets credit—AFTER FIVE YEARS OF NO PRAISE FROM HIM OR HIS TEAM.
Could it be because press is talking to him? Of course not, I am paranoid, after all. Julian Murphy is the very paragon of propriety and professionalism. He has no personal agenda or investment. He is the standard bearer of Team LET’S ALL GET ALONG!!!! (patent pending).
But, I suppose such is life when the company you founded folds, your biggest cash cow is no longer yours to milk (or even talk about after the lapse of contracts and MoAs), and your actors no longer want to talk about you OR your project OR their characters. I suppose this is what you have to do to make yourself significant because you’re out of a job and your partner wants no participation in this bullshit you spread.
Guess you shouldn’t have been so candid in those commentaries, huh? Self-aggrandizing does little to further your professional prospects. Have fun in the unemployment line!
JM: It was, actually. We’ve had that in our minds for about three series. We felt that with Gwen, to take Gwen from a servant girl to a powerful and strong queen, a person who can bind the kingdom together, was the journey we wanted to do, and I think Angel delivered that brilliantly. And some of the most moving scenes in that last episode are with Gwen as she realizes who Merlin was, and that the king, the love of her life, is going to die, and that she must then take the kingdom forward. And she plays it in no more than three or four scenes, and that whole story is told. It’s a real credit to her.
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POV
Suddenly, he acknowledges the significance of the Guinevere/Arthur storyline. Suddenly, Angel gets credit—AFTER FIVE YEARS OF NO PRAISE FROM HIM OR HIS TEAM.
Could it be because press is talking to him? Of course not, I am paranoid, after all. Julian Murphy is the very paragon of propriety and professionalism. He has no personal agenda or investment. He is the standard bearer of Team LET’S ALL GET ALONG!!!! (patent pending).
But, I suppose such is life when the company you founded folds, your biggest cash cow is no longer yours to milk (or even talk about after the lapse of contracts and MoAs), and your actors no longer want to talk about you OR your project OR their characters. I suppose this is what you have to do to make yourself significant because you’re out of a job and your partner wants no participation in this bullshit you spread.
Guess you shouldn’t have been so candid in those commentaries, huh? Self-aggrandizing does little to further your professional prospects. Have fun in the unemployment line!