Exactly! I've always felt that Gwen and Arthur would make for an excellent marriage of convenience and good co-rulers, but they have NOTHING IN COMMON and I see no way they could actually work as a romantic couple. A platonic, warm, caring couple, yes. But romance? Quoi?

I just take refuge in the fact that a)half the time Merlin is deliberately provoking Arthur into throwing something at him to ~express his feelings~ and b) Bradley doesn't seem too fond of it either.