- THE FACT THAT BRADLEY JAMES TOTALLY UNSECRETLY READS LIVEJOURNAL BECAUSE AHAHAHAH, BRADLEY JAMES, YOU ARE SO RIDICULOUS I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE YOU EXIST
My favorite part of the interview was when he said "I think there's a bit of a danger with Gwynevere sort of at the moment. The relationship hasn't been developed as such to know what role she will play other than she kind of turns up at moments and kind of says, 'you'll be the king I know you can be.'" Man, that was just spot on and priceless.
And him being so sure that Arthur and Merlin will be equals some day! What often surprises me a lot about Bradley's interviews is that he mostly seems to take his character seriously. And not in a pretentious way, but in a thoughtful, straight-forward way. It surprises me because most 20-something guy actors would make light of a role in a family-oriented show such as Merlin...Or they would appreciate that it was their big break and find it a worthwhile enough project, but still not really have had all that many thoughts about character motivation or plot trajectories the way Bradley has. Most guy's guy actors would even get a kick out of continuing the slapstick bullying type interaction between M and A and not really want for it to mature.
As an aside, I think it's actually the fact that Bradley has thought a fair bit about his character, the legends, and where it's all headed that has him not so keen on the Gwen/Arthur romance. As much as the writing's crap, the pace rushed, and the chemistry lacking, I would also imagine that Bradley might be a little protective of Arthur and therefore less inclined to gush over a relationship for his character that ends in betrayal and the downfall of Camelot.
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My favorite part of the interview was when he said "I think there's a bit of a danger with Gwynevere sort of at the moment. The relationship hasn't been developed as such to know what role she will play other than she kind of turns up at moments and kind of says, 'you'll be the king I know you can be.'" Man, that was just spot on and priceless.
And him being so sure that Arthur and Merlin will be equals some day! What often surprises me a lot about Bradley's interviews is that he mostly seems to take his character seriously. And not in a pretentious way, but in a thoughtful, straight-forward way. It surprises me because most 20-something guy actors would make light of a role in a family-oriented show such as Merlin...Or they would appreciate that it was their big break and find it a worthwhile enough project, but still not really have had all that many thoughts about character motivation or plot trajectories the way Bradley has. Most guy's guy actors would even get a kick out of continuing the slapstick bullying type interaction between M and A and not really want for it to mature.
As an aside, I think it's actually the fact that Bradley has thought a fair bit about his character, the legends, and where it's all headed that has him not so keen on the Gwen/Arthur romance. As much as the writing's crap, the pace rushed, and the chemistry lacking, I would also imagine that Bradley might be a little protective of Arthur and therefore less inclined to gush over a relationship for his character that ends in betrayal and the downfall of Camelot.