1. Tell us something about yourself ( Favorit movie, book, actor, hobbies, jajaja wherever Du want to tell us)
Hi, everyone! I’m Issie which is short for Isabella but I’ve gone as Issie for as long as I can possibly remember. I’m currently a freshman in high school and I’m starting to think about what I want to do with my life. I think I’m going into psychology oder something along those lines, but who knows. My Favorit Bücher are all of Jane Austen’s works especially Emma and Pride & Prejudice. I’m also a huge Harry Potter buff. Currently my Favorit actor is Colin Firth and my Favorit actress is Natalie Portman. I Liebe TV and my Favorit Zeigen is Skins (the British version… so I watch it online.) Merlin is currently tied with Smallville as my Sekunde Favorit show. I’m really into shipping couples, which is probably how I came to loving Arwen so much.
2. How do Du feel about being the chosen the first Fan of the Monat in arwen spot Issie?
When I first saw your Requisiten for that, Jenny, I was so ecstatic. I mean not only is this AG’s first FOTM, but it’s the first time I’ve ever won an FOTM. And I literally jumped for joy when I saw that I had won. And I don’t think I was expecting it either.
3. What episode/scene made Du start shipping Arthur/Gwen?
Um… I think it was in Season 1, episode 3 when Arthur has Gwen arrested. The look that passed between them was really sad, but it was genuine. See, I read a book before I started watching Merlin and that was my basic knowledge about the legend. Yes, I knew about the LGA Liebe triangle, but it was very basic. It’s not like I knew how horrible Guinevere was in some legends oder how annoying Lancelot was oder how it added to the downfall of Camelot. It was all new to me and it was funny because in “The Mark of Nimueh” I didn’t even think they’d end up together. I thought it’d just be a friendship, but there was something about them. And when Arthur stood up for her, my herz was pounding. I had never really expected to feel this way, especially because they didn’t even seem like a possibility to me. But then I went in depth in research after watching that episode about the legend because I was curious. And I got all my facts and everything. Even though I disliked what I was reading, I knew that “Merlin” was its own spin on the Arthurian legend and that AG might stand a chance after all.
4. Where do they fall on your couples list?
Six oder seven, depending on the list. On my Favorit couples Liste they’re seven and on my Favorit TV couples Liste they’re six.
5. What do Du like about Arthur and Gwen as individual characters and what Du don’t like about them as individual characters?
Well, all around, I Liebe Arthur. I Liebe who he is and what he stands for and how he’s grown. He was such a prat during season 1, bullying people and just Schauspielen like how you’d imagine a stuck-up “modern-day rich kid” would. He fit the category for most pathetic prince. And then, who cried during his speech at the round tabelle during the season 3 finale? I did. And this is the same guy who was such an idiot during the Season 1 premier. The character development in him was phenomenal. Season 1 Arthur would have never knighted anyone, let alone men without an ounce of royal blood in him. It’s true that Season 1 Arthur proved to have a very kind heart, but he would never done anything that radical. But Season 3 Arthur did it. The Once and Future King in him was finally shining through. I Liebe Gwen too, but then her character development obviously wasn’t as big. But I loved watching her coming out of her shy shell and seeing the good in a man she once disliked. And I liked her stronger side and I loved when she was fighting in “The Moment of Truth” (S1, Ep. 10) I loved watching her become stronger and Mehr steadfast in her beliefs as well as her relationship with Arthur. I mean, all in all, they’re both great characters.
6. Does Arthur/Gwen remind of any other couple on fiction oder even reality?
Not really. Maybe Romeo/Juliet- but then they were doomed from the beginning. I feel like Arthur/Gwen can be so sad at times, but they have so much hope and light in them. Du can feel that when Du watch them. They’re not doomed in this take on the legend for sure. They’re very big, historic, and epic so it’s hard for me to compare them to anyone else.
7. Have Du ever shipped a rival couple (Arthur/Morgana, Lancelot/Gwen…)?
Nope. Like I sagte above, I read one series aimed at younger children when I was about 10 before I came to watch Merlin. It didn’t even trace the LGA Liebe triangle, though that’s sort of general knowledge so I knew about that. But Morgain Le Fey was Arthur’s evil half-sister who was trying to bring down Camelot. So I already knew that when I watched the first episode so it was impossible for me to even want to ship Arthur/Morgana. I might’ve shipped them for the first episode had I not known that and then stopped in the Sekunde one when they were walking down between everybody and then start fighting and go complain about the other to their servant. I was like…yeah…very brother/sisterly…and no way is that ever going to be love.
And I could never ship Lance/Gwen though I Liebe both in this series. I just hated both of them in the legend so much that I just can’t even come to liking them a tad bit.
8. If Du could change one scene which would it be?
Hmmm… one scene? I don’t know…all their scenes are perfect for them. But if I had to change one, it would probably be the scene in “The Once and Future Queen” when Gwen tells Arthur that she doesn’t have to prove anything for anyone, least of all her. I feel like it was a little too early for her to say that, considering they had just had their first kiss. She could have hinted that, but not be so blunt.
9. Your Favorit moment for their love?
Definitely the scene in the thron room during “Queen of Hearts.” It was just so epic…everything proved how much they loved each other. A part that really pronounced their Liebe was when Uther asks Gwen why Arthur would ever fall in Liebe with someone like her and she responds that a person like him would never understand. Also when Arthur is restrained Von the guards and tells Uther he will give up his rights for the thron to leave with her and that they’d never return. I mean if that isn’t what you’d call epic and beautiful than I don’t know what is. Also the kiss, of course. My Favorit scene for them is that KISS and Du could see the hunger, the tension, the sadness all piled into that kiss. Oh god, it was just breathtaking.
10. This oder that...
Arthur/Gwen: Arthur
Season 2/3: Season 3!
Lancelot/Merlin: Merlin (He’s my Favorit character)
Sweet dreams/Queen of hearts: Queen of Hearts!
I never loved another/ I cannot be your queen: I never loved another was EPIC!
11. Favorit scene:
Angsty: Ooh… probably the “Then I’m happy being insane” Scene in “Changeling”
Cute: It’s tied between Arthur’s donkey ears scene in “Goblin’s Gold” and the “So I’m still a single man…” scene in “Changeling”
Funny: That scene in “Le Morte D’Arthur” when Arthur is questioning Gwen about what she said… “Something about the man I am inside…”
Romantic: The thron room KISS in QOH
Underrated: The hug in “The Last Dragonlord”
12. Favorit
Kiss: The thron room KISS in QOH!
Quote: My Favorit quote is this one, though technically it’s two. Gwen: “This isn't just about us. Du must stay for the sake of your people. Du will be a great king. And then Du can change these ridiculous customs.”
Arthur: “I promise Du that when I am King, things will be different. We can be together.”
Episode: Queen of Hearts
Season: 3
13. Which songs fits them best in your opinion?
Um… maybe Taylor Swift’s Liebe story? And then not really. I have no idea.
14. Dream endgame?
Gwen’s coronation like in Morgana’s vision. I was so excited when watching that scene and that would be amazing.
15. What do Du predict will happen between them in season 4?
More screen time, for one. They’ve become the Sekunde most important story-line after the whole Merlin-Arthur destiny with Morgana trying to skew it. Which is really exciting and means that they’re Liebe for each other is only become stronger. So I expect a really complex story-line filled with amazing moments for them. Season 4 is going to be great for AG!
16. Who do Du think deserves FOTM next?
I don’t know… everyone? LOL! But Jenny, Naima, Rose, and S are all big contributors to this spot. So maybe one of them? Oh, I don’t know. Everyone here is just so awesome!
17. Any last words? ( jajajajajaj I think it is funny but dont worry nothing it is gonna happen to Du jajajajaajaj)
Keep the magic! And count down the days until the return of our Favorit wizard, Merlin and our EPIC, AMAZING, AND BEAUTIFUL couple! Thank Du all for voting for me! I Liebe Du all!
