January, 21st, the day that Merthur officially became canon but it's always been canon!!!  Well I think you need both sides of it. And to be fair, we did, very genuinely, think of the episode as a love story between two men. Which is what I think it is.  K: But you can't deny that Merlin and Arthur do love each other?J: No, absolutely.  he's dying… and the man he loves is dying, so he's holding him. I d-
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