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Episode 55: Fanart Part 2
Jan 17, 202102:30:33Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, MissSnowfox and Xancredible are again joined by Amphigoury and Altocello to finally continue and conclude our talk about fanart! This is the second part of a two-parter, in which we’re talking about where you can go to find fanart, and how we feel about people making money off of fanart. The episode is roughly 2.5h long, which is yet another miracle job of editing work by Rox because still none of us can shut up, and the raw file is 4h long. To get in touch with us, send an email, an ask on tumblr, or tweet at us on twitter. You can also join our discord and find our podacst on iTunes! If you’d like to tip us for the work we do for this podcast, you can find us on ko-fi. ALL TIPS WE RECEIVE ON KO-FI WILL BE FORWARDED TO UK-BASED ORGANISATIONS & CHARITIES THAT BENEFIT BLACK WOMEN OR BLACK QUEER PEOPLE. The charities that will benefit are Southall Black Sisters UK Black Pride The Hackney Migrant Centre The Unity Project Find more stream or download options for this episode below the cut. Download here [Right click, save as] || Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Resources altocello on AO3 altocello on tumblr altocello on twitter altocello on pillowfort altocello on deviantart altocello on dreamwidth altocello on instagram Amphigoury on tumblr Amphigoury on AO3 Amphigoury on LiveJournal Amphigoury on Deviantart Amphigoury on Pillowfort Amphigoury on twitter Amphigoury on Twitch Fanart Part 1 Anne’s comment on Episode 61 For every artist who’s ever been told that their products are overpriced. Recs [an incomplete list] Gwyntastic on LJ | Gwyntastic on tumblr – mind blowing manips alby_mangroves – the sexiest traditional art ever Gyrhs texasfandoodler – beautiful linework, colors, and storytelling: Art for “The Worry Woman” by texasfandoodler brolinskeep – more mindblowing manips! Art for “Standing Right in Front of You” by brolinskeep Art for “Clickbait” by brolinskeep obliqueo – traditional art, fantastic colors and poses ObsidianSerpent – traditional artist, paint on canvas! yue-ix on twitter | yue-ix in AO3 – mix of traditional and digital, beautiful lines and colors trolley’s art embedded in fic merlin-art – reposts with permission from blogs on weibo and the like whimsycatcher: “I want all of you… Understand?” by Whimsycatcher Art for “Road of Ruins” by Whimsycatcher merlocked18 barbitone lao-pendragon: Art for “Inkling” by lao-pendragon mushtroomtale maryluis donkiwi – Merlin/Morgana Nachte on LJ: Crystal and Gold fancomic – manga style by Nachte Lizardspots: Wrapped In Warmth by Lizardspots On Edge by Lizardspots Ptelefolone: I don’t want to try out any more crowns by Ptelefolone Tattoos necessary. by Ptelefolone Tending to My Lady’s Bath – Gwen/Morgana by briar_pipe Pendragon Crest by Reni_M Art for “Come Alive” by Argen7 Pilot Episode as Animated Series by achelseabee Waters of Avalon by Tindu Gwaine/Merlin/Arthur by b-b-banana Mafia!AU comic by steam-pilot Reincarnation comic by Sylliruim Russian Big Bang Art by thymus Dear Dollophead collection Draw this in your style by NancyMerthursLover Beautiful art mixed with animation by 10kiaoi Amph’s tumblr is 97% Merlin fanart recs Merlin artist directory circa 2014 <a href="https://frogs...
Transcribe →Episode 67: Arthur/Morgana & Gwen/Merlin
Dec 20, 202002:18:59Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, MissSnowfox and Alex are joined by Brent and Joelle to discuss the ships Arthur/Morgana [Armor] and Merlin/Gwen [Merwen]. Unfortunately, Brent had some tech issues and is therefore hard to understand a lot of the time. Please be patient with it, usually Rox or Alex will sum up Brent’s point at the end. We just didn’t want to cut them from the episode entirely. To get in touch with us, send an email, an ask on tumblr, or tweet at us on twitter. You can also join our discord and find our podacst on iTunes! If you’d like to tip us for the work we do for this podcast, you can find us on ko-fi. ALL TIPS WE RECEIVE ON KO-FI WILL BE FORWARDED TO UK-BASED ORGANISATIONS & CHARITIES THAT BENEFIT BLACK WOMEN OR BLACK QUEER PEOPLE. The charities that will benefit are Southall Black Sisters UK Black Pride The Hackney Migrant Centre The Unity Project Find more stream or download options for this episode below the cut. Download here [Right click, save as] || Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Resources Avaloner’s comment on the Race & Racism Special Footnote 1 Footnote 2 Gillian’s comment on Episode 60 Joelle on tumblr Joelle’s Armor tumblr Joelle on AO3 Joelle on YouTube Brent on tumblr Brent on AO3 Morgana Character Study by Merlisten Statistics [Taken on Dec 11, 2020] Disclaimer: The works listed below (especially the ones in the Top 3 categories) are Armor and Merwen works by the best estimation of xan, who compiled the stats. Xan checked the summaries, tags, and author’s notes to determine if these fics looked like they actually focused on Armor or Merwen as a pairing, or at least gave the pairings a central role, rather than treat them as background decoration. We apologise that some of the listed fics might not be Armor or Merwen works by the estimate of an Armor or Merwen shipper. Top 3 by Kudos Armor The Triple Crown by Malu_3 400 Kudos We are Alone Here by marguerite_26 371 Kudos Fly Away, Little Bird by giselleslash 277 Kudos Merwen The Once and Future King by LaBelleetlaloup 676 Kudos A Council of Queens by lady_ragnell 153 Kudos and she’ll drink from that chalice of ginger ale. be it bitter or sweet. by odinstark 519 Kudos Top 3 by Comments Armor Dancing Lights and Singing Shadows by LazyWriter1977 185 comments Solitary Love by Cassius_theCorrupterofSouls 123 Comments Shattered Armor by SoHereWeAre 87 Comments Merwen This Will Be Our Year (Took a Long Time to Come) by Polomonkey 35 comments The Once and Future King by LaBelleetlaloup 31 comments A Council of Queens by lady_ragnell 23 comments Oldest Armor Daughter of the Ever-Changing Sea by Mirrormasque Published 21 Dec 2009 Merwen (so close to me) by glim Published 21 Dec 2009 Newest Armor Harder Than Steel and Thrice as Cruel by 0hHeyThereBigBadWolf Posted 21 Nov 2020 Merwen be there by disastermovie Posted 7 Nov 2020 Longest Armor Bound by Fate by Araminia16 159,497 words [WIP] Merwen Pride of the Fallen by Alyeska_Writes 93,904 words [WIP] Shortest Armor I can see the rainbow in your eyes love… by Porkbunz_zz 82 words Merwen <a h...
Transcribe →Episode 66: Season 2 Recap
Nov 29, 202002:36:01Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, MissSnowfox and Alex are joined by Anne to recap the second series of BBC’s Merlin as a whole. To get in touch with us, send an email, an ask on tumblr, or tweet at us on twitter. You can also join our discord and find our podacst on iTunes! If you’d like to tip us for the work we do for this podcast, you can find us on ko-fi. ALL TIPS WE RECEIVE ON KO-FI WILL BE FORWARDED TO UK-BASED ORGANISATIONS & CHARITIES THAT BENEFIT BLACK WOMEN OR BLACK QUEER PEOPLE. The charities that will benefit are Southall Black Sisters UK Black Pride The Hackney Migrant Centre The Unity Project Find more stream or download options for this episode below the cut. Download here [Right click, save as] || Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Statistics: On average throughout the series: 3 female characters (with lines) 7 male characters (with lines) POC/minority count: 4 POC Gwen Myror Aglain Lancelot Resources & Mentioned Fanworks: Murples’ comment on Episode 58 Kat’s comment on Episode 59 Sweet Dreams Anne on twitter Oceanmystcosplay on tiktok Credits Merlisten theme music composed by side_steppings News music by Mansardian on freesound.org Intermission music: “Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” by Kevin McLeod Manip for the cover by brolinskeep, Cover by momo xancredible on AO3 | tumblr | Podfic | Fanwork resources misssnowfox on AO3 | tumblr | YouTube | Cosplay
Transcribe →Episode 65: Review 2×13: The last Dragonlord
Oct 25, 202000:33:15Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, MissSnowfox and Xan talk about the last episode of season two: The last Dragonlord. Join us for just under two hours while Rox is a massive fan for this episode and Xan feels meh about life and everything. To get in touch with us, send an email, an ask on tumblr, or tweet at us on twitter. You can also join our discord and find our podacst on iTunes! If you’d like to tip us for the work we do for this podcast, you can find us on ko-fi. ALL TIPS WE RECEIVE ON KO-FI WILL BE FORWARDED TO UK-BASED ORGANISATIONS & CHARITIES THAT BENEFIT BLACK WOMEN OR BLACK QUEER PEOPLE. The charities that will benefit are Southall Black Sisters UK Black Pride The Hackney Migrant Centre The Unity Project Find more stream or download options for this episode below the cut. Download here [Right click, save as] || Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Statistics First aired 19 Dec 2009 1 female character (with lines) 1 main cast (Gwen) 8 male characters (with lines) 5 main cast (Arthur, Merlin, Gaius, Uther, Leon) 3 supporting cast (Balinor, 2 men in the tavern who don’t have names) Enemy/Monster of the week: Dragon Balinor is killed by Cenred’s soldiers Resources/Links Fiona’s comment on Episode 58 2×13 on the Merlin Wiki Mentioned Fanworks Where to find the hosts xancredible on AO3 | tumblr | Podfic | Fanwork resources misssnowfox on AO3 | tumblr | YouTube | Cosplay
Transcribe →Episode 64: Review 2×12: The Fires of Idirsholas
Sep 27, 202000:30:01Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, MissSnowfox and Xan talk about the twelfth episode of season two: The Fires of Idirsholas. Join us for just two hours while we discuss whether or not Merlin should’ve killed Morgana or not. To get in touch with us, send an email, an ask on tumblr, or tweet at us on twitter. You can also join our discord and find our podacst on iTunes! If you’d like to tip us for the work we do for this podcast, you can find us on ko-fi. ALL TIPS WE RECEIVE ON KO-FI WILL BE FORWARDED TO UK-BASED ORGANISATIONS & CHARITIES THAT BENEFIT BLACK WOMEN OR BLACK QUEER PEOPLE. The charities that will benefit are Southall Black Sisters UK Black Pride The Hackney Migrant Centre The Unity Project Find more stream or download options for this episode below the cut. Download here [Right click, save as] || Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Statistics First aired 12 Dec 2009 3 female characters (with lines) 3 main cast (Gwen, Morgana, Morgause) 6 male characters (with lines) 5 main cast (Arthur, Merlin, Gaius, Uther, Leon) 1 supporting cast (Joseph) Enemy/Monster of the week: Morgause/Knights of Medhir Merlin almost kills 1 person (Morgana) Resources/Links Anne’s comment on Episode 42 2×12 on the Merlin Wiki Mentioned Fanworks Where to find the hosts xancredible on AO3 | tumblr | Podfic | Fanwork resources misssnowfox on AO3 | tumblr | YouTube | Cosplay
Transcribe →Episode 63: Review 2×11: The Witch’s Quickening
Aug 30, 202002:24:26Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, MissSnowfox and Xan talk about the eleventh episode of season two: The Witch’s Quickening. Join us for a little under 2.5h of questions over questions, a lot of rage about everything, and the regular amount of nitpicking just with fewer headcanons to fix any of the issues, sadly. Also, if you find it strange that Connor has things to say during the talkback and then not for the rest of the episode, it’s because we used the talkback recording of a different episode and added it to this episode because tech failures mean that the Costumes episode for misc. characters wasn’t fully recorded but we managed to salvage this massive talkback. To get in touch with us, send an email, an ask on tumblr, or tweet at us on twitter. You can also join our discord and find our podacst on iTunes! If you’d like to tip us for the work we do for this podcast, you can find us on ko-fi. ALL TIPS WE RECEIVE ON KO-FI WILL BE FORWARDED TO UK-BASED ORGANISATIONS & CHARITIES THAT BENEFIT BLACK WOMEN OR BLACK QUEER PEOPLE. The charities that will benefit are Southall Black Sisters UK Black Pride The Hackney Migrant Centre The Unity Project Find more stream or download options for this episode below the cut. Download here [Right click, save as] || Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Statistics First aired 5 Dec 2009 3 female characters (with lines) 2 main cast (Gwen, Morgana) 1 minor cast (Enymria) 8 male characters (with lines) 4 main cast (Arthur, Merlin, Gaius, Uther) 4 supporting cast (Alvarr, Mordred, 2 knights without a name) Enemy/Monster of the week: Alvarr All the bandits except Alvarr die Resources/Links Anne’s comment on Episode 04 Anne’s comment on Episode 14 Anne’s comment on Episode 36 I Don’t Want to Be the Strong Female Lead by Brit Marling Character Study: Gwen Merlin, Race & Racism badwolzfheel aka Connor on tumblr badwolfzheel on instagram badwolfzheel on tiktok Mentioned Fanworks The Crown of the Summer Court by astolat, podfic by fayjay Where to find the hosts xancredible on AO3 | tumblr | Podfic | Fanwork resources misssnowfox on AO3 | tumblr | YouTube | Cosplay
Transcribe →Episode 62.2 Costumes of Morgana
Aug 16, 202001:45:27Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, MissSnowfox and Xan are again joined by Archaeologist_D and badwolfzheel to talk about the costumes of this show, specifically Gwen and Morgana’s outfits through the seasons. This is the second part of the Morgana & Gwen costumes episode, in which we’ll focus on Morgana. To get in touch with us, send an email, an ask on tumblr, or tweet at us on twitter. You can also join our discord and find our podacst on iTunes! If you’d like to tip us for the work we do for this podcast, you can find us on ko-fi. If you want to play Merlisten bingo, check out this post! Find more stream or download options for this episode below the cut. Download here [Right click, save as] || Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Resources & Links Anne’s comment on Episode 19 Anne’s MyCast page Farfaraway site sheerissj (Sam) on instagram oceanmystcosplay (Vicky) on instagram Archaeologist_D on AO3 Archaeologist_D on tumblr Archaeologist_D on Livejournal Archaeologist_D on twitter Archaeologist_D on instagram badwolzfheel aka Connor on tumblr badwolfzheel on instagram badwolfzheel on tiktok xancredible on AO3 | tumblr | Podfic | Fanwork resources misssnowfox on AO3 | tumblr | YouTube | Cosplay
Transcribe →Episode 62.1 Costumes of Gwen
Aug 2, 202001:51:31Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, MissSnowfox and Xan are again joined by Archaeologist_D and badwolfzheel to talk about the costumes of this show, specifically Gwen and Morgana’s outfits through the seasons. We had to split this in two because the girls definitely did have more clothes to wear than the boys. This episode will focus on Gwen! To get in touch with us, send an email, an ask on tumblr, or tweet at us on twitter. You can also join our discord and find our podacst on iTunes! If you’d like to tip us for the work we do for this podcast, you can find us on ko-fi. If you want to play Merlisten bingo, check out this post! Find more stream or download options for this episode below the cut. Download here [Right click, save as] || Listen/subscribe on iTunes here News Podfic Bingo After Camlann Big Bang Resources & Links Esmé’s comment on Episode 57 Farfaraway site Ruth & Michelle’s “Destiny & Chicken” podcast Archaeologist_D on AO3 Archaeologist_D on tumblr Archaeologist_D on Livejournal Archaeologist_D on twitter Archaeologist_D on instagram badwolzfheel aka Connor on tumblr badwolfzheel on instagram badwolfzheel on tiktok (click on image for full view) Doylist vs Watsonian reasoning Mentioned Fanworks These Breaths We Breathe, by kayura_sanada There are no gays in football, by Malu_3 The Falconry Series, by Versaphile xancredible on AO3 | tumblr | Podfic | Fanwork resources misssnowfox on AO3 | tumblr | YouTube | Cosplay
Transcribe →Episode 61: Merlin, Race & Racism
Jul 12, 202002:31:36Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, MissSnowfox and Xan are joined by Sophie to talk about a difficult topic: Merlin and race, as well as racism – both on the show and in fandom. Strap in for 2.5h where we try to disentangle this heavy subject and hopefully manage to help educate our [white] listeners. To get in touch with us, send an email, an ask on tumblr, or tweet at us on twitter. You can also join our discord and find our podacst on iTunes! If you’d like to tip us for the work we do for this podcast, you can find us on ko-fi. ALL TIPS WE RECEIVE ON KO-FI WILL BE FORWARDED TO UK-BASED ORGANISATIONS & CHARITIES THAT BENEFIT BLACK WOMEN OR BLACK QUEER PEOPLE. The charities that will benefit are Southall Black Sisters UK Black Pride The Hackney Migrant Centre The Unity Project Find more stream or download options for this episode below the cut. Download here [Right click, save as] || Listen/subscribe on iTunes here Resources/Links Sophie on twitter Sophie on instagram Black Lives Matter resources Multiculturalism, Diversity, and Religious Tolerance in Modern Britain and the BBC’s “Merlin” Casting, Plotting, and Enchanting: Arthurian Women in Starz’s “Camelot” and the BBC’s “Merlin” Feirefiz, Prcival’s half-brother Vitiligo Moriaen Cinderella (1997) Squee from the margins : Investigating the operations of racial/culturual/ethnic identity in media fandom Statistics In all five seasons of Merlin (65 episodes), we can count: 1 Black woman Gwen 9 Black men or Men of Color (with lines) Person of Color: Lancelot Black Men: Tom, Elyan, Sir Ewan, Sir Pellinore, Myror, Helios, Aglain, Unnamed Knight All the men except maybe Aglain and the Unnamed Knight die Where to find the hosts xancredible on AO3 | tumblr | Podfic | Fanwork resources misssnowfox on AO3 | tumblr | YouTube | Cosplay
Transcribe →Episode 60: Review 2×10: Sweet Dreams
Jun 7, 202003:03:08Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, MissSnowfox and Xan are joined by Anne to talk about the tenth episode of season two: Sweet Dreams. Join us for roughly three hours of Alex suddenly noticing costumes, all of us being sick and tired of plotholes, and Rox just unabashedly loving Alined and Trickler. To get in touch with us, send an email, an ask on tumblr, or tweet at us on twitter. You can also join our discord and find our podacst on iTunes! If you’d like to tip us for the work we do for this podcast, you can find us on ko-fi. ALL TIPS WE RECEIVE ON KO-FI WILL BE FORWARDED TO UK-BASED ORGANISATIONS & CHARITIES THAT BENEFIT BLACK WOMEN OR BLACK QUEER PEOPLE. The charities that will benefit are Southall Black Sisters UK Black Pride The Hackney Migrant Centre The Unity Project Find more stream or download options for this episode below the cut. Download here [Right click, save as] || Listen/subscribe on iTunes here News ACBB Summary claiming Camelot Bingo Merlin Canon Fest Claiming Open Scruffy Pendragon Fest Free For All Merlin Fans for Black Lives Matter Masterpost Black Lives Matter Statistics First aired 28 Nov 2009 3 female characters (with lines) 2 main cast (Gwen, Morgana) 1 minor cast (Vivian) 7 male characters (with lines) 4 main cast (Arthur, Merlin, Gaius, Uther) 3 supporting cast (Olaf, Alined, Trickler) Enemy/Monster of the week: Alined, Trickler No one dies except for Vivian’s agency and dignity Resources/Links Archaeologist_D’s comment on Episode 57 Episode 2×10 on the Merlin Fandom Wiki Anne on twitter Anne’s MyCast for the Gaius & Uther prequel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Mentioned Fanworks Destiny & Chicken podcast And like the cycle of the year, we begin again by katherynfromphilly The Student Prince by FayJay | Podfic by FayJay dragonlcrd on YouTube Love’s First Kiss by MissSnowFox Where to find the hosts xancredible on AO3 | tumblr | Podfic | Fanwork resources misssnowfox on AO3 | tumblr | YouTube | Cosplay
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