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No other interpretation has so effectively portrayed the Vivien-Delilah analogue, though it's a bit hampered by its unwillingness to commit to Merlin as an analogue for Samson (Tennyson insists Merlin didn't "really" love Vivien, probably worried about the age gap)
— Apr 26, 2025 01:29PM
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Broke: Tennyson is a misogynist
Woke: Tennyson is really into tsunderes
(Joking aside, Gareth and Geraints are nothing but green flags)
— Apr 23, 2025 10:27AM
Woke: Tennyson is really into tsunderes
(Joking aside, Gareth and Geraints are nothing but green flags)
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Apr 27, 2025 08:27AM
I don't think I've ever considered that before, except maybe in the most generalized archetypal sense.
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Z wrote: "I don't think I've ever considered that before, except maybe in the most generalized archetypal sense."I hadn't before Tennyson either! Judges 16:15 has Delilah directly say "how can I believe you love me when you won't confide your secret in me," and Tennyson has Vivien say almost the exact same thing in "Merlin and Vivien." Perhaps Vivien is more generally an archetype, but I was really surprised to see Tennyson so strongly lean into the analogy here.
Merlin is also kind of tired and seems like he's eventually just going worn down in that scene too. Yeah, I can see it.
