I'm not sure if anyone has pointed this out yet, but the name Freya actually has Norse origins. My friend who is a linguistics major actually threw a fit about them choosing a name of Norse origin because traditionally Arthur is thought to have been a Saxon. I didn't think much on it, but your explanation of the Lady of the Lake makes the choice of name have even more weight.
I've read a lot of reviews about this episode complaining about how irrational it was that Merlin fell in love with Freya so quickly and how willing he was ready to leave Camelot, but personally I loved this episode, and you managed to articulate everything argues for it.
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Date: 2009-11-28 01:42 am (UTC)I've read a lot of reviews about this episode complaining about how irrational it was that Merlin fell in love with Freya so quickly and how willing he was ready to leave Camelot, but personally I loved this episode, and you managed to articulate everything argues for it.
Great review!