Merlin: Secrets and Magic (2009) | How Woke Is It?

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Merlin: Secrets and Magic2009

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What We Think

Merlin: Secrets and Magic is a pretty non-woke affair by today’s standards, just some good old-fashioned behind-the-scenes fantasy fun, free from the identity box-ticking we see now.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Merlin: Secrets and Magic is mainly a behind-the-scenes companion to the main "Merlin" show, focused on production and storytelling process. It doesn’t really use identity politics as a lens for its narrative, nor does it disrupt character roles for ideology.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The show respects the source material’s setting and traditional aspects of Arthurian legend. There’s little evidence of the revisionism or undermining of family, religion, or masculinity common in more modern productions.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There is no strong ideological push, most conversations revolve around TV production, historical myth, and fantasy elements, without preaching any modern political views or mocking traditional perspectives.

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