Some thoughts on Food...

[wiccaqueen]

After rewatching the 6th episode of Merlin yesterday I couldn't help but notice the remarks about food. Some of them made me wonder, such as 'quicker than you can say rotten tomatoes' or when Merlin said that the people were throwing potatoes instead of rotten food.
 

If we believe that Merlin really is set in a fantasy land somewhere in time, that wouldn't be a problem of course. But if we believe that it is set somewhere in Britain, as the original legend of course suggests, the question arises if this is an oversight from the Merlin producers. We all know that tomatoes and potatoes only came to Britain sometime in the 1600s....and as the Merlin producers said, the series can be set somewhere from the 6th up to the 14th century, but certainly not later.

So what do you guys think? It is just an oversight or is Merlin really set in some complete fantasy land/ time?

 

Comments

[stealingpennies.livejournal.com]

I tend to just accept that's how it in this world and the various time anachronisms don't bother me. I actually find it easier to go in this direction then if they had anchored the series to a specific period and got the details wrong. That would have been very irritating. I think once you buy into the 'dragon under the castle' then anything goes! *g* Also it leaves lots and lots of scope for the fanfic writers to bring in whatever props they wish!

[wiccaqueen.livejournal.com]

I actually find it easier to go in this direction then if they had anchored the series to a specific period and got the details wrong

I couldn't agree more! And this way I guess they just have more freedom to do what they want :-)