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- This show offers a new take on a different stage of the King Arthur legend, but the legendary wizard deserves a more impressive series than this; it's fun, but it lacks magic. Everyone knows how that story turns out, but the main characters' early years don't typically get as much attention.
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I like Merlin. If you are a fan of the King Arthur legends, there are a lot of good things about it. It isn't really a binge worthy show though. The low budget and camp will get to you. It is best with space between episodes.
The series is really good. For me, I loved watching the character relationships develop between actors who have good chemistry. On top of that, just watching the characters themselves grow into the roles that are expected of them was a pleasure.
Fresh take on legendary wizard is fun, if not truly magical. Read Common Sense Media's Merlin review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Anthony Head, Bradley James, Colin Morgan
A thoroughly exciting BBC series centred around Camelot and its key players -King Arthur, Merlin, Guinevere, and Morgana, but executed in a cinematic way, full of action (sword fighting, jousting and plenty of derring-do), tongue-in-cheek humour and pure drama.
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- What Do You Think The Show Did Right Or Wrong with The Series Finale?
Mordred’s destiny to kill Arthur
All through this past series we’ve seen Mordred not only protect Arthur but save his life quite a few times, and it left us thinking “How is he going to be so evil he’s going to kill him? It this an act?” We learned that no, this is not an act but that Mordred truly did care for Arthur as his King and his friend. And then Arthur had to go all Uther on us and sentence his sister/girlfriend/whatever she was to death despite Mordred literally begging him to let her go. What a perfect way to turn...
Morgana’s death
Despite it not being the vision she hadin the fourth series, her death was perfectly timed with the rest of the plot developments and amazingly executed. Merlin’s line about the sword being forged in a dragon’s breath was so epic and badass that it added onto the perfectness in which Morgana finally faced her doom.
The magic reveal
This was the one thing I was probably looking forward to most the entire show, from Merlin becoming Arthur’s servant until the very end. I was crying right alongside Merlin as he told Arthur that the sorcerer who saved them was him, and that he had magic. It was so amazing I’m getting emotional just talking about it now! I’m so glad that Arthur and Merlin had a chance to bond and get used to this new open air between them, traveling to the Isle of Avalon to save the king. This gave us a chanc...
Who takes the throne after Gwen?
We almostend the show with Gwen sitting upon the throne of Camelot after it being announced that the king is dead. However, she doesn’t look pregnant! This is such a small thing to nitpick, I realize, but I just wish we had the glimpse of a pregnant queen so we know that Arthur’s line still continues.
What did Merlin do after the fact?
In that almost last scene with Gwen, we see everyone gathered to pay respects for the king and allegiance to the queen; everyone but Merlin. Gaius is there, Percival, the knights, but no Merlin! When we do see him in the final scene of the series we know that he’s alive and well, but what did he do between that time and how did he age so slowly? I have so many questions about how he left Gaius and if he ever saw Gwen again, and I just wish they spent an extra ten minutes showing us.
Merlin’s recognition
You know how in the promo for the last episode of the series we hear Gaius say “Let’s just say he deserves our gratitude”? Well, he still does and he hasn’t gotten it yet! I mean yes, he got Arthur’s gratitude, which is probably more important. But especially after the fact that Gwen realizes who the sorcerer was, you’d think they’d let us see Merlin being thanked by the kingdom for saving them from Morgana, not once but time and again.
These were all the reservations I had about the series finale, and you might disagree with some or all of them. Let me know what you think – because I can’t be the only one upset with all the open ends, right?! You can also hear what the hosts of Hypable’s Merlin podcast Talks of Camelot had to say about Merlin‘s finale, and see what the other fans...
May 5, 2024 · BBC's Merlin is a beloved TV show, but the show's best character isn't who you might expect, and she has the most tragic story of the series. "Magic made me who I am, but so did you, Uther...
