Again, as with earlier seasons, what was kind of weak in this season was the story-writing. The episode where we see him disguised as an old lady and talking like a drag queen really displays his acting talent, I would have never guessed he could pull that off, but he did and he did an excellent job at it. We get a sense of a much more deep and mature Merlin now. There is a multi-episode story arc in the season where the Queen is under magic control and trying to kill Arthur every chance she gets, Merlin is well aware of this, yet in a middle episode of that story arc he just leaves Arthur, the King he is sworn to protect with his life, to be alone with her for a day without even taking any precautions (like asking a knight watch over him, etc.) - Why the heck would a wise soul like Merlin he do that? Colin Morgan's acting, while great in earlier seasons, has improved much in this season. The first 8 episodes are kind of weak and repetitive - How many times do we need to see Morgana show up all bad-ass and threatening just to get her plans foiled by Merlin and then wander through a field with broken spirits with her pet dragon only to return to do the exact thing next episode? It's kind of like an Inspector Gadget versus Doctor Claw thing that might work well in a children's cartoon but grows tiresome at a show aimed at an adult audience. This season is both the worst and the best season of Merlin. I enjoyed nearly every episode of Merlin, and will miss it. This stumbling into a half-baked recast of typical, tragic Arthurian legend seems a larger tragedy in itself for a show that was destined to re-imagine and re-invent the classic tale of the once-and-future-king! Overall, it is of my opinion that this season had greater potential than was realized, and was cut short before its time. 'Arthur's Bane'), but the only time they actually fight in battle and its over before you can blink in outrage, at the supposed climax. The audience is led to believe that Mordred and Arthur are equally skilled warriors (i.e. All they did was meet in battle and stab each other.once! For the final battle, this is not acceptable. Mordred's betrayal seemed too quick and uninspired, Morgana wasn't very active in the final battle, but the stunningly stupid omission was the LACK OF A DUEL TO THE DEATH BETWEEN MORDRED AND ARTHUR. Alexander Vlahos does a particularly brilliant Mordred, who kept me guessing at his true intentions as much as Merlin, but also seemed to be quite loyal to Arthur and Camelot. The CGI and special effects in particular were a cut above. The usual cheesiness is there, but this season does a great job of making you guess. Throughout the season, a certain momentum is being created, a building tension, and a serious threatening undertone. The opening two-part episode is thoroughly enjoyable, with the re-introduction of an older Mordred as well as other interesting and well-done characters. … ExpandĪs a fan of the series, I will say that Merlin's final season begins on a high-note.
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Not the only fan who feels like this, I joined a global campaign to resurrect the show and have different writers re-write the ending and bring our beloved series back. After following this amazing triple threshold show for five years, holding viewing figures of 7m each week in the UK alone, to have this 'ending' was just a stunning shock to the system. The 'ending' was 10 minutes of 'magic reveal' and that was that. but for an unknown reason they announced on that Season 5 would be the last. I, for one, feel that we have been shortchanged as from the beginning the theme has been 'when Arthur becomes King, Magic will be allowed in Camelot' and this theme continued for much of Season 5 as they were planning for a Season 6 etc. I'm an avid Merlin fan and as you may or may not know, the writers decided to wrap up the entire series in two episodes at the end of Series 5. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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