Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Five/@comment-5102537-20140420094458/@comment-24762954-20140423153526

It's like Merlin's goal and prophesy was rather a plot device not something serious. Look:

Camelot bans magic, Merlin must hide it - just like Superman in Smallville!

Merlin is young - he can be Arthur's buddy! And young Merlin is cool by definition!

But why should Merlin help those guys(and how would he do it without knowledge)? - Let's make prophesy and the Great Dragon(to guide him)!