Talk:The Kindness of Strangers/@comment-5745656-20121209171741

Ep 10, set-up for the final three eps - nothing more.

What do we now know?

Morgana is determined to find and kill Emrys; her destiny and doom. Alator protects Emrys' identity by keeping quiet and entrusting Finna to warn and protect Emrys, and to extend the Catha Prophecy to him. Finna kills herself to protect Emrys identity, but first warns Emrys not to make the same mistake as Arthur, and trust Mordred. Merlin is healed by Killgarrah, but the old and wise friend of Merlin is dying. This is in contrast to Gaius' old-man concerns for Merlin. Merlin is not revealed to Morgana, and without knowing where Emrys is, her final attempt to take over Camelot is to wage war. She sends the wager in the form of a skin suffocated knight. Merlin is despondent that after all these years, and all the lives lost, obstacles overcome, and hiding his true identity, that the Catha Prophecy divulges Arthur will die at the great battle of Camlan. We see that Mordred finds the love of his life, but Arthur will kill her because she has magic (most likely why), which turns Mordred against Merlin and Arthur. And so, the vision from Ep1 might very well come to pass.

However, does Arthur's death in this retelling have to be a physical one? Might all of the ideals, values and rationale of his father die away from his soul once and for all, and he will accept magic? Might Merlin heal Arthur from Mordred's fatal blow? And, if Gaius and Killgarrah come to the end of their lives, they might be witness to what will become of Camelot, Arthur, and Merlin. And, might all of Camelot and Morgan see the reveal of Merlin at the Great Battle at Camlan?

I believe this ep was just a set-up for many possibilities that would satisfy the end of this retelling.