Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Four/@comment-5102537-20131130132300/@comment-10341849-20131205135157

When I first watched this episode, I was so happy about Aithusa. I thought since Merlin was the one made her (I always thought it was a female) hatched, Aithusa would be loyal and would be Merlin's friend. Merlin would also had something so precious with him...he would not be so lonely anymore. He  would find pride in her and in himself...

(If I am not mistaken, Merlin's eyes were filled with tears, right? He looked so proud and happy).

This was the best thing of this episode...

Another good thing was when Merlin revealed himself as dragonlord to Borden, defended and defeated him..it was so cool...I seldom saw him being so cool and awesome..that was just made my heart beats faster :p

But about other plotholes or negative parts of this episode, I totally agree with Fimber. Why suddenly the knights started to bully (not only joke around but totally bully him) Merlin when they usually were close friends and supported one of other? If my memories was right, in previous episodes, all of the knights even felt sorry for Merlin always been harrased by Arthur. They also grew so close to each other because the knights were commoners not noble and that's what made them felt related to each other. Lancelot oh Lancelot..why you should die? :(

After this episode, I thought I would see Aithusa often. Watch her grow and become close to Merlin..but if that happens it would be a little similar like Eragon story..maybe the producers suddenly realise that and decided not to make Aithusa grew close to Merlin but to make her enemy... too bad...

I always wonder, why Aithusa can't speak? anybody know why?

Another thing, I know that even though Aithusa didn't necessarily have to feel connection or close to Merlin, but why and how in the hell would Aithusa suddenly being Morgana's ally? and Morgana was not dragonlord (dragonlady for female? :p)....how did she communicate with her? Aithusa decided to heal Morgana, that was her decision. Ok, I understand that. But after that did Aithusa suddenly decided to follow Morgana everywhere, doing what she wanted her to do (forged the sword, attacking Arthur and Merlin, war with Camelot, bla bla bla) ? Did Morgana just use human language to order Aithusa around and she just follow it?

In the episode of Arthur's Bane, Aithusa was held underground by Morgana, right? That's why Merlin wanted to release her. If Morgana did that, that meant Morgana tortured her..after that why would Aithusa still help her in the war against Camelot? What grudge Aithusa held againts Camelot that she so desperately wanted to attack and destroy Camelot? And when a king captured and held Morgana in prison with Aithusa (who was the king?), how the hell did he do that, captured a dragon without dragonlord along with one of the most powerful sorcerer? And after escaping, the first I would do is destroy that kingdom to the ground with fire. Why Morgana and Aithusa didn't do it in the first place?