User blog comment:It's Good to be the Queen/Has the Merlin series "jumped the shark"?/@comment-5659316-20121119024611/@comment-5684105-20121119042830

Adelina Le Morte March and Chawk1993, I agree with you. Reply edit  Adelina Le Morte March says,

“...I think the show is actually going really well! I mean, are there things I wish were different? Is there a kind of episode I'm just dying to see and feel the writers are never going to do? Heck yes!... I just have a feeling the writers are building up to something massive here and we as viewers have to stop jumping on their backs every episode whining our butts off. WE as viewers are the ones "jumping the shark", not the writers.”

THANK YOU!!! Of course, there are some episodes I like more than others, but as a whole I think the show keeps getting better and better. Like so many others I am getting antsy for the magic reveal, but look how far the characters have developed, especially Merlin and Arthur, even from season 4 to 5. Asking and listening to Merlin’s advice is no longer the last resort, for one thing. For example, remember how Arthur goes to Merlin about the dreams the knights had in “The Dark Tower” and Arthur listens to Merlin as he would to Gaius, as if Merlin is qualified to give knowledge and council on such matters. Is it subtle? Maybe, but it is a very real change, and the growth in the trust and friendship between the two is greater than ever.

I’ve stopped reading as many blogs and comments about the show, since all the complaining is getting depressing. I don’t mind constructive criticism (everything in moderation!), but when so many things I read are just complaints, I’d rather not hear or contribute at all.

I’m one that’s getting rather worried since we have heard nothing definite about a season 6 yet and there are only six episodes left this season. If this is the last I will be heartbroken, but every season of “Merlin” has its own charms and I can honestly say I love them all. Reply edit 