User blog comment:Ḡwẵine Ḹٍٍkƨ Ĺiĸe Ͼềлȑềd/How no one knowing Merlin's magic has not had a positive impact on the show/@comment-5684105-20121120044229/@comment-4190137-20121120095113

You make some very good points as well, Aithusa'slord. Anyway I think Gaius dying is very debatable however watching younger characters like Elyan die while Gaius looking upon his corpse isn't at all satisfying to me. And to what you said about it all being a fantasy, in that case why don't why don't they make women have moustaches in the show? Nah, stuff like that have to be realistic unless it is explained. Anyway I think if Gaius dies without another alive character knowing Merlin's magic, I'd be disappointed. A magic reveal must come before a Gaius death. That's my opinion.

Anyway this blog wasn't arguing about each point being a factor, just that they all link back to no one finding out Merlin's magic since Series 1. ;)