Thread:Rod12/@comment-4190137-20121105101244/@comment-4190137-20130118233957

Yes! When Agravaine first came in you just knew he was evil, just being an ally of Morgana was what was sort of unexpected.

And about Mordred and Merlin. Well I think the re-introduction of Mordred was very sloppy and it wasn't until the 9th episode where we 'officially' discovered that he still had his magic and it wasn't until the 11th episode where we discovered that he could still communicate via telepathy. But what I was most disappointed about was that after the Series 2 episode, The Witch's Quickening, when Mordred as a child said to Merlin "I shall never forgive this Emrys, and I shall never forget!" They failed to build on that in Series 5, in-fact, they failed to even mention it again. A very poor failing from the writers in this instance. Because when Mordred returned that is what I was most looking forward to about him (with an exception of the possibility of Alvarr being mentioned/returned - also didn't happen).

That's why I think the relationship between Merlin and Mordred wasn't really opened up, it was more just black and white. A simple relationship. I was very disappointed about this.