Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-110.33.239.213-20121226023324/@comment-30546716-20161130205531

94.195.107.127 wrote: shows finished get over it fgs

camelot was built had its golden age and crumbled and failed just like every other world power and regime does at some point.

But this statement with regards to the show is disputed and is why so many viewers were disappointed with the ending. In theory I have no problem with the producers idea to end on Camlan, the issue is that Arthur died before the Golden Age proper could be created. By that I mean that the use of magic would be tolerated and the kingdoms of Albion would be united. Instead we were left with empty dialogue telling us that Arthur was an extraordinary king, but there was no substance behind this. Arthur  died in the 'Diamond of the Day' before he could become the king of legend and this undermined the show's narrative. In my opinion, I don't know why the producers didn't stay with the premise that they appeared to be going with from Series 1 of telling the characters journey to maturation. It would have been easier for them to leave the show with a more open end, particularly with the uncertainty they had over whether they were going to do a sixth series partway through filming series 5.