User blog:Snats/Change of theme, change of mood

Hello, Merlinians. This is my first ever Blog (bit late I know!) so don't be too harsh. Pleeeease?

Now, there seems to have been a lot of discontent over the Merlin finale, and I can see why. My personal biggest gripe is the final scene, which should clearly have shown Merlin back in Camelot (a conversation between him and Gaius is, after all, where it all started really). Instead we saw a pointless scene which just ruined the effect of the series. First rule of TV series': you have to get the final scene right! And surely they must have realised that wasn't right?

But overall I didn't mind the finale itself. The scenes with Merlin and Arthur were very touching, and it was good to see Kilgarrah one final time. People had feared that not all characters would get a proper ending, and yet the only ones who just faded away were Aithusa (shame, her story was so interesting) and Gaius (see the paragraph above). The finale itself was good as a standalone episode.

But as the conclusion to all that had come before? It doesn't work. Destinies failed, prophecies went unproven. The united Albion we all hoped to see failed to materialise. It has been theorised on this Website that the writers were going to have a series 6, but something occurred which prevented this. If so, I am so saddened that it came to this. There are those who have started petitions, or suggested them at least, for the return of Merlin. This will not make a blind spot of difference. It isn't coming back.

Now, onto the the title of this Blog. You see, the themes of Merlin throughout have clearly been magic and destiny. Magic was checked off throughout the 5 series', but destiny? As mentioned above, they failed. But what if we substitute in the theme of relationships in place of destiny? Because, despite its failings, I believe the relationships portrayed in Merlin have been very interesting. There has been the father-son relationship between Gaius and Merlin, the romantic relationships of Merlin-Freya and Arthur-Gwen, the fluctuating relationship between Morgana and Mordred, and of course the friendship between Arthur and Merlin. All of these relationships have pleased many Merlinians down the years, right up until the final episode of all.

You may call this sideways look at the show clutching at straws. You'd be right. But if you, like me, want to take something from the series', I'd recommend changing perspectives too. That might give the show the lasting legacy it needs.