Talk:The Diamond of the Day/@comment-71.61.49.101-20200502154957

This turned out to be an amazing and powerful ending. A lot of angst has been directed at Arthur's death, but, as they said in the show, it was his destiny at this point in time. The show had always incorporated much of the mythology, so Arthur's death shouldn't have been a surprise. I get it, him and Gwen living happily forever is what many hoped for, but that was never this story. Merlin did succeed, he did make sure Arthur established Camelot and secured the future of Albion. The ending where Merlin lives centuries into the future (another nice connection from the legends regarding Avalon and Glastonbury Tor), shows he is still guarding Arthur and Albion. Whether they had planned to end the series at the end of season five or not is irrelevant. Sure, having another traitor in the castle, and some the timing, and Gwaine just riding off with Merlin before the battle, or Morgana pulling her snake box out of nowhere, and I know, everyone is mad Gwaine died, but all these things are nitpicks in light of the powerful moments between Merlin and Arthur. They pulled off, and we all didn't want it to end, because it is such a great show, but it will the rare show I watch again.