User blog comment:Fimber/The "Merlin" finale ("The Diamond of the Day")/@comment-4879894-20121224030427

What can I say ! It's not a critic, it's an execution. Fimber, the executioner. I wanted myself to write a review, but you said it all ! I red very closely the whole review and I agree absolutely everything (perhaps I would object some stuff you said about Uther an Arthur). Is there any room left to speak ? It's difficult, really difficult, after your festival. but I will anyway :

- What was the purpose of the first sequence ? Since when Morgana needs to improve her magic weapons by experimenting them ? Do we need, once again, to see how cruel she became, and careless about her people ? We already knew that, for a very long time now. Or probably because we need the sacrificed guest star of the week. Or probably because we need to see how Morgana grew up.

- How Morgana can gather a huge army of Saxons when she wants, an army five times the number of Camelot's army ? Why the so beloved Arthur (according to the eternal cheesy queen Gwen) has a small army ? Too heck with the consistency of the plot and the characters, the writers need a dramatic effect.

- The last episode left Camelot on a brink of a war. And the first sequence in Camelot takes place in the Tavern. The scene itself  was funny, but, honestly, is it the moment for a King to go to the Tavern (for his first time BTW) ? We didn't see much of the greatest wizard-sorcerer-warlock ever the whole series five, but we see him doing some magic trick to fool his King ! Is it the way we do understand that the King and his servant grew up ?

- The confrontation between Arthur and Merlin is very moving (the power of the scene rests only on the actor's performances), but absolutely inbelievable ! How come that Arthur lets his servant go for some "vital supplies", while is going to the most important battle of his reign ? Was it something more "vital" than accompanying the King on a highly perilous mission ? All this inconsistency for one reason : keep the reveal for the very last moment, just for  a so-called dramatic effect. Honestly, is there left any interest in this reveal since Arthur became king ? There was once, when this reveal was linked to the return of the magic, the peace with the Druids and all the magic people. As it is linked to nothing but the destiny of the bromance Merthur, it makes no difference if it happens or not.

I can understand that the actors didn't want to renew their contract for a series 6. The show can't exclusively stand on their talent to make believable what is obviously inconsistent.

As the purposes of  all protagonists became vague, blurred or obscur, there is nothing to lose or to win. I don't have any preference, then. I don't mind if everybody dies, as all, Albion, the Druids, Camelot, Arthur, Gwen, Merlin, Morgana have been already destroyed for quite a time now.

To paraphrase Uther in The Sins of a Father, I listen to you Fimber, "you're speaking the truth"