User blog comment:Dryuuu/Why a reboot isn't a bad idea/@comment-4190137-20120927135410/@comment-4623180-20120928104559

If you are so hopeless of this show you would not be on this Wiki. I know, deep inside, there is a star of hope shining.

I have to admit you are rallying some overly confronting opinions on this show.. I would go to the extent of saying it's a little hateful, some of the things, like the polls on your profile. But I won't go ahead and say I can read your mind, but I am just saying not to be so bold and be an optimist. There is more to like about this show than hate, and obviously it's worth our time very much. The hate about Series 4 only started towards the ending of it, that's what I noticed...

Plus remember you are just one person and in reality only a couple of other people (like Fimber) specifically agree with some of your opinions on the show. You are an admin on this Wiki so it's easy to have people agree with what you're saying and support your views. Plus this Wiki has 4 million total views. Each broadcast of each episode of Merlin can get more than double that. So this Wiki fanbase is an extreme minority of Merlin viewers and fans. In polls, Series 4 was a favourite so obviously, obviously in the producer's eyes they're doing well. From a business perspective majority is important so the show remains popular. But I think the point they even bother to retweet fan speculation on their Twitter, have a Facebook and YouTube page and follow the official factors (who often respond to their fans) should be appreciated. It could be much worse and you seem to make out like it can't get any worse.

I think you will enjoy Series 5 because if you hated Series 4 you'll lower expectations, but also, I don't see how Series 4 implies Series 5 will be bad. We know that Mordred is coming back, Morgana now has her own dragon, Gwen is queen, Camelot is in its golden age... Series 4 was a rough stepping stone to Series 5. It was about building up to this golden age. Now it is swinging in the direction of the destruction of this golden age. There is no logical reason to be pessimistic about Series 5. Why on earth would it be the same dry formula as Series 4 which obviously failed in your eyes if its going in a different direction from the rest of the series? Remember the makers of this show have done a good enough job to make you hooked to this Wiki. You discuss Merlin will such passion that obviously they have clearly enchanted you. The franchise was very well thought out, that's why some say it is more successful than Doctor Who and why Merlin cults even exist! It's such a unique and marvelous show.

There is NO REASON Series 5 should be bad. With multi-stranded storytelling and magic reveals in the pipeline, I think it's time to start changing your opinion! Just let go of what you didn't like about Series 4 and move on.