Talk:Series 5/@comment-5621713-20130228055838

Yes, most of the fans are disappointed in how the writers, directors, etc chose to end this wonderful series. Over the years the show had become increasingly dark, yet still maintained a level of good humor, romance, along with fantasy that made it so enjoyable. There were deviations from the legend, so most fans were hoping that the deviation would continue as they ended the series. We did not want to see Arthur die at Mordred's hand, but we feared it would come to pass. After the episode, "The Disir" we should have known what to expect. The ways of the Old Religion and the Triple Goddess were a lot more complicated than it appeared, even to Merlin. He thought that he was outwitting them by having Arthur refuse to consider bringing back the old ways, The Old Religion and Magic. And, in doing so, his request to have Mordred be healed would be denied. Yet it wasn't about Mordred's survival as an individual, but as the instrument of Arthur's death as decided by the Triple Goddess. The biggest deviation from the legend is the youth of both Merlin and Arthur...they are both much older at the time of his demise. I think that is part of why his death seemed so premature, it was.

Arthur doesn't die with fear for Camelot and Albion, but with hope. Morgana, the biggest threat to peace and justice was killed and no longer a threat. A good deal had been done to make Camelot more just and fair to all it's people. Knowing that Gwen will continue his work, with Merlin there for support and assistance, he knew that he was leaving Camelot in good hands, and much better of then when he took the crown. In the kast episode we see Arthur slowly accept Merlin's magic, and at the end he is grateful, for he finally understood just how much Merlin had done over the years to help him. By the time they reach Avalon, Arthur seems at peace with Merlin, his own death, and hope for the Camelot and Albion he had had  given his life for. He actually seemed tired, like he had given Camelot and it's people everything he had, and seemed ready to leave. Yet, the way it was left, and we had been reminded of this throughout the series, he was the Once and Future King, and would return again when he was needed. We can only hope that either the spin off series, or movie trilogy that has been talked about, will not take too long to be made.