User blog comment:Morganaforever/Thoughts on Merlin's finale/@comment-190.55.67.166-20121227230242

Well, the finale fits with the rest of the season I guess... There were some great bits like the Arthur/Merlin scenes and Morgana's scenes, and there were some things that were just crazy and out of place.

I mean, let's take a look at season 5, what were the writers thinking:

-Episode 1-5: Let's build everything op nicely for a great finale: Arthur's bane and oh oh Mordred's in Camelot, Arthur accepting he wants to do things differently from is father (hint, magic...) arthur strengthening the bond with his allies, arthur getting doomed by the Disir...

-Episode 6-9: I know, let's not end the series just yet, we'll put in some filler and go for 6 seasons! Let's make Gwen evil for 4 episodes instead of explaining anything relevant to the actual plotline....

- Episode 10-13: Nah, let's end the  series anyway. Hmm, only 4 episodes left, we're gonna have to wrap it up quickly: one episode to remind you all it's gonna end soon, one to turn Mordred, one to establish it's time for Merlin to fulfill his destiny (boy, will the viewers be fooled when he doesn't) and a finale with lots of tragedy, people like emotion...

I mean, seriously, did they change their mind twice mid-season or something...