User blog comment:Alethia II/Why I have not particularly enjoyed what I have seen so far in series 5/@comment-4892425-20121113105911/@comment-4623180-20121113121239

I very much doubt the show is causing the BBC to drag.

I don't know a good, reliable place for the ratings.. do you have a link? The Wikipedia article for Merlin Series 5 doesn't even have complete ratings, and I've even seen it varies from places.

But nonetheless, I would not say the show is going downhill in terms of that. Definitely not. The actors and producers are more confident than ever. Th e fans grow by the second.

I would not doubt completely though that it could become more unpopular by the end of the series, especially if they don't give us a good ending. As for giving episode synopsis later on, I don't know what's up with that, but I personally wouldn't yet jump to the conclusion that they are desperate.