Board Thread:(Re)Writing "Merlin"/@comment-28430223-20160730000627/@comment-28319791-20160731184413

There's sooooo much I could say about all of this. It's pretty much spot on everything I ever thought about when watching the series multiple times through.

I know I would like a clear answer from the writers/producers of the show, asking if they planned the ending from the 1st season. If so, that would make absolutely NO SENSE. To me, it seems like they forgot some of the plotlines they introduced and so heavily drilled into the viewers in nearly every episode about the great destiny of Merlin and Arthur. For me, I refuse to believe that destiny is completed by the end, despite Kilgharrah's words (though I suspect his knowledge of the future was much more skewed and clouded than led to believe). There's so much more left unanswered.

Morgana's character is the one that has me the most perplexed. I cannot reconcile her complete change over seasons 2 and 3. Honestly, I think that perhaps Morgause cast a powerful enchantment over her which turned her slowly and then essentially eclipsed her former personality. Perhaps it was even tied to that healing bracelet of hers. For me that is the only way I can justify the change. I'm sure the persecution by her father and then subsequent loneliness over the last seasons further contributed to her downward spiral into sheer evil but I still believe it was precipitated by a year of brainwashing and enchantment by Morgause.

Her tie with Agravaine makes NO sense. I have no idea why he would have even been tempted to align with her. I mean, I know he loved his sister and all but why try and kill your beloved sister's kid? It doesn't add up. And where's the guy been all these years???

Don't get me started how series 4 was essentially the SAME exact plot line as season 3. Traitor in the castle (ultimately tied to Morgana) who is suspected by Merlin early on, who can't say anything because they are too "dear" to Arthur, complete with an attack and exile from Camelot and a showdown with Morgana at the end. I think they could've easily done the Round Table and Sword in the Stone the previous season, had another bad guy in the 4th series (there are TONS in Arthurian legend that were even more threatening than Morgan Le Fey, who actually wasn't as bad in legend as she was in the show) and  perhaps brought Morgana back in the 5th already united with Mordred.

And that whole character...oy. Like you said, he was already swearing revenge earlier, what happened as he got older? The whole noble knight thing came out of nowhere, not to mention that his sudden change to betray and kill Arthur over his crazy terrorist girlfriend (who was a legitimate nutcase) in one episode just was unbelievably rushed and forced. His character in legend was much darker and more evil than in the show and I think it would've made more sense to keep him that way.

Anyway, I wouldn't have minded Arthur's death as much if 1) It happened AFTER everything foretold was to have occurred (golden age of Albion, magic accepted, etc) 2)It wasn't rushed and we were given a possibility he could be saved by the Sidhe. I am still trying to figure out why Merlin couldn't call Kilgharrah to get him there earlier...

Also I wouldn't have been as irritated by that ending if they had ended it with Gwen's scene. I mean what the hell was that truck about? NO. JUST NO. Seriously not even the last full minute of the show...I like to pretend that garbage never happened.