Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Five/@comment-5102537-20140329115401/@comment-5102537-20140407095546

Merlin After wrote:

It puzzles me that so many contributors to the forum actually seem to dislike the series as a whole and the character of Merlin himself. Why pour so much feeling and effort into something you don't like? I'm really curious.

Speaking for myself, it's not about the show as a whole but about the seasons four and five. I loved the first three seasons, despite some inconsistencies and a few episodes of which I think weren't done very well. All in all, the first three seasons were great and had such a great potential. In my opinion they proved how talented the showrunners really are, given that not only the stories were compelling and promised so much but also that they invented the characters new.

I think that the great stories and the potential were completely ruined in the last two seasons, which disappointed me.

When speculating about the reasons of others, I suppose that some have similar reasons but that most of all the finale was extremely dissatisfying and disappointing. The ending made a mockery of the entire show. And the fact that it was all so promising and that the fans have come to love the show when watching it from the beginning, it might have felt like someone promised a huge Christmas present but gave you some pebbles instead, wrapped up in fancy paper.

EDIT - I forgot to add this: Arthur didn't build up Camelot, he inherited it.