User blog comment:Ozymandias v/A Slow Journey to Obsession: My Experience Watching Merlin/@comment-124.176.53.251-20140527124352/@comment-24629321-20140530021946

I'm glad that new perspective helped! I can't take credit for it as I saw it elsewhere on the web—I think it was a submission on themerlinconfessions tumblr. But it was definitely game changing as I had a similar reaction and suddenly had to give the writers a lot more credit for sticking to what they'd said way back in season 1! (Although as I am loathe to give them too much credit, I have my doubts as to whether they did it intentionally.) This is what I love about the show still having active online communities—the chance to engage with other fans and share opinions that can give a new perspective on the show. (I'm still waiting for someone to pat me on the back with a 'There, there, your interpretation of 'The Disir' isn't what they meant at all, and here's why' and an 'Of course Merlin went back to Camelot after the finale!')