User blog comment:Ḡwẵine Ḹٍٍkƨ Ĺiĸe Ͼềлȑềd/How no one knowing Merlin's magic has not had a positive impact on the show/@comment-4135736-20121130210604

Brilliant points Alfons, I agree with what you have said, another thing which I really hate about Merlin's magic being kept secret is because (as I said in one of my blog posts) of the reduced number and lack of intensity (no magic like fire, lightning or even much shield spells) in the magical duels after Series 1. There have been several opportunities for Merlin's powers to be explored but most of them have been wasted mostly because of all those throwing spells (or stunning spells) and Merlin not defending himself much.

I am also getting sick of Merlin constantly acting like a pussy against Morgana (for gods sake DEFEND yourself Merlin you stupid warlock, don't just let her attack you and be a wuss) but has the guts to fight her when he is disguised as Dragoon (they also made him look really weak when he fought Morgana for the first and only time, would have been better if he blocked a few of her attacks). Also, its about time Morgana also learned some defensive magic herself so that she isn't always knocked out by almost every spell.

If only everyone knew of Merlin's magic, the show could have moved on really well as you have said.