User blog comment:Fimber/When family is what destroys you/@comment-82.174.238.189-20121120152232/@comment-5102537-20121120182233

Merlin is not for young children anymore and those starting from twelve understand very well. They don't miss the torture and the more than questionable actions of their heroes, childrn and teens understand much more than most adults would think they do. The protagonists are the role models for the viewers, especially for the younger ones, and they "learn" from them.

It's also questionable for adults, not only for children and teens. And the question is why this is the message of the show anyway. It's either a drama for adults that deals with the misery and flaws of the characters or it's a family show that provides ideals and role models, but it can't be both. This naive way of showing the character's behaviour when they are torturing and killing but acting like teens with piggy-rides and silly jokes at the same time, this simplicity of plots and overstated unbelievable character development (or lack of) lulls the viewers into a false feeling of harmony and justice that simply doesn't exist. "Merlin" is most of all about cruelty and not about doing the right thing.

Mental and emotional misery and torment is far worse than just seeing blood. It's up to the parents if they let their children watch. All I'm saying is that this new direction and this festival of destroying characters and souls is totally disappointing.