User blog comment:Morganaforever/Episode Review: The Hollow Queen/@comment-85.237.211.75-20121126003838

I wonder why Arthur can't dress alone. I know it was done for comedy purposes and I know that some real monarchs in ancient times didn't even go to the toilet without their servants, but do we have to see Arthur, the king that goes on missions, sleeps in the woods with his knights and and wants to treat peasants and servants with respect not being able or willing to dress alone? Why does he need either Merlin or Gaius or Gwen when he simply wants to slip into a shirt and not into full armor?

Merlin was not at his best when he tried to chase away Deagal. Since when is Merlin so rude and unfriendly? He's not the sympathetic guy anymore he used to be and I don't like that. And what's going on inside of Arthur when he hears about Sarrum torturing his sister? One time he apologises to Morgana and blames his father, next time he sees an ally in Sarrum against magic and accepts him torturing his sister without feeling anything about it? Uther would have killed Sarrum for this, Arthur just nips at his wine. He behaves like a simpleton that doesn't comprehend what's going on and doesn't feel anything for those around him, except for Gwen who suddenly hates and betrays him, and we don't even know her reasons. It's quite irritating how often Arthur can be fooled by those around him without noticing anything, just as if he was too stupid to realise that some strange things are going on.

I also wonder why Morgana poisoned Merlin instead of killing him immediately. Does she want him to suffer and if so, is it worth it to risk Merlin to be found and to survive? I don't buy this anymore, it's too stupid that such a powerful witch can't get rid of a servant but fails everytime, only because she takes pleasure in torturing people.

So Uther feared Sarrum. Why, when Camelot was and is the strongest kingdom and when Sarrum shared his view on magic? To me it seems that Uther didn't approve of such cruel and untrustable kings, which makes him more likable and which shows that he had a sense of honor. The constant mentioning of Uther having killed sorcerers or witches doesn't change the fact that things were much clearer and comprehensible when he was still alive. What's more surprising and illogical is that Sarrum was supposed to become Arthur's ally because Arthur wants peace in the Five Kingdoms. Well, here is the news, Uther already united the Five Kingdoms in series 3 when 5 kings came to sign the peace contracts. Sarrum must either have been among them or he suddenly replaced another king that had already signed the peace contract, because at the end of the epsiode in series 3, Uther succeeded and the Five Kingdoms were united. So where does Sarrum suddenly come from and what part does he play in the Five Kingdoms? Can the writers ever get their own facts straight?

Morgana's conversation with Gwen proves that she wants the throne and I wonder where Gwen sees her place in it. What exactly makes her hate Arthur so much, spell or not? At least Morgana provided some subjective and party ridiculous reasons why she hated Uther which were that he hated magic and that she thought he'd kill her, but Gwen hasn't mentioned a reason yet. What is it that makes her wanting to kill Arthur? The show makers should have thought of a reason by now.

Now that Sarrum attempted to kill Arthur, what happens to Sarrum's men and his kingdom? Sarrum is dead and he was an assassinator, his kingdom obviously was supposed to play a big part in the peace with the Five Kingdoms even though there has already been peace since series 3, but it's not important enough to show how it's going on and what will happen to his kingdom and we get a scene with Arthur, Gwen and Merlin instead?

Why did Merlin look like he was about to kill Gwen in the end of the ep. when he knows that she was enchanted or otherwise manipulated by Morgana and when he? always held her dear. I think it should be more like him to not feel hate but to feel compassion and to help her. He can't be thinking that she does it all on free will and really suddenly wants Arthur dead.

I don't like this show anymore and I dont like the characters anymore. Don't now what's going on there because things have become so very weird and the characters have turned into strangers I don't recognise anymore.