User blog:Dryuuu/THE ULTIMATE QUESTION BLOG OF SERIES 4

'''I can't do this alone, so I'll need help adding additions to my list and tweaking things. If you scour by episode as well, you may even find your question! It's like an index. So here we go.'''

1 & 2. The Darkest Hour

 * 1) Why were Sir Montague and Sir Bertrand killed by Morgana and not Sir Leon and Elyan? It just seemed a little unrealistic how the main characters, or knights of the round table, always seem to survive these kinds of attacks.
 * 2) What's up with the Isle of the Blessed? How can it grow bigger? Also, Morgana has the ability to steer the boat herself. Even Gaius did, back in the Series 1 finale. (It was smaller) Who needs a ferryman?
 * 3) What did Morgause mean by "what you are about to do, will affect everyone, even you " when she was walking up to the stone in the Isle of the Blessed when she about to be sacrificed?
 * 4) Did the Dorocha know that Morgana had unleashed them, and was the breaking of the veil intended to only inflict it upon everyone but the Cailleach, creatures who can repel them with fire, and the unleasher, Morgana? What about Agravaine, he never seemed to be concerned about being attacked himself.
 * 5) Did Uther know all about the Dorocha? He wasn't present for any of it, but surely Arthur would've gone and told him what was happening. He didn't know Arthur was intending to sacrifice himself, though, as Gwen lied and said he was out on a hunting trip when really he was heading for the veil.
 * 6) What does Uther think of Gwen and Arthur's relationship?? They did their stuff right in front of Uther, it seemed Arthur was quietly telling his father "You're depressed now so I am going to disregard everything you've told me in the past. PPFT!"
 * 7) Has Uther accepted Arthur's choice of knights and decision to rule with his heart? Or does he really oppose it, but cannot show it through his broken spirit?
 * 8) Is it me or did Arthur decide to ask Gaius about what the Dorocha were way after they'd done a lot of damage? In the scene, he turns and looks at Gaius, who of course, always has an explanation of what can be done.
 * 9) Is Guinevere really as caring as she makes herself out to be? She's always telling Arthur not go, not to go and save Camelot from the Dorocha, and in A Servant of Two Masters, not to go out and help Merlin. Seriously.
 * 10) This is one of my biggest questions of the darkest hour. I assume Merlin survived the touch of the Dorocha as it was only brief, and because, you know, he's the most powerful sorcerer to have ever lived. Plus the spirits of the lake were there to heal him. But everyone else died instantly, and Gaius told Arthur no one has ever survived the Dorocha's touch. Did Arthur not suspect anything? Was Merlin just a "bit sick"? Arthur also wanted to give up the mission to save Merlin. How caring of him. This seemed to rollback again, though, such as in The Sword in The Stone, when he came back to lok for Merlin in the caves after Merlin killed Agravaine, Merlin said "you came to look for me", and Arthur said "I wanted to make sure we were not being followed." Their relationship seems to be all over the place. I know it's just joking around, but how come the joking always seems to be at a peak in the finale? Notice the trend? Hmm.
 * 11) Why does Morgana blame Emrys for thwarting her plans at the end of The Darkest Hour, yet she doesn't seem to blame Emrys for thwarting her plans to kill Arthur when he was facing Caerleon's champion? Later on as well, when Gwen survives the arrow after being turned into a deer, did Morgana consider Emrys then? She also seemed to forget he existed after The Secret Sharer up until part two of The Sword in the Stone when she saw him in the castle.
 * 12) Does Morgana at least know Gaius has magic? How else could Gaius and Merlin have defeated Morgause? She's a High Priestess! 
 * 13) I have a thread about Morgana and Agravaine's awkward relationship. I won't even bother listing all the questions I have. I feel they were meant to be there anyway- that's what makes up an awkward relationship. Questionable. Great acting, though.

3. The Wicked Day

 * 1) Why does Odin keep being mentioned and not just show himself? It seems he'll never go away, and Arthur can't do anything about these attacks. Why doesn't Odin just start war instead of being a coward? Or maybe Arthur should just start war on him. He's obviously not tough enough to handle that.
 * 2) How come Uther was all happy and smiley at the dinner, then he just went back to his room, dressed in the same grey clothes, just to look outside the window, thinking about Morgana's betrayal? How can you sit there for a year just doing that all day? I suppose it does happen, though...
 * 3) What happened to all the other circus clowns after the assassination? Did they get away? Did Camelot let them free, to go back to Odin, to deliver the news that Uther was mortally wounded instead? Or did they all get arrested/executed?
 * 4) Has Arthur caught any sorcerers in the year since he took up his father's responsibility? Maybe none have showed up by coincidence, so he hasn't had to take it upon himself to exert the law of Camelot, by executing someone by his order. But you'd think that because Uther is more down, and Arthur is a lot softer, it would encourage more sorcerers to come in... it has been mentioned a lot that Arthur takes after his father with the law, and magic is still outlawed, so I'm still assuming sorcerers do get executed, maybe Arthur just never has it done in public. Plus Merlin would be really angry at him personally. Unless Uther still actually sentences them. That will be a mystery.
 * 5) What happened to Uther's body?

4. Aithusa

 * 1) Why does Merlin always seem to give the 'shunning' look to the druids? As in 'you creepos, whatever, just give me advice and I'll go?' The Druids seem to know him better than anyone, they should be closer!
 * 2) What "trouble" did Julius Borden leave Gaius in? I wonder if there was a script made to retell this situation? They were probably not bothered with it, they just needed to find one line to inform the audience that Julius was not trustworthy.
 * 3) Why would Gaius want to keep the news of the dragon egg from Merlin? He's a flipping dragon lord! Why is Merlin ALWAYS awake and ready to eavesdrop when it's something he wants to hear? Haha.
 * 4) How did Merlin not get caught in the doorway to the vaults, when he was knocked out by Borden at night? Borden did mention him having to talk himself out of it... I thought he would've got in a lot of trouble.
 * 5) Why is Borden so stupid? After 20 years of going after the egg, he should at least know you need a dragonlord to free the dragon.
 * 6) The so-called "trap", was it as good as it was supposed to be, or maybe it lost its effect over the few hundred years? The smoke didn't seem to do much damage, and the falling debris was easily avoided.
 * 7) Is Kilgharrah REALLY Aithusa's guardian? I think we'll find that out soon!

5. His Father's Son

 * 1) Caerleon has no right to steal from Camelot's territory. It's only normal standard for him to be killed trying to raid from them. So when Arthur does kill him, suddenly Arthur is the worst person in the world and Caerleon never did anything wrong, according to Annis.
 * 2) Uther and Caerleons' fathers friendship? What happened? What does Caerleon have against Arthur?
 * 3) Why does Arthur still trust Agravaine's advice after all its done is made his life harder? He tried to push away Gwen and endangered half of Camelot, and his own people.
 * 4) Arthur has been known to detect intruders taking stuff by his bedside at night. Like in The Last Dragonlord, a guy who tried to take his stuff was caught by Arthur, who then asked him where Balinor was. When Agravaine took his sword, though, he didn't notice. It's like he knows who's there even though he's asleep!
 * 5) Was there much point in having Merlin follow Arthur into Queen Annis' tent?
 * 6) Why didn't Queen Annis just kill Arthur in the tent? Or perhaps Morgana could've come in and killed him herself when he entered her tent. She would've been close by, wouldn't she have?
 * 7) After Arthur defeated Derian, and he looked up at all his knights on the top of the cliff, was he looking at them to see who saved him, or just glancing at them, to remind himself "if I kill Derian, this is the impression I'll leave"...
 * 8) Why did Queen Annis go from an angry widow to a rational peacemaker?
 * 9) Why can't Morgana just accept she's pretty much a female Uther, but with more magical powers and less allies?

6. A Servant of Two Masters

 * 1) Is Morgana's hut in the valley of the fallen king?
 * 2) Where did Morgana get all those mercenaries? She just walked up to them and made a flameball come out her hand "DO WHAT I SAY OR I'LL SET YOU ALL ON FIRE?"
 * 3) Did Morgana not consider leaving her hut after she found out Emrys and Merlin knew where she lived?
 * 4) How much time passed when Merlin was bound in Morgana's hut? He was standing in front of her bed, I wonder if she would've napped with him standing in front of there? Did she feed him at all, either? Was it just a few hours they were in there or a day or two? I'm sure it was over a night or two. I would've liked to see Morgana free the possessed Merlin and throw him into the bog to be found by Gwaine and Arthur.
 * 5) How come Arthur did not seem to at all expect Merlin to be killed by the mercenaries? It's like he thought "oh, well Merlin's my best friend, so he can't die! We'll find him!" Or more like "He's the main character of the story so dying is not an option". Or did he not think the mercenaries found him?
 * 6) How did Gwaine know the old Merlin escaped the flames once?
 * 7) This is question I have for many episodes, but, when a character seems to need a horse, they always get it. Are horses like sheep are in New Zealand? More prevalent than humans? They all seem to get one! I wonder if Merlin gets his "legally", or just steals Arthur's and finds ways to sneak them back in?
 * 8) Did the knights honestly think they stood a chance against the old Merlin, after he escaped the flames, in front of the king, a load of guards, Arthur, and a whole audience, and made the stake flame up like a Christmas tree made of fire?
 * 9) Did Morgana not suspect Emrys was getting the Fomorroh to free Merlin? Or maybe she may have thought Gaius stopped the Fomorroh, then told Emrys to go and fetch it after Merlin revealed the location. Then again, she only suspected Gaius until Agravaine suggested it in The Secret Sharer! It's like she doesn't think when it comes to Emrys. Maybe she was too busy fearing her doom...
 * 10) When Merlin woke up after being possessed, and said what he last remembered, he seemed to say it in a rather casual way. "I last remember being in Morgana's hut..." He doesn't seem scared of her at all! Did he remember everything?
 * 11) At the end of A Servant of Two Masters, Morgana was resting up against a tree when Agravaine found her. But when Emrys knocked her out, she wasn't up against a tree, just lying in a big pile of leaves. Is it possible that Emrys placed her up against it? Maybe when he went to pick up the jar again, he put Morgana up against it?
 * 12) Why didn't he kill Morgana? She tried to kill him, and she's tried to kill all his friends! Merlin is still a bit of a coward, he just doesn't have it in him to kill her. Then again, that's pretty typical in a story, females can't just be killed by males when they're helpless, unless it's a crime show.
 * 13) Why did Agravaine act like Morgana was dead at the end? Wouldn't she be breathing if she was simply unconscious? I think this is just noticeable to me because I know they deleted the scene from the beginning of The Secret Sharer, and she was supposed to be on the brink of death. Lucky for the Merlin crew they didn't film Morgana actually talking about her dream to Agravaine when she woke up, that would've been a lot to cut out. I hope they don't have to cut that much out again! 

7. The Secret Sharer

 * 1) Did Alator already expect Morgana to visit him because of his powers, or she informed someone beforehand? How would she have done that? Perhaps got a mercenary go up to the place and send a message to someone who knew Alator? I do wonder if they consider these things in the script. 
 * 2) Was Nimeuh a part of the Triple Goddess?
 * 3) When Morgana was passing by all the silk shops and what not, to find Alator, would peasants not have looked at her and discovered she was not a normal person? I wonder if she's well known, or even a mere rumour is circulating about her powers and being the last of her kind?
 * 4) How did Gwaine and Merlin know the specific way to find where Gaius was being held in the tunnels? Was it a coincidence they managed to find him?
 * 5) Why does Agravaine have a book of spells under his bed? Something to do with Morgana I assume? I am certain Agravaine doesn't have magic himself.
 * 6) Did Alator completely forget about his shirtless henchman who Gwaine killed when they both left the cave (in the outtake it shows them walking away, but what distance they are from the cave is unknown)? Do you assume they both would've gone back and looked for Gwaine and Gaius then assumed they must have headed back for Camelot?
 * 7) Why is Merlin still too afraid to kill Morgana when he had another chance? I do wonder if it's 'disrespectful' to kill her, whether he has a feeling she could be redeemed or because she's simply so rare, and the last of her kind.
 * 8) Does Morgana even need her healing bracelet anymore? I rarely see her wear it. In the promotional pictures I'm sure she doesn't wear it. In the Series 4 deleted scenes there is one scene where she is fidlding with it on her wrist.
 * 9) Why didn't Morgana just finish Merlin off with the knife, before asking Alator who Emrys is, when he came into the room? 
 * 10) After Alator knocked out Morgana, why did Merlin say to him "You have magic!!" That's got me curious. Did they have to cut out the main part? Unless I've missed the point-

8. Lamia
'''I can't think of any other questions for this episode at the moment. What I can say, though, is that it was my least favourite of Series 4.'''
 * 1) After the events, did the knights not question why Merlin wasn't being controlled by the Lamia as well?

9. Lancelot Du Lac

 * 1) Going back from The Darkest Hour, did Arthur not realise when he was knocked out before going to sacrifice himself at the veil? 
 * 2) Why wasn't Merlin more shocked when he saw Lancelot come back? Lancelot walked into the veil, he was the sacrifice, it was over, Merlin should've been smart enough to know you can't just come back.
 * 3) Has Morgana met up with The Dochraid on previous occasions? Was it their first meeting? How did she even come to hear of The Dochraid's name? There is a bit more dialogue on The Dochraid in an outtake, but not enough. In the trailer, the Dochraid was also seen laughing. Hmm.
 * 4) Was Lancelot naked when he came out of the water at the Pool of Nemhain? I'm sure he would've been. Did Morgana bring clothes for him??
 * 5) When Morgana was talking to Lancelot in her hut, why did he reach for his sword, to which Morgana said "you won't be needing that again, it's not your sword I need so much as your heart", or something alone those lines. Was it still the instinct that he was born to fight? He did keep his abilities after all.
 * 6) Why would Gwen have told Morgana about her previous relationship with Lancelot? I never knew they used to be that close!
 * 7) ​What happened to the letter Agravaine gave Lancelot from Morgana telling him to kill himself... I would've really liked to see how Morgana wrote that letter as well, but I don't think they could have done that.
 * 8) What happened to the enchanted ring that Guinevere threw away in the jail cell?
 * 9) Would Arthur actually have had the guts to kill Gwen should she have returned when he was still mad at her?
 * 10) When did Gwen decide to actually go to Ealdor? When did it come to her mind to go there? It seemed after the events in The Hunter's Heart that she went there. Was she perhaps nervous about going there or only remembered it later?
 * 11) Did Lancelot really get to see Merlin again as his real self at the end? I think maybe this one was up to the audience to take the moment and enjoy it in the way they want to.

10. A Herald of the New Age

 * 1) Why did Agravaine so desperately want Elyan to be executed? You'd think he'd want him to stick around longer, so he could go in for the kill on Arthur, which is what Agravaine supposedly wants.
 * 2) I wonder if any of the druids yet know that Arthur has "made peace" with them. We could see more of that in Series 5, especially with Mordred who's meant to be returning. 
 * 3) Just like in His Father's Son, Merlin is out at night following Arthur, by coincidence catching him going out somewhere (when it's always to do something important, mind you!) If you were Arthur, would you not be a bit creeped out?

11. The Hunter's Heart

 * 1) What were 'all the things' Agravaine had done for Eoghan? (The mapmaker's apprentice)
 * 2) Did the idea of Southrons just pop up as they were making the final scripts of Series 4, because no character has EVER mentioned Southrons before. Where to they come from? Do they have a king, or is it just Helios? Do they have a tradition or culture, or they just a mass born to obey and follow Helios and wear black cloaks?
 * 3) Were the others in the village raided by Gwen killed as well?
 * 4) Where abouts is the exact location of the Southron's hideout? Are they always underground? (If Southrons do not appear again in Series 5, which they may likely not, these will never be answered..)
 * 5) Why is Arthur so awkward with women he finds beautiful?? (He had gotten to know Gwen really well, though, and been through all kinds of times with her so he wasn't as nervous)
 * 6) How did Morgana, in the woods/forest, know that Arthur may have been with the hunting squad, before she turned Gwen into a deer to be "killed by him"?
 * 7) Was Morgana surprised when she later found out her cliche supervillain plan to have Gwen killed by her "foreseen husband" didn't work?
 * 8) Does Helios really love Morgana? What did she mean by "indulge"? Does she not realise he is a juggler? Or maybe she likes that about him? Could she have planned to betray him later on? It didn't look like it.
 * 9) Did Gwen not question how Merlin managed to find her in the forest? (When he was healing her I was really pumped up and thought the magic reveal would've been then!!! Were you?)
 * 10) Was Gwen Helios's prisoner or what? He seemed to let her roam around. How did they let her eavesdrop on his and Morgana's conversation? Then again, he was going to let Morgana into the room with all three of them anyway, so he may not have minded her hearing the plan, anyway. But Morgana, if she knew who she was...

12 & 13. The Sword in the Stone

 * 1) Would Morgana have actually tortured and imprisoned Agravaine should he have failed her?
 * 2) Who did Morgana favour more- her own uncle (or relative), or Helios? 
 * 3) When Morgana was chasing Merlin, Percival, and the enchanted Arthur, on the horse, as they were leaving Camelot, and she used the verbal spell to throw them up into the air while she was on the horse, could she actually see them while she doing it? Surely she could've used magic to stop their tracks completely, or maybe she couldn't see properly and just threw up the track in front of her. It did slow them down, though, and they caught Elyan.
 * 4) Was Helios's drumstick he was eating from KFC?
 * 5) Why didn't Merlin and Hunith discuss Balinor when they met again in Ealdor? Should we assume that's what they talked about when they were sitting on the bench together, or is there more to come in Series 5? I, like many devotees, hope so.
 * 6) Do you think Ealdor is completely safe? They surrounded the place entirely, could anyone have been harmed, or did they leave completely?
 * 7) Did Agravaine suspect the dragon had anything to do with Emrys?
 * 8) Would Agravaine actually have killed Merlin should he have told him of the location of Arthur?
 * 9) Did Agravaine really want to kill anybody, as he didn't seem to want to kill Elyan when he met him, and he didn't seem to be interested in killing Merlin.
 * 10) Did Agravaine regret ever being in league with Morgana after she threatened him and not Helios, or he just thought "well, time to suck up even more!"
 * 11) Do you think Helios was worthy of Morgana's trust until the end? (Should he have lived longer)
 * 12) When Merlin found all who escaped from Camelot in the forest, using the dragon, could they have spotted the dragon flying over? Is this a plothole, or did the dragon use magic to not be spotted, and secretly release Merlin to run over to them, then leave a magical trail only Merlin could see to lead them all back to Arthur? Seems like a tedious task. I know, though, that it wouldn't be very possible for him to have revealed his secret to all of them... unless he did, and that's a big twist in Series 5! But.. I doubt it.
 * 13) How many casualties were there for the battle for Camelot back?
 * 14) After Morgana realised her magic was blocked, where was she running off to? Was she planning on escaping, going back to her room to see if it was a poppet (maybe she knew of them), or just going off to hide somewhere and hope her magic was coming back?
 * 15) When was it Morgana drew her sword that she used to kill three knights, then fight Guinevere?
 * 16) And the biggest question... how did she teleport out of there?! Who did it??
 * 17) And of course, why did Aithusa heal her?

'''I hope you enjoyed my list!! It's so long, I didn't really get to proofread it all, but if there are any big embarrassing mistakes you see, please tell me.'''

'''Add in the comments below anything you think should be added or taken to the list. The Lamia section in particular needs some building. Thanks for reading.'''