Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Five/@comment-5102537-20140426100805/@comment-5102537-20140426125456

I've enjoyed reading your review, Issy5209. Since this episode is one of those of season five I haven't watched, your review gave a good insight into what happened with the characters and the storyline.

While I can't say anything about this particular epsiode I found your opinion about the questionable roles of women on the show very interesting, as well as the bits of the audio comments, especially the last one you mentioned of Angel Coulby. :-D The only audio-comment of season five I know is the one of the finale because someone had put up a written version of it a while ago. And I don't know what to think of it, really.

As for Gwen and women in particular, I think one of the best episodes that presented them in the best way was "The Moment of Truth" when the four young protagonists teamed up and fought together. We saw Gwen and Morgana being skilled sword fighters and being an important part of executing the plan. The episode had its weaknesses but I think it was a great one characterwise. All in all, Gwen was most interesting to me when she teamed up with others, but sadly, it happened only twice. One time in "The Moment of Truth" and the other time with Merlin in "The Witchfinder". I'm not counting evil-Gwen teaming up with Morgana.

Anyway, maybe I'll wath this episode one day to see what was going on with the Old Religion.