User blog comment:Emily Windsnap/Why doesn't Arthur know yet?/@comment-4623180-20120114085250

This show is full of twists, so honestly, the way you've mentioned seems pretty predictable. Sorry to sound harsh, but that'd be a little 'typical' of a reveal, and I don't think the writers are going to go that direction. It would be very exciting and all, but shouldn't there be more to it? But I could be wrong. There's a large chance I am. Another possible way, and I can actually imagine this happen, based on the formerly used formulas of the story, would be for Arthur to realise Merlin has used magic but for Merlin Nor the audience to realise, then Arthur let it slip out calmly at a feast or something. e.g. "saw you using magic", or in fact, Arthur knowing about Merlins' powers since their first duel in 1x13, and "acting" like he didn't know them as he was too scared to frame him, because he thought Merlin would finish him off or something. That would be a little unrealistic, and there'd be a lot of explaining to do, such as why Arthur kept on acting like Merlin was useless and powerless. (So we can probably rule it out but you never know!) My question is, will it be revealed to everyone at once, or one-by-one? E.g. first episode, Gwaine finds out, then Percival, then Elyan, etc. (It would be very hard for Leon to accept so I don't see him discovering for a while) There are many questions and you're not alone in posing or speculating how it could happen! But you know, if you read Gwaine-looks-like-Cenred's recent blog post of his great idea on how Series 5 would end, Merlin wouldn't reveal it AT ALL until magic was brought back to the kingdom after Morgana died. So Merlin could walk up to Arthur a week into the no ban on Magic era, and say "Hey Arthur, I realise I was born with the gift, look, a fire ball in my hand!" "Whoa-hoa that's intense, Merlin, well, look at this!" *Throws chainmail at Merlin* "IT NEEDS CLEANING". There are SO many possibilities, and I bet the producers have sat at the desks, writing so many alternate reveals on their desk. Think about it, if you were them, and had written 1000 different ways for Merlin to reveal his magic, and the reactions, wouldn't you think "Why not at all"? Because isn't that what the show is all about? I hope I've got you thinking! Have a nice day!