Thread:Fimber/@comment-4190137-20130104040124/@comment-5102537-20130106091433

Nooo, I meant what was Gwaine's fuss in regard to Uther. Didn't mean you :-D

I agree with what you wrote. It was especially disappointing that they killed off Isolde and then just forgot about Tristan. What a waste of potential. I often think that especially those who would upstage or already have upstaged Arthur and Merlin had to go. Too charismatic characters weren't good for the bromance because for some reason people were supposed to believe that the bromance was the most important thing and the one aspect on which everything depended on.

I imagine a wonderful TV show with Gaius, Uther, Tristan, Isolde, Lancelot, The Witchfinder, Gwen, a normal Morgana, Kilgharrah and Merlin and Arthur without this silly bromance, all written in the style of the first three seasons. That would have been a great and mature show. In my opinion, the focus on the bromance stole a lot of valuable time for subplots and other stories, including recurring guest stars.

And yes, the knights were reduced to extras and had to show their bodies. I think it's obvious what audience the show runners wanted to attract. I've never seen a TV show deliberately giving up its depth and turning into a shallow, naive but brutal teen drama. Yes, the knights could have been much more. But at the same time they had to step back behind Merlin and Arthur because Arthur didn't get the best stories either and he lacked of a strong personality great deal. Most other characters were far more interesting due to the fact that they made Arthur a fickle and naive boy. Even the bully Arthur in the beginning of the show was more interesting. I don't know why they missed the chance to give him a stronger personality, he had great potential. It often seemed as if they couldn't decide whether to make him a softie or a tough king.