User blog comment:AgnesFlether/"The kindness of strangers" episode review/@comment-5657895-20121209014743

I don't think this is the end for Kilgarah. I think he will appear in the finale at least, they did promise us a White Dragon and Red Dragon confrontation. I want to see Kilgarah mess Aithusa up.

Weak episode, I agree, but there have been far worse, this season and the seasons past.

As for the magic reveal likely being at the end, I agree. It's not epic or satisfying, it's a tad bit annoying. They should have opened the series with Merlin's magic being revealed.