Board Thread:Series 5 Discussion/@comment-82.156.4.128-20121224212052/@comment-188.163.72.5-20200224153159

The only good thing is, we can imagine any ending we want. Arthur could rise days after his 'death' by whatever means - the Cup of Life, Merlin's magic, Freya's help, the caves, the white dragon, etc. He and Merlin could have their golden age. Since both of them are born of magic and basically immortal, they could live through the whole dying/resurrecting process over and over again, up until the modernity, where old Merlin patiently waits for Arthur to rise for 10000th time. Or he could rise 1500 years later, just as Merlin is passing by. Whatever - anything you want to imagine can happen. Fortunately, there are excellent fics exploring all the options.