Board Thread:Series 5 Discussion/@comment-3239341-20121230112149/@comment-5621713-20130117075117

I suppose one of the reasons that it felt so unnatural for Arthur to die is that they deviated from the legend in so many other ways, that you thought they would keep Arthur alive so he and Merlin could create the Albion that they had referred to for the whole five seasons. For five seasons we saw Merlin protect and save Arthur from death and harm so that he could fulfill this great destiny, but it felt like he never made it to that point. We can only hope that we have not seen the end of this wonderful show that had captured the hearts and minds of so many fans.