User blog comment:DragonsHaveMoustaches/Merlin's final episode will be broadcast on Christmas Eve at 8.15 pm!!/@comment-5484578-20121204173110/@comment-5209013-20121204174541

Well, it is kind of a special occassion as it's the final episode.

This actually kind of gives me hope for a happy ending. I mean, it would be cruel to show a sad ending on Christmas Eve, wouldn't it?