Talk:The Disir (episode)/@comment-5995315-20130129233031/@comment-5102537-20130130173545

Merlin was definitely a creature and therefore a member of the Old Religion. Nimueh and Kilgharrah told him about that in season one already.

However, I agree that Arthur made the right decision. And I also think (and agree) that Merlin wanted magic back but not necessarily the Old Ways of the Triple Goddess. That's why I always waited for an explanation about what Merlin actually had in mind - maybe establishing a new form of magic or "religion" that excludes the cruel Old Ways that brought chaos to the land even long before Uther was born.

Alas, Merlin's decision to deny magic in the conversation with Arthur was only about saving Arthur, regardless what his fellow sorcerers/magic-users would want. I think it would have been a brilliant idea to state out that Merlin still wanted magic back but just not accepted the ways of the Triple Goddes. T reduce it to saving Arthur only didn't make much sense.