User blog comment:Aneton./Thoughts on the ending/@comment-46.162.69.211-20121230064125

Yeah, I'm only glad I didn't watch it on Christmas Eve, that would have spoiled my day like Alex said. Sure, it was beautiful in a sence, and grand, but it was also utterly sad. I guess I was expecting a twist that fulfilled the prophecy but brought Arthur back to life before the end. I too had held out for Albion and Merlin as Arthur's advisor. It became unnecessarily painful this way. There's so much pain in the world already, so much death and tears, I don't think we need to revisit that too often in fiction. We have more than our fill in real life. I opened my heart to the show, and especially the relationship between Arthur and Merlin, and now I feel like I've taken a dagger to it. The series was beautiful, fantastic and humoristic, and I especially liked the first seasons, before it got darker. I won't say I regret watching the series, but the ending does shake my entire perception of the show. I had planned to rewatch it, but now I don't think I will.