Talk:The Diamond of the Day/@comment-5745656-20121223020704

Well, there you have it. It certainly sounds like a reveal in the preview for Part2, but knowing the writers, it could be a fake out.

I enjoyed the episode for all that was explained and/or revealed thus far; Arthur's dependence and faith in Merlin, and his despondent state at realizing that tMerlin is not as brave as he thought. But, more importantly, I think Arthur felt his best friend dejected him. I also liked the threat of Merlin's Magic being lost, but it was done by Magic. Merlin's father told him to believe in himself again, to find himself. That seemed to me to easy a solution to getting his Magic back. But, I felt Morgan's acting was tops for this episode. He is soooo good at saying so much without having any lines at all. When he told Arthur he could not go with him, when he was speaking with Gaius, when he was with his father in the cave, he was fantastic.

Now, my disappointment...

It felt rushed, as did many pivotal eps this series. And, I suspect the writers felt they had to do this because there was no S6 to spread out and make room for carrying the legend forward. Many scenes felt rushed because it felt as though they did not film or write scenes to give detail and shape, nuances to the story that did exist in the past series. The whole series was this way and unfortunately the finale is tool, and it must be because they had to cram it all into one series. Too bad. The series ended on a good note in terms of telling this version of the story, but  not in the production of it.