The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone comprises the twelfth and thirteenth episodes of the fourth series of Merlin and is the two-part finale.

Synopsis
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Part One
With Morgana at the helm of a vast Southron army, a deadly net is closing in around Camelot. When the sorceress strikes, the ferocity of her attack forces everyone to run for their lives - even Arthur. But Morgana will not let him escape that easily. And so begins a chilling hunt...

Can Merlin save the King from Morgana's clutches? Or has Arthur's luck finally run out?

Part Two
Morgana and Helios have successfully captured Camelot, Arthur has lost his convition and only an extraordinary act can convinve him that he his born to rule. Can Merlin save the day before his dreams of Albion fall to pieces?

Part 1
To be added.

Part 2
To be added.

Cast

 * Merlin - Colin Morgan
 * King Arthur - Bradley James
 * Morgana - Katie McGrath
 * Gaius - Richard Wilson
 * Agravaine - Nathaniel Parker
 * Guinevere - Angel Coulby
 * Great Dragon - John Hurt
 * Sir Leon - Rupert Young
 * Sir Percival - Tom Hopper
 * Sir Gwaine - Eoin Macken
 * Sir Elyan - Adetomiwa Edun
 * Isolde - Miranda Raison
 * Tristan - Ben Daniels
 * Helios - Terence Maynard
 * Hunith - Caroline Faber

Broadcast
Part One: 17th December 2011

Part Two: 24 December 2011

Trivia

 * After Beauty and the Beast, The Tears of Uther Pendragon, The Coming of Arthur, and The Darkest Hour this is the 5th Two-Parter within the Show.


 * Dragoon the Great will make another appearance.


 * Hunith will make another appearance.


 * Ealdor will make another appearance.


 * Arthur will wield Excalibur.


 * Morgana will take over Camelot once again.


 * Arthur will learn of Agravaine's betrayal.


 * Agravaine will attack the Lower Town (maybe).


 * There will be a battle in the citadel (perhaps in both episodes).


 * Agravaine’s treachery is finally exposed by a Knight of Camelot and he dies for it later.


 * Arthur undergoes a radical personality change thanks to an enchantment.


 * Elyan is tortured by Morgana.


 * Morgana uses Gwaine for her personal entertainment and he has to fight for more than his life.
 * There will be a cliffhanger at the end which will shape Series 5... by the return of an evil character we have met in the previous series. (This 'mysterious' evil character may be Mordred)