User blog comment:Longlivemerlin/Temporary? Or Permanently? Magic reveal talk! (SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 12 & 13!)/@comment-5653093-20121218110554

Hey Longlivemerlin, I am quite honoured about this!...

Why I think it would be permanent? Well, Morgana wants Merlin to suffer and also for Camelot to fall. So the best way to do this is using dark magic (which makes him suffer) to physically  take his magic away from him, hence the quote- 'Morgana took my magic' from the trailer, him screaming 'NO' in the cave and also looking quite battered. It also has the added advantage of making her more powerful so that she can begin to destroy Camelot, make Aithusa burnish a sword for her and also might make Mordred as powerful as her and could also make Morgana have temper tantrums in the trailer - 'I want him dead' - she could become even more mad then she is now.

Her destiny could be finding out Merlin's Emrys and her doom could be taking Merlin's magic, not being able to cope with his strength, her spell could backlash quite badly on her and then have Merlin finally kill her when he escapes from his prison.

It would also explain the reason that Balinor appears to him, or maybe Kilgharrah could save his life and then die. But I also think, as this is the last story (two parter), the writers want to make it hard for Merlin so that he can come out tops - for a price - it could be his youth, his mortality etc...It would also be a very good way for Arthur to die - take out Emrys, Arthur is vulnerable - and Merlin will be too late to save him. It's the finale - and you can't escape fate....

Although I could be wrong - I have received several death threats already.. feel free to give me one ;) I hope you understood all my chaotic thoughts - I prefer working with equations.....