Thread:Klitzow3055/@comment-5037139-20130119185410/@comment-5621713-20130123031605

Why Arthur should die? The only reason I can see for having Arthur die is because he dies in the legend. There are many who believe the legend is real...there were Pendragon, and a few Arthurs. I believe that there was a son who killed his father, a Mordred and an Arthur...so I think the writers drew from both the fictional legend, and the possible real life Arthur Pendragon.

Merlin as a whole deviated a good deal from the legend, so I think most fans expected that in the same light, the conclusion would be different, hopefully not the tragic ending that we got. The series was so wonderful because it mixed fantasy, comedy, and drama. It' s hard to imagine a show with any comedic attributes would end so tragically. If you look at the message boards, and forums you will see that almost all the fans are very upset with the ending. Most are confused by Kilgharrah's statement that "Arthur is the Once and Future King, and will return when Albion's need is great". Then we see Emrys walking on the road in front of Avalon....and everyone has their own interpretation of what this means. I think they were showing Merlin travelling between modern Albion and modern Avalon, waiting for the return of Arthur. Why else show him walking with a large bag? I hope they left things up in the air so that they could pick up again with a spin off( read an article that said they were working on a spin off, but they didn't give any other info), and I have read that they talked about a movie trilogy. I would be thrilled with either one.

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