User blog comment:Waterwecna/Things I did not get about The Kindness of Strangers/@comment-69.110.235.34-20121209210956/@comment-4062486-20121209211933

Still, some things did actually advance the plot.

1. Morgana declared war on Arthur, which will be a one of the main topics in the future episodes, especially the finale.

2. Merlin found out that there will be a battle in the fields of Camlann, and that he should prepare for it, aka he found out more about his destiny. This will also be a major topic in the future episodes.

Other than that it was as boring as an episode of Merlin possibly can be, so I mostly agree with you.