User blog comment:Waterwecna/Best Guest Stars in Merlin/@comment-5139779-20120827132857

All wonderful selections. Big personalities.

Julian- a character that showed us a new dimension. He allowed us to know what it would be like for Merlin to have a mentor that HATED Uther and wasn't in so much denial.

But I'd have Gaius, anytime. I do wonder what would happen if he went ahead, killed Uther, and Gaius stayed away. But knowing Merlin, he won't stand for that.

Joseph- the closest to a love interest for Morgana! A character that managed to kiss her with her being OK with it. Now.. wow! He better come back sometime, even in Series 6.

Charles- 110% believable. An extremely tense episode. Loved it. LOVED IT. But his character had me pounding the table. I was just waiting for... a frog to come out of his mouth.

James- portrayed another believable character, that you just WANT DEAD. We got to explore the intentions of a madman who overestimated himself, thinking he could actually hatch the egg. Imagine if he returned! But I think Borden is dead for good...

He played the scene very well with Gaius in particular. I could just imagine him as a young scoundrel getting Gaius into trouble...

Ben- I don't know what the finale would be without him. I liked him even better than Isolde. He stood up to Arthur, like Arthur was just another person. Which I see no reason for him to see Arthur otherwise. Great character, I'd like a return, but I don't know how he could fit in.. maybe he's in the smuggling business again. Or Arthur could've given him gold. The producers did say in an interview no main characters have disappeared, but maybe he was only designed for a one-off appearance. Better to leave on a good than a worse note, I suppose.