Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Five/@comment-5102537-20140510092611/@comment-5772693-20140510153341

I was conflicted when it came to this episode. I was on both Kara and Arthur's side. I know people are probably going to call me crazy for sympathizing with Kara, or at least on YouTube people seemed to really hate her, but it just seemed like she had been through a lot and I wish the writers hadn't made her seem so crazy. There were moments where I felt really sympathetic and then she'd bash someone's head in.

I feel like both Arthur and Kara had good points. Arthur wasn't persecuting her for being a druid She was on trial for trying to kill the king and he gave her an opportunity to apologize and walk away. At the same time Kara had a point about her people still not being treated well, I haven't seen any changes put in place in regards to that. Kara may not even know that the laws were changed, I'm doubtful that words gotten around about treating the druids with respect.

While the Mordred and Kara relationship seemed to come out of nowhere I thought it still worked well. The actors portraying them did a really good job. I believed them and I felt bad about the situation they were in.

What was Merlin thinking. His scene with Mordred and then a couple of the knights coming over was fantastic. It was intense. I wonder what was going through the knights minds when Merlin just gives that weird smile and walks away after being attacked.

I didn't really get why Kara didn't just say sorry and then run back to Morgana when Arthur offered her a pardon. Did she really want to be a martyr? Was she too proud to accept anything from Arthur Pendragon? Was she being noble and refusing to disown her cause? I wish that her motive was explained better. Also, did Mordred know that Kara was offered a lifeline?

Loved the scene between Mordred and Morgana. She was so impatient when Mordred was talking about her wisdom and everything, she just wanted to know whatever information he had. She was so optimistic when Mordred came in telling her he had news she had longed to hear, she instantly guessed 'Arthurs death?'. I just loved the way Katie said that, her whole expression. It was great.

I was annoyed that they just sort of skipped her reaction to the news about Merlin. All we really got was a shocked look and a sharp intake of breath. Again, I thought Katie did good there too, you could see her thinking back over every interaction she had ever had with Merlin.