Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Five/@comment-5102537-20140510092611/@comment-4047575-20160520212524

Hmm- see, this episode had quite a lot of depth, I must say, and it is hard (for me at least) to put an absolute opinion of anything, but I will give it a try :)

Mordred- well, I do feel very sorry for him, he tried so hard to be loyal to both Camelot and Kara, but, as Fimber has said, he underestimated how manipulative she was

Arthur- well, he was right to kill her, and yes, a bit soft to give her so much chance- but she still wouldn't

Kara- I do admit, she had a point about the way the Druids had been treated, and she may have had some care for Mordred, but on the whole, I feel she was a horrible, selfish, manipulative person, even towards him

Merlin- hmm, well, Merlin had reason to be suspicious, and definitely, he also tried to intervene on both their behalfs, but alas, it was not to be

Gwen- well, ok, this is something I do have an absolute opinion on, but she's such a small part of this episode, it barely counts... I feel that the way she talked with Arthur in this episode, it was like, ok, yes, she's been a bitch for a few episodes, so now we have to make her a sickly sweet angel (pardon the pun :P )

And Morgana- hmmm, again, quite a small part of this episode, but I do think Katie's subtle, yet pointed portrayal of a Morgana discovering that the boy she once trusted with her secret, and she now knows he didn't return the trust towards her- wow, great acting, Katie! This really does help to demonstrate the final function of the characters

Well, tomorrow I will probably comment on the finale- it's interesting to talk about, yes :)