Talk:The Drawing of the Dark/@comment-86.176.247.192-20121215220517

oh dear!! i try not to moan but this was a poorly written episode and sadly is a continuation of two seasons of poor writing. its the first time i didn't understand merlin or arthur and showcases poor writing considering arthur is supposed to a great king and merlin a wise sorcerer but they have barely changed since season 1 and nor has magic when all has supposed to have been through a huge transformation. all of them made huge mistakes which made no sense!! i will try not to make this a huge essay, so i will try not to talk about anything which wasn't to do with this episodes but it's terrible!!

so, magic!! a big theme but so poorly written. people with magic are either made out to bad or to be misunderstood and will barely say anything. merlin is supposed to be wise but he was much wiser in season 1 than season 5. i think its silly how the writers have forgotten that arthur knows mordred has magic and has strong beliefs and has known for a long time. he saved arthur and he has barely said anything about mordred's magic or the many people with magic who he knows has saved his life. he is supposed to be different and dealing with magic and the good side of those with magic but he has barely dealt with magic at all and there is the problem with people with magic who in one episode will use it to break out of prison and stop an execution and are able to use it to knock people out in a second and then in another episode only just about manage to open a locked door!! the episode started with mordred for nearly an entire season who is good and loyal and thinks that arthur will do his best to understand magic and then within 40 minutes of a poorly written episode changes his mind drastically. nothing makes any sense, again!!