User blog comment:Dryuuu/My Compressed Review of 'The Hollow Queen'/@comment-4879894-20121125104507

Great review ! I coudn't agree more with all what you said. I found this episode enjoyable (far far more better than the last one), even if you can skip it and see the next one without losing anything. I would say, it was a good filler.

The worst point, though, is the killer in the balcony. Sarrum said himself ? the king is surrounded by? armed guards at all times ; if it's true, how could they leave the balcony without supervision ? This is not believable.

What I liked the most were :

1. Gaius walking around in the castle, looking for Merlin, and worrying. It was really moving.

2. The scenes between Merlin and Daegal. He could have become Merlin's ward. ? The death was heartbreaking, and, in a way, justified, but it was so expectable. Why Daegal had to die ? He found out about Merlin's magic, ok, but what's the point ? He got his mother killed by Uther because she had magic, he deserved to see the magic returns in the kingdom, as a revenge and a reward of his doing. Why the writers have to get rid off so many great characters ?

3. The acting of Gwen is perfect. As an evil woman she kept her lovable behaviour ; it's really difficult to see anything wrong in her. Besides, I keep thinking that her hatred is not at all understandable, because it's unfounded.