User blog comment:Morganaforever/Best series of Merlin/@comment-4623180-20120319080530

I think Series 1 and Series 4 are a bit at a tie... I was let down with some of Series 1s bad effects, like the Griffin (see knightofthecart's post on it), and I also did not think Nimueh's intentions made any sense. First she tried to kill Arthur, but then she said she wanted to help him unite Albion?? I felt The Poisoned Chalice episode was a little early, as well. Other than that, loved it- funny, memorable and I loved the dragon's dialogue. Series 4 was brilliant, they really brought out the darkness, the sets were great, it was more like a movie than ever- I was let down particularly by the episode Lamia- oh god, and I thought A Herald of the New Age was a bit of a waste.. I did like Arthur's 'secret from the past' twist, though. The deletion of the first scene in The Secret Sharer was sad, too. The finale was also a bit of a repeat of the Series 3 one. Oh, and the knights were not explored very much. Well, nothing can be perfect! Series 5 will probably answer many of Series 4's questions. Series 2 a couple amazing episodes, like The Sins of the Father and The Witchfinder (in my opinion), as well as the Series 2 semi-finale.. big things were beginning to happen. The filler episodes, though, while rather humorous (like The Beauty and The Beast) were a bit annoying. Series 3... Morgana, Morgana, Morgana. Smirk, smirk, smirk. Morgana honestly really annoyed me this series, she was a real puppet to Morgause and her intentions were so blind. Morgause was my favourite character at this point. I loved the action at the start of the finale, the humour of Goblin's Gold, the tension in The Crystal Cave, and... Dragoon, the Great! The finale was also impressive. Series 3 did bring things up a notch but it was annoying constantly being in suspense of when Morgana is going to succeed.. things were at a bit of a standstill, Merlin was a little ignorant of just how much of a threat Morgana was, and could not do much- I felt he was a bit limited. It was so predictable when Morgana was going to fail, as well. I really think they did the best job they could (or Katie did) at portraying the grown up and confident Morgana... she is such a brilliant villainess, while a bit one-sided (black/white, stereotypical villainess) I still do find it believable just how evil she has become. I thought the script was very well done, and I was glad Uther would finally be no more! Series 4 was a bit of a whirlwind for me, as I had false expectations because of all of those stupid rumours.