User blog:Adelina Le Morte March/Problems with the recent season five release

Hello fellow Merlin fans, long time no blog!

Well, I'm sorry to say this isn't going to be a "fun" blog where I talk about characters and my opinons on fanfiction or whatever, and we all get to have a spirited debate in the comments on which pairings we support and what-not.

Nope, I'm actually only writing this to find out if anyone else out there (if you're really looking to be helpful, it would be best if you're from the USA or at least have bought the US release of Merlin season five) has had problems with the most recent Merlin dvd set release.

To be honest, I wasn't expecting MUCH. They've stopped making the fancy boxes (see season four) and scores of fans have whined about how there is no commentary on the final episode here in the USA.

But I AT LEAST expected to be able to watch all the episodes smoothly and enjoy re-viewing the series in decent (non borderline bootleg internet) quailty!

I happy bought my copy (for a pretty penny, too!)  at Barnes and Noble and was delighted to sit down and watch it. The first disc worked fine, and I finished it happily.

Second disc, started off good, but then I got to the episode "A lesson in Veangence" and suddenly something was very wrong. Some parts of the episode would start looking slowish like a computer GIF rather than a proper video. The dialogue kept up with it fine, so it was still semi-watchable, but VERY annoying.

Figuring this was just a minor glitch, I actually took my bike and went all the way back to the store to exchange it. Because I'd only had it two days and the return policy wasn't over, I was soon headed home with my new (and I assumed, BETTER) copy.

Alas, same problem. And not only on Lesson in Veangence, but ALSO on With All My Heart and The kindness of strangers! I have not yet gotten around to watching the last three episodes so I can't tell you if they act up, too, but the fact that three other episodes DO just annoys me. These BBC dvds are EXPENSIVE. Could they not put more effort into releasing a watchable product?

So is this just my bad dvd luck (twice in a row, must be some kind of record!) or is anyone else having the same issues?

PLEASE REPLY IF YOU ARE!!!

And thank you.

Loyal fan,

Adelina Le Morte March