User blog comment:Adelina Le Morte March/Statements regarding Arthurian Legend in general I cannot take seriously/@comment-5763053-20130221120059/@comment-5102537-20130221203107

Hi Stace aerist. The producers once said that almost every greek (or classical?) tragedy has elements of homo-erotism which doesn't mean that the characters are indeed gay. When they became aware of the growing fanbase of those who either suspected or wished for a gay relationship, they played with it some more in order keep them in line. However, Arthur and Merlin were not gay and no sexual relationship was ever intended, as you can see in this part of an interview (for example, there were some more statements about this subject):

But the crucial question must be - will there be more slash-fiction-fuelling moments with Merlin hiding in Arthur's bed or giving the naked-torsoed prince a rub down next series?

''Murphy laughs. "We never play on it. No way. We tell a story of - for want of a better word - bromance. We absoluetly do. It's a story of male friendship. And it's a very intersting story to tell. For us it's totally unsexualised, but I can see why people would pick up on that. Actually, we talk about Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kind all the time. That film is bizzarely influental on this series."''

In case they intended to state out a sexual interest between Merlin and Arthur in the finale and/or season five at all, they did it subsequently. However, just some weeks before the finale (or season five) they repeated their statement that Arthur and Merlin were not gay. So it's likely and obvious that they brought in elements of same-sex attraction but actually didn't create a homosexual relationship.