User blog comment:ArthurMerlinLancelot/FINALLY/@comment-4650675-20121216095525/@comment-4879894-20121216132727

If Merlin had taken the prophecies too seriously since series 1, Mordred and Morgana would have been dead by now. The main difference between series 5 and the previous ones, is that Merlin is now taking the prophecies to seriously, refusing to listen to Gaius and ready to send to hell a boy who has only shown good heart and loyalty.