User blog comment:Morganaforever/Episode Review: The Diamond of the Day Part 1/@comment-5829707-20121223054011

I actually really liked the tavern scene. It was nice to see Merlin using his magic in a playful way to beat out Arthur and make him look dumb in front of his friends (haha!).

I also liked how Merlin got his magic back because now we learned that Merlin is magic itself and he cannot lose who he is. I thought it made sense, we always knew that he was powerful and couldn't just be beaten by some of Morgana's petty magic tricks (no matter how powerful). Morgana will never have what Merlin has, Merlin has access to magic and the magical world like no other, he can sense it all around him, whereas Morgana is blinded by her selfishness and ambition.