Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Three/@comment-5102537-20130928101530/@comment-4909386-20131015111120

I like this episode. Really. Gaius had a love interest, but unlike Merlin, she did not die.

The one thing this episode showed me is that Merlin and Gaius never see eye to eye when love is the issue. Back in The Lady of the Lake, Gaius was not a Freya-fan at first sight. He played a role in her demise, and seemingly regretting his poor choice of action in the end seeing Merlin's grieving state.

Now on this episode, Merlin was an Alice-fan in the beginning, which changed upon him seeing the Manticore in his/her room. Merlin tries to warn Gaius, but the "What utter nonsense!" was a dead give away. This time it was Merlin's turn to put Alice in danger to save Gaius, which made him as furious as Merlin was a long time ago.

However, Gaius freed and saved Alice from certain death and execution, while he was strongly against Merlin releasing Freya from the bounty hunter's cage. In the end, Freya is still dead, and Alice is still alive (never to return).

And one demoralizing fact

WHERE WAS MORGANA? Uther on his deathbed and no Morgana to make certain he dies is a let off. Besides, Uther on his deathbed SHOULD have had Morgana appearing if Arthur appeared!!!