Board Thread:Series 5 Discussion/@comment-82.156.4.128-20121224212052/@comment-2146692-20130505135030

I agree with some points made by A Lurker in the Woods. It seems that the writers forgot the main and vital point of the series, which the story was building up from the 1st episode since. Well I wouldn’t actually say "forgotten"! I believe in my view, the story should have at least expanded another 2 seasons or in the worst-case 1. But it wasn't. Merlin ended up in a hurry, unfortunately. Mainly because of low ratings perhaps? Nonetheless the ending was a total failure. It was just sad! What happened to Arthur uniting the kingdom with magic or magic being accepted? What the hell happened to those factors? There was nothing but disappointment... Arthur ending up dead just as the true legend but this series is not 100% based on the true nature of the Arthurian legend itself. It was mixed up with comedy, action, adventure, romance and etc.

The main point of the series was “the uniting of magic itself” but alas, the writers failed in their quest. Killing Arthur was the worst scenario ever in this series. It shouldn’t have been that. Oh, well, it’s too late to change that.

And I really don’t think there would be any Merlin film coming up. Even though there would be a chance of having a film, I doubt they would recruit the same cast. Hell, everything would be changes from the actors to the producers itself. The writers are to blame for this in my opinion. Bunch of arses couldn’t achieve the main point of the story; which I presume everybody who had watched the series anticipated.