Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5102537-20140620091030/@comment-35899091-20180811171028

69.195.52.76 wrote: I came here looking for an answer to my daughter' s upset with the contemporary ending of Merlin.

I am totally surprised that no one suggested the most obvious conclusion.

A gut initial reaction., an obvious plotline difficult to explain to my 9 year old, Merlin walks a 21st century road at a specific time in history because he is awaiting the return of the Future King Arthur who will arise in the time of Albion's (sp) greatest need.

The need is clearly now (2012-2025) or a near future now which is why Merlin deliberately roams that road at this specific time in history. Merlin walks that road because we, humanity, are at a moral tipping point, once again lacking compassion and acceptance, nearing the age of crises, and in need of the aid of Arthur and Merlin.

Sequel anyone? I don't believe that arthur is needed at that time. I think that he will return around the same time as magic as it makes more sense than him rising from the dead while magic is gone. not to mention that it makes more sense that albion would need him against magic.