Board Thread:Series 5 Discussion/@comment-82.156.4.128-20121224212052/@comment-161.97.203.25-20181109034709

The ending sucked! I was so sad, and mad. I raged for a month. Then, a year later, I rewatched it, but ignored the final episode. Merlin revealing his magic to Arthur could have happened in numerous ways that would have been far better. The ending with Merlin in modern times was just confusing. Sure, it might be interpreted as Merlin awaiting for Arthur to rise again, and bring back Albion and stuff, but really? It's modern time! Albion's been dead to long to bring back. And the whole prophecy thing? THE MAIN PROPHECY WAS THAT MERLIN WOULD BRING AN AGE OF MAGIC, WHERE ALBION WOULD ENTER ITS GOLDEN AGE, RULED BY ARTHUR WITH MERLIN AT HIS SIDE!!! Here is how the episode could have gone: Arthur finds out about Merlin's magic, then they go on a quest to kill Morgana (fills up the majority of the episode), then at the end, Arthur makes magic legal once again, and they live on. Happy ending. Leaves room for other endings. Plus, Arthur was destined to die. He would die, of course. From old age. See? Better ending. And it didn't take a professional to come up with it.