Talk:Series 5/@comment-5.52.124.14-20130122105701/@comment-5621713-20130123214907

Unfortunately, eventhough they deviated from the legend, they chose to go with it when the killed Arthur, if he is dead. He is the only person on the show who was put in a boat, but not set afire. He was in a boat pointed toward the magical island in Avalon, where the Side have the most powerful magic. If they do go ahead with a spin off, they certainly left things open. Especially if you take into account Kilgharrah's last words..."Arthur is the Once and Future King. He will return when Albion's need is great". They did kill off Morgana, stabbed with Excalibur, forged in the breath of Kilgharrah.

Arthur gave Gaius the royal seal to give Gwen and said that she is the one who he would like to succeed him. So, yes, Gwen is the Queen of Camelot....and with Morgana gone, hopefully she will bring about the peace that Merlin and Arthur had strived for. Her attitude toward Merlin/Emrys, and magic seemed quite positive. She called Giaus to the throne room to ask him who the sorcerer was, and said she was "pleased" to know it was Merlin. So, Merlin would be welcomed back to Camelot, and hopefully with Gwen would stop outlawing magic and the old religion. Part of the peace they sought was for those with magic as well as between the other kingdoms. Eventhough he appears dead, it very well could be that Arthur's dreams were realized once he knew that Morgana was dead. He knew that Merlin and Gwen would run the kingdom the way he would have. I am actually very sad that Gwaine was killed off...or so it looked. Maybe he just lost consciousness, and maybe Percival will bring him back to Camelot for Giaus to heal. After all, Elyan and Merlin survived the Nafir(spelling?), why couldn't Gwaine, strong knight that he is? We have to be hopeful that there really will be a spin off or movie. Obviously, this show has a huge committed fan base...so dedicated that they take the killing of our heros very personally. This is a sign that they did in excellant job in the earlier seasons, so good that we all were hooked on this wonderful show.