User blog comment:Ḡwẵine Ḹٍٍkƨ Ĺiĸe Ͼềлȑềd/Lancelot in Series 5/@comment-141.0.8.196-20120222142120/@comment-109.145.134.127-20120301012614

The Merlin powers-that-be have made it very clear that "no-one really dies" on the show, so there's no way that anyone can rule out a return for Lancelot. I think the writers were a bit hampered last season by the fact that they didn't know what Santiago's availability would be once he got involved in Alcatraz and were concerned that he might be tied up long-term on that show. However, I think most people are aware by now that his role as a "series regular" in Alcatraz never materialised (probably due to the major re-writes which that show underwent towards the end of last year) and he has now moved on to become part of the cast of Sky Atlantic's "Javier Falcón" series, which I understand is 4 episodes and which is currently shooting in Spain. I personally would not be at all surprised to see Lancelot return as some sort of "guardian angel" for Merlin, a bit like Freya.

Also, I know the writers are under no obligation to stick closely to the most familiar Arthurian legends but IMHO, to write Lancelot out of the show the way they did in Ep. 4.09, with him (the real Lancelot as opposed to the shade) having done nothing wrong but with his reputation in tatters, thanks to Morgana's shennanigan's, totally ruins the credibity and integrity of the story as the Merlin writers have set it up over the past four seasons. In other words, they simply have to exonerate him, and the best way to do that would be by giving him some sort of return. Anyway, I need Lancelot/Santiago back, I don't really care how they do it!