User blog comment:Lady in Waiting/Is this the end of an era? Whether or not, please share what brought you to Merlin/@comment-4623180-20121119015055/@comment-5745656-20121119021711

Fabulous!

I too am a fantasy show fan. Isn't it interesting how Merlin seems to create a good balance of satisfying and dissatisfying in each episode? I remember watching the first few eps and thinking, well this is cute, it's all about Merlin, and then they made it clear, real quick that it was about all of the characters and Camelot and the future of Albion. Then they mucked around with it and it wasn't the traditional Arthurian legend, and I was a bit annoyed at first, but it was a show, it's own show, so I continued to watch.

I don't have a particular favorite character, but when the cast were asked the question at Comicon this year, "if you could choose a pet from Merlin, which would you choose," I would go with Katie McGrath's answer - Merlin, all the way.

I'll post my answer to my own question soon...