- “I want him dead!”
- — Morgana Pendragon
The Diamond of the Day are the twelfth and thirteenth episodes of the fifth series and the final episodes of Merlin.
Synopsis
Part One
High in the mountains, a great horde gathers; Morgana prepares for war with a vengeful Mordred at her side. Merlin feels the weight of his destiny like never before as the ancient prophecies play out with terrifying accuracy. But before he can save his beloved Camelot, he must save himself. For it is not just the kingdom Morgana wishes to destroy – it is also Emrys. Do not miss this penultimate episode in the epic final series of Merlin.
Part Two
And so it seems the Prophets did not lie. As the great battle rages on Camlann's mighty plain, Merlin faces his moment of destiny. Can he find the strength to save the man he made a King; the Camelot they fought to build; and the brotherhood they shared?
Plot
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Cast
Main Cast
- Merlin- Colin Morgan
- King Arthur - Bradley James
- Guinevere Pendragon - Angel Coulby
- Morgana - Katie McGrath
- Sir Gwaine - Eoin Macken
- Sir Leon - Rupert Young
- Sir Percival - Tom Hopper
- Gaius - Richard Wilson
- Mordred - Alexander Vlahos
Recurring Cast
- Kilgharrah - John Hurt
- Balinor - John Lynch[1] (Part One only)
- Beroun - Barry Aird
Guest Cast
Gallery
Broadcast
The Diamond of the Day: Part One December 22, 2012 - 7.55pm BBC One
The Diamond of the Day: Part Two December 24, 2012 - 8.15pm BBC One
Trivia
- Kilgharrah will appear.
- Dragoon the Great will appear.
- Aithusa will appear.
- Morgana gets Aithusa to forge a sword in her breath.
- Balinor will appear in Part One.
- Merlin will lose his magic.
- There will be a new guest character, Eira, who is rumoured to be Morgana's servant.
- Sir Gwaine might discover Merlin's magic in Part 1
- Merlin being trapped in the crystal cave by Morgana and Mordred, his magic stolen from him
- Sir Gwaine being (nearly) duped by an agent of Morgana named Eira, who is hanged by Queen
- Aithusa forging a sword with her breath for Morgana, so that Morgana also has the equivalent of Excalibur
- Arthur riding into battle against the Saxons (and Mordred and Morgana) without Merlin to protect him.
- Merlin managing to escape the cave by sacrificing his youth and finding himself eternal.
- Kilgarrah helping Merlin one last time before the dragon dies.
- The knights Leon, Gwaine, Percival all falling in battle at Morgana’s hand.
- Old Merlin/Emrys confronting Morgana on the battlefield at Camlann (“Is this really what you wanted Morgana?”, just like in Morgana’s vision at the start of season 4), and Emrys defeating/killing Morgana.
- Old Merlin/Emrys witnessing Mordred’s fatal blow to Arthur, but arriving too late to stop it. Arthur falls…
- Old Emrys tries to save Arthur. At the last moment, he tells Arthur who he is and that he has had magic all along… and Arthur dies.
- Merlin’s cries of anguish echo throughout the five kingdoms.
- Queen Gwen sees to King Arthur’s funerary boat. Merlin is nowhere to be found…
- Last scene of what used to be a “feel good” type of show: Immortal Old Emrys walks slowly along the same road he entered Camelot on as an innocent, naive, hopeful teenaged boy, all those many centuries ago. A modern-day lorry passes him. He awaits the re-awakening of his king. The Once and Future King.
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Video Gallery
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Reference
| Series 5 |
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| Arthur's Bane • The Death Song of Uther Pendragon • Another's Sorrow • The Disir • The Dark Tower • A Lesson in Vengeance • The Hollow Queen • With All My Heart • The Kindness of Strangers • The Drawing of the Dark • The Diamond of the Day |