I liked the series, but I think it is ending at the right time. I thought they had essentially run out of steam this season.

Here is the trailer for the final two episodes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvO1SLr3Sbw

Edited December 16, 201212 yr by Ann_SS

This last one was good but only as a showcase for Mordred. The guy who plays him is really good and this episode sets up the two-part finale (next two episodes)

http://www.zzstream.org/2012/12/merlin-season-5-episode-11-drawing-of.html

Great episode!! The finale is going to be amazing.

They saved the best for last.

http://www.zzstream....diamond-of.html

This was really good and I am bummed there is one more episode. I believe it airs in a couple of days. The Merlin/Arthur dynamic is great in this episode and once again the guy who play Mordred can steal scenes with just his eyes.

Edited December 23, 201212 yr by quartermainefan

Great episode. Sad that there's only one episode left. I'm glad they are airing it tomorrow. I don't think I could wait another week. lol

M.e.r.l.i.n Final Episode by HomeInNetherlands

A great finale. The episode had everything a Merlin fan could ask for, and was sad in a few places. I think every aspect got a nice little payoff, from Arthur and Merlin, Morgana and Mordred, Gwen, Gaius and Merlin, the regular knights Leon, Gwain and I forget if the big guy is Percival or not, just everybody was given their moment.

This is not a regular link but maybe for christmas the other people are on a break. This one has occasional ads. If I get a better link for you I will post it. I came back because I watched it again. The Bromance of Merlin and Arthur was in my opinion the best Bromance since Kirk and Spock. These two really sold it all these years and they did an excellent job of it and are good actors, especially Colin Morgan. And the guy that played Mordred I think has a bright future ahead of him because he doesn't even have to talk to command scenes.

Edited December 25, 201212 yr by quartermainefan

I thought the finale was ridiculous.

Arthur, a great swordsman, just stood there allowed Modred to kill him. They could have at least showed Modred using magic to kill Arthur. Even with that, I could accept Arthur dying. It was Merlin abandoning Camelot and Gwen that I found unfathomable. A young former peasant Queen with no heir in charge of a country with a decimated army would be swallowed whole by neighboring kingdoms. Yet Merlin just wonders off with no regard for his friends and people. Also, what is the point of Arthur returning? He was not king long enough to accomplish anything special the first time around. Hell, even horrible Uther was a better king when all was said and done.

Edited December 25, 201212 yr by Ann_SS

I thought the ending was "ok". Not horrible, but not what I wanted. I thought Merlin revealing he has magic to Arthur was well done and there was good fight scenes, but I also didn't like how quickly Mordred or Morgana died. Mordred's death seemed very quick. And Morgana, Merlin sneaking up behind her back and stabbing her was anti-climatic. Morgana, magic wise is supposed to be almost as powerful as Merlin. I wanted a Morgana/Merlin magic showdown before the end. Arthur dying, I thought it was stupid to kill him off, especially the way they did. Merlin isn't just your run of mill wizard, he's supposed to be the most powerful wizard of all time. Merlin should have been able to heal him.

Regarding what you just said wing, stupid or not that is the legend and I think the show did the right thing sticking to it. The one character the show deviated with the most throughout the series was Lancelot, and Gwen paid a price for that considering Lancelot was her primary story. Had they gone a different route then that would have been a disservice to Mordred. Also, the way they did go added a touching (I thought) element to the very last frame of the show with Merlin waiting and waiting.

Sorry you guys didn't like this, I get it was rushed and they could have spent more time on Mordred and Morgana, but they made sure to really showcase the central relationship of the show and the episode-long journey Arthur was on realizing what and who Merlin was and how he felt about it was beautiful I thought, and Merlin just spending the entire episode loving Arthur was equally so. Arthur was not able to understand why Merlin would be doing the things he was doing if he was so powerful and it took the whole episode for it to sink in for Arthur, who finally got it.

About Gwen, well it is a fairy tale pretty much, and the show didn't have to stick to real world political realities.

Edited December 25, 201212 yr by quartermainefan

I get what you're saying. Seeing as how much the show deviated from the source material, having Arthur live wouldn't have bothered me. I did think it was touching though, I i guess I would have killed Arthur off differently. Maybe like Ann said, have Mordred use his magic or something. Yeah, the show killing off Lancelot was probably one of their biggest mistakes. He plays a huge role in the legend and the show should have made him a main character, even if they didn't want to dive too much into the love triangle (given it was a children's show).

Like I said, I didn't hate the ending. I thought it was ok and had it's enjoyable moments. There was just things I would have did differently, then again there was a lot about this show in the later seasons I would did differently as well. LOL I'm glad you really enjoyed it though quartermainefan.

wingwalker, I completely agree with you about Morgana/Merllin.

If it was so easy to kill Morgana, why didn't Merlin go off and kill her before to spare Arthur and Camelot the death and destruction years before? He has had Excalibar forever. The Merlin/Morgana showdown should have been epic.

Also, in all the Arthurian legends even the original one, Arther is a great king who rules over a peaceful and prosperous Albion/Camelot for many years before his death. Something which never happened in this series. The finale should have been the beginning of Arthur's great reign instead of this trite ending.

In any case, I am glad the series is over. I thought the final season was mostly dross so they ended it before it got even worse.