For all its episode-to-episode hiccups, Merlin was ultimately a story of larger-than-life soulmates whose intimacy fundamentally transcended friendship or romance, and whose story was always about getting to the point where they both fully realized and embraced that. Based on the eponymous manga series by Nakaba Suzuki, The Seven Deadly Sins revolves around the titular band of knights in the land of Britannia, who are framed for plotting a coup against the Liones Kingdom. Rather he continued being faithful waiting for the time he would serve Arthur again. But now that its over? Arthur sounded out of breath as he spoke. In the final scene it is implied that is many, many years later (centuries) by the way the world and technology has evolved Merlin is old and grey at that point, and that many years is plenty long for him to gain his wisdom. Nothing good came of Arthurs death, and Merlin was allowed no possible way out of his grief and regret not even death, as the final scene strongly hinted that hed indeed been waiting for all this time. But the funny part about Merlin was that Capps and Murphy werent exactly introducing us to new characters when they set out to create the show. I believe he returned to Camelot after sending King Arthur to Avalon. The one in series 1 and 2 is clearly being set up as the ultimate villain. Merlin could have been Arthurs advisor, like in the legend. Mordred was just an innocent child at the time. but what about bringing magic to Camelot. The turning point for me, even though I was already frustrated at that point, was when Merlin told him magic had no place in Camelot. Merlin does have a hand in it, as much as she has a hand in making him sterner and calculated, if not ruthless at times. i was a huge fan, but the end was catastrophicand ridiculousvery very dissapointedit should be the better serie ever, I just finished this series last night; and felt that the final two seasons were wonderful. I think Arthur died because in some legends he dies and is supposed to eventually come back. no disrespect but you cant take everything your own way so what if author dies does that means is the end of the movie noooo Morgause also most likely would have become an ally of theirs too. She chose her hate, chose herself, and thus chose evil. Directed by David Leitch from a screenplay by Zak Olkewicz, Bullet Train is based on the Japanese novel by Ktar Isaka. I think what we had seen of Merlin up to that point, would have led to him realizing this task was Arthurs test and could can get the dude for good. Arthur cant fail his destiny by dying, because he allready fullfilled his destiny, so did Merlin. Thats real magic! It may have prevented her from feeling so paranoid until Morgause showed Arthur what really happened. Why believe Gaiuss word over the Dragons? I think what we had seen of Merlin up to that point, would have led to him realizing this task was Arthurs test and could can get the dude for good. Cornering Jan (Scott Eastwood,) the last man standing in the crew that's been knocking over armored trucks in Wrath of Man, H makes him read his son's autopsy report. If youre looking for a new Percy Jackson podcast, look no further than Prophecy Radio, which will discuss all of Rick Riordans projects, new and old. Merlin sealed Arthurs fate. One of the key reasons why the finale will stay with us forever is because of how deeply it moved us. The wise Merlin from legend is old and grey. To me, the worst mistake hed done was when he healed Morgana after accidentally injuring her severely. Even celebrating the lasting endurance of Merlin, it would be remiss of me not to note how the series failed its female characters in the later seasons. That thirst for power transforms her into the dark witch that she becomes as she carries out her evil deeds. As if it isnt painful enough to know that Merlin has been waiting for Arthur for 2,000+ years already (and we really hope he found himself a hobby! I understand that the show got cancelled, so there is no way to further the plot, but I feel like Merlin ultimately failed his destiny and let the King down. The big threat (the birth of Tiamut and the destruction of Earth) has been avoided, and our heroes are left to sort out . This coupled with his saving Mordred another powerful sorcerer would have made him very, very, very popular among magic users and sorcerers to say the least. The Dragon certainly should have given Merlin better advice than just kill everyone near to you from Morgana, Mordred, Uther etc. (Its not hard to see why some people paint the Dragon as a villain.). Can someone explain the ending of Merlin? He did not blame the dragon or despise his destiny. Trollhunters first revealed another magical world hidden just out of sight, and 3Below introduced aliens while Wizards explained why that magic has been hidden. We see Merlins character grow from a young, naive boy only discovering his abilities to a man whose magical power is realised and matched only in strength by his kind and loyal nature. Merlin is a very stupid movie whats the use of seeing the future and not abiding to the warnings, the movie jx ended half way Arthur didnt rise again Albion wasnt born, magic was not restored, the movie end stupid that shouldnt have been the ending , stupid writers. Particularly the middle seasons suffered by falling back on a more superficial monster-fix-reset-repeat formula to keep its characters from both moving too far forward and veering too far off the beaten path. Merlin and Arthur; Arthur and Guinevere; Guinevere and Merlin; Merlin and Morgana; Morgana and Guinevere; even Morgana and Arthur. He had been there for magical tests with Arthur before, and he also is seen doubting himself in regards to Mordreds character, since Mordred so clearly sacrificed himself for the King. I still watched it when I had nothing else to do hoping things would turn around but after season four ended Id given up that hope. He was young and flawed, and it was hard to see how the arrogant, conflicted young man we meet in season 1 could ever become the powerful, fair king we knew he had to grow into. Back a few years ago, this scene blew every one's mind.Final Battle scene in Avengers End game.Everyone's emotions are attached with this scene. Like the last episode of the show Merlin asks if he failed and the dragon says no. Its hardly a wonder that after this, being told that Morgana was going evil, seeing shades of it, and seeing her lying that he chose the poison, especially as he was weakened and desperate. I couldnt bear the thought about having a complete idiotic title character, which should have been a wise man as the legend told. And all four had interesting, layered relationships with the rest, ripe with just the kind of ambiguous potential that fuels a fandom (incidentally, another similarity between Merlin and Harry Potter). Ultimately his mistakes prevented the Great Dragons prophecy from coming to pass. ), that final shot was the nail in our collective coffin of doom: after all this time, Arthur has still not returned. Perhaps it would have been better if he had been ruthless at the right moment. are all meaninglessfrom the very first episode, watching this series again has zero replay value because you know it is all pointless the title character Merlin will ultimately fail and be completely heartbroken it literally would make seeing so many scenes be upsetting because you know it is not going to ever happen. I (like many others) literally cried as Merlin revealed his magic, and at Arthurs death. Again all that would happen is that Arthur would become king. Morgana chooses to isolate herself; Gwen seems to have an idea given the Witchfinder episode, but again, Morgana shuts her out despite knowing Gwen cares for her. She could have at least revealed she suspected she might be magical again, a terrifying time, but Arthur wouldnt have knifed her on the spot. As Mordred was Morganas friend actually killing her could have also caused Mordred to become Camelots enemy so he should have given her enough reason to become an ally.I didnt think she really wanted the power, she wanted change. He was the Catalyst that led Arthur to becoming the hero. I froze this scene on Netflix and I spotted the back of Merlins head and he is wearing a black shirt. If Uther were killed in Series 1, Morganas personality equally suggests shed be guilt ridden at her part in it, and unlikely to reveal her magic to Arthur so shes not found out as a conspirator, especially as Tauren was a magic user. So I agree with some points and not others. Merlins character is one that believed above all, that Arthur will bring magic back to Camelot. As a result of lying to Arthur about Morgause (who did not deceive Arthur at all) Merlin convinced Arthur that magic was evil. And ultimately knowing him gave her the strength she needed to break out of the golden cage shed probably have been trapped in all her life, if not for the events of the story. Had he told Arthur that magic has a place in Camelot then Arthur would have agreed with him. For the record Ive kind of changed my opinion since I wrote this. by . Revisited the final battle scene. Added to that there would be plenty of other sorcerers in Arthurs kingdom that would support him too. Thanks to Merlins actions by the time Arthur takes over, he is a far cry from the man Kilgarrah saw in his vision of the future. are all meaninglessfrom the very first episode, watching this series again has zero replay value because you know it is all pointless the title character Merlin will ultimately fail and be completely heartbroken it literally would make seeing so many scenes be upsetting because you know it is not going to ever happen. Rege-Jean Page is sticking with Netflix for his next film role. Maybe I wont have Morgana come back with Arthur but I loved the rest. It's one thing to spare a tyrant who persecutes your kind, but to drive your friend down the path of villainy is another. Its presented as a possible future that might happen, but it could just as easily not. In this article I am going to go through the ways in which Merlin fails to save Arthur and Camelot and fails to bring about the future Kilgarrah had foreseen, entirely through his own mistakes. Youve made me realize just how long ago this show was done! Uther is a hippcrite hypocrite a coward a bigot and a snob. Once it was and it was confirmed that pattern wasnt going to change, I just stopped caring about watching every episode. Morgana certainly would not have turned Merlin over to Uther at that point. This is further backed up by the fact that we see many other futures change in Merlin. So while he technically fulfilled his destiny, his storyline did not come full circle like the others did. He found a certain solace in Minerva and amidst his depression tries to still help Pol after he learns about Pol's father's outstanding debt toward . He didnt take destiny seriously enough or took it too seriously, both dangerous. And that leads us to the real reason we cant let go of Merlin: the series finale. NOW! Merlin however decided to save Uther instead. Merlin and Arthurs destinies were not a foregone conclusion either. It was finally revealed that Merlin was the sorcerer and has been looking after Arthur the entire time, and ultimately he had won the war for Camelot. His name. The turning point for me, even though I was already frustrated at that point, was when Merlin told him magic had no place in Camelot. I had not really thought about it much, but yeah, Gaius did kind of interefere with all the Dragons advice. Arthur may have even been able to form an alliance with King Cenred. She could have bargained with Morgause, and may have indeed done so when she was the only person awake, but at that point, Morgana has little power to stop Morgause doing as she wishes. (If it hadnt, we wouldnt have cared enough to write this article in the first place.). Usually, when people talk about the chemistry of the Merlin cast, they focus on Colin Morgans Merlin and Bradley James Arthur with good reason, as theirs was the main relationship but Angel Coulby and Katie McGrath deserve just as much of the credit here. Merlin is told by Kilgarrah that the best course of action is to not let her discover her powers. Trailer Trucks. Morganas secret is safe with Merlin not simply because hes her friend, but because hes her inferior and Uther is unlikely to believe him. The series managed to posit that anything was possible, almost until the very end, even as we were repeatedly reminded that their endgames were predestined. It reimagined Merlin and Arthur as contemporaries, and began its tale long before either of them were legends. The magic reveal Merlin created an Arthur who hated magic as much as his father. Series 5 would then see the golden age with magic being brought back and Merlin now Arthurs court sorcerer and expert on the occult. We suspect that our initial elated feelings of love for the finale itself had much more to do with the adrenaline caused by knowing that the final episode of Merlin didnt turn out to be the complete and utter train wreck it could have been. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fravenya03.livejournal.com%2F56197.html&ei=ug0jVcKTCszxaIOvgfgI&usg=AFQjCNGxaYbqhE9tVoXT1X8roNajuUo9nA&sig2=dk9GbLUC6r9uRTlSoAqOTw&bvm=bv.89947451,d.ZGU. With all the hate that is within Morgana there would never be any kind of peace possible because shes greedy for revenge (especially against Uther) It also pisses me off a little since there will not be a season 6 I mean, okay, Arthur died in season 5 (which is one of the saddest things ever For me at least ;. Dont read this if you havent watched the series or if you dont want any spoilers. So the end of the show ultimately frustrates me, because it does not make Merlin and Arthur fated heroes, rather failures. But in accepting magic there would have never been war with the druids and Mordreds friend would have never become an enemy of Camelot and therefore would not have been hanged and Mordred would not have turned against Arthur. For the most part, his efforts in The King's Man are limited to intelligence . Im so glad that I found this site and that its still active. In Romeo & Juliet, both characters die. That being said I think he would have never learned the ways of the old religion and simply not opposed it- he may still have angered the triple goddess. Heads up, Taylor Swift fans Red (Taylors Version) is coming even sooner than we expected! Did he make new friends? Why? Still Id like to think that this is what they had in mind that actually Merlin ultimately failed to fulfil his destiny, but perhaps he will learn from his mistakes and he and Arthur will make a better fist of it next time. The brilliance of Merlins macro structure was that it started out by introducing a seemingly completely different version of the legends, only for everything to slowly course-correct back to where it was meant to be, with very few major diversions. There was a point when I wondered if Merlin would in fact subvert Arthurs death, or at least end before it happened, but when an older Mordred arrived in the form of Alexander Vlahos in season 5, Arthurs prophesied death became inevitable. Arthurs Destiny was to create Albion (An antique name for Great Britain) and this was only possible if Morgana dies and never gets the throne of camelot because with her on the throne there could never be any kind of Freedom. Kilgarrah probably meant that Arthur already built what he was destined to achieve, by setting things in motion. However, we still maintain that the finale was tragically beautiful, and we love the show for daring to end on such a deeply emotional note. What does Albion represent now, today? Its not that I dislike Richard Wilson but Gaius really had outlived his usefulness in the series at that point and I think he got in the way of Merlin learning about these creatures himself and also from the Dragon being his mentor. Better advice than just kill everyone near to you from Morgana, mordred, Uther.. He allready fullfilled his destiny his father did Merlin based on the occult a. Heroes, rather failures leads us to the real reason we cant let of... 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