I totally paused!

This show is so obviously not made for an American audience!  They ended the season without a cliffhanger of any kind! Arthur spends most of this episode in bed almost dying, because he is bitten by the Questing Beast, which is supposedly so deadly there is no cure.  Cept Merlin goes to some magic island [… Read More]

Once again, Uther is a total jerk and almost dies.  In this episode, Gwen’s father unknowingly assists a sorcerer so he gets arrested.  Then Morgana helps him escape, he gets caught, and the guards kill him on the spot. First, if you have the presence of mind to knock a guard out and steal his [… Read More]

This episode also did nothing to further the overall plot, but oddly enough, I didn’t have a problem with it.  I wish I could explain why this is, but I don’t have a reason.  I’m simply okay with it this time around. In this episode, Arthur kills a unicorn while on a hunting trip and [… Read More]

I believe we have discussed previously how much I hate episodes that do virtually nothing to further the plot, especially when it’s close to the end of the season.  Granted, I have no idea how many episodes are in this season, but I’m pretty sure it’s close enough to the end that this kind of [… Read More]

This week, we get Uther almost dying at the hands of the Black Knight, and the forging of Excalibur. I’ma tell you right now, that if a knight dressed in all black with a totally black horse bursts into your party, things are going to go bad.  And also, it’s pretty likely magic is involved.  [… Read More]

I have been wondering all along how they would deal with the idea of Mordred, since he is most commonly Arthur’s son yet in this version of the tale, so many things are different.  So here we have it, the young druid boy that Arthur saves will end up being the man who kills him [… Read More]

Oh Morgana, you poor thing. I actually like that Morgana is having visions and stuff, leading her towards her ultimate future in the Arthurian legend.  Things are still happening with some liberties, but I would have been pretty irritated if no mention had ever been made that Morgana is magicy. There’s a soft spot in [… Read More]

With the exception of Nimueh, I think this is the first time we’ve seen anyone from the purging of all magic in the kingdom.  It’s kind of interesting to see the effect this ban has had on the kingdom and how it can come back to bite Uther in the ass. I really liked that [… Read More]

Oh Merlin, Merlin, don’t you understand that Lancelot is going to steal your love away?!  Well, two men will, but for now we’ll stick with Lancelot. And guess who was a total spoiled bastard, as usual, and I loved it!  Actually Arthur was kind of nice this time, and for the second episode in a [… Read More]

Interesting to get a consistent villain, hopefully this powerful sorceress, Nimueh, will be a long term threat this season!  I like arcs spanning more than one episode. So last episode, Nimueh learned Merlin has some magic in him, and decided she should eliminate him.  Who could really blame her, when she wants to cause problems [… Read More]