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| Arthur — Bradley James |
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| Merlin — Colin Morgan |
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| Arthur and Mordred — Bradley James and Alexander Vlahos |
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| The Dolmìr — Colin Morgan |
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| Guinevere and Arthur — Angel Coulby and Bradley James |
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| Mordred and Merlin — Alexander Vlahos and Colin Morgan |
I’d better get explaining, hadn’t I … ?
Yes, I think I should.
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It’s Saturday. You’d noticed, hadn’t you? At least, if you hadn’t I’d like to know why … !
That means I’m usually watching something.
If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ve already worked out I’ve been watching the BBC and Shine version of Merlin from series 1: right up to tonight’s episode.
Episode 9, of series five, called With All My Heart: just so you know.
And I have to admit: I liked it …
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With All My Heart opens with as Guinevere sneaks out of Camelot, late one night, to deliver the planned route of a delivery to Morgana.
The twist to the opener … is that Gwen’s being observed by Arthur: accompanied by Merlin.
And Arthur, on finding out the traitor in the heart of Camelot is his wife …
Is OBVIOUSLY not happy.
Though, as Merlin points out, there’s an alternative to using a sword.
Although — as the episode progresses — Arthur’s decision to seek help for his bewitched queen is not as easy as one would imagine.
It definitely tests Merlin’s abilities to wear a frock … … … …
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Now …
I’m hearing you ask if this was a good episode … ?
Yes, it was, frankly: although the opening pre-title sequence has something of a plot hole — in NOT explaining how Arthur has been made aware of his wife’s treachery, in the space of a week — the whole episode rolls along at a nice pace.
Actually, at a superb pace!
Complete with enough tension to certainly have me nibbling my nails.
And, although it brings the Guinevere as traitor storyline to a neat close, in the run up to the last ever episode, it does so in a way I personally found very satisfying.
Thus far … ?
Thus far, Merlin’s last series is proving worth of its name.
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