To those who may have doubted Merlin in recent weeks, I say only this: watch the next episode. It’s a beauty, the best of the series so far.
Structurally and emotionally, it’s the most satisfying, and tees up the finale in ripping fashion. Writer and co-creator Jake Michie knows better than most what makes Merlin magic, and here he’s concocted a potent brew.
Yes, series five has gone walkabout from time to time, but in that respect it’s no different to any of the preceding four. And you could accuse almost any long-running drama of mid-season sag. Even the mighty Homeland!
So what happens in The Day of the Diamond Part 1? Well, without giving anything away, Morgana acts on the information that her new ally Mordred has supplied – that Merlin is actually sorcerer supreme Emrys.
It’s impossible to watch Merlin without occasionally thinking of Harry Potter. And that’s no criticism. But just as Lord Voldemort would dispatch his pet snake Nagini to do his dirty work, so Morgana employs a big, magic-sapping slug to take Merlin out of the equation.
A surprising reappearance, one quiet moment of almost poetic sorcery, an invigorating, Henry V-style pep talk and some stirring incidental music complete the package. Enjoy!
Read more: here
Structurally and emotionally, it’s the most satisfying, and tees up the finale in ripping fashion. Writer and co-creator Jake Michie knows better than most what makes Merlin magic, and here he’s concocted a potent brew.
Yes, series five has gone walkabout from time to time, but in that respect it’s no different to any of the preceding four. And you could accuse almost any long-running drama of mid-season sag. Even the mighty Homeland!
So what happens in The Day of the Diamond Part 1? Well, without giving anything away, Morgana acts on the information that her new ally Mordred has supplied – that Merlin is actually sorcerer supreme Emrys.
It’s impossible to watch Merlin without occasionally thinking of Harry Potter. And that’s no criticism. But just as Lord Voldemort would dispatch his pet snake Nagini to do his dirty work, so Morgana employs a big, magic-sapping slug to take Merlin out of the equation.
A surprising reappearance, one quiet moment of almost poetic sorcery, an invigorating, Henry V-style pep talk and some stirring incidental music complete the package. Enjoy!
Read more: here
Wasn't sure I would be able to talk about how Merlin loses his magic, so I'm kinda glad that the RT has split the beans, lol. I'm glad Morgana wasn't able to do it by herself, so to speak.
ReplyDeleteDoes Merlin finds his magic back by the end of the episode?
ReplyDeleteim glad to because alot of us have been wondering how can he be that powerful when morgana can do the same and for me i think this is it because it shows that she cant simply take his magic away by herself that she needs help
ReplyDeleteAfter reading T A Barron, a magic sucking slug sounds quite familiar!
ReplyDeleteI must catch up on those books, I got into a big history thing about half way through book 2 and have been ripping my way through loads of the medieval period European history type books instead. What does the slug do in them, I can't recall?
ReplyDeleteExactly, that was a worry for me too. I had been thinking that it took Smirkgana's and Mordred's combined powers in order to do so, as hinted in the trailer.
ReplyDeleteIt is the second book of the Dragon trilogy. The bad force, Rhita Gawr, grooms a slug called Doomraga which over years grows to gigantic proportions. AFAIR it has the aim to suck all magic and positive feelings away (sounds like something out of Harry Potter, if I come to think of it). Of course Doomraga eventually gets beaten. Can't wait to see a CGI version of Doomraga :)
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