Arthur's Bane Part Two Review

Oct 13, 2012 23:59

Review for Merlin 5x02 Arthur's Bane Part Two. Spoilers obviously

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ericadawn16 October 14 2012, 00:11:19 UTC
Aww...so no more Asa Butterfield? Because I liked him.

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geoffrey_f October 14 2012, 03:20:57 UTC
I loved this episode - I thought it showed so much promise. (Apparently, I have learned nothing about this show.)

I think the Key to All Knowledge might be something they invented entirely themselves, which: good on them.

Completely with you on Merlin in this episode. He was the person I liked least here, which is bad since he's my favourite character. Lighten up a bit, Merlin, please. (And reveal your magic, pronto.)

It looked to me like Morgana and Aithusa had been imprisoned together, which would bond anyone, one suspects. I loved how he was kind of both on Morgana's side and Merlin's - that's just what I didn't dare to hope for. I thought Morgana's whole storyline was very promising indeed.

(I know, I said I wouldn't fall for this kind of thing again. Damn you, show.)

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ext_386022 October 14 2012, 05:20:15 UTC
I loved this episode...Merlin didn't bother me--he's just obsessed with protecting Arthur. I'd say there were some really beautiful moments for him, like him meeting The Key (both scenes), and especially his scene with Aithusa--such a range of emotions in such a short span: from dragon lord authority, to puzzlement, to pity and longing to help it. I really REALLY like the actor who's playing Mordred (though I do miss Hugo...er...Asa). Everything in me is screaming, "DON'T TRUST HIM!!" (I gasped at his knighting!), but this actor is being so wonderfully multi-layered that it's hard not to believe he's a good guy, that he's "changed", as Gaius said. If only Mordred really WERE an ally. What an interesting situation for Merlin--now there's someone in Camelot who KNOWS exactly who he is, who has promised to keep his magic secret, who, in another universe *could* have been a good friend to Merlin. But we all know (as does Merlin no doubt) that nothing good will come of Arthur welcoming Mordred into his inner circle. So I'm very ( ... )

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