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Link to Merlin Series 5 Episode 2:
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Arthur's Bane Part Two
A word of warning: for some reason it goes white about 7 minutes in, though you can still hear the dialogue. The blankness only lasts for about two minutes and the rest of the episode plays fine.
Now, on to my thoughts:
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Mordred and Morgana's reunion was well handled. Once again Alexander Vlahos turned in a stellar performance.
During the dinner scene I found myself thinking about "The Beginning of the End." In that episode all four of them - Arthur, Merlin, Morgana, and Gwen - were instrumental in saving Mordred's life. Now Morgana wants the other three dead. When she was ranting about Arthur, I could see that Mordred was struggling with his feelings, conflicted between the man who helped him escape Camelot and the woman that he had such a close bond with. His telling Morgana to calm down showed that he was realizing just how much she had changed. I didn't have any idea what he would do after that- but I was definitely not expecting him to stab Morgana. It'll be interesting to see how their relationship plays out during the rest of the season.
Slightly disappointed about Athiusa - under Morgana's control? Sheesh. What about Kilgarrah's words when she was hatched? Do they mean nothing now?
I was also annoyed about the change to Kilgarrah's words about Arthur's death - a Druid instead of Mordred? Come on!
I still enjoy this show very much and will watch it till it ends (and buy the DVDs too), but I think the creators need to get a better handle on continuity and stop tripping over what's already been established in prior seasons.