What Happens So Arthur Trusts Qwen Again in Merlin
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5.vii A Lesson In Vengeance
As ever, let'southward begin with a brusk recap of this week's action. Whilst celebrating Arthur and Gwen's first ceremony, the pair's hopes of a quiet, romantic picnic (with Merlin following behind) are scuppered when a roadside IED throws Arthur from his equus caballus, injuring him and scaring abroad his steed. A couple of mercenaries hope to murder the King, but he'due south a capable swordsman and makes brusque work of this inconvenience – with a bit of help from Merlin.
Who could perhaps exist backside this attack? Well, the evidence at manus – a restitched saddle and red twine, pb us to Tyr Seward, the King's stable mitt. With Seward sentenced to death, Merlin sets out to prove the young man's innocence, discovering that Seward was fearful of revealing the truth; a well justified fear, equally it turns out.
There's something incorrect with Guinevere, and Merlin knows information technology. She'southward nether the crafty enchantment of everyone's favourite villain, Morgana. Having failed to kill the King, she manages to silence Seward, before meeting Morgana and reporting her activities, nearly being caught by Sir Gawaine.
Morgana isn't happy that the King is yet alive. A quick to the local, unscrupulous apothecary gives Morgana what she needs in order to replenish Gwen with a potion that will certainly exercise the job. All she has to do is administer a couple of drops and and so find another scapegoat.
Merlin, however, discovers Gwen's treachery whilst he's washing clothes, thank you to a piece of finely embroidered cloth. However, it comes besides late as he discovers the Male monarch very much unconscious and Gwen nowhere to be seen.
As Gaius delivers his diagnosis, Gwen casts aspersions on Merlin'south character, deploying the knights to find the servant. She'south distraught that Merlin, the most trusted of all the King'southward men, should be the betrayer, but she is sure in her actions and the magician is thrown into the dungeons to await his fate.
With the King close to death, discussion turns to who will be the next ruler of Camelot. Step frontwards Gwen, cheers to the suggestion of Sir Leon. All she now needs is for the King to die, and it looks like it's going to happen very shortly.
Realising that he is the just one that can save Arthur, Merlin effects an escape from the dungeons, with a little help from Gaius and magic. He could blow open the jail cell doors and render the guards unconscious, but instead nosotros get… Old Merlin, who is full of bile and sarcasm, but doesn't outstay his welcome as he returns to his youthful state and leads the knights on a merry chase through the castle.
With Gwen safely in the protection of the knights, Gaius convinces Merlin to use his magic to heal the King, though the magician is unsure. Thankfully, he is powerful enough and Camelot, once once more, is saved.
As Arthur recovers and a new day dawns, Merlin is released. The King is happy to see his servant, though Merlin isn't able to reveal the truth every bit the Queen has found the supplier of the poisons who implicates Morgana, leaving Gwen free to betray over again.
A Lesson of Vengeance is an odd episode. It's a good story that seems to spend as well long before actually going anywhere. It'due south well written and entertaining, with plenty happening; but there seems to be a lot of build-up, earlier a far-too-rushed resolution. What could have been a labyrinthine story, with plot twists and carmine herrings galore, delivers a few dramatic punches but seems to lack a knock-out blow.
On the plus side, the dark-Gwen storyline isn't resolved in the xl-two minute runtime and it'll definitely be worth tuning in to encounter how this one is going to be resolved. It'south as well going to be great to see Angel Coulby tear up the scenery over again as the puppet Queen.
Coulby is wonderfully wicked in this episode; not reduced to a pantomime parody, just deliciously evil. There are a couple of moments where she gives a Morgana-esque smirk, but information technology is quite an effective performance that doesn't seem too out of character, at outset, for someone who has recently lost a brother and been tortured! Alongside the always-wonderful Katie McGrath, the pair make a wonderful duo and it'due south going to exist exciting to encounter what the writers have planned.
This week's guest star John Bradley, familiar to Game of Thrones fans every bit Samwell Tarly, doesn't stray far from type equally Tyr Seward, the unsure young man, lacking in confidence and wanting to do the correct thing. His character is brusque lived, which is a shame as information technology would take been given Seward more than purpose had he been able to redeem himself.
Old Merlin makes a reappearance. Yes, we go to see Colin Morgan in the One-time Merlin make up, full of crotchety impatience and sarcasm. However, nosotros don't have to feel this for too long, which is only a good thing.
Also making a reappearance is allusion-based humor. In particular, a moment where Arthur catches Merlin going through Gwen'southward wardrobe raises a grinning and reminds us of past seasons of Merlin. As with Old Merlin, the humour doesn't outstay its welcome; though unlike Sometime Merlin, it sits more comfortably inside this episode.
But a scattering of episodes remain and we've got Morgana still playing a part, an enchanted Gwen, a suspicious Merlin, Mordred close to the King, and a King who is in for the ultimate expose. Then many threads, so little time. Despite its flaws, this episode continues the sterling piece of work that has been the reinvention of a series that, in the past, was likewise fluffy in places to be taken too seriously.
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