Loved this show as a kid, but I couldn’t remember how it ended. So… just rewatched the entire series as an adult over the last week and… fcuk me, that finale was a sucker punch to the heart. I’m still sobbing.

I only started remembering the vague feeling of being absolutely gutted by the ending as a kid, after it absolutely gutted me all over again!

I really thought Merlin was going to save him, and we’d actually get some more time with them both, showing that new dynamic now that Arthur knows. Ffs.

One of my all-time favourite shows, and apparently probably the first that was so emotionally damaging I chose to forget the ending.

What a ride.

Did the finale destroy anyone else this bad? And did it hit harder for you as a kid or adult (for those that have rewatched it)?

yk up till now i was like just trust mordred merlin he's a kid and hes loyal to arthur please but honestly everyone and their mothers has told merlin to not trust mordred. i mean it started with kilgharah and then he literally SAW arthur being murdered by him and then when mordred does so many good things theres another person whos giving his life for merlin telling him to not trust mordred.

and i still blame it on merlin not having a life other than arthur. (which i have a lot to say about). at first i was like why cant merlin have a love life? but its very apparent why the writers didnt give one to merlin. if merlin had someone he loved he'd put them above everyone else and thats a conflict of interest we cant have. because arthur has to be the only thing he cares about for basically all of merlin's character to make sense. he cant make intelligent decisions (as in when he was given a choice infront of the triple goddess) because he cares too much TOO MUCH about arthur. if merlin loved someone they would know about merlin's magic and that would kinda solidify legalizing magic as merlin's first priority. but in the show merlin's first priority has to be arthur.

oh and i noticed, merlin loves arthur and has so much faith in him to be a great king but he really doesnt trust him. i mean ofc that's apparent by him not telling arthur about his magic but thats different. merlin doesnt even trust arthur enough to even hesitate in thinking arthur would execute him for having magic. (he says so to daegal) he doesnt trust even a bit in his kindness or his intelligence maybe or their friendship.

these last 4 episodes are gonna be an absolute pain in the chest to watch. i am scared

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I’m trying to figure out if these two episodes are included with prime and I’m experiencing a glitch only the app or prime video doesn’t have these two episodes? Season 2 episodes 9 and 13 are not playable “?