Merlin season 5 ep 1

SPOILERS .............


I better put this incase Ian reads it before he watches the show. Or I will never hear the end of it at work.

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Oh yes Camelot was back and in full flow last night. We kick off 3 years after Arthur and Gwen's wedding. Camelot has flourished but as usual there are dangers afoot.

Arthur has installed the round table and Gwen has a seat at it too. Merlin is ending up covering for a new hand maiden of Gwen's who keeps getting things wrong and there's a little flirtiness between them.

It seems the Ser Gwaine has ventured north with some men and not returned so Arthur decides to go rescue them, despite the rumors that Morgana is up to her old tricks up north!

Now first off I have to congratulate the BBC for giving us an awful lot of half naked Gwaine time. The man who plays him is just delicious. Enjoy!

Big bad - Morgana catches Gwaine and co and makes them work in some mines. It seems she is hell bent on finding some sort of key. She has also allied herself with a druid played by Liam Cunningham. This was so weird because when he was screen all I could see was his character from Outsiders.

Meanwhile Arthur at Gwens suggestion decides to attack Morgana from the West meaning they march through an allies lands - Queen Ennis. There is a hilarious scene where they are all at dinner with the Queen and she requests Arthur's Fool (She thinks Merlin in a fool!!) entertain them. Then Merlin ends up doing a juggling routine much to Arthurs amazement with a little magic involved of course.

Arthur and his men march forward and come across a village completely annihilated. Merlin wanders off alone and encounters a druid who calls him Emerus.  He shows him a vision in which Arthur falls to a mysterious dark haired swordsman.

Merlin trys of course to warn Arthur but he won't abandon his men and they carry on forward anyway. Merlin sneaks off in the middle of the night, goes all dragon lord and has a conversation with the big dragon confirming that the druid was a seer and a pretty darn good one at that.

Meanwhile back at Camelot - Gwen's handmadien sneaks out in the middle of the night and goes to see Liam Cunningham who it seems is her father and has planted her as a spy. Dunnn dunnnn dunnnn. She tells him of course of Arthurs surprise attack and he goes off and warns Morgana.

Morgana immediately goes to war upon this news and Arthur and Merlin get seperated from the rest of the men as they try to flee as they are outnumbered.

Camelot - the rest of the knights return back and inform Gwen of Morgana's surprise jump on them and that they have lost the king. Gwen rationalises they have been betrayed. She works out it was her handmaiden and sentences her to death under the laws of Camelot. Everyone seems really shocked at this ruling. So hopefully our little Gwen isn't getting to big for her boots now shes a noble. We will see!

Arthur and Merlin manage to escape Morgana again only to get stuck in a trap making a grab for some rabbits. Queue hilarious Arthur/Merlin dialogue hanging in a net by a tree until some thugs cut them down. One recognises Arthur is Arthur and it looks like they are going to ransom or kill him until the mysterious guy from the earlier vision makes an appearance and its ......... dum dum dum Mordred.

All grown up and seriously creepy. For the moment I am presuming he has aligned himself with Morgana but alas we will have to wait till next week to see as its a 2 parter!!!

It also finishes with Gwaine being healed by a floaty luminous light being ......