Lol pathetic I know. I am still feeling down. I don't think I've ever felt sad about a tv, movie, or book series before. I genuinely can't even go back and watch it knowing how it ends. It's just too sad.
Rarely do I have an issue with the way writers end their stories. It's their art, let them do what they want with it. I didn't really have an issue with the end of Lost like everyone else, and I was fine with the Mass Effect 3 ending even.
I hated this finale. Every episode you watch of this show you're waiting for the moment that Merlin reveals his secret, when it sets in motion the two ruling and uniting the great kingdoms. But no.
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I'm still completely sad about this even having slept on it. Arthur should not have died. I feel the writers were desperate to make their show stand out with a little controversy, so more people would have discussions like this about the show. A good ending is a controversial one right? So far this show (not without its flaws though I have overlooked them while watching) has expertly blended humor and turmoil, always finding the right note. This didn't happen here, and I will forever hope for a "directors cut" finale that changes everything. Rarely do I take this stance but our lives are sad enough, and there are enough dark, depressing shows out there already, this was one that lifted my spirits just a little bit as the seasons went on.
Having said all that, they did do an excellent job with Arthur's slow understanding of the usefulness, friendship, and unbreakable bond between Merlin and his king. I greatly enjoyed the progression of that realization, though part of that may be because while I was watching it, I assumed Arthur was, you know, not going to die. But at least Mordrid (previous episode) and Morgana finally bit it so there weren't any lame loose ends.
Sigh. Still angry.
I actually did enjoy the surprise end though oddly enough, it certainly didn't expunge the previous scenes but it was one notch in the right direction of feeling kind of happy...
I'm the kind of person who does not watch television; I "obtain" what I want to watch & watch it. There are no commercials or anything else that regular television watching brings to it. ANd so in this way you're cut off from any & all buzz.
ALl to say I had no idea what I was about to watch when I began my mini marathon of Merlin 5x09-13. Didn't know season 5 was the last; or that episode 13 was the last of season 5.
A part of me started to experience disassociation near the end of episode 12. IN 13 my heart began to panic along with what I was already experiencing. This is not just about a show. It's about the heart & soul of Arthurian Legend, The Fisher King & the myth of the blight of the land, the mortal wound Arthur carries symbolizing a dead kingdom needing healing & renewal and, finally, the inevitable connection one makes to the state of our own world, our own lives, our own hopes for the future. (there, I've started balling again).
My heart has sunk & wailed before because of stories (books, tv, film, paintings). This time the pain is felt right to my soul. Call me crazy or alarmist, but this finale actually has me feeling fear. Fear that hope is dead. That doom is destiny & that whatever might have been done to save our world has fallen prey to the forces of evil.
Ridiculous?
I'm at a loss.
I had to watch the last 2 part finale again the day after so that I could watch it all for the first time without slipping into a state of denial over what I was watching.
Sad, hurt, myself wounded, I pray for understanding & healing, in Albion & beyond.
SO yeah, I'm annihilated. As another poster said, I watched this show in part because it was light, the characters felt like family, friends. Now, Merlin will be synonymous with tragedy, pain, disaster.
What are you talking about? The Fisher King had a permanent wound which never healed. He carried it through his entire life. That's the wound I was talking about.
Arthur receives a mortal wound, of course, but it's not the one the Fisher King carries.
So, sorry, but you're just attempting to jump on a bandwagon, and I think you just missed your step.
Since I have no idea who Julian Jones is, that little jest went right over my head.
Since there's a difference between "carries" and "receives", my point went right over your head. That's deliberate on your part, of course, because that's what happens on the internet. It's sad, but there it is.
As for this "blatantly wrong" - no, it's blatantly correct, not that you're worried about that.
Well, I shall wish you a happier new year, sigh over the fact that matters can't be questioned without posts like yours, and move on.
I am too disappointed but thats what brits do. At least we had an ending sometimes there isnt one and the shows continues but yeah I was disppointed since Arthur never become the king he should have been basically it was a lie
Just to bring another perspective to this. If they ever decided they want to do a second series they left it open enough that they could. The dragon said that Arthur would return when there was a great need. Ok, so they pick up 5 years down the line and for whatever reason Arthur returns to Camelot. There is not anything preventing this. I know someone is going to say well it showed Merlin hundreds of years in the future by himself. So what if Arthur returned to Camelot he would still eventually have to die or return to Avalon.
It probably will not happen, but if there is a big enough following that wants a return of the show it is possible. Then again Firefly is still cancelled so Good Luck.
I'm so pissed off right now. I had the bright idea of watching the finale and finishing the book, The fault in our stars by John Green. I literally spent the day in my room replaying that goddamned scene between Merlin and Arthur, when he is dying and telling him thank you. I feel so bad and dead on the inside. I feel pathetic about the lump that keeps rising in my throat, because I want to cry so badly. The only thing helping is the cast interviews on youtube.
I found it the most incredibly depressing piece of television I've ever seen and it still stings now. There was no peace or light or hope at all. Just awful
I watched some re-runs of series 3 last night (I know, re-runs ALREADY!) and it made me feel really sad! It's been at least a month and a half since the finale aired here and it still stings to think about the ending or watch random clips from the show.
That been said, it was obvious right from the very first episode that Arthur would die (they can't stray that far from the legend right?) but the way the episode was handled...it leaves you feeling depressed, even just thinking about it! Then again, It would've been really crap if they had given ALL the characters a happy ending.
I applaud Julian and Johnny's bravery in giving us such an ending and at least it wasn't some cop out hollywood style ending.
[I look up to Yoda. Damn, I hope to be as tall as him one day.]