tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post8030073487254617475..comments2024-03-29T09:13:52.064-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Merlin: The Diamond of the Day, Part 1Billie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-4948423403205643902013-06-01T18:15:59.711-04:002013-06-01T18:15:59.711-04:00What I don't understand is how Morgana got Eir...What I don't understand is how Morgana got Eira to act as her spy in the first place? How did she get to her? Also, why did Eira risk her life for a bit of money and an uncertain future with an evil queen, who's henchmen had already tried to kill her, when she was living a cushy life in the castle with a hot knight? <br />All the hangings were over the top, especially for a prime time Saturday night television show aimed largely at children. From a storyline point of view, Merlin had already done himself no favours with his determination to see Kara, a fellow magical being, hanged and surely there were better ways for Guinevere to show she was a strong leader in her own right than having someone horribly killed. I found myself increasingly siding with the bad guys because they had a genuine grudge being outlawed and killed for who they were.<br />The story in the last couple of episodes was weak because Bradley James had said he didn't want to sign a contract for any more series, even though the producers were planning on making more, because he didn't want to be stuck in the role and typecast. They had to write a hurried ending to tie everything up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-77710486169044715282013-01-13T15:06:37.862-05:002013-01-13T15:06:37.862-05:00No matter how many times I read this (and it's...No matter how many times I read this (and it's been a few), I can't stop myself from laughing out loud (very loud!) when I get to the Star Trek facepalm sequence! BRILLIANT!!!<br />And yeah: Morgana, seriously?!?!?! I can only attribute it to her still not taking Merlin 100% seriously as a threat, because prophecy or not, to her he's still <i>Merlin</i>, you know, doofy servant! ;o)<br /><br />I was also pretty upset to see them end this episode with "old Emrys" charging away! I did not want to end the series with that character, boo!!!<br /><br />The cave scene might have sucked a bit (although the cave itself was gorgeous!), but I loved the moments with his father, and even more so the moments with Gwaine leading up to it! Makes sense he'd take Gwaine with him, like the good ol' days before Gwaine was a knight! Plus, once again I believe Gwaine already knows about Merlin at some level because he doesn't hesitate at leaving him there alone to find "what he's looking for".<br /><br />I'm writing this 2 weeks after having seen it all (no time to write even my own blog post until now, argh!!!), so my initial impressions are already dowsed in series-ending nostalgia. I do remember being very impressed at the tension in the episode and the epic start to the battle! :o)CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-83768745597893331962012-12-31T11:20:01.493-05:002012-12-31T11:20:01.493-05:00Slightly off-topic, but after a web-search, I don&...Slightly off-topic, but after a web-search, I don't think anyone has found a good Archer-facepalm. But someone did find one involving Tripp, so maybe that is close enough?<br />http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4870/theseventh221.jpgMarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-22863171600371654452012-12-28T15:38:53.919-05:002012-12-28T15:38:53.919-05:00Yeah, the whole cave thing did stink to high heave...Yeah, the whole cave thing did stink to high heaven. And when I saw Merlin as Emrys at the end, I initially thought he was stuck in that form, thus potentially getting around the problem of him having to come out of magical closet.<br /><br />Some epic battle scenes, though (for <i>Merlin</i>). Shame it couldn't always be this way.Paul Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927027468227544676noreply@blogger.com