1/4/13

The Magic of Merlin Lingers a Little Longer

Tonight you can watch the beginning of the end of our friend Merlin.  SyFy will be broadcasting the fifth and final episode of the BBC series.  It has been a fun four seasons and I look forward to seeing how it all wraps up.  And compared to Starz's Camelot, which lasted only one season, the BBC has kept Merlin, Arthur, and the rest of Camelot lively, fun, and interesting for multiple seasons.  

The United Kingdom has already said goodbye to Merlin since the program finished its run last year in that part of the world.  The BBC quoted Colin Morgan, who plays Merlin, as stating "I think the show has run its natural course."  Richard Wilson added, "Speaking as Gaius I feel I have mentored the young wizard as far as I can. He is much smarter and greater than me now and I am simply exhausted."

So what can we expect on tonight's premiere episode called Arthur's Bane - Part One?  Here is a quick summary from the BBC:

Camelot basks in the halcyon days of a new golden age. But even as she flowers, so the dark seeds of her destruction are being sown... For in the frozen wastelands of the north, men are disappearing without trace. In search of answers, King Arthur and his knights must undertake a dangerous mission to the unknown. As the sun sets on the icy plains, Merlin finds himself locked in a battle unlike any he has fought before; a battle with fate itself.

And here is a sneak peak from SyFy on the first episode. 

And don't give up yet on more of Merlin in the future.  Deadline recently noted that the creators of Merlin are starting their own company and considering Merlin spin-offs.