Merlin Day: Brilliant Cheek (4)

I’m not going to lie. When I first saw the finale, I was hurt and I was upset. Arthur was dead. How could anything ever be the same again? And while I still do feel pain every time I think about it, I have started to calm down and actually think about it clearly. And I’ve come to realize that it was one of the best episodes of the show.

One of the things I love about the finale was how there was not one, but two realizations of Merlin having magic. Arthur’s and Gwen’s. And while I do so wish that Arthur and Gwen could have talked about this together, I love how they were shown and how...

Song: “I Think I Love” door Jamie Cullum, from his album, “The Pursuit.”


    “Gwen, come on,” Morgana complains, pulling her friend door her hand towards Merlin’s piano bar.
    “What’s the big bloody hurry? Arthur doesn’t care what time we arrive, just as long as we toon up,” Gwen answers, jogging now, trying to keep up with her friend’s longer stride.
    “Tonight, he does.”
    “Why? Because it’s my birthday?”
    “Don’t ask questions,” Morgana says, pushing...