This was a much weaker episode than the previous ones, with Arthur and his knights almost absent due to their hunting expedition. It mainly concentrated on Morgana impersonating Igraine in Camelot, and there were also some gratutious sex scenes which I really hate. It The storyline in which Morgana first befriends an orphan boy in the guise of Igraine and then kills him almost in Jamie Lannister style when he wants to call Merlin, was not really necessary to show Morgana's wiles which we know about already. It is a bit disappointing that Merlin did not recognise the false Igraine for what she really was. It seemed that he suspected a bit but then he gave in to lust. Quite disappointing of the sorcerer. Also, I suspected that Morgana may make some mistake or blunder e.g. by not knowing something that is obvious to people in Camelot and in this way reveal herself. This was probably the case as she said "of course" an awful lot, to things she did not really know. It is suprising how well Morgana did at Camelot, as she managed to have Guinevere confess to sleeping with Arthur and then told Leontes everything. This was her plan and she did it, and so it is really surprising how everyone, including Merlin, was taken in. Wasn't her personality a bit different than the usually good-hearted Igraine?
The only interesting tidbit relating to the actual Arthurian legends was another twist on the familiar motif, Leontes suggests establishing a council of champions coming from every village inhabited by Camelot's subjects, which may be the equivalent of the Round Table.
Review by ladysherlockianBlockedParentSpoilers2020-10-02T17:07:58Z
This was a much weaker episode than the previous ones, with Arthur and his knights almost absent due to their hunting expedition. It mainly concentrated on Morgana impersonating Igraine in Camelot, and there were also some gratutious sex scenes which I really hate. It The storyline in which Morgana first befriends an orphan boy in the guise of Igraine and then kills him almost in Jamie Lannister style when he wants to call Merlin, was not really necessary to show Morgana's wiles which we know about already. It is a bit disappointing that Merlin did not recognise the false Igraine for what she really was. It seemed that he suspected a bit but then he gave in to lust. Quite disappointing of the sorcerer. Also, I suspected that Morgana may make some mistake or blunder e.g. by not knowing something that is obvious to people in Camelot and in this way reveal herself. This was probably the case as she said "of course" an awful lot, to things she did not really know. It is suprising how well Morgana did at Camelot, as she managed to have Guinevere confess to sleeping with Arthur and then told Leontes everything. This was her plan and she did it, and so it is really surprising how everyone, including Merlin, was taken in. Wasn't her personality a bit different than the usually good-hearted Igraine?
The only interesting tidbit relating to the actual Arthurian legends was another twist on the familiar motif, Leontes suggests establishing a council of champions coming from every village inhabited by Camelot's subjects, which may be the equivalent of the Round Table.