In a lot of TV series, you’ll find a split among the fans – monster of the week vs. overarching story arc. I’m usually of the latter camp; I want the story to continue the main plot in some way, and if it doesn’t advance it or your understanding of the characters, it’s usually [...]

This week on Merlin, we get another common theme from Arthurian mythology involved – the Fisher King. This episode does a really good job of explaining one of the usual roles he plays, so I’ll spare you all the lecture and let you research it yourselves if you like.

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Thankfully, this week’s Merlin is a vast improvement on last week’s “The Changeling”. Morgana’s up to her old tricks in this one, and Angel Coulby (Gwen) is probably about to kill the writers unless she gets an episode where Gwen is usable, intelligent, and most importantly, is not bait.

That being said, Arthur/Gwen shippers? [...]

Please excuse the lateness of this review. My dog ate my homework. Your intrepid reviewer went to Disney World for the weekend and managed to fracture her foot just by walking. I’m that special of a snowflake, folks.

Last week’s episode of Merlin, “The Crystal Cave”, was one of the series’ best episodes. This [...]