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Well, as no one else has started a thread, here it is!
Just waiting for Natarhi to post the drinking list (although I confess I started early and made it up as I went along . . . which meant drinking to pretty much anything I wanted - yay!)
Just waiting for Natarhi to post the drinking list (although I confess I started early and made it up as I went along . . . which meant drinking to pretty much anything I wanted - yay!)
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Anyway, here's my review:
The Darkest Hour (Part 1) (although they do seem to have had quite a few of these, and they certainly get darker!
Anyway . . .
Ah yes, the quarry and the wagon with the wonky wheels
Sir Leon! And Sir Elyan. And a couple of ugly buggers.
Oh the spell that air pushes. That really is the only one they have, isn’t it? And why would she tell them exactly where she was going?
Morgause not looking so well.
Lots of knights rushing of . . . nowhere.
Merlin . . . coming up against a woman threatening him with a ladle. Hurrah! Gawaine and Percival up to no good! Although quite how they got the chicken through the grill, I have no idea.
Aww, cute Lancelot. (I can say this because Natarhi’s not watching)
And the infamous arse shot or Arthur. Niiiiice.
Why IS Merlin writing Arthur’s speech?
The Isle of the Blessed. Looks pretty, but the ferryman doesn’t look impressed.
Oh no, poor sick shaky Uther. But Gwen is actually in a nice dress – hurrah! Oh dear, Uther looks awful. I want to crush him to my breast and comfort him.
Sir Leon! Lucky that Morgana told them where they were going, wasn’t it?
Yay! Inspector Linley! I mean, Agravaine.
Oh, so the ugly buggers died. They should have been wearing red shirts as well as cloaks
Ah Samain . . . reminds me of Seren . . .
This must be when they introduced Morgana’s dry-lips look. She should have magicked herself a Chapstick
Sir Leon! And an old biddy party pooper
Nice to see Lancelot is the only one to rush to Merlin’s aid – Arthur just looked peed off
Ah! The old biddy is the Cailleach. And it’s the Dorocha screaming. Good. I like to know these things. Oooh, tearing the veil has created a new world. Ah, the old, Emrys, he is your destiny and he is your doom bit. Well, to be honest, Merlin was everyone’s destiny and doom, so it’s a bit unfair to single out Morgana and he screwed up pretty much everyone’s life
Merlin’s cold? Someone needs to warm him up. Any offers?
Yay! Topless Arthur, And Sir Leon! Who are these other knights? They’re pretty ropey. And the two knights at the back can’t act!
Sir Leon! At least they’ve got Elyan, Gwaine, Percival and Lancelot with them this time
Nice slo mo through the village
Ha! Gwapple!
Oh heck, the flam from that torch came dangerously close to Gwaine’s hair
Merlin – attacked by a chicken
I this bit with the eerie screaming and the ghost skull was really creepy
Oh no! Camelot is disarray! But at least Gwen’s got something to do (waving a flaming torch)
Ha! Merlin is lighting LOTS of candles. Yes Merlin, pick up the candle . . . and while you’re down there . . .
Why does Sir Percival’s chain mail fasten up the front? Aww, I love this bit where he carries all three children
The little dingly dell that is Morgana’s new home. Lips no better then, Morgana?
Awww, lovely touching scene between Uther and Arthur. And between Arthur and Gwen.
Sir Leon! And the boys!
Merlin: “I will gladly die Gauis knowing that one day Albion will live.” Well, I suppose it managed 3 years
Sir Leon!
Ah, the first time Morgana has the vision of Camlann, I do believe. And it looked NOTHING like that! Nothing at all!
Fab shot of the knights in their cloaks riding towards the ruined castle.
Sir Leon!
I love that Lancelot knows about Merlin’s magic. I wish he’d been able to share it with someone else after Lancelot went
Awww the chat between Arthur and Merlin – love it.
Fab effect when Merlin jumps into the path of the Darocha. And a great cliffhanger!
I do like this episode – for me it has pathos, humour, some brilliant acting, great special effects (the Darocha were properly scary!) . . . and IT HAS KNIGHTS. OUR KNIGHTS. THE PROPER TRUE GORGEOUS, SWISHY-HAIRED, MUSCLEY FABULOUS MEN OF ACTION KNIGHTS
But I did only watch it for the plot, of course
The clues were all there, weren't they?
The Merlin Rewatch Drinking Game! Updgrade 4.0!
Drink every time:
*Someone mentions Merlin and/or Arthur's destiny
*The guards fail at guarding
*There is Shirtlessness!
*There is banter/joshing between the knights
*Arthur and Merlin call each other names
*Gwen gives Arthur a supportive speech
*Merlin uses magic to save Arthur
*Somebody is thrown through the air with magic
*(Overly) dramatic music plays
*Warning bells are sounded
*Gaius says "Sossery"
*Morgana smirks evilly
*Agravaine gives Arthur purposefully fake good advice
*Arthur talks about Agravaine being family
*Agravaine pervs over Morgana
*Someone makes camp!
I think those should get you fairly drunk. :D
Totally agree, I think from Series 4 onwards the CGI really did improve massively. I like this two parter, it delves a little bit more into the background of the Old Religion and adds a bit of the spirituality which was lacking in earlier series' imo.
And it has the Knights in action, what more could you ask for
I was just going to say we'll be raving alcoholics at the end of this series following this list!
Thanks Nat!
BIB That happened to 4 knights in the first 5 minutes . . . so I had to have 4 drinks just for that!
My poor liver
Well quite!
And this is the first series that they produced as Blu-ray (so presumably filmed it differently - I don't know the technicalities) but it certainly makes a difference on the screen
I think this is Nat's punishment for her not liking this series . . . I may not make it past halfway at this rate! :eek:
I read on some website that they head cannoned this as Morgana attempting to fight her fate but due to 'DESTINY's power and rules it caused it to happen in a different way, a la The Crystal Cave.
:eek: Not at all! I enjoy the drinking game, and there's no point playing if you can't get reasonably plastered. Although it did start as a way of dulling the pain of the ending (drinking for destiny twaddle) so it makes sense that we'd need more drinks with each series.
And nothing could be as bad as the series 3 opener, at least you are not watching this one as a double.
That was a bad mistake, wasn't it? I was on the verge of hating Sir Leon by the end of the second episode. Fortunately I've forgiven him now
We'd end up in hospital having our stomach's pumped and on a rehydration drip with this list for those episodes
:eek::eek::eek::mad:
I know!
I was shouting at the TV, "Oh no, not Sir Leon AGAIN??? NOOOO!!!!"
He was very apologetic at the Cold Premier when I told him, though
It worked fine for the rest of the series though, in fact we didn't see him at all for weeks and weeks in the middle.
Sadly I have even less to say about S4 than S3 and only REALLY enjoyed one scene...Aithusa saving Morgana at the end and even that pleasure is tarnished by the knowledge that the intriguing possibilities this act suggested to my imagination came to nothing and Morgana went hurtling even further down the road of panto land
Still, maybe it serves me right for trusting to hope over experience
Note to Star, Natarhi, Keren and Smint - Sorry for the delay in the next instalment but my foot has been giving me hell and I also managed to lose my wallet in the week - resulting in phone calls and card cancellations - so I haven't had much time to put quill to parchment in between earning a crust hopefully I'll have something with you by the end of the week though
I myself have very little (that's positive) to say about S4 so I shall not mind your silence on the subject.
I'm sorry to hear of your trials and tribulations this week though. I hope next week is an improvement and I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say I'm looking forward to reading the next instalment of the story whenever you have it ready.
My good Sir *curtsies*
It saddens me to hear about your foot. I hope Morgana is looking after you
Ah it's a bugger losing your wallet. I've lost mine twice and luckily had it (and everything in it) returned both times
I look forward to the next chapter
The only other comment I have is how did none of the knights find it even slightly suspicious that the Dorocha did not kill Merlin? :rolleyes:
Firstly I have to admit that due to circumstances beyond my control my quill and parchment have remained locked in ye olde desk and I haven't been able to continue with my story this week
But on the plus side I've had time to think about how I'm going to resurrect everybody for my Christmas S6 Special and where things go from there Apologies in advance if it's a bit Disney-fied but after last years Misery-fest I feel the need to balance things out a bit
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Gauis told Arthur that no mortal could escape the touch of the Dorocha - but as you say neither Arthur nor the other knights questioned how Merlin survived. It was just accepted. It's not my favourite episode of Merlin but I love how the Merlin/Arthur friendship is portrayed.
I remember 4x01 was on straight after the DW finale with the "death" and marriage of the Doctor (a massive storyline) but it was this episode of Merlin that stuck with me for the next few days. I don't think I was the only one to say that this series opener was better than the DW finale which is quite an achievement.
ETA: Saying that, the ignorance of the knights bugs me as well! Although, if your friend escaped certain death, would your first thought be to question it or just praise the miracle?
What have I said about mentioning that in here :mad::mad:
:p