The episode was quite emotional and there were a lot of visuals bringing Tolkien's Middle Earth to mind, the tower reminded me of Saruman's Orthanc. Of course, the fact that we know Arthur always survives removed a lot of tension from the episode. It is great that Gawain is back, as he is a really good character with a sense of humour, though it seems to me that he hides a lot of sadness and pain under his sunny and jocular appearance. The escape from Gawain's "gambling buddies" was hilarious :)
The episode feels a bit strange since it tells the story of the Fisher King and his wasteland but without any religious elements present in the traditional tale. Though the first scene with Arthur in the throne room at Camelot is almost religious, he looks as if he had been praying, probably if religion has been included, he had been lying prostrate in the form of the cross, but all the same, even without it the scene did feel mystical and religious to some extent.
Morgana takes another step toward evil and she is really unkind to Gwen for the first time and cannot hide her negative feelings towards the girl. It is also the first time she is performing a spell on her own. Though I wonder whether she invents these convoluted plots to kill Arthur, wouldn't poison be much simpler and effective? The only logical reason behind it seems to be that she wants Arthur's death to look like an accident so she wants to arrange it when he is not at court and she would not be easily suspected.
Shout by supersnekBlockedParent2022-07-14T03:29:29Z
My dude, those things aren't wyverns :sob: they've got too many legs
Also, if things aren't what they seem, shouldn't the "wyverns" looked scary but actually be sweet and helpful?
I know Gwaine was Strength, but it doesn't seem like he actually did anything except help with Merlin's morale. I suppose that counts as strength of character, but really that feels like a stretch. I'm glad to see him again, even if I don't understand why he was in this episode and why Merlin spent so much time looking for Gwaine (mostly off-screen but still) instead of going straight to Arthur.
Knowing that Merlin is immortal, I can't help but think the Fisher King is a glimpse into what his future will be, after outliving all his friends.