I liked this one a lot too, mostly for the reasons you did, and certainly preferred it over last week's one.
Some parts really had me on tenterhooks, and I certainly didn't expect Arthur to decide on a single man combat over a major war, as the trailer would have led us to believe. I'm glad though that he did choose that path, and for the reasons he gave.
I loved Queen Annis and think it would be great if she made another appearance as an ally of Arthur later down the track.
Bradley gave another outstanding performance, and I liked the Arthur/Merlin and Arthur/Knights interaction. Merlin as a knight in the beginning was cute.
My major question, though, is why is Arthur still going out on quests etc, and placing himself such obvious danger, when he doesn't have an heir back at the castle to take his place in the event of his death?
And speaking of heirs, would it come down to Morgana or Agravainne? Obviously Morgana would think it's hers for the taking as the daughter of the previous king. But would Agravainne have an equally strong claim as the next blood relative (that we know of) of the *current* king?
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Date: 2011-10-30 10:13 am (UTC)Some parts really had me on tenterhooks, and I certainly didn't expect Arthur to decide on a single man combat over a major war, as the trailer would have led us to believe. I'm glad though that he did choose that path, and for the reasons he gave.
I loved Queen Annis and think it would be great if she made another appearance as an ally of Arthur later down the track.
Bradley gave another outstanding performance, and I liked the Arthur/Merlin and Arthur/Knights interaction. Merlin as a knight in the beginning was cute.
My major question, though, is why is Arthur still going out on quests etc, and placing himself such obvious danger, when he doesn't have an heir back at the castle to take his place in the event of his death?
And speaking of heirs, would it come down to Morgana or Agravainne? Obviously Morgana would think it's hers for the taking as the daughter of the previous king. But would Agravainne have an equally strong claim as the next blood relative (that we know of) of the *current* king?