Tag Archives: Merlin

‘Merlin’ Recap: ‘Another’s Sorrow’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 26th, 2013

Morgana and Odin have invaded the kingdom of Nemeth, friendly to Camelot and home to King Rodor and Princess Mithian. They’ve sacked the castle and taken it over, taking the royal family prisoners.

‘Merlin’ Recap: ‘The Death Song of Uther Pendragon’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 19th, 2013

We open in a sunny wood. a sneezy Merlin has been scaring off the animals Arthur is hunting, so it’s just as well they hear someone screaming, or the day will have been wasted.

‘Merlin’ Recap: ‘Arthur’s Bane: Part 2′

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 12th, 2013

Where did we get to? Oh yes…

The Doctor Vs. Sherlock: It’s A Vote-Off!

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 8th, 2013

Benedict Cumberbatch and Matt Smith at a Fashion Week party in London yesterday (Rex Features via AP Images)

Yeah! Kinda dramatic huh?

The good news is we’re not voting for one to exist and the other to be dissolved like some kind of TV drama soapflake, but there are awards at stake, British ones, and, well, let’s just say Steven Moffat must be feeling ...

‘Merlin’ Recap: ‘Arthur’s Bane: Part 1′

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 5th, 2013

Arthur and Merlin share a worried moment

We begin with Merlin running around Camelot and shouting hello, in quite a panic. It seems Gwen has gone missing, and Arthur, despite being surrounded by knights in red capes, has sent his most trusted (ish) servant to find her.

Bradley James: “It’s Time For Me To Hang Up The Chain Mail”

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 3rd, 2013

Bradley James as Arthur Pendragon in 'Merlin'

Tomorrow evening at 10/9c, SyFy will be showing the first episode of the final season of Merlin. We’ll be recapping the episodes as the season progresses, taking in all manner of magical maladies and generally buckling up that ...

Happy New Year: Five Unanswered Questions For 2013

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 1st, 2013

Sherlock and Moriarty in 'The Reichenbach Falls'

Consider this a new year’s resolution. Rather than wasting everyone’s time with a list of self-improving abstract demands, like “read more books” or “get some exercise,” we have a very specific idea ...

WATCH: Colin Morgan Discusses The End of ‘Merlin’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on November 26th, 2012

It has long been understood, certainly by the show’s creators Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy, that the sword and sorcery epic Merlin would be a five-year, five-season TV project. However, no one could have predicted what a ...

(New) Personality Quiz: Are You Arthur, Merlin or Morgana?

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on November 8th, 2012

We’ve all done it, watched a TV show, watched all the characters go about their business in their idiosyncratic way and wondered “who am I most like?” Am I a Carrie? A Ross? A Shrek?

‘Merlin’ Star Eoin Macken Cast in New Pilot

By Leah Rozen | Posted on October 29th, 2012

Whether a planned TV pilot about an emergency room doctor gets picked up to go to series on NBC may depend on the luck of the Irish. Make that Irishman, as in Eoin Macken, the hunksome actor who plays Sir Gwaine on BBC America’s ...