SFX "With All My Heart" Episode 5x9 review 

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“Great Dragon. It’s me again! I come seeking...”

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“Oi, dragon what’s that tapping noise?”

“I’m typing up my CV. It’s not easy with these claws.”

“Your CV. Why?”

“Haven’t you heard? I’m out of a job.”

“Seriously?”

“Yeah. They’ve cancelled the series. Lord knows why. And such a cushty job lately. I was only having to do one line a week.”

“It’s been axed?”

“Well, axed is a harsh turn of phrase. Axed usually means a show is failing badly. We have huge viewing figures. Bigger than Casualty. Much bigger. And that’s been going since I was an egg! Do they cancel that rubbish even though it’s haemorrhaging viewers? No. Instead we get cancelled because the show’s story arc has reached its ‘natural conclusion’. Well, my pension fund hasn’t reached its ‘natural conclusion’. But do I have a say in the matter? Of course not. I mean, I’m just the bloody Great Dragon.”

“What are you going to do?”

“I’m offering my services to other shows that might have me. Wizards Vs Aliens. Game Of Thrones… I can deliver prophecies in a northern accent if necessary! ‘Ey-oop, tere’s a reet grand battle coomin’ oop.’”

“Seriously, if you get an audition, don’t do that.”

“Ah, dear boy, for once I welcome the distraction of your weekly visit. It’ll stop me from brooding for a while.”

“Does that mean you’ll give me some proper spoilers?”

“Not likely. I still have a reputation to think of. In fact, to prove my worth I shall be more obscure than ever!”

“Oh dear.”

“Elyan is used as an excuse. There’s some hand sniffing. Someone has Vulcan blood. The words, ‘A woman’ unexpectedly change everything. Merlin uses an old trick in a new way. And in an old way, come to that. Arthur is given some sage words of advice. A strategically placed loaf saves a loaf. There’s more cross-dressing, but there’s a good excuse. There’s a very big cauldron. Merlin gets to talk parseltongue again. Mordred plays an important role and makes a pivotal leap. Merlin borrows something to make a point. Gwen gets saddle-sore in a most unusual place.

“Okay, okay, okay! But anything more specific about what kind of episode it is?”

“It is a very important episode in lots of ways. The precredit teaser has a narrative leap quite unusual and unexpected for the way this show normally tells its stories. Refreshingly so. On one level it could be looked at as a standard quest episode but there are some very intriguing moments along the way. Colin Morgan gets to bring out yet another side of Merlin. The ending may be a little cheesy for some, but others will love it. There’s the potential for some very" VERY" broad comedy, but the episode never goes too far in that direction.”

“More! More!”

“There’s some fantastic prosthetic make-up, a great gnarly old witch, a slightly disappointing location (you may go, “Is that it?”), a lot of people getting telekinetically knocked an appearance by one my brethren… Oh hang on!”

“What?”

“She’s going to be competing with me for jobs! That’s yer lot. Time to get this CV finished.”

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The show was not axed, people seem to forget that the producers always said they had planned to do 5 series.

As to the review, I can't wait to see the episode.

I hope that the ending that some will find chessy and others love means that we get a cute/sappy/ i need to see a dentist due to sugar overload sweet, Arwen scene. We deserve/need some sweet Arwen time, especially a kiss after this whole evil Gwen storyline.

The producers always said five seasons but over the last few they said they would continue for as long as the ratings stayed high and the fans continued to watch. That's why the choice seemed to throw everyone for into a frenzy I think. There was still a lot left to cover. I hope they don't cram it to the point where things are left unexplored altogether.

But no, the show was not axed by the network or anything. The announcement shows the producers, but they did have slightly bad review last week for the season so far in a sandwich of some praise. That is the first time I have ever read any negativeness regarding Merlin and my first thought was whether or not they would continue then because I remembered what the producers said and then this announcement of saying farewell. It is a shock to some degree.

I agree 100%, Lucerne!

I have been thinking that line "with all my heart," is Gwen saying it to Arthur. Arthur is bruised right now, his heart is in doubt ( no one can blame him for that ) and at the end of this episode he probably questions the level of her love for him, and she tells him I love you with all my heart. This is something both Arthur and the viewers need to hear after the last few episodes. This is the feel good moment for the Arwenites they mentioned in the teasers. They are probably in their chambers or in bed.

God, I need that right now!!!!!! Some happy moments, pleaseeeeee!