Safe in the knowledge that their hit drama Robin Hood had come to a final climax the season before, BBC launched new medieval adventure series Merlin in 2008 to a decent-sized audience and respectable reviews, prompting a second season of magical happenings for the character to be produced then aired in 2009. Now, Series 2 has been released on DVD, and though it doesn't manage to top the original effort, it still retains the supernatural fun that made its predecessor so popular with the target audience (aged 8-10+). Coping with Michelle Ryan's departure as the lead foe was always going to be a hard one, but main protagonists Colin Morgan (Merlin) and Bradley Walsh (Arthur) manage to keep the standard at at a high, none more so than in the penultimate episode where the titular character is forced to decide between turning one of his oldest friends against him or destroying the kingdom of Camelot, with his final decision sure to have more than a few repercussions in later stories. Sadly, the finale is a bitter disappointment, ending with no epic battle but Merlin telling his enemy to leave Camelot on threat of death, and the aforementioned baddie doing as he's told. If it weren't for this, Merlin Season Two would score higher, but if you haven't met Morgan's interpretation yet then this is well worth a buy.
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Saturday, 3 April 2010
Merlin Series Two DVD Review (3.5/5)
Safe in the knowledge that their hit drama Robin Hood had come to a final climax the season before, BBC launched new medieval adventure series Merlin in 2008 to a decent-sized audience and respectable reviews, prompting a second season of magical happenings for the character to be produced then aired in 2009. Now, Series 2 has been released on DVD, and though it doesn't manage to top the original effort, it still retains the supernatural fun that made its predecessor so popular with the target audience (aged 8-10+). Coping with Michelle Ryan's departure as the lead foe was always going to be a hard one, but main protagonists Colin Morgan (Merlin) and Bradley Walsh (Arthur) manage to keep the standard at at a high, none more so than in the penultimate episode where the titular character is forced to decide between turning one of his oldest friends against him or destroying the kingdom of Camelot, with his final decision sure to have more than a few repercussions in later stories. Sadly, the finale is a bitter disappointment, ending with no epic battle but Merlin telling his enemy to leave Camelot on threat of death, and the aforementioned baddie doing as he's told. If it weren't for this, Merlin Season Two would score higher, but if you haven't met Morgan's interpretation yet then this is well worth a buy.
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