Moving on past the epic opening two-parter, it was always going to be difficult for
Camelot to keep up the same vigour and energy in its third episode,
Guinevere, but to its credit what this instalment lacks in exhilirating action setpieces it makes up for with some impressive character drama. The plot revolved around the titular bride-to-be, with Arthur trying to convince her to call off the marraige, only for Merlin to dissuade the budding romance whilst finding out more about the threat Morgan and her currently unseen ally pose to the monarchy. Jamie Campbell Bower and Tasmin Egerton were surprisingly believable as the 'doomed' lovers struggling to cope with events happening around them, and as ever Eva Green reveled in her role as the devious Morgan, manipulative and cunning. I mentioned earlier that there was little in the way of setpieces in
Guinevere, yet that wasn't the biggest gripe I had with the episode. No, the main shortcoming I found was that for the most part it was simply building up to events happening later in the season rather than telling its own story. Now I know that some of you may find this statement hypocritical, as
Doctor Who's current season has posed more and more questions each episode rather than answering them and giving us twelve seperate adventures, but at least that arc moved at a sufficient pace and there was enough in each episode to individualise it from the others, and although I have a feeling its aforementioned arc will end brilliantly I am worried that the same will not be said of
Camelot's arc. We'll have to see how it all plays out over the next seven weeks, but I hope we can get more in the way of character development for Arthur (he did just become king, after all!) rather than a building, omniscient threat that does nothing until the finale.
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