The Sword in the Stone: Part One

Episode aired Dec 17, 2011
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43min

8.7/10

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S4.E12

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As Morgana's forces capture Camelot, Arthur at last comes to see his uncle's treachery. He is reluctant to flee, but Merlin bewitches him into escaping with him, temporarily blocking his mem... Read allAs Morgana's forces capture Camelot, Arthur at last comes to see his uncle's treachery. He is reluctant to flee, but Merlin bewitches him into escaping with him, temporarily blocking his memory and dressing him as a peasant. Elyan, Gaius, and Gwaine are taken prisoner, though Mor... Read allAs Morgana's forces capture Camelot, Arthur at last comes to see his uncle's treachery. He is reluctant to flee, but Merlin bewitches him into escaping with him, temporarily blocking his memory and dressing him as a peasant. Elyan, Gaius, and Gwaine are taken prisoner, though Morgana is impressed by Gwaine's performance in trials by combat. Separated from Leon and Per... Read all

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Director
- Alice Troughton
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Stars
- John Hurt(voice)
- Nathaniel Parker
- Bradley James

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Ben Daniels, Miranda Raison, Colin Morgan, and Bradley James in Merlin (2008)

As Morgana's forces capture Camelot, Arthur at last comes to see his uncle's treachery. He is reluctant to flee, but Merlin bewitches him into escaping with him, temporarily blocking his memory and dressing him as a peasant. Elyan, Gaius, and Gwaine are taken prisoner, though Morgana is impressed by Gwaine's performance in trials by combat. Separated from Leon and Percival, Merlin and Arthur fall in with smugglers Tristan and Isolde, during which Merlin's spell wears off and the young king can reveal his identity to them. The quartet escapes to Ealdor, Merlin's village, where a wounded Arthur is nursed by Guinevere as Agravaine and his army close in. —don @ minifie-1

Trivia
The characters of Tristan and Isolde, outside of "Merlin", are principal characters of a famous medieval love-romance, based on a Celtic legend. In short, on their journey home from Ireland, Tristan and Isolde, by misadventure, drink a love potion prepared by the queen for her daughter and King Mark. Once they drink the potion, the two are bound to each other by an imperishable love that dares all dangers and makes light of hardships but does not destroy their loyalty to the king.

Quotes
Merlin: Think of something pleasant.
Arthur: You in the stocks?

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6/10

You gotta fight for your right

A bit of a disappointment in the siege of the castle, it went pretty smoothly and no real face offs. A few fun moments with Arthur and Merlin. Well developed storyline and decent acting.

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