Arthur’s Bane: The High Stakes of Merlin Season 5, Episode 2
"Arthur’s Bane: Part 2" is essential viewing because it sets the board for the series finale. It explores themes of: merlin season 5 episode 2
If you'd like, I can also trace how this episode sets up specific plot threads for the rest of Season 5 (Mordred's love interest Kara, the Disir, Camlann). Just let me know. Arthur’s Bane: The High Stakes of Merlin Season
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As Arthur and Merlin journey to the meeting, they are ambushed by a group of bandits, who are revealed to be working for a mysterious sorceress named Eriol. Eriol steals the diamond, intending to use its power to manipulate Arthur and gain control over Camelot. You haven't eaten
The prophecy says: "The bane of Arthur is the druid boy — he will tear down the walls of Camelot." Everyone (including the audience) assumes "bane" means enemy/destroyer. But by the episode's end:
(Standing, her voice trembling with suppressed emotion) The circumstances were manufactured, Arthur. I was drugged. I was used. If you look with your heart, you will see the truth. But if you only look with your eyes, then you are not the King I believed you to be.