[Part of TV Series: Merlin]
20231009 Comment:
Today I identified that my logs showed only twelve episodes being watched in Season 1 and Season 2 when there are actually 13 episodes in each. Looking into activity logs, I have identified all the places where I've seen the first twelve episodes, and that upon watching the twelveth episode of Season 1,* I went to the tenth episode of Season 2 (because I had already seen the first nine episodes). It's possible that if I had seen the first nine episodes of Season 2, that I had also seen the last episode of Season 1.
As I have access to the series via Amazon Prime, I decided to watch it - just in case.
*Note to self: while in certain places episodes are logged as "Merlin: Season 1", the eleventh and tenth episode in this instance are not: the entries are "Merlin: The Labyrinth of Gedref" and "Merlin: To Kill the King", respectively.
S1E01 - The Dragon's Call:
1: Huh, I don't remember this first episode (with Merlin meeting Gaius)
1: Morgana
1: I like this initial meeting between Arthur and Merlin.
1: "How long you been training to be a prat?" "You can't address me like that." "Sorry, how long you been training to be a prat, my Lord?"
1: Lol. He moves stuff in his sleep.
1: "Mmm-mmm." "Mmm-mmm." "I'm here."
1=20150810
S1E02 - Valiant:
1: It's a minor, subtle moment, but Arthur showed he truly believed in Merlin.
1: Vulnerability
1: Oh I get it. Earlier in the episode, Arthur foreshadowed this by saying something like "I hope for your sake you learn quickly."
1: With that being said, just cause he cast it successfully once, technically his success rate shouldn't suddenly skyrocket.
1=20150810*
*[20170302] I might have seen this episode before.
S1E03 - The Mark of Nimueh:
1: Oh Merlin...
1: "There's no way Merlin is a sorcerer!" Poor kid.
1: "Maybe I should go around wearing a pointy hat."
1: Hahaha. Close one. He almost spilled the beans on himself.
1: True: "One day people won't believe what an idiot you were." Haha
1=20150810*
*[20170302] I might have seen this episode before.
S1E04 - The Poisoned Chalice:
1: Either Merlin is powerful, or his connection with Arthur is powerful, or maybe a mix of both.
1=20150810
S1E05 - Lancelot:
1: Lancelot. (less exciting cause they mention him in the preview at the end of the previous episode)
1: Haha, he didn't have to yell super hard for his spell to work. Merlin > Harry Potter.
1: Lancelot would be the first to know Merlin's secret outside of Gaius. I suppose that's part of why the writers had him leave.
1: I see...
1=20150810
S1E06 - A Remedy to Cure ALl Ills:
1: Man, this guy is dangerous.
1: Gaius has met the dragon before!
1: "No, it is my jailer who is in danger."
1: What a mysterious dragon. What is his role? Destiny is a strange concept.
1=20150810*
*[20170302] This is probably the first time I saw this episode.
S1E07 - The Gates of Avalon:
1: "If this was a time of war I'd have you flogged." "And since it isn't we could let this one go?"
1: Lol. Watch out for girls who quickly change their temperament.
1: Haha, she'll take immortality over mortality with her father.
1: Lol, the comedy of their relationship (Arthur and Merlin)
1: "Have you some kind of mental affliction?" [...] "Food shortage"
1=20150810*
*[20170302] I probably haven't seen this episode before
S1E08 - The Beginning of the End:
1: Asa Butterfield! (e.g., Hugo, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
1: I don't know enough about the stories to know who this druid boy grows up to be
1: "My name is Mordred"
1=20170302*
*I definitely haven't seen this episode before.
S1E09 - Excalibur:
1: I don't remember if that was covered before or not (Arthur's birth was a result of magic)
1: Ah. And so that's the sword as we see it in the opening credits. [Apparently some stories involve a ruler named Lady of the Lake who gives King Arthur his sword Excalibur.]
1=20170302*
*I definitely haven't seen this episode before.
S1E10 - The Moment of Truth:
1: Aww. What a sad episode.
1: "You're like two sides of the same coin." (He says he heard someone say before, who?)
1=20170302*
*I definitely haven't seen this episode before.
S1E11 - The Labyrinth of Gedref:
1: Oh no! A unicorn! ;_;
1: Must be a test. (the guy stealing)
1: Another test.
1: From what I heard. Just pour out the goblet and drink from the ocean?
1=20191208
S1E12 - To Kill the King:
1: Oh Morgana... what have you done? (got Gwen's father killed)
1: Making more trouble.
1: Oh my goodness. Merlin brings a staff. What risk to himself to save the king from murder.
1=20191208
S1E13 - Le Morte d' Arthur:
1: Smile. "It's probably more scared of you than you are of it."
1: Hmm. As Merlin said, he bargained his life not his mother's... so what's the twist?
1: Whoa. Merlin summons a lightning bolt down on Nimueh.
1: Huh. Why was the dragon upset... Or was that only something in Morgana's vision?
1=20231009 (Amazon Prime)
20231009 Comment:
Today I identified that my logs showed only twelve episodes being watched in Season 1 and Season 2 when there are actually 13 episodes in each. Looking into activity logs, I have identified all the places where I've seen the first twelve episodes, and that upon watching the twelveth episode of Season 1,* I went to the tenth episode of Season 2 (because I had already seen the first nine episodes). It's possible that if I had seen the first nine episodes of Season 2, that I had also seen the last episode of Season 1.
As I have access to the series via Amazon Prime, I decided to watch it - just in case.
*Note to self: while in certain places episodes are logged as "Merlin: Season 1", the eleventh and tenth episode in this instance are not: the entries are "Merlin: The Labyrinth of Gedref" and "Merlin: To Kill the King", respectively.
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| Merlin (Colin Morgan) |
S1E01 - The Dragon's Call:
1: Huh, I don't remember this first episode (with Merlin meeting Gaius)
1: Morgana
1: I like this initial meeting between Arthur and Merlin.
1: "How long you been training to be a prat?" "You can't address me like that." "Sorry, how long you been training to be a prat, my Lord?"
1: Lol. He moves stuff in his sleep.
1: "Mmm-mmm." "Mmm-mmm." "I'm here."
1=20150810
 |
| Arthur (Bradley James) |
S1E02 - Valiant:
1: It's a minor, subtle moment, but Arthur showed he truly believed in Merlin.
1: Vulnerability
1: Oh I get it. Earlier in the episode, Arthur foreshadowed this by saying something like "I hope for your sake you learn quickly."
1: With that being said, just cause he cast it successfully once, technically his success rate shouldn't suddenly skyrocket.
1=20150810*
*[20170302] I might have seen this episode before.
 |
| Gaius (Richard Wilson) |
S1E03 - The Mark of Nimueh:
1: Oh Merlin...
1: "There's no way Merlin is a sorcerer!" Poor kid.
1: "Maybe I should go around wearing a pointy hat."
1: Hahaha. Close one. He almost spilled the beans on himself.
1: True: "One day people won't believe what an idiot you were." Haha
1=20150810*
*[20170302] I might have seen this episode before.
 |
| Uther Pendragon (Anthony Head) |
S1E04 - The Poisoned Chalice:
1: Either Merlin is powerful, or his connection with Arthur is powerful, or maybe a mix of both.
1=20150810
S1E05 - Lancelot:
1: Lancelot. (less exciting cause they mention him in the preview at the end of the previous episode)
1: Haha, he didn't have to yell super hard for his spell to work. Merlin > Harry Potter.
1: Lancelot would be the first to know Merlin's secret outside of Gaius. I suppose that's part of why the writers had him leave.
1: I see...
1=20150810
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| Merlin and The Dragon (John Hurt) |
S1E06 - A Remedy to Cure ALl Ills:
1: Man, this guy is dangerous.
1: Gaius has met the dragon before!
1: "No, it is my jailer who is in danger."
1: What a mysterious dragon. What is his role? Destiny is a strange concept.
1=20150810*
*[20170302] This is probably the first time I saw this episode.
 |
| Merlin and Gwen (Angel Coulby) |
S1E07 - The Gates of Avalon:
1: "If this was a time of war I'd have you flogged." "And since it isn't we could let this one go?"
1: Lol. Watch out for girls who quickly change their temperament.
1: Haha, she'll take immortality over mortality with her father.
1: Lol, the comedy of their relationship (Arthur and Merlin)
1: "Have you some kind of mental affliction?" [...] "Food shortage"
1=20150810*
*[20170302] I probably haven't seen this episode before
 |
| Morgana (Katie McGrath) |
S1E08 - The Beginning of the End:
1: Asa Butterfield! (e.g., Hugo, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
1: I don't know enough about the stories to know who this druid boy grows up to be
1: "My name is Mordred"
1=20170302*
*I definitely haven't seen this episode before.
S1E09 - Excalibur:
1: I don't remember if that was covered before or not (Arthur's birth was a result of magic)
1: Ah. And so that's the sword as we see it in the opening credits. [Apparently some stories involve a ruler named Lady of the Lake who gives King Arthur his sword Excalibur.]
1=20170302*
*I definitely haven't seen this episode before.
 |
| Nimueh (Michelle Ryan) |
S1E10 - The Moment of Truth:
1: Aww. What a sad episode.
1: "You're like two sides of the same coin." (He says he heard someone say before, who?)
1=20170302*
*I definitely haven't seen this episode before.
S1E11 - The Labyrinth of Gedref:
1: Oh no! A unicorn! ;_;
1: Must be a test. (the guy stealing)
1: Another test.
1: From what I heard. Just pour out the goblet and drink from the ocean?
1=20191208
 |
| Modred (Asa Butterfield) |
S1E12 - To Kill the King:
1: Oh Morgana... what have you done? (got Gwen's father killed)
1: Making more trouble.
1: Oh my goodness. Merlin brings a staff. What risk to himself to save the king from murder.
1=20191208
S1E13 - Le Morte d' Arthur:
1: Smile. "It's probably more scared of you than you are of it."
1: Hmm. As Merlin said, he bargained his life not his mother's... so what's the twist?
1: Whoa. Merlin summons a lightning bolt down on Nimueh.
1: Huh. Why was the dragon upset... Or was that only something in Morgana's vision?
1=20231009 (Amazon Prime)
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