Merlin‘s Alexander Vlahos, who plays Mordred, has spoken about joining the show and the final few episodes in a new interview.
Speaking to Radio Times, Vlahos talks about joining Merlin in its 11th hour, and his first impressions of the other actors. On Colin Morgan and Bradley James he says, “Bradley was very encouraging, nice and always looking to support me if he could see I was getting overwhelmed by the whole thing. Colin was great, always chatting to me and talking about people we knew mutually. Both were a delight!”
On Mordred’s role in the final few episodes, he says that it was more important than he thought it would be. And he is very happy with the ending. “The scripts are very powerful, heartfelt and brutally honest,” he says. “It ties the 5 years together, it honours the fans and the legend.”
Vlahos also reveals that some aspects of the ending surprised him, “but I think that was because I feel the writers have been brave in what they want to achieve with it.”
He also previews some great moments coming up in episode 5×11 “The Drawing of the Dark,” saying, “there are a whole heap of brilliant scenes yet to come.”
And finally, Vlahos shares some insight into what Mordred went through since we first saw him as a child (which we can always use for our imaginary Mordred spin-off). “I think, that he probably started practising magic with the druids – and realised very quickly that if he wanted to stay alive, he needed to stop using magic and escape the druid life style,” he speculates. And no matter what happens in the final few episodes, “in my eyes, Mordred is always good – no matter what other people might think.”
Read the full Q&A with Radio Times to see what Vlahos thinks about his castmates, what his favourite lines are, and much more!
Vlahos also shares his dream to be on Sherlock and Doctor Who – we’d like to see that, too!
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