Talks of Camelot tackles the penultimate episode of Merlin, “The Drawing of the Dark.” It’s almost finale time, and tempers are running high among the hosts – we make some very off-the-wall last-minute predictions about how it’ll all end, and reflect on the brilliance that is Alexander Vlahos’ Mordred.

Merlin news breakdown:
– Alexander Vlahos talks working with Colin Morgan and Bradley James, says that Mordred isn’t evil
– Colin Morgan and Bradley James video: Why isn’t Merlin called Arthur?
– Hypable’s big Merlin Game contest: write dialogue for the characters!

Recapping “The Drawing of the Dark”:
– Alexander Vlahos as Mordred: we can has spin-off please?
– Seriously, Kara, STAHP.
– Arthur listens to Merlin now
– Merlin is… The Ugly Duckling? Pamela doesn’t understand
– Have we seen the final Merlin/Arthur bromance scene?
– Aaarrrms. Percival saves the day
– The Mordred/Kara situation parallels Merlin/Freya
– A Kara/Cara (Nimueh) connection?
– Was Kara intentionally “drawing the dark” from Mordred?
– Did Arthur realise that Mordred had magic?

Previewing the series finale “The Drawing of the Dark”:
– “The Diamond of the Day” promo: DAT SCREAM.
– The Crystal Cave
– Will Kilgharrah and Aithusa appear in the finale?
– Why does Arthur decide to go to war?
– Gwen’s role in the finale (other than the baby she’s obviously gonna have)
– Erin Richards – Gwaine’s love interest?!
– And what about that one surprising returning character?!
– So, magic reveal, y/y?!
– What will the part 1 cliffhanger be?
– Predictions about who’s gonna die (spoiler alert: everybody!)
– We totally call the ending of the show: Merlin becomes the King of Camelot! Solved.

To sum up: we’re expecting a giant finale massacre in which everybody dies and/or are turned into dragons and sent back in time. We might need some good reincarnation fanfic recommendations after this is all over!

If you haven’t yet, don’t forget about Hypable’s giant Merlin celebration project, A Month of Merlin! We’ve written several different articles including a Merlin spin-off wishlist, casting all the actors in Game of Thrones, and the ultimate finale predictions post.