On the eve of the Merlin series finale, the Talks of Camelot podcast brings you our final predictions for how it’s all gonna end, and our discussion for “The Diamond of the Day, Part 1.”

“The Diamond of the Day, Part 1” recap:
– In the news, Arthur is a “hunky killing machine” and Alexander Vlahos calls Merlin/Arthur “a platonic love story”
– Merlin finally went to the tavern!
– The epic battle of Gaius vs Sloth
– Will Mordred fall on his own sword, literally?
– Arthur prepares for the last stand at Thermopylae… we mean Camlann
– Merlin and Arthur’s heartbreaking goodbye
– Eira: so pointless
– Gwaine and Merlin’s bromantiful goodbye (TM Game of Owns)
– The Crystal Cave = Merlin‘s Room of Requirement?!
– Gwen knows… something?
– Realising what the twist would be, and going “no. No. But. NOOOO.”
– Merlin contacting Arthur in a dream (yay flashbacks!)
– “And out comes…. Dragoon.”
– Was this supposed to be an epic, fist-pump moment? Because, um… no
– But, hey AT LEAST his true self wasn’t Dolma!
– Did he trade in his youth for power? Or did he time travel? Lots of crackpot theories
– Our problem with Merlin changing: the end won’t be as impactful if he’s Dragoon

“The Diamond of the Day, Part 2” predictions:
– Will Merlin be old Emrys from here on out?
– What? Your Pokemerlin is Evolving!
– How will the magic reveal go down?
– Can Merlin now take a potion to turn young temporarily?
– We dissect the promo, the dialogue teasers
– Forget negativity. “Nobody’s gonna die, Merlin’s gonna be young, and Morgana will be defeated” is our new favourite theory
– Plot twist: “I really feel like everyone should die.” WHO said that?!
– Ultimately though, we think either Merlin or Arthur will die
– Well THAT, or frolicking back to Camelot together holding hands, on the back of Kilgharrah “A Whole New World” style
– Live or Die, MuggleCast style
– Is it even possible for Morgana to live if Merlin dies?
– Final thoughts on the first part of the finale, and our expectations for the final episode.

To sum up: it all comes back to Disney. And Harry Potter. Merlin is a Horcrux, the end.

That’s it! Tune in to Merlin‘s grand finale tonight at 20:15 GMT and come back to Hypable to tell us what you think! We hope to have our podcast episode reacting to the end up towards the middle of the week.

Don’t forget that just cause Merlin is ending, that doesn’t mean that the Talks of Camelot podcast will! Stay tuned… and follow us on Twitter @TalksCamelot.