Merlin Season 5 Episode 9: With All My Heart

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Arthur finally learns of Morgana’s control over Guinevere.  Determined to break Morgana’s spell called Teine Diaga he consults Gauis. The means to end a spell would be only known by the high Priestess and the Dochraid. The Dochraid is a believer of the old religion ways and is in league with Morgana. Leaving them with no choice, Merlin transforms to Dragoon the great and confronts the Dochraid. Merlin was able to get the information that he needs but had use the Excalibur to get it. The Excalibur is the only weapon powerful enough to harm creatures like the Dochraid.

 

They have to travel to the Cauldron of Arianrhod and have to summon a white goddess. But they would have to put Guinevere to sleep in the process. When they were secretly leaving the castle with Gwen, they encountered Mordred and Gwayne. Modred was suspicious and followed them.

 

Only a sorcerer could summon the white goddess. Arthur was not willing to work with Dragoon the great. Leaving them with no choice, Gauis told Arthur that it would a sorceress named Dolma that would help them. Dolma is Merlin Old Female form. Only the water of the Cauldron of Arianrhod would be able to heal her but she has to enter the waters on her own free will.

 

The Dochraid alerted Morgana immediately and she intended to stop them at all cost. She brought her Dragon A to interfere with Arthur’s plan but the Dragon for Merlin who used his powers as Dragon lord to make leave. Morgana was able to capture Mordred and she tried to convince him to join her. Modred again refuse and use his powers to magically push Morgana.

 

In the Lake , Gwen has awakened and would not come to the waters willingly. Arthur talked to him and used the words that used in their wedding vows “With all my heart” to stir Gwen’s emotions. Eventually she entered the water and Merlin used his magic to summon the white Goddess. On their return to Camelot, Mordred talked to Merlin about trusting him. He told Merlin that he will prove himself worthy of Merlin’s trust.

 

 

I have to say I am pretty disappointed with how the episode ended. I thought that Merlin had use a huge amount of magic to summon the White Goddess. But when Merlin released the Teine Diaga it was anti-climatic. I have expected more especially that there are only a few episodes left in the series. But I have to admit the Dolma scene was funny. They haven’t put much comedy in the series as they use to. But with time running out, I would have wanted to see Merlin use more Magic.