Merlin – “The Fires of Idirsholas”
The Knights of Medeer have been awoken. Long ago 7 knights of Camelot were seduced by a great sorceress. They wreaked havoc and destruction leaving death in their wake.
They were only stilled when the sorceress was killed.
Gaius is telling big stories that has everyone in an uproar and worried for their lives. As usual Arthur, Merlin and the band of knights are off to investigate this tale. Arthur believes it is just bunk. But he’s going along with his father’s orders anyway.
As we know there’s definitely more than meets the eye going on here.
The blonde woman Morgose who defeated Arthur a few episodes ago in the sword battle has reappeared. Her vendetta against Uther has not subsided. She is the one who raised the knights of Medeer.
Morgana goes to a clandestine meeting with the mysterious blonde sorceress Morgose. The sorceress puts Morgana under a spell after Morgana vows her undying devotion to the sorceress and the greater cause of ending the reign of Uther who she now hates. She is tired of pretending to love a man she hates. Her rage seeths and boils over.
Meanwhile Arthur and Merlin are on their quest with the knights. They meet up with the knights of Medeer. Arthur thrusts his sword into the chest and stomach of two of them but they are undaunted. He is surprised that they do not die.
The legends were true. The stories Gaius was telling them about the fierceness of these knights and the destruction they wrought is all too real.
Merlin has to use some magic but Arthur does not notice.
It seems this will finally be the episode where Merlin is found out as the very powerful wizard that he is. In the last episode the crystal of Neatid showed Merlin using his magical powers against a dragon which we can presume is the Dragon that’s been helping him. Once he sets the Dragon free apparently all bets are off when the Dragon wants to destroy Camelot.
The havoc that Merlin saw is starting to break loose. The blonde sorceress Morgose has cast some sort of sleeping spell over Camelot. A clandestine meeting with Morgana allowed her to place a protection spell on Morgana.
So everyone else’s ill but since Merlin and Arthur escaped the knights of Medeer they return to Camelot. Since they were gone they were unaffected but find everyone in Camelot is asleep. They find Morgana who is the only one awake and they have many questions for her.
The barbarians are at the gates.
Or precisely the blonde sorceress is leading the seven knights of Medeer into the defenseless Camelot. The tension is tightening.
What will happen to Camelot?
Morgose is leading the Knights of Medeer right in to kill the king. Merlin goes back to the Dragon for more advice but the Dragon is unwilling to give it. He no longer trusts that Merlin will free him.
Merlin makes a daring swear on his mother’s life and this convinces the Dragon. It’s a simple thing to do the Dragon says because the magic that caused the entire Camelot to go to sleep is too powerful to just dispel with words. His power source is the Lady Morgana herself and she must be killed if it is to be broken.
Merlin is clearly torn because he has an affection if not an outright love for the Lady Morgana.
But the tide is rising and Camelot is threatened to be swept away by it. Merlin and Arthur are starting to be affected by the powerful spell. Morgose and the seven knights are closing in to kill Uther.
Arthur and Merlin have that moment of truth style Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid ending. They look at each other knowing that this is probably the end for both of them. Arthur charges out to fight the seven knights.
Merlin must make peace with what he knows he has to do. Even though he is torn and almost can’t bring himself to do it he gets Morgana to drink the poisoned water. She almost immediately falls ill.
The spell is broken and Morgose bursts in to ask Merlin what he has done. He says he will only tell her what poison he used after she puts the knights down. Morgose now knows the poison and she sweeps herself and Morgana magically away in a puff of black smoke. We can only speculate that she will save Morgana and the 2 of them will be powerful enemies of Camelot.
Morgose hatred for Uther still burns white hot. Morgana now has a burning hatred for Uther and a new hatred for the betrayal of Merlin who just poisoned her. These powerful vendettas must be satisfied or the ladies will die trying.
The big finish has Merlin freeing the dragon with no promise from the Dragon that he will leave Camelot unharmed. Uther has been keeping the Dragon prisoner so it has a vendetta against Camelot.
So Camelot is safe for the moment but the season finale is the next episode.
