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  • Actors: Colin Morgan, Anthony Head, Richard Wilson, Bradley James, John Hurt
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 3
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 2entertain
  • DVD Release Date: 9 Feb 2009
  • Run Time: 260 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001M0MDKM
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 725 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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By the time you reach the second half of Merlin’s maiden season, which is collected together on this DVD set, then some things are already clear. Firstly, this isn’t a particularly faithful take on the legend, and nor is it worried about taking a few liberties. Secondly, it’s very much targeted at a fast Saturday night crowd, which means a few uncomfortable plot shortcuts, and the shoehorning in of some middling special effects. And thirdly, warts and all, there’s a good deal of entertainment here, particularly if you’re willing to close your eyes to the assorted faults.

This collection brings together episodes seven to thirteen of Merlin, and inevitably, it’s when the narrative strands start to tie together. Arthur’s falling for a strange and mysterious girl is how things start this time round, but as the series progresses, there’s the small matter of a curse on Camelot, Arthur’s very life hanging by a proverbial thread and a strange Black Knight appearing. That’s just a flavour of what’s in store.

The episodes themselves are zippy, slickly made and generally well acted, and for entertainment in its given timeslot, Merlin acquits itself perfectly well. Audiences agree, too: the show’s ratings were such that series two is already on the way. Catching up on series one, meanwhile, proves to be far from a chore. --Jon Foster

DVD Description
Contains the following episodes:

Episode 7 - When Arthur becomes besotted with a mysterious girl he could lose more than just his heart.

Episode 8 - A young druid boy, on the run in Camelot, is condemned to death by Uther, but Merlin, Arthur and Morgana feel compelled to help him.

Episode 9 - A mysterious Black Knight crashes his horse in through a window to challenge the knights of Camelot to single combat.

Episode 10 - Merlin’s village is under attack from a ruthless group of bandits but can Merlin, Arthur, Morgana and Gwen save them?

Episode 11 - When Arthur kills a unicorn – a prize beast – his knights celebrate, but the prince has inadvertently brought a curse upon Camelot.

Episode 12 - When Gwen’s father is arrested by Uther for helping a sorcerer, Morgana reveals a surprising side of her character.

Episode 13 - As Arthur’s life hangs in the balance, Merlin is the only one who can save him – but at what price?

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Merlin vol.2, 28 Feb 2009
By Ms. Ap Browning "chaobaby7" (Wales UK) - See all my reviews
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This has been one of the best family fantasy television series to come out in a long time, although very different from the traditional Arthurian legends it is fun and novel and brings the stories to life by taking a whole new twist on things and having Merlin and Arthur both as youths, having always pictured Arthur as the good and brave warrior king here he starts off as a stunningly handsome but arrogant young boy who is a bit of a bully I love how he blossoms into the Arthur we know , heroic and just, I also love the friendship of Arthur and Merlin and the deep down love they have for each other. This series is wonderful for anyone of any age, if you like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and very beautiful young people I recommend this.
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Merlin, 1 Feb 2009
By Wiggy1 (South Wales, UK) - See all my reviews
bought this for my boy who loved this when shown on tv. In fact we all love it a real good family watch
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars entertainment for young adults or opportunity lost?, 23 Jun 2009
By Furio (Genova - Italy) - See all my reviews
Valid fot the whole first series.

All in all I enjoyed this first season quite a lot.

Professionally scripted, filmed and acted, it heavily relies on the charm of the Arthurian myth and on the free use of magic so fashionable these years providing the viewer with hours of easy entertainment. A little TOO easy at times.
Said viewer could be even a child of about 10 if a parent is there to do some explaining.

It was only halfway through it that I began to wonder and doubts are now rooted and disturbing.
That the main purpose of this series be entertainment is perfectly legitimate, but I am convinced things could and should have been done better even within this limited scope.

First and foremost there are heavy qualitative differences in the 13 episodes: scripted and directed by different people they are remarkably different in achievements. Take for instance the episode before the last: throughout there is great attention paid to lighting, to framing and composition. The result is that this episode is vastly superior from every point of view. And it shows, it really does. Why was this attention not paid to all of them?

Another irritating problem is the actors' diction: in the first episode it is very theatrical, cristal clear, perfect. Elsewhere, but not everywhere, the same actors slur whole sentences forcing me to use subtitles. Why? Have the creators not established guidelines?

They should have. The series is full of inconsistencies (and sketchy plots/characterization/ethics). For example at the start Merlin is said to be capable of making spells with no mouthed incantation. Elsewhere he has to pronounce it just to open a closed door. Sorry, but these mistakes irritate me a lot.

To talk about some inconsistencies forces me to introduce others that may be less relevant if one accepts this series were originally meant for entertainment only. I can see that it might as well be only me who wishes more attention paid to details, even in entertainment.

The Arthurian myth is extraordinarily confused and I would love the support of an expert before stating my doubts, but I have no expert handy and will have to rely on my knowledge only.
If I am not wrong the life of Arthur is supposed to be set in the first centuries A.D. when the Roman army was retiring from Britain and the Latin-Celtic world was collapsing into small states, often at war with each other and facing the first waves of the Anglo-Saxon invasion.
I might be wrong but this series seems to be set much later, when Anglo-Saxons were already established and mixed with the rest: Arthur's father is called Uther, for instance, and there are runes -which are Germanic only- everywhere. I am under the impression that most incantations are pronounced in Old English instead of some kind of Celtic. Camelot itself is an enormous, full fledged castle, something I would expect in the X century or even later and several details in the scenes appear to be wrong.

Another point is the choice of black actors. Those playing Gwen and her father especially, but there were quite a lot of extras too.
Do NOT misunderstand me: they are fine professionals, I loved them, but I somehow doubt that in V century Britain there were so many people of colour, not to mention among the knights.

A further point is that the dialogues/gestures and even ethics sound too modern for the time. Was this really necessary for entertainment's sake? Was it not possible to fetch an historian and have him revise the production?

There are several other points I could make but I shall leave it to you to decide for yourself, but allow me to stress that a little more accuracy would have been welcomed.

Some less sketchy dialogues would have been too: all actors do a decent job and could surely afford better lines and deeper ethics/attitudes.

An interesting issue other reviewers have pointed out are the homosexual undertones in the series, especially -and understandably- in the relationship between Arthur and Merlin. Nothing for prudes to worry about though, there is nothing explicit as there is nothing sexual of any sort in any line of the script for any character in the whole first season. It is just a texture, a feeling. An interesting one.
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