EPISODE
SEASON
Merlin - Season 1
Three friends must keep the kingdom safe and secure from the dark sorcerers. But Merlin has a dark secret which he has to protect but for that he has to use magic.
19 September 1958, Henley-on-Thames, England, UK
22 January 1940, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK
30 March 1960, County Wicklow, Ireland
13 April 1967, Prenton, Birkenhead, England, UK
18 November 1977, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England, UK
September 28, 2008
Even with its quirky charm, though, the show's formula begins to wear thin.
September 28, 2008
Merlin is clearly shopping for tricks in the bargain bin.
September 28, 2008
Merlin demonstrates less skill at character building than the syndicated Legend of the Seeker.
September 28, 2008
There probably is a more congenial spot for happily-ever-aftering, but Merlin is not at all a bad place to start.
September 28, 2008
We see the royal audience comatose and covered in cobwebs and can't help identifying with them; comatose and cobwebby is pretty much how a viewer is likely to feel after surviving only the first 30 or 40 minutes.
September 28, 2008
The middling show plays too much like The O.C. with swords, crowns, and a cheesy CGI dragon.
