If you're waiting for the weekly Merlin review, after watching Saturday's episode I've come to a decision: I'll review all the remaining episodes in one go. Not least because an individual review for this episode that doesn't consist of complaints would pretty much look like "I loved the Merlin and Kilgarrah scene. The end." Now, if the show weren't finishing, and had more seasons to go, this would be the point where I'd stop watching, because I've always maintained that if a show consistently (not just with the odd ep, every show will do that) gives you more to complain about than to enjoy, it's time to get out rather than stay and make both yourself and other people who are still fans miserable. (I know some people also enjoy reading and writing weekly dissings, but not me.) This season (though not the ones before), this has been the case for me with Merlin. However, the show is ending, and it would be a shame to quit that late in the game, so to speak; also, there is still at least one longer story I want to write in the fandom, which is another reason why I'm choosing to stick around tillt he finale.

Please don't see the post as an invitation to comment along the lines of "at least you see why I hate the show so much"; I don't hate it. Overall, looking back on all the years, it's given me far more to treasure than to tear my hair out over, though that part has always been there; it's just that until this season, it never spoiled the rest of the experience for me, and now it does. So, one more review post after the finale, and then maybe some more meta, and the above mentioned story; it's not an "I'm out of this fandom for good!" reaction I have, any more I had after Alias which also gave me four seasons which despite their ups and downs I mostly enjoyed and then a final season why I didn't. But it is a "no more weekly reviews from me" post.