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s01e08 — The Beginning of the End

Merlin — s01e08 — The Beginning of the End

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Duration: 45 min.
Released: 08.11.200808.11.2008 22:30
Watched by: 61 47372.79%
1 season
s01e08
s01e04 - The Poisoned Chalice
s01e05 - Lancelot
s01e06 - A Remedy to Cure All Ills
s01e07 - The Gates of Avalon
s01e08 - The Beginning of the End
s01e09 - Excalibur
s01e10 - The Moment of Truth
s01e11 - The Labyrinth of Gedref
s01e12 - To Kill the King

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kaktus143
kaktus143
10 Jul 2015, 21:31 #
Utor is just paranoid... There are too many problems with being afraid of magic and destroying it. Merlin, as always, did the right thing.
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sweetsheep67
sweetsheep67
24 Jan 2016, 17:20 #
@kaktus143: I acted according to justice, which will then affect the whole kingdom (((
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SofiaPrescott
SofiaPrescott
23 Sep 2016, 16:57 #
@kaktus143: Uther is so paranoid, it's infuriating...
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deeniks
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06 Aug 2015, 13:59 #
An interesting twist.
I hope to see Asa again.
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anyutka_karpan
anyutka_karpan
26 Jul 2016, 05:04 #
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mortuusinvita
mortuusinvita
15 Aug 2016, 03:55 #
@anyutka_karpan: Excuse me, but on which episode did you get the idea that Morgana is a bitch? when, despite the danger, she went with Arthur and Merlin to kill a monster in the city's water supply? or when she tried to save Arthur from that mamselle from the last episode? or maybe in this one, when she was saving a child, not caring about the possible negative consequences for her?
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anyutka_karpan
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15 Aug 2016, 05:32 #
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mortuusinvita
mortuusinvita
15 Aug 2016, 05:51 #
@anyutka_karpan: I must be blind if I don't see something bitchy in her behavior and manners. maybe in the next seasons, but definitely not here.
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ramzy
ramzy
10 May 2018, 07:36 #
@anyutka_karpan: Morgana is beautiful, so she's a bitch, Gwen is ugly, so she's good. Iron logic
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Йонду
Йонду
27 Nov 2016, 20:08 #
it was only after watching the series to the end that I realized the whole point of the title of this series
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JiffyQ
JiffyQ
23 Jan 2017, 21:28 #
@Yondu: that's right
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JiffyQ
JiffyQ
23 Jan 2017, 22:14 #
The moment with the keys is incomparable :D
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proustfiend
proustfiend
10 Aug 2017, 00:43 #
A heartfelt series
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Lala_B
Lala_B
03 Sep 2017, 20:43 #
The boy is pretty)) I wonder who it will grow into...
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charlie_h
charlie_h
04 Sep 2017, 02:27 #
@Lala_B: You told me, Mordred. According to legend, the guy who killed Arthur. hence the name.
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noorcaste
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13 Jul 2021, 04:49 #
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KatiaRazheva
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20 Jun 2020, 01:32 #
He will grow up to be a boy from "sex education"))
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darfenellas
darfenellas
19 Nov 2017, 21:03 #
Well, cheert
It feels like this episode is a big spoiler, and it's already hurting me ((
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hamsterEXO
hamsterEXO
24 Dec 2017, 23:05 #
I can't help but draw a parallel between this series and the Doctor's series, where the Twelfth saved Davros when he was a child.
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OlgaWeasley
OlgaWeasley
21 Jan 2018, 19:56 #
"One of them is bad, really bad. And the second one... The unthinkable."
that's really unthinkable

(it's quiet uptown, if you know what i mean)
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OlgaWeasley
OlgaWeasley
21 Jan 2018, 19:58 #
And more
SOMEONE TELL MORGANA NOT TO LISTEN TO UTHER (my beautiful summer child, you are not worthy of a finger of this mu...women)
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girlnewOrleans
girlnewOrleans
07 Feb 2018, 21:19 #
Why couldn't Merlin at least once do as he was told((
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KatiaRazheva
KatiaRazheva
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20 Jun 2020, 01:33 #
In fact, Merlin creates problems for himself
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ramzy
ramzy
27 May 2018, 21:57 #
Is there something I don't understand? Arthur does everything Morgana says, even taking risks, even acting against his father's will, and then where did it all go?
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proustfiend
proustfiend
30 Sep 2018, 15:04 #
@ramzy: Got smarter
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ramzy
ramzy
01 Oct 2018, 23:35 #
@proustfiend: More like blind
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Milenium330
Milenium330
06 Feb 2019, 03:39 #
For some reason, I was very upset with the way Mordred looked at Merlin when he spun about the difficulties: yeah, filler, who are you telling lies to?
You're sitting in tension the whole episode, and the ending is like they're going to start fighting here right now.

P.S. I'm ready to watch the scene with the keys forever
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darfenellas
darfenellas
11 Sep 2019, 00:18 #
Now I adore Merlin. Arthur. To Morgan. And gods, I'm glad Merlin didn't listen to the stupid dragon! "Let the boy die, let the bloodshed, Merlin..." If Merlin had allowed such a vile murder to take place, he would have lost all respect in my eyes. And probably in their own, too.

At the moment, I don't care what Mordred does in the future. So far, he is an innocent boy who has not committed any evil. Does he deserve to die?

In the comments under the previous episode, I complained that Merlin and Morgana weren't enough for me together, but these seals are finally interacting. :z

And Uther has been acting like a scumbag the whole series. I think there is only one true king. Long live Arthur!

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еxprisee
еxprisee
01 Jan 2020, 01:16 #
Merlin, what the...??? They explained to you in a human way that if the boy survives, he will kill Arthur. Why can't you just do what they say for once?! I know at that moment he only saw him as an innocent child, but damn...
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Cry_to_Heaven
Cry_to_Heaven
09 Feb 2020, 00:40 #
How painful it is from this series, from how all the main characters are kind to Mordred and what turns out to be in the end (((( And Mordred is very sorry, where you can apply for AU, where everyone loves him and brings up the whole world and nothing bad happens ((((
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tana_potter
tana_potter
26 Jun 2020, 13:52 #
Oh, I forgot that young Asa Butterfield is playing here.
A very intense and meaningful series. This is Merlin's moral dilemma... For a split second, you believe that he will really let the boy die.

When Uther runs into Morgana, I just want to punch him in the face. You brute!

And, of course, the scene with the keys is a masterpiece))))))))))
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klmIvanko
klmIvanko
25 Oct 2020, 19:13 #
Damn, I even wonder by what logic the kid will become an enemy. In fact, they all risked their lives, and in the end they will face it in a negative light, what kind of jokes?
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innovatora
innovatora
03 Jun 2021, 23:57 #
Super interesting appearance of the boy 😌
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noorcaste
noorcaste
13 Jul 2021, 04:53 #
thank you for this episode and the comments under it, I now know the end of the series
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Demausol
Demausol
26 Feb 2023, 18:26 #
Yeah, it's really not an easy choice. But here it is obvious, because Merlin had to help not only the boy, but also Arthur. If they were caught, Uther would lose confidence in his son forever, and the latter, in turn, would simply kick Merlin out, and his duty would be over. Besides, there are too many smart people gathered here, writing, well, why didn't Merlin listen to the dragon. Would you be able to let a person die and then live with it?
Arthur is a good fellow, a good ruler is really distinguished by mercy. If Uther had been like that, none of the magicians would have attempted his life in such numbers.
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