It’s hard to believe that Season 5 will be the last for Merlin. I’ve been a fan since episode one and I’m sorry to see it go. I’ve been lucky enough to moderate the Merlin panel at San Diego Comic Con for the past three years and I have to say, this is one of the loveliest casts I’ve ever had the pleasure of interviewing. I just got a chance to chat with Katie McGrath, Colin Morgan and Bradley James about the announcement, what we’re going to see in Season 5 and how their stories wrapped up. Guys, I’m going to miss you at SDCC!



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Fanhattan: I’m really sad that the show’s over. How do you guys feel about the end of the series?
Bradley James: I think it ends well. We’re happy with the end.
Colin Morgan: Yeah, I agree with Bradley. When I saw the final few episodes…I thought it was a good ending. I think people will be satisfied.
Fanhattan: I know we’ve talked about this over the years, but is there a particular myth you would have liked to have included in the series that you didn’t get to do?
Morgan: One of my favorites was the Crystal Cave. I thought it was fantastic. It’s the one of the legends we visited and it was great. But I always thought it would be interesting if we got a glimpse of Merlin’s past before he came to Camelot. Like a flashback episode, almost, of the circumstances beforehand. Exactly why he came to Camelot, possibly even as as far back as the circumstances of his birth. I always thought that would be an interesting episode to do.
Fanhattan: I know you can’t tell me the details, but it was reported that a spinoff might be in the works. Is there a character you’d like to see in a spinoff?
Katie McGrath: Sir Leon (Rupert Young)! I want to see Sir Leon! Because I think it would be so charming and so elegantly British! Just like Rupert. [laughs]
Fanhattan: Katie, I wanted to ask you this because you and I have discussed this so many times. Now that the series is at an end, do you still believe Morgana isn’t evil? Is there a satisfying ending for her?
McGrath: I want to be careful and answer this question without giving anything away. And I’m not sure there is an answer, because I think anything I say will give you a hint of what happens. I’m very glad, when it comes to Morgana, that I was able to tell her ending. Because I think what’s great about what they’ve done is that every character has a definite ending, and it does tie everything up. I’m very happy and I’m very privileged that they kept me around for the five years so I could see that. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed by Morgana’s ending, whatever it is.
Fanhattan: A lot of people on Twitter wanted me to ask you if there was ever potential for Morgana and Merlin to hook up.
McGrath: [laughs] Well, they’re two sides of the same coin. The darkness and the light, but I think a hook up wouldn’t have happened, unfortunately…
Morgan: What? [laughs] Merlin is totally up for it!
McGrath: [laughs] Now you tell me! Now that we’re done filming, you tell me! There’s an opportunity missed there, Jenna. Sorry!

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Fanhattan: I still have the Merlin scarf from the first year at the Comic Con panel, so I have to ask. Is there anything you guys took from the set?
McGrath: I was very lucky in the fact that, because I wear the same costume for a couple of years, there were many different versions of it, and they actually, very nicely game me one of the versions of it. One of the more raggedy, broken down versions of it. I wear it to parties, you know. Thanksgiving, loading the dish washer. [laughs]
James: I’m making a phone call right now, which involves Excalibur coming my way. They’ve gone ice fishing, so I’m going to call again later.
Morgan: I have some things as well, but they’re gifts for people. I’ve not been mentioning them so far, in case it gets publicized somewhere.
Merlin returns to Syfy on January 4, 2012.

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