Badly Explained Merlin Plots

Welcome! Here, we explain the plots of BBC's Merlin episodes... but badly. Submissions welcome.

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A Remedy to Cure All Ills - What if telemarketers had magic

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The Coming of Arthur – Part 1 - Everyone has the worst time at any given moment

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The Drawing of the Dark - A series of increasingly unfortunate choices

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A Servant of Two Masters - Merlin is the worst assassin

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Lamia - Gay man immune to womanly wiles, more at 6

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The Eye of the Phoenix - Cursed jewelry strikes again

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The Nightmare Begins - Merlin and Gaius gaslight Morgana

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Gwaine - Bar fights are a valid way to recruit future knights of the realm

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Love in the Time of Dragons - Gaius acquires a love interest

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The Kindness of Strangers - Alator is the definition of “ride or die”

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The Death Song of Uther Pendragon - Ghost hunters: Camelot edition

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The Witchfinder - A cheap Geralt knock-off shows up

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The Gates of Avalon - Merlin assaults a senior citizen

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The Disir - “What can we live without?” “Mordred, probably”

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The Fires of Idirsholas - Everyone takes a nap

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Lancelot - Merlin and Lancelot commit identity fraud

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The Mark of Nimueh - Proper sanitation is key to city building