Does it mean that Merlin's ending?
Sep. 11th, 2012 01:37 pmFor a long time, we've known that S5 would probably be Merlin's last regular TV season, there has been more talk about a trilogy of movies than about S6, nothing was certain, though. Now, according to Deadline.com, Tom Hopper, who has played Sir Percival for the last two years...

... was cast in Starz' 8 part series Black Sails produced by Michael Bay:
Good for him!
Honestly, I don't know if I'll be sad to see Merlin go or not. The show has moved so far away from what it should've been about, Merlin and Arthur, that I barely recognize it anymore. It's now more about Arthur and Gwen, with Merlin still lurking in the background, playing the doofus instead of being Arthur's trusted adviser and court sorcerer.

... was cast in Starz' 8 part series Black Sails produced by Michael Bay:
Set 20 years before the events in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, the series chronicles the adventures of fabled buccaneer Captain Flint and his men aboard the Walrus. Hopper will play Billy Bones, the first mate of The Walrus who is caught in the middle of the power struggle between Flint and his main dissenter Singleton.
Good for him!
Honestly, I don't know if I'll be sad to see Merlin go or not. The show has moved so far away from what it should've been about, Merlin and Arthur, that I barely recognize it anymore. It's now more about Arthur and Gwen, with Merlin still lurking in the background, playing the doofus instead of being Arthur's trusted adviser and court sorcerer.