5.07 - A Lesson in Vengeance: Radio Times Review

posted by missNST

Review by: Mark Braxton

We’ve known King Arthur to be pig-headed before, but his blindness to the truth has dire consequences this week as season five hits the halfway mark. After the blinkered royal falls from his mount during an ambush द्वारा brigands, he rounds on poor stablehand Tyr and accuses him of sabotage. Anyone who saw last week’s cheery chapter in the Dark Tower will know who’s really to blame, and even though Merlin turns detective to draw out the culprit, he’s soon fighting against time.

But Merlin’s amusingly crabby alter ego makes an overdue return, and the line “Keep yer grubby hands off my dumplings” is a surprise, so it’s not all doom and gloom.

About this programme

7/13. Morgana finds herself in a unique position of power, having a Camelot insider under her spell - and now the pair hatch a plot to murder the king. But when stable hand Tyr Seward becomes caught in the crossfire, he threatens to ruin everything. Can a suspicious Merlin unravel the truth before it is too late?

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missNST BBC Episode Teaser [b]A Lesson in Vengeance[/b] 7/13 King Arthur is the target of a dangerous assassin - his wife and queen, Guinevere. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mjlxv/broadcasts/upcoming

EvieFriday I really don't know how to feel about this episode. Angel will have lots of screen time to really show off her amazing acting skills but I don't want the 'Evil Gwen' plot line to go on too long because she had enough upset last series.

kbrand5333 Could be good. Please no ridiculous shenanigans with Dragoon, though. Please.

Bonne-Bell I have a feeling this is going to be played for laughs. Hence the return of Dragoon.

EPaws Me too May.

Bonne-Bell Oh, something I didn't pick up on when I read this earlier. Some people have been speculating if Gwen has been brainwashed or if she's under a spell and I think this reviewer has pretty much let the cat out of the bag with that last paragraph.

kbrand5333 Yeah, they never made it clear in the last episode that she was under a spell. I mean, we all know it here, but we hot the hook-ups.

MOPENDRAGON I hope it's a good epi, in spite of the enchantment...we shall see.

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Last of The क्वीन Study

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The King, The Queen, The Sorcerer

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क्वीन Gwen in her Cuteness

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Pierrefonds Spam - Bradders and Alex(5)

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Arwen Crush

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Confession: Enchantment

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Guinevere's अवतार

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The Perfect Snog

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Pouter and Poutette

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Bradley James Interview

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Long Live The King!

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amazing bradley

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Bouncy Bouncy Interviewer and एंजल Looking Adorably Coy

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एंजल Coulby

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Even a merthur shipper is complaining about the lack of Arwen in S5 (go figure).

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Just posting some of the points that they made:

"I don't even ship this but...

Here’s some Arthur/Gwen scenes that were weirdly absent from the 5th season so far (SPOILERS):

A goodbye between Arthur and Gwen before he leaves in Ep 1.

Gwen’s reaction to Arthur’s disappearance in Ep. 1.

Any sort of insight in how Gwen feels about being क्वीन and Arthur’s wife now. (EVERY episode goes on and on about Arthur’s doubts about being king—Gwen should be going through something similar, shouldn’t she?)

A welcome घर between Arthur and Gwen in Ep. 2.

A scene where Arthur at least tells Gwen what’s...

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Analysis of Roman grave reveals that York was a multicultural society!

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Archaeologists have discovered that wealthy black Africans lived in Roman Britain in one of the country’s earliest examples of multiculturalism.

Scientific research techniques have established that a lavish grave containing a woman’s skeleton, an ivory bangle, perfume bottle, mirror and jewellery, belonged to a North African member of York’s high society in the 4th century.

Scientific analysis of isotopes from the teeth revealed that water she drank during her childhood had contained minerals likely to have been found in North Africa. Skull measurements have also established that the...