I was honestly okay with the ending. Given the state of the world and perhaps the limitations of what can be fed to and received por the audience at this time. What a tear-jerker. Honestly... I feel like writers, in their humanity, found themselves in too deep. Like to be able to write something so epic and ecstatic as what was to come when Magic flowed freely in Camelot.... was too much for the writers to handle or too much for the audience at this time to "handle" or both.
Well it looks like there will not be a Merlin Season 6 nor movie, because Bradley James doesn't want to do role anymore. The sad part is Bradley admitted that he lied to everyone but didn't know how to say it. This is the interview from digital spy
Bradley James Post Merlin Interview. I really,really liked how he handled this. LOL! I am laughing because I have news for a lot of dummies, Bradley is very very good at this game. Better than most think. Can you say happy and done? Loved it.