MERLIN: Colin Morgan Drops Hints to Season 4

In a recent interview with Merlin’s Colin Morgan, he talks about Merlin’s maturation in season 4. By the time season 3 ended, we had already begun to see Merlin start to take his role in Arthur’s life more seriously. In this next season, a new and more potent danger threatens the kingdom and Merlin will be tested to his limits and friendships will be tested.

“In the fourth season we see them grow apart a little bit actually. There’s a new character called Agravaine who’s Arthur’s uncle, who goes on the scene and very quickly he realizes he’s not all that he seems.” Colin explains that Merlin has to work a bit at getting his friendship with Arthur back to the point of Arthur trusting in him again. “It’s about Merlin trying to regain that position to try to get by Arthur’s side to be there for him and to get him to make the right decisions.” Which as we have seen, is the whole reason for Merlin being in Arthur’s life.

Unfortunately, this season reveals that Morgana is beyond redemption and we will no longer see that sweet, kind lady that we loved. “She’s kind of a bit power hungry now and she just wants power for herself and she wants the throne and she wants it all for her. That’s irredeemable. And she is his ultimate nemesis in the series.”

One of the things that made this show for me was the idea that this was Merlin before the legend that we all know. But we also know that there would eventually come a time when the familiar legend would become more pronounced. “As our characters grow up we’re become more synchronized with the legends that we know because of characters grow older that’s when some juicy stuff could start coming along. And we certainly start fading into that stuff in this season.” In fact, Colin told us that there will be some very iconic moments that will be very recognizable to those of us who love this legend.

Colin talks more about what will develop throughout this season. “Merlin’s gaining wisdom and a certain kind of power in that wisdom and certainly imparts a lot of it to Arthur. And you’ve seen Arthur listen to him a lot more. You’re seeing Arthur in fact change the way he’s thinking sometimes because of what Merlin says. But they’re also growing a little bit further apart. So it’s – Merlin has to work awful hard to try and be heard. And hopefully by the end of the season you’ll see that the relationship has come to the point where maybe they’re ready to set rules and set grounds and perhaps become a good team to rule the kingdom.”

Colin drops us another hint at season 4. “At one point in the season four he gets the biggest opportunity he’s ever going to get to change Arthur’s opinion about magic. And he takes it and it’s a big risk and he does and it’s one of the boldest decisions he’s made.” This is going to be good!

Watch the season premiere of Merlin this Friday night at 10/9c, on Syfy.