‘Merlin’: 10 things we learnt from the Series 5 commentaries

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Here are some of the things we discovered…


From ‘Arthur’s Bane (Part One)’:

» Executive Producer Justin Murphy tells that the ‘fool’ scenes in Queen Annis’ palace necessitated the boiling of one hundred and twenty eggs!

From ‘Arthur’s Bane (Part Two)’:

» Colin Morgan (Merlin) views his Dragon Lord dialogue as Merlin’s father speaking through him.

» Alexander Valhos (Mordred) had hair extensions during filming, due to the fact that he began with an ‘army buzz-cut’.

From ‘The Death Song of Uther Pendragon’:

» Angel Coulby (Gwen) talks us though her poltergeist attack sequence and reveals where she received got her largest bruise.

From ‘The Disir’:

» Colin Morgan talks about the runemark ‘coin’ prop and the Disir’s true obsession, which is apparently for dark chocolate!

From ‘The Hollow Queen’

» Alice Troughton points out a phallic crossbow shot and tells us that her favourite shot from the whole series was The Perilous Lands from the Series 3 episode ‘The Eye of the Phoenix”

From ‘With All My Heart’

» Angel Coulby reveals that ‘it’s better being bad’ and gleefully points out that ‘love music’ is used between Arthur and Mordred.

» Alex Vlahos discusses his plans for an ‘Adventures of the Dochraid’ spin-off and discusses his method for convincing dead acting.

From ‘The Kindness of Strangers’

» Bradley James is revealed as an amusing mimic as he impersonates his fellow Knights.

From ‘The Diamond of the Day (Part Two)’

» Katie McGrath complains she never received a love interest, and is informed that it was Morgause.

 

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