merlin - season 3 eps 3, 4 and 5

i really disliked episode 3. it was lame.

i liked episode 4 alright, but wasn't a huge fan of gwaine. i mean, he was fine, but the immediate friendship with him and merlin and him losing his father and blah blah blah. it just feels forced and way too similar to what we've seen before. i do want to know who's ring he was wearing around his neck tho (not that we'll ever find out).

just finished watching episode 5. it was REALLY good in a lot of spots (first part in the forest... holy hell!), but really fucking ANNOYING in others (anything with uther and morgana and gwen). i'm confused as to why merlin is so desperate to have uther not die. seriously? this is what you want, dude. arthur becomes king and you can use your magic. merlin hates the king so why does he care? listen to the fucking dragon.

the uther/morgana bits creeped me the fuck out. the arthur/gwen bit was extremely awkward. i still really like morgause even tho i don't think i'm supposed to. i love merlin, but why so stupid dude? grr argh.

so, again. so much i love and yet so much i hate.