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A television miniseries released in 1998 that retells the legend of [[King Arthur]] from [[Perspective Flip|the perspective of the wizard Merlin]], starring Sam Neill in the title role. The story covers not only the rise and fall of Camelot, but the phase in the legendary history in Britain that precedes it.
The series brings [[Celtic Mythology]] to the forefront and introduces new characters not seen in the original mythology, with Queen Mab acting as the leader of [[The Fair Folk]] and the series' [[Big Bad]]. '''Merlin''' also stays throughout the entire reign of King Arthur and after it, with some details altered to fit the story more from his point of view.
The series was followed by a novelization in the form of a trilogy in 1999, and by a sequel, ''[[Merlin's Apprentice]]'', in 2006, which had less to do with traditional Arthurian Mythology and was not as popular as the first movie.
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* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Mordred.
* [[Humans Are Flawed]]: A recurring theme. Merlin comments about how his largest problem with judging men was that he always expected too much from them, always saw the good in them without seeing the bad. Later, the Lady of the Lake makes a short speech to Merlin after he learned that [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|he picked the wrong person to be the guardian of Camelot]]. “It's human to make mistakes, Merlin, and part of you is human . . . the best part.”
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* [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him]]: As Vortigern kills King Constant and takes his crown in the prologue, Merlin makes some commentary to this general meaning. “One tyrant smoothly passed the crown to another, even worse.”
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: Mab.
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