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== The Curse of Cornelius Sigan ==

 

 

It is night time Camelot, and the sounds of banging and clashing echo out over the castle walls. In his chambers, an irritated Arthur calls out for Merlin, who comes running. Uther has come up with the great idea of searching for treasure underneath his own castle, and the sound of the excavation is keeping everyone up at night. Arthur orders Merlin to go down and tell the workers to keep it down.

Merlin storms into Gaius’s chambers, dung still all over his face. Gaius quietly begins to wash it off.

 

'''Gaius''': Not everyone thinks you're an idiot. Although, looking at you now...Now is not the time to be questioning these things, Merlin. I believe that you and Arthur are destined for greatness, and that your calling is to serve and protect him. }}

 

Having been knocked off his feet and semi-unconscious, Arthur opens his eyes to see a gargoyle plummeting down toward him. Just as he’s about to be crushed, someone grabs his arm and yanks him out of the way. Getting to his feet, he’s surprised to find it’s Guinevere, who almost immediately tackles him to the ground at the sight of another gargoyle swooping down behind him. Together the two of them retreat back into the castle where Gwen offers to get him some bandages. Still looking a little doozy, Arthur calls her back.

 

'''Arthur''': That's it. Oh, and uh...thank you. }}

 

Merlin bolts outside and sees Arthur lying unconscious on the ground. As a gargoyle hurtles toward him, Merlin casts a spell that pulverises it into harmless dust. Sigan emerges from the shadows, commending Merlin on his power.

 

'''Sigan''': So be it. If you will not join me, I will become you and your power will be harnessed to my will. }}

 

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Merlin's promise to the Dragon that one day he'll free him from his chains.

* [[Cleavage Window]]: When Gwen tackles Arthur. [[Colin Morgan]] has a fairly priceless reaction to this on the [[DVD Commentary]]:

* [[Dreaming of Things to Come]]: Morgana dreams of a raven, the symbol of Cornelius Sigan.

* [[Mind Control Eyes]]: When Cornelius possesses someone (Cedric, Merlin) their eyes temporarily turn black.

* [[Monster of the Week]]: An evil sorcerer in a tomb under the castle, who has not been mentioned before, nor since.

* [[Reset Button]]: Disappointedly pressed in regards to the Merlin/Arthur relationship. If anything, they've ''regressed''.

* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Arthur leads the knights into battle while Uther cowers within the castle.

* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Arthur, several times. [[Colin Morgan]] and Bradley James count them all on the [[DVD Commentary]].

* [[Shoo Out the New Guy]]: Sir Geraint was introduced in this episode as Arthur's second-in-command. He's a figure from [[Arthurian Legend]], is given a prominent speaking-part, and had several promotional shots taken of him. He's never seen again, and his role is taken over by [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Sir Leon]], who makes his first appearance in the next episode.

* [[Swiss Cheese Security]]: In the very first episode, Merlin had to distract the guards in order to sneak down into the Dragon's cave. Perhaps understandably, the show doesn't bother with that anymore.

* [[You Have to Believe Me]]: Merlin, on warning Arthur about Cedric.

 

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