History Recap / MerlinS05E03TheDeathSongOfUtherPendragon

Later the boys celebrate their victory by hitting each other in the head.

Back in Camelot, Gaius exposits what the horn is all about: it was smuggled from the Isle of the Blessed during Uther attack on the island, and was once used by the High Priestesses to call up the spirits of the dead. During the banquet that night, Arthur is brooding whilst the rest of the court eats, and Elyan mentions to Mordred that the king is always like this on the anniversary of his coronation. Arthur excuses himself to Guinevere and leaves the banquet hall by himself to visit his father's tomb down in the crypts.

* VerbalBackspace: In his first confrontation with Uther, it sounds as though Arthur was about to say he loves Gwen more than Camelot, but after a pause switches it to "more than I can express."

* VerbalBackspace: In his first confrontation with Uther, it sounds as though Arthur was about to say he loves Gwen more than Camelot, but switches it to "more than I can express."

Telling Uther that Arthur is a much better king than he ever was, Merlin sends Uther flying through the doors and out into the corridor.

The boys celebrate their victory by hitting each other in the head.

The following day he tells Merlin that he has a secret mission in mind. Together the two of them travel to the Great Stones of Nemeton and Arthur tells Merlin what he's planning: to summon Uther's spirit and speak to him. Merlin is hesitant about this, but since when has Arthur ever listened to him? He stands in the centre of the stones and blows the horn, filling the circle with light. Toward Arthur strides a familiar figure: it's Uther, and he's not particularly happy. He chastises Arthur on all the decisions that he's made since becoming king: marrying a servant girl, making common-born men into knights, establishing the Round Table. It leaves Arthur fairly gutted. He finally tells his son that he must leave before he becomes trapped in the world of the dead forever, and warns him that it's not too late to change things. As Arthur turns and walks away, he hears his father's last words: "I will always love you," which cause him to look back over his shoulder.

Furious, Uther declares that Camelot must come before all else, and causes a shield on the wall to fly across the room and ever-so-conveniently knock Arthur unconscious. Merlin bursts in and warns Uther to get away from Arthur. A bench is hurled at Merlin, only for him to deflect it with magic in front of Uther. Realizing that Merlin has had magic all along, Uther furiously attacks him. Using his own telekenesis, Merlin sends Uther flying through the doors and out into the corridor.

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The following day he tells Merlin that he has a secret mission in mind. Together the two of them travel to the Great Stones of Nemeton and Arthur tells Merlin what he's planning: to summon Uther's spirit and speak to him. Merlin is hesitant about this, but since when has Arthur ever listened to him? He stands in the centre of the stones and blows the horn, filling the circle with light. Toward Arthur strides a familiar figure: it's Uther, and he's not particularly happy. He chastises Arthur on all the decisions that he's made since becoming king: marrying a servant girl, making common-born men into knights, establishing the Round Table, leaving Arthur fairly gutted. He finally tells his son that he must leave before he becomes trapped in the world of the dead forever, and warns him that it's not too late to change things. As Arthur turns and walks away, he hears his father's last words: "I will always love you," which cause him to look back over his shoulder.

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Furious, Uther declares that Camelot must come before all else, and causes a shield on the wall to fly across the room [[ATapOnTheHead and ever-so-conveniently knock Arthur unconscious]]. Merlin bursts in and warns Uther to get away from Arthur. A bench is hurled at Merlin, only for him to deflect it with magic in front of Uther. Realizing that Merlin has had magic all along, Uther furiously attacks him. Using his own telekenesis, Merlin sends Uther flying through the doors and out into the corridor.

The following day he tells Merlin that he has a secret mission in mind. Together the two of them travel to the Great Stones of Nemeton and Arthur tells Merlin what he's planning: to summon Uther's spirit and speak to him. Merlin is hesitant about this, but since when has Arthur ever listened to him? He stands in the centre of the stones and blows the horn, filling the circle with light.

* CallingTheOldManOut: Arthur to Uther. [[{{Recap/MerlinS02E08SinsOfTheFather}} Unlike last time]], it sticks

* CallingTheOldManOut: Arthur to Uther. [[{{Recap/MerlinS02E08SinsOfTheFather}} Unlike last time]], it sticks.

* WhathappenedToTheMouse: The witch was getting burned because she supposedly brought sickness upon the village. Arthur frees her, but that issue never comes up again. In fact, they were actually right about her being a witch (or, at the very least, in possession of a mystical artifact).

They race down to intervene, and despite hearing that the woman is a witch and that she received a fair trial, Arthur refuses to let the crowd go through with the execution. When the village spokesman tells him that King Uther would not have shown mercy, Arthur firmly states that he’s not his father and has the woman released at sword-point.

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** IAmNotMyFather: At the end.

* CallingTheOldManOut: Arthur to Uther. [[{{Recap/MerlinS02E08SinsOfTheFather}} Unlike last time]], it sticks.

* CallingTheOldManOut: Arthur to Uther. [[{{Recap/MerlinS02E08TheSinsOfTheFather}} Unlike last time]], it sticks.