Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151116022115/@comment-25204696-20151116141832

Yeah, this episode has its problems, but their not as bad as Nimue. I think the timeline here pins down to after Mulan left Robin Hood's Merry Men in the "two years ago". Also I am kind of sad they couldn't work in Ruby and Mulan into the main narrative yet, or even mention "Oh yeah, your friends are messing with my southern neighbors." Which brings me to the point of even if Arthur was hidden behind a helm (part of the Camelot Mythos) and the army invading without banners, how many different southern neighbors does DunBroch have? Fergis does get points for finding a warrior role model for Merida.

Regarding the orientation and development this season of Camelot/DunBroch episodes to Storybrooke episodes is what is the most jarring about everything. Yes, there is something off about Merlin only being a thousand years old, but playing devil's advocate here, the producers may have an idea that the Darkness is even older than the Grail. If I had to put two episodes together as a single unit it would have been "Nimue" and "Birth."