Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26196542-20150930211355/@comment-25375217-20151013161351

Well, just because Merlin didn't want to meet with his apprentice in person doesn't mean he couldn't. Maybe he was busy elsewhere at the time (working at a movie theater? :P) or something. I don't think his conversation with the Apprentice was necessarily while he was trapped. It could very well be, but not definitely.