Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20150730230428/@comment-24674051-20150803173041

In doing a little more research on the Siege Perilous, as it relates to Arthurian legend, the seat was created by Merlin. And it could only be occupied by the knight that would be successful in the quest for the Holy Grail. It was fatal for anyone else to sit there.

Now, if you want to get even more background, the Seige Perilous was based on the concept of a table that was designed to represent the Last Supper of Christ, with the empty seat being that of Judas the betrayer.

I doubt that David will get that seat at the table, if he even gets any seat (which I think he will). my money would be on Percival, since that role is cast, and he is the original knight to be involved in the quest for the Holy Grail.

It was said in the Finale that Merlin knows how to defeat the darkness. But he obviously did not. What if the Siege Perilous is the seat destined for the knight that will ultimately defeat the darkness, and in the meantime, Merlin used to the Dagger as a means to contain the darkness until the time of fulfillment is at hand.