Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-24674051-20160222174831/@comment-6175354-20160223160716

Farerb wrote: Actually they needed the sword to get rid of the darkness so Merlin's warning didn't really make any sense. If anything by telling Emma not to pull Excalibur from the stone, Merlin ensured that the sword would be removed.... reverse psychology. Besides, Merlin's "warning" was not originally going to be in the premiere. It was added because they wanted to introduce the character to the audience.