Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
Tonight's Once took the majority of the spotlight off the primary cast and put it on Merlin and Nimue. In news that was surprising to exactly no one in the audience, Nimue was revealed as the first Dark One. The connections forged between Merlin and the Dark One in this episode really add to the worldbuilding. They twisted the Merlin and Nimue story in a clever fashion and mixed in a touch of the Holy Grail and a dash of Greek myth with the search for the last ember of Prometheus. It came together like a perfectly layered and delicious salad.
Detours away from the main cast aren't always a great choice, but Elliot Knight is so compelling as Merlin -- he deserves the extra screen time. He channels the sort of quiet wisdom you'd expect from the wizard and brings a tremendous amount of weariness and resignation to the character in the present day Camelot. You can tell how much he had a vision in mind and how disappointed he is that his vision and hopes for Arthur didn't come to pass. Knight communicates volumes with his tone and posture.
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