Firstly, normal running of the kingdom continues with knights sticking up standards to show people they are under Arthur's rule, I mean protection (couldn't anyone have gone out and stuck these signs up?) and there is the decision to not repair the roof and leave a great gaping hole to allow them to see the sky? And let in the cold wind and rain and birds. So instead of King Arthur's Court, it's more his Courtyard? While all of his knights are performing these very important tasks, Guinevere hears that her father is near death and she must rush to him, however, there is no one to accompany her. Oh, except for the king of course! So of they trot together, alone. Nothing bad is going to happen here. No one recognises that his is the king and they travel through villages while people talk about how bad the king is! They get attacked by bandits, who Arthur quickly dispatches and then they eventually get to Guinevere's Dad's side and get to say goodbye before he passes. Talk about timing. So nothing happens along their journey until they are almost home. They had been telling each other that nothing more will ever happen because she is now married and Arthur accepts this, but just as they get within site of Camelot, they kiss. Wrong move! I suppose his loins are stirred again?
Meanwhile, Merlin decides to take a few of the knights on a little journey back to Arthur and his brother's old home to retrieve the library that was kept there. Of course the place has been ransacked but Merlin believes the books are still there somewhere. He believes it is very important that Camelot start its own library and will do anything to secure the books. His magical abilities are also discussed and he is finally told to suck it up and take control and use his abilities as they were meant to be used.
Lastly, Morgan is fast becoming the people's Queen and they are flocking to her to mete out justice. However, a group of women show up to challenge Morgan's protector/advisor nun. She is accused of setting fire to the nunnery and killing innocent girls in the flames. She cannot deny the accusation and Morgan is trapped in to having to make a judgement. She has no option but to punish the nun and thrusts her arm into the fire in the middle of the room, permanently disfiguring her and causing her immense pain, proving she will do anything to maintain control of the people.
A pretty boring episode overall. I like the nun's character, willing to sacrifice herself for Morgan. This show needs to pick up though. This episode was meandering around the countryside looking for cohesiveness. No luck. Hope it gets better.
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