In this episode, magical creatures are back in the formula, this time just ONE very mischievous goblin whom Merlin accidentally releases from a lead-lined box while he is looking for a spell book in the library.
This goblin looks somewhat like Dobby from Harry Potter except his eyes are more sinister than afraid and he has HAIR. hahaha. I believe Dobby is bald, no? This Merlin version is like some Indian deity to me, partly because of the black hair tied up in a bunch and the gold accessories on him.
Goblin LOVES gold above everything else and once it's freed, this goblin goes around making a mess of the castle, vandalizing the rooms and oooooh, taking over Gaius' body when Merlin and him fail to seize the Goblin with the lure of Arthur's (stolen) gold coins!
So, what happens then?
- Gaius: starts going to Tavern, gambles, plays pranks on the people and even the knights and never having to worry that Merlin would harm him because if Merlin harms him, the one hurt will be Gaius' body and not the goblin.
- Gwen: stupidly conned into giving her gold coin for a fart potion! LOLLLLLL
- Morgana: Morgana lays low in this episode, reverting back to her usual request for sleeping draught from Gaius, but the goblin gives her the fart potion as well!
- Arthur: embarrassingly turned into a a donkey-man, complete with donkey ears and braying vocals, to Merlin's delight :)
- King Uther: becomes bald and given fart potion as well. The three victims all fart during an important court meeting. HAHAHA.
Meanwhile, Merlin sees no other way of getting the goblin out of Gaius' body willingly except by poisoning Gaius/goblin to near death. Risky business indeed.
This episode is full of LOLs and serves more as a filler than a progress of the main plot for Season 3 ,which is Morgana's efforts to turn Camelot over to the hands of wizards and witches, but it's sort of a nice breather because nobody likes overly-serious period dramas (cough*Tudor*cough).
Long live Merlin!
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