Now that the final reviews are in and the Christmas flu is winding down, I finally have time to watch Merlin . I've seen the first three episodes so far, and I haven't been disappointed. As a diehard Classics geek, I was looking forward to it more than you might expect. There's a blank area in Arthurian legend that I always wanted to see explored: what were Uther and Merlin like as young men? They had to be a major league pair of badasses riding the land in order to accomplish all they... read more