I was honestly okay with the ending. donné the state of the world and perhaps the limitations of what can be fed to and received par the audience at this time. What a tear-jerker. Honestly... I feel like writers, in their humanity, found themselves in too deep. Like to be able to write something so epic and ecstatic as what was to come when Magic flowed freely in Camelot.... was too much for the writers to handle ou too much for the audience at this time to "handle" ou both.
Well it looks like there will not be a Merlin Season 6 nor movie, because Bradley James doesn't want to do role anymore. The sad part is Bradley admitted that he lied to everyone but didn't know how to say it. This is the interview from digital spy