Interview with Colin Morgan (Merlin)

Interview with Colin Morgan (Merlin)
At the center of Merlin is, naturally, the wizard himself. On the series he's played by actor Colin Morgan, who, like Tom Welling's Clark Kent on Smallville, must lay down the groundwork for the man Merlin is destined to become.

Merlin - Colin Morgan "The fact is, we're on our second season and the stories are getting better and better. When you're genuinely excited about coming in to work each day and getting a chance to work with great people on great stories, you can't really complain."



"The concept of Merlin and Arthur as so young is a new idea to explore and you might think, 'Hmm, how is that going to work?' But it does, of course. In a way, the audience is in the know, most people know elements of the legend, but we're seeing all of these relevant characters in different and unexpected ways. What's fresh, too, is the setting: in a world where anything can happen, where magic does exist and there are some nasty creatures, you can go anywhere. Every episode is different from the next; you can have a really funny episode followed by a very serious one. As the show goes on, it definitely seems to get a bit darker, but still keeps the charm and humor that the show has."



"I think Merlin, when he first arrives in Camelot, is very wide-eyed and innocent. He's come to this massive city, this empire, and the one thing he is good at and has a natural ability for, is magic, which is banned under penalty of death. That's a huge shock for him. And then there's the realization he comes to that it's his destiny to bring Arthur to the throne. Merlin and Arthur don't get off to a good start, but it is interesting to see how their relationship develops. It's interesting to see how Merlin eventually accepts his destiny, the mistakes he makes along the way, the adventures that he undertakes, the friends that he makes and those that he loses, and the people that he battles. I think it says a lot about Merlin as a character that he takes all of this on, accepts it and deals with it to the best of his ability."


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EdGross
6/18/2009