that was huge fun, and (like you) I'm really impressed that they are moving the plot forward so well this season: for the first three seasons we seemed to be on reset button where nothing ever really changed, and now all of a sudden they accomplish more in 3 episodes than they had in those first three years!

Of course I'm delighted with the UK version of Free Agents (with a hilarious degenerate Tony Head) which we are getting to see on BBC America, so I won't miss him moping around on Merlin.