Whilst Morgana is evilly plotting and still speaking rarely, Arthur has taken over the kingdom and his father, Uther, sits as a broken man, destroyed by the betrayal of his ward. Now aided by his uncle, Agravaine, Arthur (Bradley James) is settling into his role as leader and has the faith of the kingdom and his knights.

Agravaine has become the trusted counsel of Arthur and has been a rock to the young prince: though he does dress in black, giving us a hint to where his allegiance will be. That said, Arthur is happy to have his uncle around as the weight of leadership weighs heavy on his youthful, broad shoulders.

Throughout the tumultuous changes, Merlin (played by Colin Morgan with his rather fantastic English accent) is still the ever faithful servant to Arthur. He collects shirts, writes speeches and generally gets under everyone’s feet whilst being clumsy as ever. He’s on friendly terms with all the knights of Camelot, particularly Lancelot.

It’s not all about his dubious track record as a servant, though, as he suffers the effects of the tear between worlds and loses faith in his own abilities, powerless against the creatures that pour fourth from the tear; ghostly, flying skeletons that drain the life from anything they touch. Dementors, anyone?

Such trivial concerns aren’t going to be enough to stop our favourite wizard from protecting Arthur and Camelot, even if it may mean sacrificing himself. Thankfully, he’s not alone in his quest to protect those around him as we’ve got five more knights in tow in the form of Sir Percival (Tom Hopper), Sir Leon (Rupert Young), Sir Gwaine (Eoin Macken), Sir Elyan (Adetomiwa Edun) and Sir Lancelot (Santiago Cabrera.)