To kill time, Arthur and his sister Morgan (Valene Kane) decide to visit their mother's grave.
Despite the magician's protests, he hands the baby over, though this conflict will likely resurface in future episodes.Įveryone is quick to let Arthur know that releasing Gundleus was a bad idea, and it seems there's little hope Gorfydd will make an appearance. Related: New Game Of Thrones Replacement Already Has 1 Major Advantage Over HBO’s SeriesĪrthur instead suspects Merlin would just throw Mordred off a cliff, and having sworn to protect the prince he refuses to let Merlin pass. Merlin claims it was Uther turning away from the "Old Gods" that saw them curse him with an evil child, and it would be better to take Mordred to a village where nobody - including himself - would ever know of his true heritage so he could live a normal life. Arthur guessed he would attempt such a move and stops him. In episode 4, Merlin has the same vision and decides to kidnap the child, using his magical gifts to get past the guards. Merlin's "Death of Britain" vision didn't move Uther, however, who instead nominated three protectors for the baby until he's ready to become King. Merlin told King Uther that Mordred was evil, and would become a bloodthirsty tyrant if he took the throne. In the first episode, the magician touched the newborn Mordred and had a terrifying vision of the grown Prince slaughtering his own people while wearing a golden mask. However, it seems the two are destined to be at odds over the fate of Prince Mordred. The fourth episode sees the return of Merlin (Nathaniel Martello-White), so is pleased to see Arthur came back to the kingdom after he previously refused the call. Arthur plans to unite the divided kingdom against the Saxons and the fourth episode opens weeks later, with no sign of Gundleus or Gorfydd arriving. Nearly everyone in Dumnonia wanted the " vagabond" King killed, but Arthur released Gundleus in the hopes he could convince his uncle Gorfydd (Aneirin Hughes) to attend Prince Mordred's naming ceremony.
This includes letting the traitor Gundleus (Simon Merrells) go free, following the massacre he committed at Avalon.
The Winter King episode 3 found Arthur trying to get to grips with the mess, and making some controversial decisions along the way. The show's first three episodes followed Arthur (Iain De Caestecker) as he returned to Britain years after being banished by his father King Uther (Eddie Marsan), and finding it divided and on the verge of being overtaken by Saxon invaders. The Winter King adapts the first novel in Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles novel trilogy, which attempted to fuse the legend of King Arthur was historical fact. This article contains major spoilers for The Winter King season 1 episode 4! The Winter King episode 4 involves an agonizing wait for Arthur to see if his gamble paid off, while Nimue makes a horrifying discovery. This article contains discussion of sexual assault.
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