Merlin is a show where magic is prominent- and I love it. It's an enthralling story of Arthur and Merlin in their early years and how traditional Arthurian legend came to be. The characters undergo a lot of complex changes, like how Arthur becomes less of a sarcastic prat, but Morgana is constantly lied to and becomes the infamous Morgana le Fey. One of the main lessons is that magic can indeed be a force for good. And so can everything else.

My mom and I watch this all the time.

This is my FAVORITE show! It's incredibly entertaining, ridiculously funny, and a great family show. Its so educational as well. I find myself wanting to read more about the Arthurian legend, and I am learning about so many characters. Violence is popular but not bloody, and usually more funny than scary. The charatcters (besides Uther and Morgana after season 2) show a kind heart and always do whats right. It's perfect for 11 and up, and probably even 10 year olds. Love it!!! *Colin Morgan (Merlin) is sooo hot!*

THIS IS MY ULTIMATE FAVORITE TV SHOW! IT COMBINES SOME OF THE OLD LEGEND WITH MODERN TWISTS AND NEW TYPES OF MAGIC. MY SISTERS AND I WATCH IT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND STILL LOVE IT. My 7 year old sister is fine with the violence, and the role models are good too.

Love it but it is a little scary even for me. We watched this in our english class and me and this boy had our hands over our eyes, so only for the people who are scared easily

A fresh take on the story, and buffy-style monsters would have made this show fun to watch, had it not been for the HORRIBLE script. Everything you see in this show has already been seen before in Smallville or Buffy (which, thanks to it's brilliant script, is probably the best show ever). The only thing raising Merlin from shame is anthony head's sometimes brilliant character portrayal. Besides that, it's just not worth watching. It's too similar to the extremely bad show "legend of the seeker". Watch Buffy or Harry Potter 2 instead.

Okay, this show is beyond the best thing on TV nowadays, and not just for Englanders (I know, not a real word...). With the third season just ended, I'd say that the show is a bit darker, a bit more adult, however just as family like as it's always been. The good about this show, common sense wise and not opinion wise, would be that it does kind of have good role models. The would-be wise character, the Dragon, doesn't always give the best advice, but the good thing about that is that the audience realises that along with Merlin. Merlin and Arthur usually always make the right choices, despite the fact that the plot may move along faster if they didn't, and when they don't it is shown well that they made the wrong decision. Many of the characters on the show have shown numerous selfless acts, and the show, though it has tons of violence, has more of the swashbuckling sword fights than the gruesome reality fighting you'd see in a PG13 type thing. The romance is, let's face it, annoying. You can always tell when it is coming due to the music. Tons of kisses, but nothing bad. The worst thing I think I saw was a main character's (under a love spell) kiss, and it wasn't that bad at all lol. Lots of alcohol references, one character perhaps liking it too much, but that character actually got in trouble for that =P. Language is light, Merlin calls Arthur all sorts of made up insults that are quite entertaining, though there are a FEW uses of real curse words. Three people in my family watch this show, ages 16, 17, and 46, therefore I really wouldn't know how young exactly to go with this, but depending on your family, I'd say no younger than around 11, middle school age. Love this show :P.