Tries too hard to be game of thrones!! It's killing characters too quickly, before you made an emotional connection with them, and before they have fortified actually relationships with other characters. There's also too many characters to 'not' care about. There's no really feeling of where it's headed, until you get there, no suspenseful feeling to reach that climax. Merlin is the best character, believable intriguing and relevant. Overall I would say it's too much at moments and to little at others . However, it does have all the ingredients for something better, so a second season could see it improve.