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Even then it was a terrible, terrible episode. Actually, a two-parter perhaps?
Thankfully the last season was really good and did away with freaks of the week.
The only thing worth noting in this episode might be the casual way the troll is murdered, but killing humans is always, always considered wrong in the series and only bad guys do it.
The transformation of Merlin from "A somewhat enjoyable lightweight Saturday evening family show" to "actually quite a good show" was pretty impressive - especially as it mostly happened during the last series.
One of the few highlights in season 3 is when the Prince is photographed naked in his room as a Merlin girlishly throws wet flannels at him. The royal court threatens harsh punishments for anyone who distributes the images, but Morgana (hiding away in a neighbouring kingdom due to a messy dispute over using magic to intercept private messages from couriers) cites the importance of democracy and press freedoms.