I've read many reviews before I finally watched the show and I kind of knew what to prepare for. I must admit, I am a huge fan of Jamie Campbell Bower, the actor, not the underwear Model and I am not a 16 year old Teenage Girl. So knowing that he is in the series, forced me to watch it and I can sense why many people think he is wrong for the role, obviously they have a specific picture in mind of how a King Arthur has to look like, but I think the producers wanted exactly that look for a him. A man, who doesn't look like a typical Warrior or middle-age man, someone who might be underestimated at first sight but who is strong-minded, the more boyish type of man, who will grow out of that impression in time. but the reason why this series didn't work is not only the Cast of the lead role (which is for me, no mistake, I think Jamie is doing a reasonably good job for what the script offers), it is the plot, script itself. I think the storyline is not very consistent, one episode the mood of one person is superdark, suddenly next episode, everything changed, and then all these plots, that were obviously planned to make everything more exciting, like: hey we need to ride back to arthurs old home and get some books for camelot. great idea, the gang rides off, and then... nothing happens. no danger, no... unexpected turn. they find the books, yeah, mission done. and there are more of these poorly written story lines as well. Its just not very catching, everything has been seen before and even a great Eva Green and a even greater Joseph Fiennes cannot rescue the whole thing. What is really brilliant though, is the Character of Merlin. He, played by Joseph Fiennes, is so different from everything you would expect, the series would have been better called Merlin. I couldn't get enough of him, because he is so mysterious. Where did he come from? Whats the deal with this magic? Is he immortal? Merlin give the viewer a lot to think and I wouldn't mind more of him at all. Also, the Costume Design is astonishing, so even if you don't like the story or Jamie Campbell Bower, you get something for the eye by looking at all the great dresses and armors. The Series could have done much better with better story turners and also better dialogs. (what was that conversation Merlin had with the Blade Smith? horrible...), but it's worth watching just because of Merlin.
Review of Camelot
