Here are Cult Fix’s first ten hints and teasers for the first half of Merlin’s finale. More coming tomorrow and, after that, the full review.

• There’s a surprising return of an old character
• “Morgana commands an army of thousands”
• Merlin getting drunk is the worst mistake he’ll ever make
• “It ******* the ***** of others, ******** them of ***** *****”
• Someone really shouldn’t trust blondes
• “I knew you’d discover my secret in the end”
• There’s a long awaited face off, but it’s cut short
• “Nothing can survive its touch”
• Merlin cries. Will you?
• “I hoped never to hear that name again”

The episode airs Saturday 22 December 7.55pm on BBC1.