'Once Upon a Time' Season 5 News: Why Elliot Knight Thinks Regina Would Make A Perfect Ally For Merlin
Will Merlin (Elliot Knight) align with Regina (Lana Parrilla) on ABC's Once Upon a Time this season?
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Knight spoke with Hypable recently and talked who he would like to see Merlin align with in season 5.
"Are we going to rule out Emma [Jennifer Morrison] because that would be an obvious choice? I do want to make this choice...Okay you know what, I think Regina," he said, when asked about his hope for a Merlin ally. "Woah. I'm just going to say it - Regina. Not only would she be a powerful ally, I think she would keep me very entertained. Which would be great."
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Knight admitted that he enjoys what the Once Upon a Time writers have done with Regina in terms of making her the possible new Savior.
"I really love what they did with Regina's character that they just made her more than one dimensional. All of the characters in fact, but using her as an example, I think it is so great that they are showing a journey of redemption and how that is possible but still not easy," Knight explained. "It's still a struggle. The re-occurrences of the characters when they're a little evil adds a really interesting dimension to the whole show."
He did not reveal much about what to expect from Merlin in the episodes to come, though he teased, "I would say: A lot more than you might expect."
Once Upon a Time airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
