If you watched “Kaamelott – First part” last night on M6, here are the questions you are probably asking yourself!
SPOILERS – Warning, the article below reveals potential spoilers for “Kaamelott – First part”. If you do not wish to know its contents, please do not read what follows…
WHAT WILL ARTHUR DO, NOW THAT HE HAS RECOVERED HIS THRONE?
Although he had sworn never to wear his crown again, Arthur returned to the Kingdom of Logres after a decade of absence, his faithful Excalibur in his hand, king of Brittany once again.
Even if Lancelot is still running and if the fortress of Kaamelott has been demolished by the Burgundian catapults, the hero played by Alexandre Astier can now look to the future, and very probably resume his affairs where he left them.
“So, the quest for the Grail… When do we start?,” asks Horsa (played by Sting), who intends to be part of the adventure and occupy a seat around the new Round Table that Arthur aims to create. Apparently determined to complete the mission entrusted to him by the gods , will the king finally manage to find the Grail?
WHAT DOES MELÉAGANT PREPARE?
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No doubt the fall of Lancelot – whom the “man in black” had actively pushed onto the throne in Book V of the series – prompted him to come out of his lair. The big bad of Kaamelott, in any case, is indeed back, as we can see in the post-credits scene of the feature film.
Visibly very weakened (no doubt by Lancelot’s failure), crawling in the snow and dead leaves, Méléagant is probably already plotting his next move. But what exactly does he plan to do? And what is its real objective anyway?
Many question marks still surround this character, who can easily be considered the most enigmatic of Kaamelott.
WHERE DO EXCALIBUR’S NEW POWERS COME FROM?
After momentarily stopping flaming when Arthur removes it from the rock again, the mythical sword of kings ends up regaining its initial power, and even more, when the time comes for the king to cross swords with Lancelot.
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“Word has it that Excalibur has lost his powers, that the gods are no longer on Arthur Pendragon’s side”, boasts the ex-knight when he finds himself face to face with his former sovereign. When the latter draws his sword, while the sky fills with clouds, his blade is now covered with lightning and thick blue smoke, which no longer have anything to do with the light it emitted before.
How is it possible ? Would Arthur have managed to regain the trust of the gods? But in this case, what is the act that allowed him to rise in their esteem? Could the kiss he (finally!) exchanged with Guinevere just before have anything to do with this rebirth?
WHERE WILL ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS LIVE?
No more citadel, no more throne, and no more Round Table! Reduced to ashes by Burgundian catapults on Arthur’s orders, the castle of Kaamelott in which the characters have lived since the beginning of the series has now disappeared.
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The opportunity for the king and all his former knights to make a new start. While Arthur is already talking about fashioning another Round Table, he will also have to rebuild a fortress. But where ?
Will the new Kaamelott be built on the rubble of the old one? Will Arthur seek another homeland for his family and his knights? And moreover, will he finally manage to start a family alongside Guinevere? In any case, the path to change seems more open than ever.
WHO IS THE MYSTERIOUS GHOST FACING LANCELOT?
Judging by the crown worn by the vaporous figure, it could very well be King Ban, Lancelot’s late father. Indeed, it is near the ruins of the castle of Ban – where Lancelot held Guinevere prisoner – that the ghostly apparition takes place. An appearance about which Alexandre Astier agreed to say a little more.
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Will the Solitary Knight receive the help of his missing father – in addition to that which Méléagant will undoubtedly give him – to satisfy his vengeance?
Answer in Kaamelott – Second part, which we hope to be able to discover in theaters as soon as possible.