Thanks for clearing that up, it's really bugging me if I can't make out dialog.

And it's good to know that it wasn't just me being ultra sensitive in my sqicks. Once the plot moved past that I was full of glee as well. We got the dragon screwing Merlin over with blackmail, Gaius caring about Merlin but being caught up in Uther's anti-magic quest, Uther caring about Arthur a lot, while also being fanatical... it was like a welcoming back, i.e. I thought it was a nice ep to ease into the series again.