Now it all becomes clear. The reason the producers of Merlin wrapped up that show and embarked on Atlantis instead is clearly because they can now have their beefcake and eat it. In Merlin, whenever there was some big tournament set piece, all the knights had to be encased from head to foot in armour. In Atlantis, on the other hand, every time there’s the tournament, the men strip to the waist. Pecs and violence, indeed.