Board Thread:Series 5 Discussion/@comment-71.195.18.110-20130130220009/@comment-5102537-20130206194523

"He doesnt mention his fathers death because he knows Merlin took the blame as Dragoon...he knew he tried, but failed to save him (Gaius told him)"

Not quite. Merlin didn't try to save Uther until Arthur wanted to ask for magical help and until Merlin saw an advantage for himself and magic. If Arthur hadn't wanted to use magic, Merlin wouldn't have lifted a finger to save his so-called best friend's father.

This should have been something that Arthur actually should have remembered. Uther was on his deathbed for, I don't know, one day or so, slowly dying after having suffered for a year, and Merlin with all his power didn't try to save him before he saw a chance to bring back magic. If you like or love someone, if you are someone's friend, you want them to be happy and to ease their pain. So Merlin's obligation as a friend of Arthur, the one he supposedly loved so much, was to help Arthur and to save his father, to prevent grief and pain from him. Yet, he didn't do it but was willing to let a weak, suffering and defeated man die. I'm a little bit surprised that so many people overlook this.