User blog comment:Morganaforever/What annoys you most in the main characters?/@comment-180964-20120508005104/@comment-180964-20120508215140

Glad to hear you agree with me on some of the important times when Merlin does come across very annoying. With him revealing his Magic during Series 1 to Edwin Muirden and then Gilli during Series 3 was just real annoying because two strangers got to find out about his magic instead of Morgana or even another main character/main supporting character didn't get the chance to find out as well. An if you want to put a real exact moment when Merlin should of told Morgana he has magic it was during the Episode The Nightmare Begins. An the reason I say that certain Episode was the story was perfectly told for such a important thing to be told and plus there were several times throughout the episode when he could of told her.

With Morgana I think you stated it perfectly that beside her rapid transition and the overall change of her character between Series 2 and 3 her simply being a constant puppet to Morgause was just simply annoying. An her being a constant puppet to Morgause an just always doing what she tell her on what to do and how to think was very similar to Arthur and Uther in way of how Uther always treated Arthur. Also it was just annoying how she simply forgot that Merlin, Arthur and Gwen use to be all best friends and simply choosing to hate all of them and wanting them killed. I mean I understand her hating Uther and even Gaius as well but her best friends that change was just to drastic of a change in character. Like understand her hating Merlin for trying to kill her but I would of like to see a better version of the two of them having a coversation about that whole event because I thought how the show did it wasn't enough. In the end it will be interesting to see what happens with the story of Morgana and Merlin during Series 5.

An Arthur if the show doesn't want to have him find out about Merlin's Magic until the end of Series 5 thats fine. But please have Arthur simply have treat Merlin like a loyal best friend and advisor that he is an not like a idot servant which Arthur constantly does. Arthur definitly can be a idot and it is real annoying that the show basically still has him as such but I hope with Series 5 they stop this certain trait of the character. I mean you don't have to make him find out everything but siimply don't make him an idiot. An him being completely gullible to both Uther and, more recently, Agravaine and blindly taking orders and simply lessoning to them has probably been one of the most annoying trait of his character. You almost wonder sometime is he capable of thinking for himself because seeing that certain trait about his character is just annoying but also bad because it doesn't make the character better it makes it worse.

An with Gwen have just been real annoying because in the end it was two much switching back and fourth constantly. I mean yes focus on Arthur and Lancelot but the thing with Merlin during Series 1 just seemed out of place simply keep the two characters best friends. Hopefully with Series 5 her character will be much improved with her married to Arthur and now Queen of Camelot. An the scene during Servant of Two Masters was just awful because after the scene was finished you kind of get the reaction of "why is Merlin friends with her again" overall it was just simply something that she would never say. An like you stated when there are scenes were Gwen doesn't say anything when she should be speaking up is annoying.

Hopefully in Series 5 Merlin, Morgana, Arthur and Gwen will all of great stories and we won't see so much of these annoying traits that have appeared throughout the shows overall history. I do realize they can't get rid of all of the annoying traits but simply don't have them appear so often and just try and learn from what hasn't worked well in the past with the character. Oh and almost forgot lets hope Series 5 stops with having Merlin, Morgana, Arthur and Gwen constantly manipulated by the main supporting characters.