User blog comment:OneofthePendragon94/Irrelevant hatred toward Gwen,overrated Morgana and underrated Merlin./@comment-3012002-20121105223355

You are totally spot on. Angel AND Katie get a lot of hate. I remember, the first time I watched the very first episode of the show, I didn't know who was Guinevere and who was Morgana at the time but I knew from the legend that Morgan(a) was Arthur's half-sister and that Guinevere was Arthur's wife and I thought, when Gwen introduced herself to Merlin, I thought that was interesting that she was dark because most people in their sick and twisted ways, have always believed that Guinevere has to be fair skinned and blonde.

I have read a few books where Guinevere takes on this appearance. In one such book she is kind and tom-boyish and in the other she is vain with a temper and likes to be a slut because she finds herself sleeping around with one of her husband's nephews (I won't say what one). I mean, don't people know the legend AT ALL before they say these cruel things? They should read up on their facts before they open their big mouths. Before Merlin even aired on TV, I knew very little about the legend and the show has introduced to me a world unlike have ever known in terms of legends. I hate when people say 'Morgana's prettier the Gwen. She should have married Arthur.' HELLO! Get a grip on yourselves people! Don't you realise that sooner or later its going to come out that Morgana is Arthur's half-sister?

I remember when Uther confesses to Gaius in the episode The Crystal Cave that Morgana is his daughter, I was half-expecting it as I knew at that time that Morgan(a) Arthur were related in the legend and I think I remember in the very early episodes, my mum turns to me and asks 'Aren't Morgana and Arthur related?' and I remember looking at her and thinking the exact same thing. I honestly believe the way that the writers and the producers did it was very clever. It's not all about looks. Who cares who's prettier? I agree with you about the whole Lancelot doesn't have to be British thing. I can agree with that because currently in the show 'Once Upon a Time' that is airing on the ABC in America (and will soon be returning to Channel 7 in Australia. I don't know if England has it on their television screens) Lancelot is dark. There's no King Arthur or Queen Guinevere at least not yet but you don't see people bitching about him being dark skinned. Sorry I refuse to say 'black people'.

Okay, So the next thing that bugs me about all this hate that people are throwing around about Gwen is that she's 'dull, boring and useless.' She is FAR FROM being useless. She is one of the most likeable characters in the show by far in my personal opinion I have heard quite a few comments about Elyan in the same sense of him being annoying. How can he be annoying when he barely says anything and only appears on occasion? Anyway, back to the issue with Gwen. She is a very kind and selfless person unlike most versions of Guinevere in the legend. The Guinevere of legend is portrayed as vain, selfish and WILLINGLY betrays Arthur with Lancelot. The Merlin version of Guinevere to start with is unsure of who she wants to be with. Yes, she had feelings for Lancelot but she kisses Arthur first and falls in love with him as well making her feel torn between two men that she loves dearly.

Gwen has really developed as a character and becomes more self-confidant but not vain as she becomes the prophesied High Queen of Albion. Over recent weeks I have read people criticise Gwen on her decision to 'execute' Sefa, her maidservant. I have read comments like 'I don't like this new version of Gwen. I hope she's not turning into Uther.' and other comment I remember reading was 'I think Gwen's afraid of Arthur.' What kind of people would write something like that without realising that Gwen was planning something? I know she sounded convincing but that was the idea. Not even dear old Gaius realised this and he has known her probably since she was a young girl. Gwen has certainly grown into her role as Queen and why would Gwen be scared of Arthur? Gwen is now fearless. FEARLESS people! People have to realise that there has been a time jump between series 4 and 5.

People obviously don't read the spoilers that say 'you really see how much the characters have developed over the space of the three year jump.' This was stated I think by Colin when he was asked about it. Now the name calling is a bit extreme I must say. People should know what their saying before they speak. Do people even know what a 'slut' is? Like OneofthePendragon94 has said, a 'slut' is a termed used for women who sleep around. Yes, in the legend both Guinevere and Morgan(a) can be considered sluts because they sleep around but they are FAR FROM sluts in the show. Yes, Gwen has kissed three men (Merlin, Arthur, Lancelot) but she NEVER slept with them. Morgana hasn't had a real love interest. She flirted with Arthur before realising that they were related and even took a liking to Alvarr but doesn't mean that she slept with them! Urgh, that angers me so much!

Okay on to the Morgana issue. I know that Morgana has a lot fans and from the comments I have read almost everyone saying on this blog post and I think we have all come to the a similar conclusion: Morgana's fans are making excuses for her and are blaming every other character except of course Morgana herself. In my opinion, Morgana is a character that most non-obsessive fans would say everyone loves to hate and I quite agree with that logic. Right from the moment Kilgharrah says to Merlin that Morgana should be left to die, I knew that she was destined for evil and Kilgharrah was unfortunately correct. Morgana wasn't treated THAT bad. She was loved by everyone especially Arthur and Gwen seeing as they grew up together. People just love to make cruel comments. Uther clearly loved her and Morgana thought he was being really tough on her for defying him so much but he didn't do that to Arthur quite as much seeing as it was clearly obvious who Uther's favourite child was I think that one of the few reasons why Morgan finally snapped. Now don't get me wrong, I love Arthur as much as everyone else but people really need to connect the dots.

Morgana knows that Merlin poisoned her because she (obviously) saw him as she slipped into unconciousness but she doesn't know why he did it. Why can't people just realise that and get over or better still, go back to the episode in which Merlin poisons her and work it out from there.

I read the comments that some dude hating Gwen and saying that Mithian should be Arthur's Queen. What a load of crap this guy is! If Arthur had of married Mithian when he wouldn't have been able to create the Albion that he has been destined to create with Merlin (of course) at his side and plus Uther would have won (remember his rant about Arthur's marriage to Gwen?) and Arthur wouldn't have been happy OR a strong king.

Okay, I'm all ranted out. I know that most of you will probably agree with me on my points and I know some of you won't but I totally understand unlike some of these trolls who like to stir up trouble. We need to get behind Gwen and Morgana and give them and of course Angel and Katie help to get them to keep their heads up.