User blog:It's Good to be the Queen/Queen Guinevere - Morgana's downfall?

I have read the confirmed information section for season 5 and it's deja vu all over again. Morgana the Magical Mean Girl is back, worse than ever...and she's back to "spellcast-bullying" Gwen. I use these terms because Morgana is going to be a spoiled brat again. She's Uther's illegimate daughter and because he didn't recognize and legitimize her so she can be an heir she's going to take it out everyone who had nothing to do with that decision. Being locked up for two years by a magic-hating king just added on to the daddy issues. Whoever busts her out of prison (Ruadan?) will be bring her up to speed and she learns about Queen Guinevere. Finding out that tagging a cheating scandal on Gwen has backfired big time is what really sends Morgana over the the edge.

I see no strategic reasoning for the attacks. I think they are more motivated by pettiness and jealousy. Gwen is liked, respected and loved by many and she may have gained the respect of some of the nobility who think Arthur married beneath him. The nobles may dislike Morgana more than Gwen: along with her sketchy royal bloodline, she's a dangerous witch who co-signs and orders mass murder, regicide, attempted murder, etc. I bet the word got around the kingdom how fellow noble Agravaine met his end, so the nobility figures she's not worth a trip to the gallows for treason. Also, Morgana's two one-week reigns as queen of Camelot show that being a noble doesn't mean competence in governing. Gwen the blacksmith's daughter had the position for three years and counting; and by all accounts she is doing a good job.

It just seems like Morgana has this twisted need to prove to the world Gwen is an usurper and unfit to rule. Simply killing Gwen is not enough, she has to kill her reputation. So we are at the mercy of Wil E. Coyote-level schemes to get Gwen. Even the alleged possession plot (not found on this site) sounds ridiculous. But this time, Gwen will fight back and I believe she will win a round or two. (See Gwen's busting Morgana's snitch Eira and ordering her execution for treason.) Gwen will also have a protector when Arthur's away (her new maidservant who could be her own personal Merlin?). The big twist would be Morgana's co-conspirators, Ruadan and Mordred. They both have their own agendas to team up with Morgana, but they may see those plans threatened by Morgana's unhinged hatred of Gwen. These guys are not slavering stooges like Agravaine was. They may think Morgana may go rogue on them and may have to do dispatch her for their own preservation. Either way, I hope Gwen is the cause or impetus of the takedown of this spell-casting snot once and for all.