User blog comment:Fimber/Elements of classic literature and religion in "Merlin"/@comment-188.32.253.75-20130203051430/@comment-5102537-20130320151153

Hi Ambrosius, it's good to see that you created an account. I recently thought of you when checking blogs. And when I saw your name, i  was reminded of a fanfic in which Uther is the son of a Roman emperior and his real name is Ambrosius until he conquers Camelot and until the story as we know it (on the show) begins.

What you wrote here:

"I believe it was just cruel time and cruel people, and not even extremely rigorous laws prevented the Jews from utter corruption, mind you. Besides, not only didn't the Jews (God's chosen people) mingle with others as a result, but the most righteous ones were born... not to mention the coming of the Messiah. "

I agree that the Old Religion itself might not be evil, but your example above speaks of something people only believe. The bible was written by men, not by a higher being, and of course, the stories in it mirror human behaviour and society. Some of it might be partly history, changed over the decades and centuries, of course, lost in translation and whatnot, but most of it are fairytales.

However, on "Merlin" the magic and the gods/goddesses are real. I think that the source of magic, the gods/goddessess, most of all the Triple Goddess, are ruthless and maybe even evil (or bad. Evil is a strong word). The Old Religion is the religion around the gods and goddesses that are very real on the show, it's worshipping them and doing what they want and demand. The Old religion is a very cruel way of practicing magic and worshipping the gods since even healing and creating life comes to a terrible price. They do nothing out of the goodness of their hearts. If "Merlin" was about religious beliefs only, I would fully agree with you.

Hm, how can anyone hate Gwen? She's a good character, yet with many flaws, at least since season four. I didn't like her attitude in the last two seasons anymore, but I think her character was also only the victim of weird writing and turning the show darker.