Talk:Mordred/@comment-2601:543:4203:F614:4032:D39A:87B5:D5C9-20170927131647/@comment-33567791-20171106170836

I have always thought the real problem was Merlin. The way he (and Gaius in Morgana’s case) treated her and Mordred pushed them to be what they became.

Merlin was in a very special position to really make a change and case for people with magic but instead he hurt the two other people who could have helped him do that, by deciding they were certainly evil, and keeping his magic a secret long after he could have done.

He and Arthur deserved what happened to them - neither really made things better for people with magic, they turned a blind eye to the problem until it was right in front of them and then acted like they were the good guys, and the other people were the only ones being unreasonable. But they helped to ensure that what happened, actually happened.

I remember laughing when Arthur told Kara that he thought he was fairer to people with magic, and I thought, when? He might not pursue them like Uther but he certainly never did anything to really help when he was King. And the surprising thing is, neither did Merlin.