Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5102537-20140217120328/@comment-24456706-20140305220800

It's really unfortunate that Arthur was rarely shown interacting with magic-users who had peaceful intentions. Characters like Morgana, Kara, Ruadan, the Disir, etc., were so one-sided and poorly written that they completely legitimise his and Merlin's actions--or, rather, lack of action--which I imagine is what the writers/show-runners intended. For these characters, anything short of a total repeal of the ban on magic, not to mention Arthur and the Pendragons' relinquishing the throne to someone better suited for it, would have been unacceptable. We're meant to believe that they would have kept fighting and doing evil things, regardless of whatever concessions Arthur was prepared to make for them, so of course Arthur couldn't make any concessions lest anarchy reign in Camelot.