User blog comment:Chawk1993/Why does everyone hate Gwen?/@comment-4623180-20120501151217

I loved the meeting between Gwen and Merlin, but the slight criticism is why it was so easy for her to make friends with Merlin... is Merlin just that unique and one of a kind, I'm sure Arthur has implied many other guys his or Merlin's age have stood up to Arthur (which is what made Gwen go up to Merlin). Why isn't Gwen friends with all of the other guys who stood up to Arthur as well? :) I suppose Merlin just is special, and the others are all jerks.

I love Gwen, but I don't tend to think about her as much as characters like Morgana, Arthur and Gaius. I just really hope Gwen's role stands out in Series 5, as much as Morgana's role has in previous series. She's queen of Camelot now, more important than Uther! The whole of Camelot has her loyalty, and possibly allied kingdoms. I look forward to seeing her meet Queen Annis and Mithian (oh yeah), and maybe other allies (and enemies, who will not treat her like dirt anymore i.e. Hengist).

I am positive the cute relationship going on between her and Merlin will continue, it has no reason to stop, and it has been said in interviews that Arthur won't embarrass or degrade Merlin anymore, and with Gwen being a believer in equality and non-believer in blood statuses, it should only get better. Why, Gwen has more than a good reason to give Merlin what he wants! Merlin should be a lord, he should be rich. The interaction between Gwen and pretty much every other character will be on a whole new level. I really hope the producers take the opportunity.

Worst case scenario is Gwen being treated how she was in The Darkest Hour and A Servant of Two Masters.. standing around with Gaius or following Arthur, putting her hand on his back, telling him to be careful and come back alive. I want to see courage and power! I want to see more scenes with her in it, and more interactivity with her and the villains of the show. I mean, which villains has Gwen actually spoken to? Only Hengist? I never saw dialogue with her and Morgause. I think when we see her being involved in everything, rather than some sort of warming relief in the background, or attached to a limit story only (like the love arch), it will really step things up!