Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-4623180-20120919141837/@comment-4047575-20160930215649

70.71.57.130 wrote: No. What happened to Morgana is her own fault and her own responsibility. She could have chosen to do good with her magic but she didn't and she was way too blinded by her hatred for Uther. Also, she had so many influences in her life that made her turn evil like her half sister (despite the magic part), so you never know what would've happened. Merlin was under NO obligation to tell anybody his magic. Why? Because it's his magic and it's no one else's business who he chooses to tell. Remember, back then, telling someone you have magic is basically suicide since it is punishable by death. And remember when Morgana tried to kill Uther then in the last second changed her mind and killed the guy that she practically begged to help her kill Uther with? Even before she turned evil, so many people suffered because of her actions and she didn't even think twice about it in the first two seasons.

Also remember that in the original legend, Morgan was supposed to be the villain so when they added a character named "Morgana", she was always going to be a villain later on. But then again, Arthur doesn't need to pull a sword out of a stone in this version.. so.. Highly one-sided- yes, Morgana could have chosen good, but Uther had treated magic awfully time and time again, and Merlin had, in her eyes, betrayed her- and she didn't think twice about it- er, yes she did! Episode after episode in the first two series, and even sometimes in the last two, showed she clearly did feel some remorse, or even a lot for what she did. And "the guy" you mentioned was a ruthless killer, who she realised she shouldn't be in league with.

And yes, Morgan was the villain- doesn't mean they had to keep it the same here- there was no Sir Leon in the original legend either- nor was Gwen a servant, nor were Merlin and Arthur the same age... and the list goes on, and on