User blog comment:Morganaforever/Are the knights of Camelot really all that great?/@comment-4623180-20120511125541

Well I can make a few points.


 * About losing to Morgana, who wants to see Morgana struggle? She is super awesome when she fights, especially in her new look! I loved the fair flick when she stabbed the guy and pulled the sword out of him. As you were saying, I'm quite certain the knights lost for one of these reasons:

A. A crazy witch with a sword is a cause to be scared. They didn't know her powers had disappeared, so maybe wussed out or did something stupid, like thrusted themselves at her in a vulnerable position, hoping to kill themself and her at once?

B. They weren't really knights, but civilians dressed at knights!

C. They were regular guards, but Arthur promoted them to knights in these times of despair because their "hearts were noble".

D. Morgause trained Morgana to be as good as she was! She the amount she killed! I think in 2 years she would certainly have at least trained Morgana.

E. Helios had been teaching Morgana for many years (since she first met Morgause?)

F. The producers said so!


 * I understand where you're coming from, but aren't they cowards for hiding behind the wall in the citadel when the great dragon attacked? Maybe they knew they'd be wiped out so it'd be smart to retreat and attack. I think what would be really cowardly is if they literally ran from her. They probably suspected her coming in the direction and "prepared for ambush".


 * Uther's Camelot is built on fundamental principles of racism and bias. People are killed for being themselves. Uther said so. He brainwashed Arthur to think this same way. Everyone must act in accordance or be killed. That's medieval times for you!

If this weren't a show Arthur wouldn't be as noble-hearted as he is. He'd be a complete tyrant. But because Arthur is the protagonist, he has to be of pure heart. Or, perhaps, as Kilgharrah implies, he is a chosen one from the gods, given a pure heart and made invulnerable to completely take after Uther. The knights are blind followers, no matter how noble they think they are, loyalty comes at a price of great ignorance!


 * I'm not sure about the last part, reference?

Conclusion, I have never liked the characters of the unnamed knights, which has hardly been any. They are pretty much as worse as guards! I know this isn't unique to Merlin, though!

Oh well! Stupid background characters make the main ones even cooler.