User blog comment:Fimber/When family is what destroys you/@comment-5253758-20121120211348

Your post is indeed great! You make clear statements! Merlin was never a family show, even if they called it that. Ofcourse young children could never think like that so it doesn't realy hurt them, but the show has become a lot darker than it was in series 1.

Like I've wrote a lot of times, it's all about perspective. Producers have warned us that the show will become dark and said many times that they want to continue with the story like "Harry Potter"did. They say that when Merlin begun in 2008, a lot of children were watching, but now these children have grown up and they wouldn't have a problem seeing these things you mentioned. And come on, the show is showing some pretty realistic stuff despite the magic. It shows betrayal, humiliation, anger, hatred, vengeance, ruthlesness, manipulation, lies and a lot of other things, but it has also shown us love, trust, friendship, love, trust, friendship again and of course what it means to be a part of a family!

Family is not only about good things we share with each other. It's also about bad things that happen to us and we want to share with them. It's about learning to live with people that maybe don't realy belong by our side. A family member can be a racist and another a compassionate lad that loves every person in the world no matter where they were born and raised. How can someone live with a person that has ideals so different from his? Do you know how many families are being destroyed these days by the reasons you presented and even more?

So imagine living in a world like that, in a time like that. When the son could not speak when even spoken to because of fear! Because he was too afraid to stand up to his father. He was facing disapproval every single day and even though the father's feelings existed, they were not present! Knowing that you have a father who does not only hate your kind, but also does not even want to recognise you as his daughter!

If I was Uther's son I would try to forget him for treating me like that when I brought him back from the dead. If I was Uther's daughter, I would do everything in my power to make him pay! That's of course if I don't know how to show forgiveness or simply don't want to, because I'm fed up with his attitude!! I do not blame Uther. I don't blame anyone. It's just how things are sometimes. Not every story can end up in a good way, even in television. Forgiveness is a hard thing to do. Love sometimes is not enough!

I know that maybe you think my comment is a little personal (and long) but I can't deny nor ignore what I felt by reading your post! As a human being and a daughter I know that things sometimes don't go the way we want them to, even when it comes to family...

So this is the reason I believe that the show is one of the most realistic series I have ever watched (and I've watched a lot). And as the show continues it becomes even more realistic and I love that even if it is too cruel sometimes. And it's cruel because the truth always hurts and that's what "Merlin"shows: the truth.