User blog comment:Merlaa/Is Kilgharah realy wise?/@comment-4683199-20121227212418/@comment-5253758-20121227220144

No, this is not simple, you are right. Everything you said about destiny is true. It is  quite complicated when it comes to it. Destinies are supposed to fulfill themselves in Merlin and yet Merlin has to help them or they won't. That's a contradiction to the whole meaning of the word "destiny". But still, some destinies did not come true! Arthur's destiny never came true. Morgana's destiny didn't either. Even Merlin's destiny did not if we think about it because his destiny was part of Arthur's destiny. So I agree with you. It is the writers' fault. It was innevitable though, as things like destiny cannot be told or be explained in a simple way. I bet they were confused in the end too. So in this matter it is not Kilgharah's fault.

But apart from destiny, Kilgharah was not always right. He said a lot of things that were untrue and he also wanted revenge at some point, like Morgana, Mordred and Uther did. If it wasn't for Merlin being a dragonlord, he would have destroyed Camelot! And the worst part is that he blamed them(Mordred, Morgana and Uther) for wanting revenge, when he was not better either! I admit that he is aware of the things that happen around him. But, I don't think that he should be called wise when he had (or has) so many flaws. Speaking to Merlin in riddles as you said made his life worse and his destiny harder. He was as much as sadistic as Queen Mab in that case.