Board Thread:What If?/@comment-5674726-20131121000155/@comment-5102537-20131124112012

Interesting thoughts.

I would have liked the idea of Merlin and Gwen being together because I think they would have made an awesome couple. They couldn't do this since the legend is about Arthur and Gwen, but it would have been interesting nevertheless.

Had they been a couple, Morgana wouldn't have enchanted Gwen. It would also have been likely that Gwen learns of Merlin's powers much earlier and that she'd have become Merlin's confidante and ally.

Without Gwen, Arthur probably would have married Elena or Mithian. Dragoon wouldn't have had to appear in the first place to take the blame for Arthur and Gwen and he may have never come up with this idea at all, hence no Dragoon when Uther died.

Lancelot and Merlin's friendship would have been restrained once Lancelot falls in love with Gwen and lets Merlin know of that. But at least he wouldn't have come back as a shade summoned by Morgana - and I do wonder what vision Morgana would have had about the future Queen.