Board Thread:What If?/@comment-5674726-20130722102922/@comment-5674726-20130812183524

Edrea wrote:

It was the foundation of how the show has been build. From the opening it was stated so clearly that the destiny of a kingdom falls into a young man, his name is Merlin.

What I find interesting is that the opening lines of the series could be taken as an indication that Merlin was going to fail to achieve the destiny Kilgharrah spoke of.

The very first line of the series: "No young man, no matter how great, can know his destiny."

Shortly afterwards, to paraphrase Kilgharrah: "Hey, young man, this is your destiny."

We're told that Merlin will father a legend, which is true. Thanks to him, Arthur is going to be remembered as a great King who defeated mystical beasts like the Afanc, the Questing Beast and the Great Dragon, who retook the kingdom from his wicked half-sister on two separate occasions, who drew the legendary sword of King Bruta, proving that he was the rightful ruler, defeated a Saxon force that vastly outnumbered his army, etc. However, we were never told what, if any, truth there would be to the legend that Merlin was going to father. Perhaps Arthur was never going to be a great ruler but, thanks to Merlin, he will be remembered as one.