User blog comment:Adelina Le Morte March/Why are so many people taking Kara and Mordred's side?/@comment-5102537-20121217140640/@comment-5102537-20121217144643

But that doesn't matter, it's about the motived and not about their fate. I guess if Uther had died in the middle of the Great Purge, those who don't like him would still say that he was an evil tyrant. The point is, Mordred is willing to do anything because he lost the woman he loved - even though Camelot is far more harmless than the Old Religion and much easier to stop.

Uther was willing to do anything to stop magic because he lost the woman he loved AND saw what magic had already caused to the land before he took the throne. He wanted to protect his children, himself and his kingdom against this dangerous power, additionally to his feelings of revenge.

I don't understand why people who disapprove of Uther feel sorry for Mordred who lost his loved one but condemn uther, even though the same happened to him and magic started it all in the first place. Does it have to do with the fact that we saw Mordred crying over the fate of Kara but we didn't see Uther crying over the death of Igraine back then?

Moreover, whether Mordred dies or not, the war that is going to take place due to his help will surely kill thousands of people, so I guess he will have as many dead bodies on his conscience as Uther and Morgana had/have.