Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Five/@comment-5102537-20140223115227/@comment-10341849-20160517045749

At first I liked this episode. Until the part where Merlin forced Arthur to kill Mordred again and again. I agree with Areanna. Merlin could have killed Mordred himself and he didn't want to do it. It made him to look like a coward and didn't want to take any responsibility for his action.

And getting worse when Merlin wasted a perfect chance to clear all his confusions by asking Diamair about everything. He could asked about his destiny, Arthur's destiny. He could asked if Arthur was going to be the greatest King of Albion ever, and what age and how he died at the end. He could asked what was Mordred intention by saving Arthur. He could asked Morgana's plan. He could asked about Aithusa, where she has been and what happened to her. and so on, and so on.

But once again, it is not possible cause if Diamair answered all those questions, then there is no use continuing the show.

But at least, when Diamair answered that Arthur's bane was himself, Merlin could asked back what did that mean and how he could change that. At least try to change it.

In this case I agree with Tabahta, Merlin kept acting hating and suspect Mordred's motivation all through this season like he didn't learn anything from the Diamir. So what's the point of asking him?

Merlin changed to another person entirely after he saw the prophecy. He became a cold, selfish, pesimistic, bitter, angry, complaining person. How come he complained more about crawling through a waste tunnel than Arthur?

It seems like he only care that he would not able to fulfill his destiny protecting Arthur. So every other person, every other thing, not Arthur himself, are not important anymore. He look so upset that he would fail. So it is not because he care about Arthur so much, but about how he protect his own pride.

About Gwen, I understood why she decided to kill Sefa. Although I like her so much. I even thought that if they keep her alive, she would have a friendship or even a relationship with Merlin. What Sefa did was a treason and there was no other punishment stated by the law, she should die. About killing his father, her father was as guilty as her.

When Uther killed Gwen's father, he was innocent.At least she knew he was. that's why Gwen couldn't accept that. Sefa knew that what her father did was a treason too. So it was only logical that her father would have to die too.

In this, Gwen did what the law stated and didn't try to alter it (although she didn't actually want to kill Sefa). Not like Arthur. Arthur always wanted to change what the law said according to his own feeling and emotions. He was not objective.

Gwen was far more mature. She did what the law said although she might not feel to do it. She was trying to be as objective as she can.

About Arthur didn't know about Mordred able to do magic was total nonsense. And his knighting was also nonsense. If knighting Mordred just because he saved his life, then Arthur should knighted Merlin as well. So saving Arthur was the proof of a worthy of a knight position? He didn't know what Mordred did all through those time, maybe he was a thief, smugglers, even murderer. No proof of honorable character in him. Only because he saved him, and only once. Who knows what he will do other time? Will he still protect him? How could he trust him with only one proof?

And the most ridiculous part was, when Arthur was taken to see Morgana. Along the way, Modred would have a better chance to save him. Not to wait until Morgana wanted to kill him. And why Mordred was beside Morgana after all? That means Mordred was Morgana's ally. If not, she would have him killed. It would make a better sense that Mordred freed Arthur and Merlin and the three of them tried to free all the knights. That would proof he was worthy of becoming a knight. A proof that he is trustworthy and willing to sacrifice, willing to risk his life and fight with Arthur and other knights.