User blog:M Bierhoff/Death & Destiny

It has become a recuring plot point that is Merlin can't sacrifice his life for others. In Le Morte'd Arthur, Merlin's attempted sacrifice to save Arthur's is averted, despite his clearest wishes. More recently in The Darkest Hour II, the Callieach tell's Merlin "But your time among men is not yet over, Emrys. Even if you want it to be." The same thing happened to Arthur in the Poisoined Chalice, when Nimueh told Arthur, he wasn't destined to die at her hands. We all know that Mordred is the one to kill Arthur. The Callieach told Mogana has been told the Emrys will be her doom. But no one has told Merlin what will be his death, but so far his destiny has prevented that. The Dragon told Merlin in the first episode that no one can escape their destiny, and yet he as tried to persuade Merlin to change destiny by brining about the early deaths of Morgana, and Merlin but that has only strenghtened it. The Druids seem to know all about Merlin's destiny as Emrys, including Mordred. It's never made clear if the Druids are aware of Mordred's destiny (or if Mordred himself knows). Is it Mordred's destiny that led him to seemingly forsake his people, and why has he nevered bothered to tell Morgana of Merlin's magic?