User blog comment:Ḡwẵine Ḹٍٍkƨ Ĺiĸe Ͼềлȑềd/Characters/@comment-4135736-20120506084424

These are my opinions on the characters:

Series 1:

Likeable protagonist: Merlin, Gwen, Morgana, Gaius and Kilgharrah

Hateable protagonist: Uther and Arthur (I hated Arthur in Series 1, he was so annoying)

Likeable Minor protagonist: Lancelot and Will

Likeable Antagonist: Nimueh and Edwin Muirden

Hateable Antagonist: Kanen

Best One episode character: Edwin Muirden

Worst One episode character: Kanen

Series 2:

Likeable protagonist: Merlin, Gwen, Morgana, Arthur, Gaius and Kilgharrah

Hateable protagonist: Uther

Likeable Minor protagonist: Lancelot, Leon and Balinor

Likeable Antagonist: Aredian, Alvarr, Morgause and Mordred

Hateable Antagonist: Halig, The Troll, Hengist and Alined

Best One episode character: Alvarr and Balinor

Worst One episode character: The Troll

Series 3:

Likeable protagonist: Merlin, Gwen, Arthur, Gaius and Kilgharrah

Hateable protagonist: Uther

Likeable Minor protagonist: Lancelot, Leon, Gwaine, Elyan and Percival

Likeable Antagonist: Morgause and Cenred

Hateable Antagonist: Morgana (she was an annoying, smirky bitch this season), Grunhilda and The Goblin

Best One episode character: Gilli and the Fisher King

Worst One episode character: The Goblin and Dagr

Series 4:

Likeable protagonist: Merlin, Arthur, Gwen, Gaius and Kilgharrah

Hateable protagonist: Lancelot (especially in Lancelot du Lac)

Likeable Minor protagonist: Leon, Gwaine and Percival

Likeable Antagonist: Morgana and Helios

Hateable Antagonist: Agravaine and The Lamia

Best One episode character: Julius Borden, Alator

Worst One episode character: The Lamia