Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Four/@comment-5102537-20131116154357/@comment-24367109-20140127220734

@Fimber:

Yes, yes, I completely see what you are saying here! I do understand this, and I can see your point. I did wonder while I was watching this why Merlin was suddenly becoming slightly, almost, hostile towards Arthur. I wondered why he wasn't as concerned about Uther as Arthur was, and as you'd expect him to be. In addition to this, I thought that it was strange that Merlin, having experienced what it was like to lose a father in the past (no matter how fleetingly the meeting took place - Merlin's an emotional young man!), would allow Arthur to have the same experiences. However, he must care some, otherwise he wouldn't 'pretend' to be Dragoon; he would have made up some silly excuse about him being out, or dead or something.

So, I totally see your point! But, he still must care about Arthur; though I don't believe that he cares much about Uther; as a king, of course, and as the father of his best friend, but not really as someone who he considers a friend. I don't blame him - he did persecute those with magic, so....!