Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Two/@comment-5102537-20130608085206/@comment-5674726-20130614001156

''But Arthur's logic why he agreed with Uther publicly was wrong. He says he cannot disagree to Uther in front of other people, instead of saying Uther has a point. Despite Gwen's sacrifice, and her being our friend, she expected to do these things for her liege. Its not uncommon or extraordinary. This is one of many plot holes in Merlin we diss on a regular basis.''

If anything, Arthur stating that they couldn't sacrifice soldiers to save Guinevere but being willing to go himself would have emphasised his feelings for her. It'd show that, while he knew on an intellectual level that it was irresponsible, at best, for the Crown Prince to risk his life for the sake of a servant, he couldn't bring himself to do anything else when Guinevere was in danger.