User blog comment:Fimber/Things that went wrong in "The Death Song of Uther Pendragon"/@comment-5644179-20121022084321/@comment-5102537-20121022091350

See, and this is exactly why the writer did it this way, to make people believe that what we saw of him in "The Death Song of Uther Pendragon" was the real Uther. He succeeded, as your opinion proves. I believe that if a writer suddenly made a script that says that Merlin has always hated Arthur and wasn't a member of The Old Religion or if Arthur suddenly has always hated Gwen, fans would also say "yeah, that's so totally believable!"

No, Uther was not powerhungry, because if he had been described that way he would have conquered other kingdoms AND he would have used magic to get an advantage over those he wanted to conquer. He didn't. And every time he praised Arthur and said he was proud of him, he did when Arthur showed mercy and kindness towards others and Uther. So he appreciated Arthur's good heart.

Throughout the years of the show, even those who strongy disliked Uther have always agreed that at least his love for Arthur was genuine and true. Now, with this last epsiode, they suddenly say "yeah, he never really loved him and it was all so in-character for him".

Isn't it weird?