Board Thread:(Re)Writing "Merlin"/@comment-28430223-20160730000627/@comment-174.217.13.252-20171129181740

I noticed these things too, when I first saw the ending I was dissapointed and I really really hated the tie in with modern times. I hate the fact that it happened at all but if they had to do it they should have shown someone finding the sword encrusted with stuff but still intact.

The only way I could make myself happy with the ending was to ignore that last bit and imagine that Gwen would bring about Albion. I get the impression that Gwen would make a wonderful queen without Arthur insisting on upholding Uthurs stigma against magic. Even if she chose to keep the laws against magic I think she would be less likely to execute innocent people just for having magical abilities.

Morgana would have been much better if she was more sympathetically portrayed. All that would have been nessisary would have been to show Morgana being tormented and turned(probably by Morgause) just like Morgana did to Gwen. Her actions would then have made a lot more sence and not much in the story would need to be changed.

Also they reuse the traitor plotline way to much, it was interesting the first two times but after that it became seriously stale. Agravaine's plot arc would have made more sence when Uthur was still alive. It makes a lot more sence for Agravaine to hate Uthur then it does for him to hate Arthur. He and Morgana's alliance should have come about from them being shown finding out that they both want to kill Uther after initially being wary of eachother and maybe catching eachother redhanded. After Uther died he probably would have been assasinated by Morgana for supporting Arthur.

Mordred would have made more sence if he had been shown to be conflicted about joining the knights. If it had been a struggle to choose between supporting Arthur and supporting Morgana. His girlfriend should have been mentioned previously and portrayed sympathetically. His grown up self should have at least distrusted Merlin for trying to kill him as a child.

Aithusa could have been shown to be trying to bring about Albion using different methods then Kilgharrah. Aithusa might have believed that the only way to make Albion happen was to kill Arthur so that Gwen could take the throne. Then if Gwen refused to bring back magic Morgana could then take the throne. Kilgharrah's mistakes were probably caused by excessive confinement turning him apathetic and making him narrow minded in interpreting his visions. The same can be said for Aithusa too.

Finally the old religeon was portrayed as being very evil. I wish they hadn't done that and that it was portrayed as turning evil when people started being slaughtered. It would make Albion seem like something really worth fighting for instead of wondering if it's really a good idea to bring back the old religeon.