Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Four/@comment-5102537-20131103103427/@comment-10341849-20131118011736

Fimber wrote:

The first few minutes that Merlin and Lancelot met convinced me more than the entire show convinced me about Merlin and Arthur's friendship. I think their chemistry was great but at the same time in the way regarding Arthur and Merlin. And imagine Lancelot's reaction when Arthur and the knights bullied Merlin later. It would have been out of character for him to join them, as well as it would have been out of character for him to just let Arthur kill Caerleon without objection.

But then, it's just my assumption. However, I found it odd that, except for Gaius, the mature and deeper characters were killed off. I agree, the friendship between Merlin and Lancelot was far more believable than Arthur and Merlin. Keeping Lancelot alive might jeopardize it. Merlin had to keep Arthur alive only because it was his destiny and not because he was his friend anymore.

Not just Merlin, but Gwen might easily fell in love with Lancelot. Lancelot would easily "steal" Merlin's and Gwen's heart from Arthur, not to mention that he would be the one knight that other knights listen too...maybe he would become their leader and everybody would listen to him including Sir Leon. Yea..keeping him alive was far too dangerous :p

And that's why all other mature characters were killed too, because they will jeopardize the character of Arthur. The King that supposed to be the greatest king of Albion but seemed so immature, impulsive, reckless, spoiled, and like to bully others.