User blog comment:SquarePoint/Theory about *The Death Song of Uther Pendragon*/@comment-67.239.100.57-20121024230530

I really don't see what people are complaining about. I thought the episode was great. And I didn't see Uther as being out of character. Of course he would disapprove of Arthur's way of doing things, knighting commoners, marrying Gwen. It was no surprise that he attacked Percivel, Gwen, and Merlin so from what I am reading people's main objection is that he would never attack Arthur because he loves him.

The question is: what does he care for the most? His children or his pride? Arthur or his own ideals and his world view? A close tie maybe? Personally I think it could have gone either way and Uther still be in character, but what actually happened is probably closer to what I would have expected.

Uther's behavior didn't surprise me at all, but I really didn't know what to expect from this episode. I did think that maybe since he was dead he would have a different and clearer view of things, but Uther has always been rather pigheaded when it came to what he thought and there was no stoping him.

People have pointed out all the times Uther tried to protect Arthur, chose him before the kingdom, grieved and worried when Arthur was hurt or dying. Yes he loved Arthur. But then again he didn't know what Arthur was doing half the time since Arthur hid so much from him because he knew his father would never approve of many things he did. So now that Uther knows that his son's ideals and actions are so opposed to his own he looks upon it as a betrayal to himself and all he ever taught his son. And he won't stand for it.

I hope this makes some sense because I wrote this rather quickly. And from what I have heard and seen from various sites and from family and friends is that most people enjoyed this episode.