Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season One/@comment-5102537-20130413094642/@comment-5102537-20130417113549

Rubelle wrote: Watching this epi, I understand from where Arthur gets his streak of gullible stupidity, when it comes to explanation to magical happenings by Merlin. His Father. Uther.

Gaius told Uther yes seems wraith can be killed and thats it,Uther believes him at once.

No question asked how tom did the sword, why did he engrave it like that.

LIke Seriously!!

They could have provided an explanation for that. For example, it would have made sense if Uther suspected the sword of being magical but ignored it for once because it actually saved his son's and his own life. Then later, when Tom was accused of having cosnpired with Tauren who used magic, the magical sword could have contributed to Uther being convinced that Tom indeed used magic/willingly conspired with Tauren.

On the other hand, Merlin told Uther that he thought that Arthur needed a new sword and that Tom made it particularly for him. Maybe Uther just didn't suspect a servant and blacksmith of causing any harm otr of being clever enough to conspire or whatever.