User blog comment:Waterwecna/Merlin: what happened to you?/@comment-5684105-20121105045931

Thank you Waterwecna! Thanks for looking at things from Merlin's POV.

" He cares about Arthur. Merlin... does not always think his decisions through - that is for certain. But there is a lot more than stupidity behind this decision."

I agree. Merlin showed in this episode just how far he is willing to go for Arthur. He chose what he thought was for Arthur's safety over magic and his own freedom. This is not just his king, but his best friend and he did what he thought would save Arthur's life in the long run.

Was it the wrong decision? Could he have handled this situation in a much better way? Does this ruthless attitude toward toward Mordred sadden me? Yes, but I can understand his pain and dilemma, what he is thinking. His anxiety is clouding his judgement, his moral judgement.

Does his worry over Arthur excuse him from seeking a man's death for something he may do in the future? No.

"He may have thought that there is still a way for magic to come to Camelot... I can imagine that I in his shoes would have thought about what Kilgharrah had said about magic coming back to Camelot during Arthurs reign, and that perhaps there is another way to bring the old ways back to Camelot"

True.

Merlin needs to calm down. He should have listened to Gaius's advice in this episode instead of the dragon. Merlin is usually so wise; he lost sight of himself and his own principles in this one. Hopefully he will learn from this mistake.