User blog comment:Fimber/When family is what destroys you/@comment-4640114-20121125233511/@comment-4640114-20121128172546

When Gwen was banished Merlin did all that he could do--he tried to convince Arthur to let her come back. What did you want him to do? Go out and bring her back when she had been banished?

For your example in The Wicked Day, I'm kind of confused...are you saying that you want the good characters perfect? that they can't have selfish moments like real human beings? And I think Merlin did feel for Arthur, considering that he stayed up all night outside of the room while Arthur mourned because he didn't want Arthur to be alone.

when Merlin killed Aggy, well, like you said, it was self-defense. There's not much more to say other than the fact that series five takes place three years after series four, so it makes sense why they wouldn't bring Aggy back up...

Merlin was taunting Uther to get him away from Arthur, and then, what does Arthur know about spirits?

When Merlin was going to let Mordred die, it was because he was trying to protect Arthur--that doesn't mean it's right, but it wasn't presented as so. When Merlin says, "he grew up," I think it's pretty clear that this is not a lesson moment--I think with the solemn face and the sad music, it's suppose to be showing something in Merlin that the viewers aren't quite sure about, something that needs to be resolved.

So yeah, hehe, those are my thoughts, I'm not the best debater or anything so my points may be pretty weak, sorry.