Board Thread:What If?/@comment-69.148.49.98-20140113232611/@comment-37017073-20181015204453

ReganX wrote: I don't see Merlin and Morgana as a couple. I know that he had a bit of a crush at one point but I didn't see it as reciprocated on her part. Had Merlin confided in her about his magic, I could see them bonding over it but more in a friends way than anything romantic. I agree with this. Honestly, whatever crush Merlin had on Morgana in the beginning seemed to fade pretty much in tandem with Gwen's crush on him and whatever passing interest Arthur and Morgana had in one another. And I never saw Morgana show any interest in Merlin that was even remotely romantic. She valued him as a friend and that was about it, and by series 2 I'd say it was about the same for Merlin.

Personally, I prefer it that way. I don't mind a few characters getting together over the course of a series (Arthur and Gwen, for example), but I've never really been a fan of shows that end with all the main cast paired off together like no other people exist in their world. (Or rather, like they're incapable of bonding with or forming any unique relationships with anyone outside of the core group.)