User blog comment:Waterwecna/Best Guest Stars in Merlin/@comment-5352424-20120827152130/@comment-74.128.192.176-20120827222258

I would love to see a backstory on Morgana's childhood, which is probably why Uther is being resurrected. Uther explaining to Arthur why he had an affair with his best friend's wife (low) and why he never publicly acknowlegded Morgana as his daughter are good plot turns. When Uther confessed to Gaius about Morgana, stating "Arthur must never know", I think it would come out that he cheated on Queen Ygraine and Morgana is the result. That would not please Arthur a bit. Despite her status as queen Ygraine would have been expected to tolerate the existence of Uther's outside child. There's also the political fallout from the royal fling; Goloris and Ygraine's family, insulted by the deed, join forces to pull Uther down from the throne. It's probably why the first Pendragons turned to magic to conceive an heir (Arthur). It's not only to ensure the House of Pendragon is the ruling family of Camelot, but also to make up to Ygraine for hurting her and to get Uther's in-laws and "friend" off his back. Not acknowlegding Morgana insured that honor was restored, such as it is.

If Uther appears to Morgana, that's when the story really get fascinating. I'll hazard a guess and say Goloris can count to nine and figured out Morgana was not his child. She was conceived when Goloris was away fighting for Uther. Out of pride and duty he accepted the child as his. He couldn't divorce Vivienne for adultery because that would have raised questions. Over time Goloris may have grown to love Morgana as his own flesh and blood.

Vivienne, on the other hand, may not have been happy in the marriage (hence the affair) and probably thought it was no big deal. Being maitresse en titre, the king's official mistress, was nothing to be ashamed of back then. This position is the path to prestige, profit, and power for a woman. Some families saw it as an opportunity for advancement. Vivienne could have been disappointed that Uther didn't acknowlegde her or Morgana, so she bid her time. When Uther didn't send reinforcements to Goloris, thus leading to his death, Vivienne could have seen this as an opportunity to finally have Uther and have Morgana recognized as a princess of the blood royal. Instead, Uther took Morgana as his ward and perhaps killed Vivienne to silence her. (There's still the threat of Ygraine's family.) Vivienne's noble family wouldn't make a fuss because it had no power to fight Uther; and they may have seen the affair as a disgrace. Imagine Morgana's fury: her nobly born mother was treated no better than a Back-Alley-Sally (Game of Thrones reference) while the daughter of a blacksmith was given the crown matrimonial without sleeping with the king and having his illegitimate child. Even with being framed for cheating the serving girl is still referred as "Your Majesty", holding the royal address for three years and counting.

Seeing how this impacts both of Uther's children would be a hoot.

That's my two cents.