User blog comment:Morgana High Priestess/Which reign is better: Uther's or Arthur's?/@comment-5995315-20130123002810/@comment-5465618-20130125200702

I think you all forgot how much havoc Uther's reign caused because of his hate for magic. The people suffered much because of him -- with the monsters that attacked Camelot which happened quite often under his reign. Under Arthur's reign the people were better off. Seeing that everything. That happened caused harm to him, his wife and the knights. The people did not suffer. If the writers had written this last series properly it would have been quite evident who was a better king. Uther was just a typical self serving king he only cared for himself and those closer to him. If harm was to come to his kingdom and he had to sacrifice his people to save his riches and kingdom he would do so in a New York minute. Although the knights that served under Arthur could not serve under Uther. They did not want to especially Gwaine. Arthur could have walked away from the job a couple of times. For him it wasn't about power it was about peace, equality and justice for all. He always was willing to sacrifice himself for his people. To me that says a lot about his ability to rule and how a king should rule. That is why he was defined as the Once and Future King -- he was a rare breed among men.