Board Thread:(Re)Writing "Merlin"/@comment-5674726-20141115233659/@comment-5102537-20150509102049

Generally, I find the concept of a destiny and of fate very interesting as long as there is a chance to change things. If everything is set in stone, no action and attempt of anyone matters anymore due to the fact that things will fulfill itself either way.

I would have created a fate and destiny that was still open, that the characters were able to alter. A power that always interfers and make it tough for everybody - since the higher powers on Merlin weren't exactly friendly ones - but at the same time the possibility for the antagonists and protagonists to choose the right path and create a future that they think would be best.

As we once discussed here on the wikia, it seems that the Old Religion wanted Uther to be the one who hunts down magic in order for Merlin to restore the balance. If it was meant to be that way, no character has a say, nobody is guilty but everyone is just a puppet on a string. A little more own responsibility and chance to alter the future would have been much more interesting.