Talk:The Drawing of the Dark/@comment-5821290-20121215120720/@comment-5674726-20121215123955

That's the danger of judging somebody based on what they're allegedly going to do in the future. If they're treated like the bad guy before they've done anything, it's bound to be hurtful and frustrating.

Mordred was a child when Merlin tripped him up so that he would be caught by soldiers who would either kill him on the spot or haul him back to Camelot to be executed. On two separate occasions, Merlin led Arthur and the soldiers to the camps that were Mordred's home, leading to the slaughter of the people caring for him. The second time, it was intentional. He had every reason to be angry with Merlin for that.

However, when he comes to Camelot as a knight, he makes an effort to be friendly towards Merlin, despite the things Merlin has done to him in the past. He saved Arthur's life multiple times, once almost at the cost of his own life.

Merlin is so obsessed with the alleged prophecies that Kilgharrah is feeding him that he fails to recognise a self-fulfilling prophecy in the making.