Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-4623180-20120919141837/@comment-5621713-20121110214208

Merlin did try to help her, he brought her to the Druids so she wouldn't feel so bad about having magic nnd wouldn't feel so alone. Merlin couldn't tell anyone but Giaus about his conversations with Kligharrah, s eventhough predicting the restoration legal magic in Camelot might have helped Morgana to bide her time rather than trying to bring down Uther and Arthur. Merlin came to Camelot to be mentored by Giaus. He trusts him, though he often follows his heart, like when he takes Morgana to the Druids. It is too bad that the group of Druids that Arthur returns Mordred to didn't have more influence on Morgana than rebels like Alvar. The wise Druids who know about the prophecies of Albion, and that know that Merlin is Emerys, might have been a better, more positive influence on Morgana. After Alvar, Morgana teams up with Morgause, who of course has a vendetta against the Pendragons.; I agree that Morgana would have done a lot better if she had more positive influences. She yearns to belong, and those who reach out to her are those with ulterior motives. If Merlin, Gaius, or the peaceful Druids had been there for her, things might have gone very differently.

I do think that Merlin did as much as he felt he could. He had the two people(well one is a dragon) telling them not to trust Morgana, not to reveal his magic to her. In fact, Kligharrah tells him to "kill the witch". Merlin is upset when Kligharrah refers to Morgana as the "witch". From the first time that Merlin goes to the great Dragon about Morgana, he is told not to help her, not to trust her, and to do what he can to rid Arthur of this treat to Albion. It is fun to speculate about what might have been if things were different for Morgana. The writers have decided to have Morgana as the antithesis of Merlin, like Kligarrah says, " you are different sides of the same coin. She is the darkness to your light; and the hatred to your love".The next episode should be interesting with Morgana back in the picture.