Talk:Merlin/@comment-4402317-20130906013353

I find Merlin's story to be almost just as tragic as Morgana's - except that he had people to guide him and protect him.

It's sad to see the drastic change that occured within his character from season 1 to 5. He was very sweet, innocent and naive - but his destiny basically destroyed everything that made him good.

The sad thing is, if he had just remained true to himself, without trying to "prevent" things from happening, then they never would have happened, and life could have carried on.

He would have told Morgana that he had magic, he would haven't tried to prevent things from happening that just led him to horrible situations that further led to his "destiny" (Mordred decisions, trying to kill Morgana, warning people, etc.)

It's just sad to see Merlin become so dark after being such a "light" hearted person.