Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season One/@comment-5102537-20130309111322/@comment-5102537-20130311105058

This episode demonstrated for the first time what Arthur was willing to do for what he thought was right when disobeying his father and going on a mission in order to save Merlin. Even though I doubt that Arthur risked his life only for Merlin because he liked him so much but rather because Merlin was about to die because he saved Arthur, his honour and nobility was shown in wonderful way.

For the audiences, what Arthur did was the only right thing to do. From the kingdom's and "reality's" point of view, what Arthur did was actuall stupid. If he had died, Camelot would have been without an heir (aside from Morgana which nobody knew at that time, except for Uther). It was understandable that Uther forbid his son to try to save Merlin and by that risking his life. As a king and a father, he had to stop his son.

I found it quite mean at first when Uther crushed the flower that would help Merlin. However, this was Uther's way of making Arthur remembering that disobedience has consequences and that there are reasons for it. I just wish he had chosen a different way that wouldn't have almost cost another person's life.

Uther's later confession that he was wrong showed his sense and his temper that had caused him to crush the flower and to let Merlin die in the first place. I liked it when he apologised to Arthur and praised him for what he had, even though he had disobeyed Uther.