User blog comment:Morganaforever/Episode Review: The Diamond of the Day Part 1/@comment-5253758-20121223175224

I think Merlin tried to make Morgana look weak. He wanted to mock her in some way so that she would lose her temper. And we all know that he is angry with her and he had lost his power so he actually had nothing to live for (his magic is all his life). Maybe he just thought "If I should die right now, I should do it with honor! I will not be humiliated in front of her!"

And I don't know if any of you noticed but when Merlin hit her with his sword, she turned back in pain and he raised his hand as if he wanted to cast a spell to her. When he realised, he put his hand down and raised his sword. Then Morgana laughed. I found this scene quite funny to say the truth. I know he is the protagonist and I should have felt sad, but that was a brilliant thing to do by the director. Kudos to him!

And of course it was good to see Morgana back to her feet again. She is more powerful than ever. It is a shame that she has to fail miserably in the end.. :(