Talk:Mordred/@comment-28319791-20160505022435/@comment-2602:302:D18B:1660:7C68:1BE4:72A3:AEC5-20170912012356

I disagree with this. I think Mordred very genuinely believed in Arthur. And perhaps the very fact that he believed in him so much was what led to him turning against him.

It's easy for you or I to say Kara is a terrorist. But Mordred loves her. He loves her deeply. And that love makes him blind to her true nature. (Also worthy of note is that he may not even know that she tried to kill Arthur and he probably has no idea that Arthur offered to spare her life and she refused.)

Now I do agree with what you said about him being conflicted, but I don't think this was because he didn't believe in Arthur. It was because he believed in Kara just as deeply. And a part of him still probably believed in Morgana, that there was goodness still inside her.

Now, to elaborate on what i said about his belief in Arthur contributing to his turning against him: Mordred had such an earnest belief in Arthur's goodness that when Kara was killed, the act was to him a deep betrayal. This man that Mordred had put all his trust and hope in had killed the woman he loved. (I'm not saying that this is my viewpoint, only that it is likely Mordred's.)

Also there's a deleted scene from the first part of the finale where Mordred is hesitant and tells Morgana that he "believes there is good in him (Arthur)". I don't think Mordred was acting out of hate in the end. There's a reason he tells Arthur, "You gave me no choice." He truly believes that this is the only way to save his people.