User blog comment:Waterwecna/Mordred: the young boy and the adolescent knight/@comment-5734522-20121222124141

Really nice article and very well written. I love Mordred, he's my favorite character (I used to dislike him) and I planned to write an article about him but you came first.

Anyway.

First of all, I disagree that young and old Mordred are two entirely different people. In fact they are as similar as they can be.

I think their appearences similarities are stronger and more important than their differences. Clothing changes along with age. Asa looks like Alexander and Alexander looks like Asa. Except the hair. Perhaps Mordred goes to hairdresser's :P haha

As far as the smile is concerned, it doesn't matter how often they laugh. You may laugh more as a child because you are more innocent. That doesn't make them different. What matters is, the way they smile. And it is exactly the same! They smile for a while, it's not an actual smile, it's more of a smirk, then they suddenly stop. Alexander did a great work on that.

I agree that they have differences as far as personality is concerned and you pointed those things nicely. I believe personality changes because of events and facts so it naturally happens. I don't think young Mordred was evil. He was just a child, alone in the world, following people who saw as "parent-figure" or friends. I couldn't see that in the past, I see it now.

''The adolescent Mordred rarely uses telepathy. So far he has done so in just one episode''

 I've noticed that,too, as all of us did and it bothered me. But I think the reason he didn't use much telepathy is that, he first wanted Arthur to accept people with magic, then be free to do so.

 As for relationships, people  change, as   their behavior towards things  and personality does.

 All in all, I loved your article. I don't know if it's my idea, but it seems that you actually wanted differences to be more than similarities and tried a lot to do so. No offence, I am saying it in a very friendly way, really. That's what I got, If I am mistaken  please point it at.

 While watching Merlin, I believe that adult Mordred was once the boy we met years ago in series 1 & 2. Alexander watched (as he admitted) Assa's scenes as Mordred very carefull and tried his best. And he did it. He's the reason I like Mordred. I mean, he looks like Assa, he acts like Assa, he seems to be the young druid boy grown up.

 Also, Congrats to the writers, (for once) because they made Mordred a believable character. When he was young, he wasn't bad, he just followed other's instructions and  orders. He cared for Alvaar and loved Morgana so he became their ally and helped to get the crystal. Eventually, when he became older and could decide and act on his own, he understood that he couldn't be acceptable with Morgana's way, so he changed. After Arthur's decision to kill Kara, he got angry as all of us would and went with Morgana's side. I have to say, he is the most believable character out of them all. He is great, Indeed! Really great. Just one question. How is it possible that Arthur did not know that he is a sorcerer, a druid?

Everyone talked about the "druid boy"

May someone answer? I've been asking this a lot to my self and my family.

Greetings & congrats for you article.

Pitty that I did not know you were writing it, I could have helped, too!

