Thread:Fimber/@comment-3481504-20151102233729/@comment-27171295-20151108130418

Arthur was certainly flawed, and we never really got to see him mature as a king. I believe he was incapable of showing love to his friends on some level because he never really received that growing up, especially not from his father. I think what caring emotions he did have were innate, but not nurtured or developed, and came out all wrong when it came to expressing them.

I think he loved his father, but also recognized and came to terms with Uther's despotism as you pointed out.

Arthur was one of my favorites despite his flaws. He loved his people, he loved his kingdom. And he loved Guinevere. That was enough for me.

He also loved Merlin, I believe, as a younger brother. There were countless times he'd stood up for him, even though some of his other actions and words cut deep and wounded our warlock. But in the end, Merlin may have deserved it all for lying to Arthur for over 10 years, so they should be kinda even, don't you think?