Board Thread:What If?/@comment-5674726-20130722102922

Ideas

1. What if Merlin had not inherited the power of a Dragonlord?

2. What if Uther had been healed in The Wicked Day? ''Variant: What if Merlin had healed Uther in "The Wicked Day" secretly before Arthur decided to use magic? What if Morgana had healed Uther in "The Wicked Day"? ''

3.What if Arthur had married Princess Mithian?

4. What if Gaius had not come back to Camelot when Edwin was about to become the new court physician?

5. What if Balinor had survived?

6. What if Morgana hadn't met Morgause?

7. What if Uther had met Igraine like Arthur met her as a spirit or illusion?

8. What if Morgana hadn't been a sorceress but only someone who sympathized with magic users?

9. What if Igraine hadn't died in the first place?

10. What if Gaius hadn't chosen to stay in Camelot when the Great Purge started?

11. What if Merlin hadn't been made Arthur's servant?

12. What if Freya didn't die?

13. What if Morgana didn't know who Emyrs is?

14. What if Arthur didn't forgive Guinevere and he died?

15. What if Morgana went straight to Uther to tell him of her vision of Arthur being drowned by Sophia rather than going to Gaius first?

16. What if Merlin had resisted Mordred's telepathic plea and not helped him escape?

17. What if Morgana let Arthur run away with Guinevere in Queen of Hearts rather than framing the latter for sorcery?

18. What if Merlin arrived in Camelot a week later than in canon?

19. What if Hunith hadn't somehow been able to make the journey from Ealdor to Camelot, despite the fact that she was dying, and Merlin didn't learn that her life was the price to pay for Arthur's recovery until it was too late to save her?

20. What if Uther had acknowledged Morgana as his daughter in The Crystal Cave? Variant: What if Uther had acknowledged Morgana as his daughter pre-series, ie. after Gorlois' death?

21. What if the reason Merlin emerged from the Crystal Cave as an old man at the end of The Diamond of the Day, Part 1 was that he really was an old man; he thought it took him a minute to break free, it was actually sixty years?

22. What if Morgana suffered from retrograde amnesia following one of her many head injuries?

23. What if Arthur had survived the finale? Variant: What if Arthur had survived the finale and Merlin didn't?

24. what if Merlin got found out in pilot episode only when he saved everyone using magic, specially A?

25. What if Merlin and Morgana ended up as a couple?

26. What if Morgana was not Uther's daughter but just his ward?

27. What if Uther had taken another wife or had an illegitimate son?

28. What if Mordred revealed to Arthur about his magical ability ?

29. What if Kara was not as obstinate as she had been and not provoked Mordred?

30. What if Mordred really had not forgotten that Merlin almost caused him to be caught/dead and had carried the grudge?

31. What if  Freya had lived and still be Lady of the lake?

32. What if Lancelot hadn't died?

33. What if Guinevere was having relationship with Merlin instead of Arthur?

34. What if Morgana really did see Merlin use magic in The Mark of Nimueh?

35. What if Nimueh had known that Ygraine's life would be the price demanded for Arthur's birth, and told Uther in advance?

36. What if the Dochraid didn't tell Merlin that for the cleansing spell in With All My Heart to work, Guinevere would have to enter the Cauldron of Arianrhod of her own free will rather than being forced or tricked into entering?

37. What if Arthur knew that Merlin was a dragonlord but didn't know that Merlin had magic?

38. What if Morgana said "no" when Morgause asked her if she was prepared to help bring about Uther's downfall?

39. What if Kilgharrah didn't tell Merlin that it was his destiny to protect Arthur?'' Variants: What if nobody told Merlin that it was his destiny to protect Arthur? or What if Merlin never found out about his destiny?''

40. What if Merlin never went to Camelot in the first place?

41. What if Arthur took on Morgana's character and was actually a sorcerer?

42. What if Kilgharrah really had fallen under Morgause's sleeping spell in The Fires of Idirsholas?

43. What if, instead of challenging Arthur to a duel when he caught him and Vivian together, Olaf demanded that he make amends for dishonouring her by marrying her?

Done

1. What if Arthur had married Princess Mithian? http://merlin.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:75819

2. What if Morgana hadn't been a sorceress but only someone who sympathized with magic users? http://merlin.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:76089

3. What if Morgana really did see Merlin use magic in The Mark of Nimueh?http://merlin.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:76408

If you have any ideas for new What Ifs, please post them to this thread.

I'll amend the first post as we go, to keep track of all of the ideas. 