User blog comment:Fimber/Gwen's opinion about magic?..../@comment-5102537-20120903124624

Yes Dryuuu, I have seen the outtakes but I don't know how relevant they are to the show. You're right, that was the only occasion when we saw her reacting with a proper opinion.

It's interesting that opinions differ about her opinion :-D Some think she is terrified and was indoctrinated, others think she is confused or just accepts the ban of magic. As for her being indoctrinated, I'm not sure about that. Uther wasn't her friend or father after all and she lived her own life. She surely didn't hear Uther talking about magic being evil every day but witnessed herself what it could do (good or bad things, whatever she saw). I can't imagine that the king had so much influence on the citizens when they were raised by others and interacted with friends with other people, doing their work and day-to-day duties. However, she probaly knew of what magic did back then when it corrupted and almost destroyed the Five Kingdoms. She also may have witnessed on other occasions that magic wasn't used for good, who knows? And maybe she also witnessed rather good things coming from magic.

I tend to agree with all of you, that she was terrified but also maybe only confused and, as I think, disliking magic and being cautious to be on the safe side.

As for her taking action in case Arthur wants to punish Merlin if the reveal happens, I agree that she might be the first one helping Merlina and convincing Arthur. Anything is possible with Gwen and her opinion about magic, she could take any possible direction - and I think that this might be the reason why they never gave her a straight opinion about it all. Shame, I would find it much more interesting if there had been a certain direction all along.