User blog comment:Morganaforever/Why NOT to hate on Morgana/@comment-4190137-20121013091833/@comment-4623180-20121013160914

Despite the time jumps, Morgana has, in my view, had some of the best scenes on the show. They have just been intense. Like in the council meeting in Lancelot and Guinevere, when she questioned why people would do such a thing, the argument in To Kill the King and The Witch's Quickening, and so on.

I'll try and answer some of your questions...

I think Morgause could still teach fine, though what she taught may have been in fragments and she could not have demonstrated everything, and at times probably just nodded in approval if Morgana got a spell or something right. Perhaps as they were sisters, and later both the last two Priestesses, they would have had a powerful magical connection. A mortal wound to the head was physical but I don't think it would have damaged her magical connection to Morgana and how well she can help Morgana surpass her in magic skills.

Anyway there are bigger questions, like if Morgana knows the truth of Arthur's birth that seemed to have been missed out!

As for Agravaine, well, he was like the coward of Tritsan de Bois. Once again another thing happening off-screen, but everyone else probably hated Uther, including Vivienne... we have no idea what happened to her.

As for the sudden change of appearance.. well, she probably burnt the dress she was wearing to part her from Uther and Camelot! You know what I mean, after everything wouldn't she feel shame wearing a dress from Camelot probably given to her by Uther?

Now the makeup, well that's gone now, not sure about that, I liked it at the time but it doesn't look so good now, now that we see Morgana's improved Series 5 look. She also had the dreadlocks and green hair extensions... well she was still into beauty and all that, it's probably a priestess thing, she just wanted a distinct style... she had the time for all that being in her hovel. She probably used her magic for the hair and so on. Like how Nimueh casted an illusion of young age.

After being locked away two years, and now being at command of the Saxons Morgana probably sees that as far less important, and so scrapped that in favour for her new look.. which in fact looks more natural and beautiful in my opinion, but less "I've been in front of the mirror".