Board Thread:What If?/@comment-69.148.49.98-20140113232611/@comment-173.168.115.243-20170715050055

I'm a dude and a big Mergana fan. In my opinion, Morgana was the best character of the series and the character most jipped by the series. Even 'til the end I saw her not as a villain, but as a tragic hero abandoned and persecuted by everyone who once supposedly cared about her, hoping that she would make up with Merlin and Arthur even if she still wouldof had to die in the finale. I agree with Areanna123 who said that "it all depends on your interpretations of the characters" and "even if they did get together it still probably would have ended in tragedy."

And I would have been fine if a Merlin-Morgana love tragedy as long as it had been better handled then the crappy ending she got. I mean come on, even if they wouldn't have become lovers, anyone can plainly see Morgana was just as good a friend to Merlin if not better and cared for him far more than Arthur ever did in the first two seasons, and she showed that with far less screentime with Merlin than he had with Arthur! Yet he did nothing to help her come off her fall to the dark side just because "Arthur is you destiny" says Dragon and "Don't trust Morgana" says Dragon. Give me a break! We make our own destiny, its not told to us.With the exception of  maybe Gwen, Morgana was the most moral main character seasons 1-2, yet she is the one who becomes twisted and ends up DYING ALONE! And you know what, that's what disappointed me most about the finale, that she died alone and uncared for by any of the main cast. Just because she had magic! I know this is fantasy, but imagine if this happened to a good person during this time period  just because they were discovered to be gay, or of a certain race and heritage! Betraying Morgana was just unwarranted!

But tragedies need to be done right! Romeo and Juliet is a beautiful tragedy because of love, likewise the titanic movie is a beautiful tragedy because of love. Hamlet was a good tragedy too because it was all about the readers learning lessons from the tragedy of Hamlet, same could be said about Romeo and Juliet in a way. Titanic made me cry, but they were tears I can look back in approval as it was a well delivered tragedy of love, but I can't say so for the tragedy of Morgana. My preferable ending of the series would have been 1( Merlin and Morgana falling in love in the end having a good life together, 2( if not that her making amends with Merlin and slowly becoming friends again, 3( Morgana making amends with Merlin and Arthur before dying a noble death like stopping Arthur from dying - that could have been really good and maybethe best choice for the show.

These would have been my preferred endings, but you know what, I still would have been fine with a tragic Morgana ending if thats  really what the writers wanted - like I said I enjoy a good tragedy even if it makes me cry - when its done right! Here's how a tragic Morgana ending SHOULD have been delivered: Merlin stabs Morgana reluctantly with Excalibur fatally wouding her shortly after his famous "I blame myself for what you've become" line. Merlin then helps her to the ground gently and comforts her in death, he then fights tears as he watches his beloved former friend and love pass away, Morgana sees this before passing, causing her to realize Merlin and Arthur did indeed care for her, causing her to regret making them her enemies, giving us a repentant Morgana just before dying. (Merlin crying after her passing wouldn't have been necessary, but would have been a real treat for me as it would have been a confirmed tragic Mergana ending, allowing my ship to win even if it was a tragic Mergana ending.)

Had this had happened, had only Merlin merely comforted her in death, I would have been truly satisfied with the Merlin tv series ending and remembered the show as a GREAT tragedy for both Arthur and Morgana, as well as remembered fondly the characters of Merlin, Arthur, Gwen, Morgana, etc. But noooooo! Instead Merlin - Morgana's closest former friend murders her and drops her on the floor to die staring at her die on the ground. I can only imagine poor sweet Morgana feeling more alone and unloved than she ever had in her entire life, thinking "I was right to stand against these two, I was the hero fighting for what's right! AND SHE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT SO FOR DAMN GOOD CAUSE!  Merlin not comforting Morgana basically told me symbolically that he and Arthur never loved her, cared for her, or  forgiven her for turning, even when he and his allies were mostly to blame for her turning. My impression of the scene from Merlin was merely "DIE BITCH!" and to such a great character who once had so much good in her heart. This finale made me feel  that no one in the world cared for poor sweet Morgana; my favorite character of the series and possibly the most good of the cast seasons 1-2.  Honestly, I doubt I would allow somone as evil as Hitler to die alone slowly from a fatal wound if Iwere to witness it. Even if I hated them to my core, I believe I would try to comfort them in passing even with just my prescence because I am someone who has experienced the pain of feeling completely alone, and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, let alone someone I had once cared about! Yet Morgana died on the cold ground scared, in pain, abandoned, and alone! What the hell was that! Why did she deserve to die like that I ask my fellow Merlin fans! Merlin would have been the best choice to comfort Morgana in death given their relationship, but he let her die feeling scared and alone! I mean come one, even Harry Potter comforted Snape in death, one of his least favorite people, and that was before  he believed Snape to be a traitor and a murderer to a great firend of Harry's! Harry comforting Snape is one of my personal favorite memories of Harry Potter and possibly the most suberbly written scene by J.K. Rowling in my opinion. If Harry could have been there for Snape, why couldn't Merlin be there for Morgana? But the Merlin writers couldn't do this for Morgana, nor could Colin Morgan (the Merlin Actor) think "maybe I should make Merlin's reaction to killing Morgana more sympathetic, after all Merlin feels guilt for what she has become, and  she was a former good friend to Merlin who would risk her life for him, and possibly served as a former love interest to him." But no, Merlin's reaction to killing Morgana was just "DIE BITCH" and to such a good character who once had so much good in her heart. Had my preferred tragic ending of Merlin happened, it would have made my cry but a far more fitting ending. I could have remembered Merlin as a good show, but now I hate it - all for screwing up Morgana and in my opinion, Merlin and Arthur in the end as well. Morgana was a good but confused person who got twisted, NOT the heartless evil witch the show seemed to want me believe her to be. Perhaps u disagree with me and think that Merlin and co are not as much to blame for Morgana's turn as I feel they are, and that's fine. But we all know that there was still good in Morgana even in the end. In conclusion SHE DID NOT DESERVE THAT DEATH! Damn you Merlin, damn you! Had Merlin simply comforted Morgana in death like I said earlier, I would still like him and Arthur as characters, but that drop for her to die alone to me just showed how heartless and similiar to the twisted Morgana they really were, NOT THE SUPPOSED HEROES OF LEGEND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE! Morgana betrayed Arthur and Merlin AFTER they betrayed her!

I believe I speak for many when I say  the writers treatment of Morgana was unforgivable. Morgana was a beautiful character who deserved far better than the show gave her even by tragedy standards. The Merlin series finale was in my opinion the worst tv series finale I've ever seen as I've never hated a series finale before. In fact, I honestly wish I never watched the show for the horrible treatment of Morgana. I thank everyone here for hearing my rant, as this is how I feel. Please tell me if u agree or disagree, to help me get over this awful show. MY sumation of the series: Two young men who start out as the supposed heroes betray their good friend unjustly, treat her like a bitch for getting mad at them when they betrayed her, kill her like a b*tch and take no credit for the monster they created when Arthur and his father were the true monsters of the story all along - And Merlin joined them! And gave us a very very unfulfilling ending. This show hurt me in a way no work of fiction ever has or should, regardless if it was a tragedy. Merlin was a tragedy all right, but it was done horribly wrong and completely jipped us. Morgana was a beautiful character who deserved so much better than the show gave her. Rest in Peace Morgana :(