Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season One/@comment-5102537-20130323143713/@comment-6905051-20130404104108

Yes, Exactly. Given the inherent human nature of self preservation, self centeredness and self progression, it would be a total chaos. We already are in a chaotic world, with ample example of what happens when undeserving people get the power and only a select few are chosen to be the inner circle of power, politics nowadays, had there been such an aphrodisiac like magic in it, it would have been  disaster.

Thats where the plot has loopholes. Had Nimueh intentionally betrayed him and killed his loved one, or it was an accident and she had no more control on it than he did.

Actually even in the first 3 seasons, now looking backwards, the plot did not really have any direction. Characters came in  randomly and vanished, to come up at a later time or not.

Although sometimes I feel OUAT writers make it too intricate and bring in too many people and make it a bit congested.

I know, those fireside confessions at a dense forest of how great a friend you are, how great a leader you are, how brave you are, I will never leave your, are so repetitive and funny. Specially because after 10 minutes, in same episode, Arthur will flip around.

BTW: Was watching servant of two masters and it was quite clear something happened for the rockfall, and Merlin was saying or doing something, but even then Arthur never suspects Merlin maybe more than what he seems? Boy he was made extra thick just for the heck of it I feel. Even the leads of the shows were stereotyped.