Thread:Morganaforever/@comment-180964-20121229211139/@comment-180964-20121230175313

Hi Chris glad to hear you like this new message conversation idea I had and glad to hear you like the information from the links as well.

Now I absolutely argee with you I think the cast real had little to even no input to there characters and pretty much all the input or influence with the characters were done by mainly the writers/producers and even the directors as well. An I think you bringing up Morgana and Katie McGrath is probably the number one reason the question I stated is probably true. An like you stated Katie McGrath stated and also what was present to fans orignally as the reason for Morgana going bad was because she wanted to fight for herself and for magic an be excepted overall. However as the Show went on it simply ceased to excited that original reason for Morgana going bad. In the end the show simply wanted Morgana to be this evil villain. An I do agree with you I think if Katie along with the rest of the cast had bigger an overall more input and influence over there characters they would like you stated more realistic and less one sided.

An just for some more excamples of showing the cast had probably little input and influence over there characters is Merlin in Series 5 showing his hatred towards Mordred so clearly and Gwaine's drastic turn from were he began in Series 3 to how is character was in Series 4 and 5. An one thing about Merlin showing that he clearly hates Mordred that stood out to me was it just didn't come across like something Colin Morgan would have Merlin do as an actor.

An I do agree with you about the things you liked the show did from legend or created there own unique take on the Legend. The way how they did Excalibur, Morgana being Arthur's Sister and Morgana trapping Merlin in The Crystal Cave were some great moments taken from legend and the show creating there own unique version from the legend. An I do agree with you about all the things you didn't like from there take on the love triangle, to ruining Lancelot forever, to know Dragons Battling, and to Merlin taking Morgana's role in guiding Arthur to Avalon.

Other things I think that should also be pointed out was in the end with the love triangle even though it is a certain story well known from legend it simply wasn't needed on the show in the end. Showing the love triangle was simply not needed at all there was no good reason for having it on the show. All it was the show saying this is our version of the the love triangle from Legend that is all. An other thing that is well known from Legend but at least to me was real not needed to be shown at all or in this case as much as they did it on the show in the end was Old Merlin/Emrys. We all know that in legend Merlin is mainly known as a old man that is a given but the show seem to me at least begin to heavily rely on showing Merlin as Old Merlin/Emrys and that was simply not needed at all. I mean the main reason the fans like the show so much and the show giving fans an interesting and unique take on the character was having Merlin be a young man played brillantly by Colin Morgan. But in the end the show seem to say to themselves we need to have Old Merlin a whole lot more.