User blog comment:MrAnonymous/Who's to blame?/@comment-4683199-20121220215712

First, I'd blame Mordred, for not covering his tracks. Then I'd blame Merlin, for telling Arthur what Mordred's about to do. Then I'd blame Kara, for being so stubborn in her beliefs. Finally, I'd blame the human defect of misunderstanding, because I think if Mordred understood that Arthur actually gave Kara a last chance, but she threw it away, he may have forgiven him.

Most likely, they made the situation this complicated on purpose. They were trying to show that no matter what anybody does, Mordred is imprisoned by his fate, the chains of destiny locking him into place, dragging him into the dark future that awaits him.

And, don't get me wrong, the writers and producers did a good job of trapping Mordred, but I think it may have been somewhat easy for him to break out of this confinement. The first point is okay, as it seems normal that someone could forget something like footprints, especially in a hurry. But in the second, maybe if Merlin just DIDN'T tell Arthur about Mordred leaving with Kara, then everything would be okay. They could have just lived a happy life. Or maybe Mordred would realize that Kara's heart is filled with a burning fire of hatred, that cannot be quenched even by the meeting of death itself. It kind of seemed like this when she killed the guard, as if he was already deciding whether he's doing the right thing or not.(Mordred's reaction: "Who the heck is this woman? Is she possessed?" maybe I'm exaggerating... ) If he lived with her and just saw that type of assassination 20 more times, he might have left her. (Like how he left Morgana in Arthur's Bane, but in that he realized her evilness a lot faster, probably since he's not in love with her, but he LOVES Kara.) Or maybe even if he did leave with her, she'd take him to Morgana, and then Morgana would be able to convince him to join the Dark Side.

The last blame makes perfect sense, as it normally happens with humans in the real world (Romeo and Juliet, if dead people could talk: "I killed myself because i thought you were dead!" You idiot, now I'll have to kill myself too!!" Maybe if he just understood that she was alive...). The third point, too, makes sense, and this awesome quote is why:

"We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail. He can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten, but 400 years later, an idea can still change the world. -  I've witnessed first hand the power of ideas, I've seen people kill in the name of them, and die defending them... but you cannot kiss an idea, cannot touch it, or hold it... ideas do not bleed, they do not feel pain, they do not love..." -  Evey - V for Vendetta.  