Board Thread:What If?/@comment-32256708-20170610220306/@comment-32585086-20170725194004

Nothing would have made me happier had these two been something more. Early on in the series, any fool could see that they blossomed from being good friends to wanting to be lovers, but they could not go through with it because it was forbidden for a servant to be with lady Morgana, I shipped these two more than any couple I had ever seen on tv, a movie, or book. Not even Katniss and Peeta, Glenn and Maggie, or Fitz and Simmons seemed as perfect for each other as these two. There love for each other was so pure and innocent, which  is probably why they are my favorite ship and made it so fun to root for them when they would finally be able to express their love physically ( they never even once kissed or shared a compassionate hug). I get that the legends of Arthur and Merlin are meant to be tragedies, but Morgana hadn't been through enough to turn completely evil, the character we knew early in the series was stronger than that, the show just forced her to be the villain of the show even though it really didn't make any sense at all for her to serve as the permanent and primary villain, just maybe a short temporary villain. When Merlin killed Morgana, I was so upset there was not any penitent and romantic moments between them. Interestingly enough from my research during mourning, in a vote done by nearly 300 Merlin fans that I can no longer find, I think it was 279 to be exact, Mergana was considered the favorite couple of the series beating every other couple and Arthur and Gwen by 1 vote! Despite Mergana never really becaming canon and so much more short lived than Arthur and Gwen! In another poll by thetoptens, I also found that Merlin and Morgana in that order were ranked the two favorite characters of the show! So basically, the creators knew how wanted a Mergana relationship was, they just didn't give a damn. :(