User blog comment:Morganaforever/Reactions at the magical reveal/@comment-4814726-20120617163242/@comment-4650675-20120620214317

Not sure I agree about the second point. For example, killing is wrong in the eyes of society but Merlin does it, despite knowing it's bad. Does that make him a psychopath? I doubt it. Morgana is the same, she stops at nothing in order to get what she deserves. Besides, that definition is still not enough because in a society like the medieval one the actions criticised by it does not mean that they are bad. Let's not forget that clever women were burnt by the same society that thought they were evil.

No, I'm talking about "The Crystal Cave". Everyone would agree that Morgana, before Uther denied her, had forgiven him and was about to turn to what she was. She mentioned how important he and Arthur were to her and when she asked him to let the people know and he refused, that's when she snapped. Her own father had denied her, so she severed all bonds with him so in a way she did not kill her father; she killed the man that did all those terrible things to her. Besides, sometimes blood is not as important as who you grow up with, and Morgana grew up with Gorlois until she was aorund nine. So in a sense he is her father, not Uther.

As for Morgause, I doubt there was a way to heal her. Morgana said she was condemned to a slow and painful death after all. Besides, Merlin for example could not save Arthur in "The Crystal Cave" and he would die had there not been Taliesin. He couldn't even save him in "Le Morte d'Arthur". So we cannot blame Morgana is she could not save Morgause. It is obvious that she really loved her, it could be seen in all series 3. And actually you are wrong, she did mention her in "A Servant of Two Masters", when she bitterly told Merlin that he had "condemned her sister to a slow and painful death". And of course I disagree that she enjoyed killing Uther or any other person, but I have already explained that above.

Now I think the actress has little to do with it-Morgan le Fay has been my favorite character of Arthurian Legend in all versions and Morgana Pendragon is just another one of those. Sure, Katie is attractive and beautiful, but I can't help doubting that she is one of the most popular characters of the show only because of her appearance.

Finally, I remembered about the ally and enemy thing, that psychopaths cannot make out between the two. Morgana can. After all, she told Merlin "Do not think I have no sense of loyalty simply because I have no one to be loyal to" which means she just cannot trust anyone and be loyal to him, after her sister's death.

Well, all in all it's obvious that we don't agree on this character. What to you makes a maniacal psychopath to me makes an interesting antihero or even tragic hero! However I enjoy this discussion because you are actually the first fan of the show I talk to that has considered Morgana a psychopath!

Er...I hope that the anonymous user is still Fimber or else there may be spread some confusion!