Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24762954-20140731125438/@comment-93.75.117.63-20140827085655

ReganX wrote:

Unfortunately, I don't think that this angle of the storyline got the attention it needed to be effective.

There was the occasional indication that people with magic backed Merlin but, to me, that seems like the writers' way of showing that he was still on track to achieve his alleged destiny, when one would logically expect that those who believed that Emrys would restore magic would be getting impatient and losing faith in him.

Merlin's focus was on protecting Arthur, even when it meant not taking advantage of opportunities to improve the position of magic users. This is natural, as Arthur was his friend, but it would have made for a better story if his focus on one goal at the expense of the other came with consequences, ie. that he was losing the support of magic users who saw him as a traitor to his own people as he was using his powers to protect the oppressors rather than to free the oppressed.

It was the beginning of this thread. What right Merlin's alleged people had to demand something? He is a dragonlord and they were exterminated for the crimes of sorcerers. "Uther believed that the art of the dragonlord was too close to magic". It clearly indicates that they didn't abuse power. Yes, it was Uther, who killed them, but shouldn't all those who abused their power share the blame?

Merlin's "backers"? One would logically expect that he would lose faith with such "allies".

I am more intrigued by the idea of Merlin who don't care much about magic users and focused on building Albion instead. But with Morgana, who "fights for freedom" by giving power to the worst magical group existing, it would look...