Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Three/@comment-5102537-20130831114747/@comment-5772693-20130910024647

Fimber and ReganX, I agree with just about everything you said, and I have very little to add.



Fimber, I just wanted to point out that even though Uther loved Morgana and gave her a lot of leeway, he was sometimes very stern with her. You know, chaining her to walls, grabbing her by the throat, and telling her that he would break his promise to Gorlois, to protect her, without a second thought if she crossed him again.



As an objective observer we, the audience, know that he was provoked, and probably just lost his temper. Morgana may have taken it very differently. She might have been under the impression that he only cared for her when it was easy or when it wasn't his life on the line. I can see how she would see the above mentioned actions as how he really felt about her, and that his affections were easily lost.



Also, I've noticed that you are a very intelligent, rational person. Which definitely makes for interesting conversations and you regularly bring up points that I hadn't really thought about, if at all. The problem is that you seem to expect other people to act intelligently and rationally.



Morgana is a character that is driven by pure emotion. Emotions often do not make sense. I don't think Morgana was enchanted or mentally afflicted, I think she was hurt and confused, so when Morgause gave her a goal she stuck to it. I imagine it would be a relief to have that emotional turmoil removed. She couldn't deal with everything she was feeling, so ignored everything in favor of completing her mission. She reacted like a lot of people do, she stuck her head in the sand. By the end of season five it felt like her goals were the only thing keeping her alive and somewhat sane. Like if she just completed the mission everything would be okay.



Crystal cave was also my favorite episode, and I think you were correct about the idea of destiny that 'Merlin' works with. Although the thought that you never really have a choice in your actions has always been a depressing one to me. Everything seems so futile that way.



I really wish that they had gone into a deeper storyline, like what you and ReganX were discussing. I've always been extremely curious about Vivienne.