User blog comment:Morgana High Priestess/Which reign is better: Uther's or Arthur's?/@comment-5465618-20130125013821

Honestly,  Arthur did not have time to do as much as he and Merlin desired. I think if the series continued with the plots that were conceived I think Arthur  could have been even better if he had more time. Uther on the other hand was not a horrible king -- he was just sort sighted, egotistical and foolish.

Arthur did things differently from his father -- actually I don't recall any other king as kind and considerate as he. I think that is why they called him the Once and Future King. The round  table,  the knights and marrying beneath his station. His willingness to be fair in his judgements and how he wished to maintain and seek peace. Most of all that he would never closed the door the his people when they were in need.