User blog comment:Edrea/Why so many bad things happened because of Merlin?/@comment-5102537-20130618081836/@comment-5102537-20130619183304

Edrea wrote: "How did or do you feel when they killed Uther in that way (with all the inconsistencies, illogical behavior, etc) ?"

Uhm, do you really want to read a book about it? :-D Because it's so much that I dislike, my answer will be very, very long. I'll try to respond to it later.

Right, ReganX. Merlin showed some violence and the capability to kill in the first three seasons already. At least, at that point of time, we had the feeling that he had no other choice, for example when killing Nimueh. Especially in this case, it was also self-defence. When releasing Kilgharrah, we felt that he had to because he gave him his word. And when denying to help Mordred at first, he changed his mind later and let his kindness prevail over the warnings again, which was a good thing. But you're right, he already showed some of his darker side in the beginning. However, in season four and five he seemed to be eager to get rid of his kindness, just as if he was disgusted or irritated by it. He had every choice to save Uther and Mordred and also to not kill Agravaine, yet he didn't even blink when acting selfishly and cold.