User blog comment:Rod12/The Show's Version of Lancelot/@comment-4062486-20120113012607/@comment-180964-20120113015224

I'm happy the writers of the show don't follow the Arthurian Mythology exactly to the letter but instead respect the Mythology and create there own unique version for the show. For excample with Lancelot in the Mythology alot of the times he is known for the love triangle of him, Gwen and Arthur and eventually betraying him which some stories ended in Gwens death which for me personal that story concept is simply over used and not interesting. What the the show does so perfectly I think with the character of Lancelot is they did his love interest with Gwen very early on and go it out of the way quickly and with him betraying Arthur the show had Lancelot not be the real himself at all when he was betraying Arthur. But overall with the character they made Lancelot a loyal friend and soldier to both Merlin and Arthur an a overall good person who would always do the right thing. Overall how the show has told stories with these characters is much better then how the legend does them and the new characters the shows creates for the show like Freya and Gaius are awsome.