Board Thread:What If?/@comment-89.64.130.39-20181213143443

So, in season 1, Morgana was plotting with Tauren to kill Uther. Kilgharrah told Merlin to do nothing and let the king die. Merlin didn't tell anyone else, but he tried to find out what Gaius and Gwen thought about it. It turned out that Gaius believed that Arthur wasn't ready to be king and that in fact, Uther wasn't a bad king. But seemingly, it was Gwen who convinced him, after making him realize that turning a blind eye would make him a killer, he'd be as bad as Uther.

But he didn't tell Gwen the whole story. Someone had to die and it was either Tauren and his accomplices, or Uther. One could say that it was Tauren who plotted against Uther so it was different, but of course Uther was also chasing Tauren and killing everyone who as much as "passed him on the street." So, in fact regardless of his choice, Merlin was contributing to someone's death.

Let's say that he listened to Kilgharrah instead. As we know, Morgana eventually turned against Tauren and defended Uther. But it was only so easy because Merlin neutralized his accomplices. If Morgana turned against Tauren and he had his helpers around, quite possibly both her and Uther would have been killed, and Merlin's life would have been much easier. Of course, it might have made Arthur hate magic more, but through all those years, he would probably realize that the circle of hate was started by his father.  