Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season One/@comment-5102537-20130316141226/@comment-5102537-20130324230425

Sorry Rubelle, I didn't see your posting when I responded. I don't think it had to do with the fact that Lancelot would be more grateful and loyal to Arthur. He had many flaws but jelousy was nothing he had ever shown on the show. He also knew that Merlin was most loyal to Arthur and he was glad about it, as was evident when he talked to Merlin in "Excalibur" and then even trusted Merlin with Arthur's life by asking him to take care of his son. Great loyalty towards Arthur would have been something he would wish for his son because it would mean even more protection.

Yes, totally. I completely agree with you, ReganX. It baffled me when I heard it the first time already and I didn't know who behaved worse - Gwen or Arthur? And this wasn't the only time that Gwen made clear that she completely disrespected the fact that she was talking to Uther's son when she had told Arthur in season one already that she thought he was a better man. This was also very rude and and insulting to both Uther and Arthur. What she thinks is one thing, but telling it the son of the one she  belittles is downright tactless and rude.

And she repeated it when she took care of Uther and told Gaius as well as Arthur that she wasn't doing it for Uther but for Arthur. A lot of fans think that this was totally understandable and alright, but they obviously miss the fact that actually Arthur should defend his father instead of tolerating - even agreeing with - insulting his own father. And Gwen should have asked herself if it was polite and alright to speak that way of Uther in front of Arthur when she knew that Arthur loved his father and especially when Uther was completely broken and helpless.

And Arthur didn't seem to have a problem to blame his dead father in front of everyone and in front of Morgana for Morgana's behaviour instead of telling her how different she was from Uther by killing her own father and by trying to kill her own family and friends, by torturing and by enjoying the misery of others, something which Uther had never done and would have never done. There was only one situation in which Arthur at least tried to defend his father a bit, which was when Gwaine spoke ill of Uther and Arthur responded "careful. He's still my father." Every other time he not only accepted and tolerated others speaking ill of Uther but he even did it himself.

I wonder how Uther would have reacted if anyone had ever dared to belittle and to disgrace either Arthur or Morgana. He surely would have never tolerated it.

The show was actually full of tactless behaviour and of great immatutrity and rude attitudes of the protagonists. The worst thing is that they were being described as the holy ones, as the heroes and as the ones who were always right. Ask the fans and they will tell you that it was all totally okay. Maybe it's because today, the media doesn't respect others anymore and in talk shows and reality TV shows people are exposed and humilitaed all the time. I think this (and much more) was a very bad example especially for the younger audiences.