Board Thread:(Re)Writing "Merlin"/@comment-5674726-20141115233456/@comment-24762954-20150319133751

Sir Dagonet the jester wrote: I think his understanding of "destiny" is much more relevant in that regard. Merlin seems to consider himself an outside force, which leads to him being very reactive. And it seems that Emrys is somewhat like Dumbledore - after his arrival Arthur regularly has to deal with moral dillemas.
 * clap, clap, clap. Great as usual, Regan X. This would explain why Merlin messes up so much. He accepted too quickly that he is an agent of destiny and almost didn't pause to think about: "Should I really help Morgana with her magic. Should I tell her about the poison?" My idea is that doubt is a good thing, blind confidence not so much.

As for Morgana, she was forced to make her choice, like Arthur, and she did it.