User blog comment:Morganaforever/Thoughts on "Morgana's Death"/@comment-4879894-20121211010550/@comment-4879894-20121213221644

Thanks Fimber for your enlightning comment.

I quite agree your view about Nimueh. I think also that the main reason why nobody complained about Nimueh's death, is not because she was the ultimate villain, but because we didn't get to know her that much, as we did with Morgana. But we can assume, with the little we know, that Nimueh and Morgana (and Morgause as well) fell in the same mistake ; they didn't bear to be casted away and wanted they revenge at any cost. They are full of hate, at a point where they are one with they hatred. Queen Annis explained it very clearly at the end of the episode 4.05 :

QUEEN ANNIS I believe I may have misjudged our young king.

MORGANA (scoffs) Don't be taken in by his fine words.

QUEEN ANNIS It wasn't Arthur who misled me. It was you. You are consumed by bitterness, Morgana. It spreads within you like a disease. In my grief, I let you infect me with your hate.

MORGANA That is untrue. Have you forgotten how Arthur killed your husband? Do you not deny that you sought revenge?

QUEEN ANNIS Yes, I sought revenge. But that does not mean it was the right thing to do.

MORGANA (laughs/scoffs) You are weak, Annis, as I thought you were. Go ahead. Make peace with Arthur. But I will not rest until all of Camelot bows before me.

When Queen Annis shows a queenly attitude, and, as a responsible adult and queen, makes the difference between her feelings and what is right or wrong, Morgana remains dangerously childish, she never questions herself about what is right to do, but only about what she can do to satisfy her lust for revenge (if you want to see what is to be a monstruously childish child king, take a look at king Joffrey, in Game of thrones)

The last reply of Annis is quite interesting :

QUEEN ANNIS You came to me in the name of Gorlois, but I fear you're more like Uther than you realise.

"realise" is a fine word to say how much Morgana is unable to look inside herself. In this regard, Merlin is very very far from her, always questioning his actions. It's the main difference between the two sorcerers : after all these years, Merlin has conquered wisdom (this doesn't mean that he has not made mistakes, on the contrary). After all these years what Morgana has conquered ? She thrusted herself more and more deeply in a pit of hate.

Finally, what examples gave us the three High Priestess ? Three examples of resentment, hatred, selfishness, leading to torture, sadism and murder. We can't deny Morgana's right for redemption, but we can deny her the possibility of helping people. She has a lot to do to cure herself, if she doesn't kill herself realising what a monster she became.