Board Thread:What If?/@comment-32256708-20170610220306/@comment-2003:C6:C73C:4A00:1808:E846:B916:51F0-20190609204101

The owners of the show wanted Merlin and Morgana to fall in love with eachother from the start. But around the second/third season they suddenly just changed their mind and said: "It would overshadow Arthur x Gwen."

I mean, seriously? They named the show "Merlin"!!! So it should have been a new version of Merlins life, I mean, they already made him a teenager. So why not let him have a teen life... like having a long-term girlfriend, not someone who is dead and he can most likely see never ever again like Freya (the Lady of the Lake). But they wanted the old Legend in it so much, that they had to turn our just and strong Morgana into the evil witch/dark fairy "Morgan le Fay" who is posessed by madness.

(Spoiler) Story: It was actually surprising that Merlin never went mad of loneliness. Sure he had Gaius, but he could never hope to understand his power. Not to forget his best friend, Arthur, whom he could only trust when he was too scared to lose him (5x13). And don't get me started on that irritating and misguiding dragon. Without his so-called warnings against Morgana, they could have been lovers or at least partners who could trust and confide in each other. Everyone knows that Mordred is the main antagonist of the Arthurian Legends, but he was a very disappointing villain. He was very slowly build up to be one, and when they announed that we would see the adult version of him in season 5. The made him a "good knight". What on earth were they thinking? But no, they made it worse. Merlin was never recognised for his noble deeds and heavy sacrifices.

Don't get me wrong the characters were great and I loved the show. But the story-progress was sometimes too fast, like Morganas change of personality, and they never focused too much on Arthurs development, while Merlin became cold-hearted. It's kinda unfair that only Arthur gets to have a happy life. They have Episodes where Arthurs problems are solved and I always thought: "What about Merlin? And why were there never adventures focused on Merlin until the end of the series?". Again: the name of the show is "Merlin", not "King Arthur". The show had so much potential.

Basically: I love the show 50% and I hate the show 50%.