Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Three/@comment-5102537-20131005094057/@comment-5674726-20131104003005

I agree. There was no hint that Uther was considering that he would retire at some point in the future and let Arthur take the throne. If he was incapacitated, Arthur would be Regent but I would say that he would hold that position on the understanding that, should Uther recover, he would rule.

Guinevere was counting the days until Uther died. Arthur was okay with that.