User blog comment:ReganX/Kilgharrah: Prophet or Puppet Master/@comment-5659316-20121114013725/@comment-5674726-20121114024728

''I just hate how everyone tries to pin Morgana's mistakes, Merlin's failures, Arthur's dumb choices, etc... always on the Great Dragon.''

Even if he nudged them in the direction of the paths he wanted them to take, their choices were still their own.

Taking Morgana as an example, she wanted to become Queen of Camelot but there were better ways to go about it than the methods she chose. Her Camelot counterpart quietly built up support among the people and encouraged them to think that she was the kind of ruler the kingdom needed so that, when they thought Arthur was gone, people were clamouring for her to take the throne. Morgana could have acted as a benevolent ruler to the people after her takeover so that, even if she seized power, at least some of the population would think that they could do a lot worse in a ruler.

That said, I DO agree with what you said at the end, about Morgana possibly repenting when there isn't much Camelot left for her to take over and everyone she once cared about has been killed by her hands.

I think that, at this point, getting what she wants would end up devastating Morgana. I believe that her motive for wanting the throne is to punish Uther for disowning her for Arthur's sake. The problem is that, since Uther is dead, even if Morgana seizes the throne from Arthur and keeps it this time, it's no longer a punishment for Uther. It'd be a hollow victory for her, despite the huge price she paid for it.