Board Thread:(Re)Writing "Merlin"/@comment-174.217.15.199-20180709211615

I liked the Merlin series a lot and it has become my favorite TV show(which isn't saying much but still) but I didn't like the dirrection the plot went in during season 3. So here is a summary of what I would have done differently.

Season 1 E13

I would have made it so that Nimueh was unable to control whose life was sacrificed, Merlin killing her would be what causes Kilgharrah to become angry with him. Merlin would later come to regret killing her. (Partly because if she could control which life was taken why didn't she choose Uthur instead of Merlin's mother? She definitely wanted Uthur dead after all.)

Season 2

I would drop the Guinivere/Lancelot romance storyline and replace it with episodes from season 3. Other stuff would also be replaced by stuff from season 3. At the ending of season 2 I would have had Balinor rescue Camalot only to be executed by Uthur thus turning Merlin against Uthur.

Season 3

The crystal cave episode would take place at the start of season 3, in it Merlin would not stop Morgana from killing Uthur. Arthur finds out and banishes Morgana. In other episodes she is seen suffering in the pit before being saved by Alvarr  Alvarr convinces her to do worse and worse things and she obeys because he saved her and she likes him. Stuff from seasons 4+5 would go here. At the end of season 3 Arthur would discover Merlins powers and try to have him executed and/or banish him.

Season 4

Merlin hides in Camalot and is still trying to help Arthur, certain episodes from the other seasons could go here. Arthur is shown to rule like Uthur, and the Mordred plotline happens, S5E13/14 would take place at the end of season 4 with several differences. Morgana and Merlin would have their epic magical duel ending with Morgana's death. Alvarr would also be killed and Mordred would swear vengence since he would then be alone in the world. Arthur would be badly wounded(perhaps by Alvarr) but healed by Merlin. Merlin would also not lose his magic during the course of the episodes. Arthur finally accepts magic and makes Merlin the court sorcerer.

Season 5

Season 5 would be about uniting Albion, punishing those who use magic for evil and then finally resisting an invasion from the saxons. There would be episodes showing Albion in all it's glory. Then at the end Mordred then causes Merlin to briefly lose his powers and attacks Arthur and kills him before Merlin's powers return(they come back slowly but too slowly to heal Arthur.) Merlin calls Kilgharrah who arrives too late because his strength is fading. Gwen is crowned queen of a united Albion and maybe is going to have a son.

Other changes

Morgause would be given more backstory and explanation for why she wants revenge. Her evilness was never really explained beyond "because evil". I wanted to make Mordred good but I think to do that well would basically require him to be a main character. Otherwise there just isn't enough time to fully explain the change. 