Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Two/@comment-5102537-20130727145913/@comment-5102537-20130731122125

ReganX wrote:

Fimber wrote: I've figured that a lot of fans never even considered this to be a problem either for Gwen and/or Uther. The most common reaction I've seen is admiration for Guinevere for caring for Uther, despite everything, which I'd say might be what the writers were aiming for. It was unnecessary to have her caring for Uther; it is clear that another job was found for her after his death, so why not have her in that role from the start, and have a different servant tend to Uther? Indeed. Admittedly, at first I thought that this situation could become interesting because I thought (before the season had started) that there would be some conversation and tension between Gwen and Uther, maybe both coming to terms with each other or whatever. However, when Gwen told Gaius and Arthur in Uther's presence that she wasn't doing it for him but for Arthur, plus when Uther was in an almost catatonic state, I knew that it was all only plot convenience and also humiliation. I had no idea that Gwen literally had to take care of Uther in that way but thought at first that she would maybe sort of emotionally try to help him by, I don't know, talking about Morgana with him or something like that (since Gwen knew Morgana so well, maybe even better than anyone else). In case that Uther had been mentally clear enough and been willing to accept help from a servant, it would have been acceptable for Gwen to look after him. That doesn't necessarily mean that they would have become best friends, but maybe some sort of forgiveness could have been the result.

Shame that they chose to give both of them such a heavy burden.

As for the actual episode "The Fires of Idirsholas", I've always wondered why Morgause even needed the Knights of Medhir. The moment that Camelot was asleep, either Morgana or Morgause herself could have easily killed Uther and everyone else they wanted out of their way.