User blog comment:Fimber/Why I understand Uther's reasons for banning magic - and why no one is a saint on "Merlin"/@comment-69.31.101.123-20120629214209

Thanks for creating this blog! I have never read a deeper analyzis about Uther, magic and the other characters. I'm glad that you and the commentators have seen the relation between magic and the protagonists. Most comments I have read elsewhere deal with only single situations and things that the characters did. Here it can be seen how things are closely linked to each other.

In my opinion Uther was a misunderstood character. That doesn't mean that what he did was alright, it just means that the basics were often hid behind the obvious. Every character has a past and a story and no one is born to be cruel. Every horrific action must have a reason and I think that the story behind Uther's actions was much more credible and comprehensible than it is behind Morgana's actions. Your view on magic is very interesting and I have also wondered about some things when I saw the deleted scenes about the dragons attacking the Five Kingdoms. In the beginning it was obvious that Uther only hated magic because of the death of his wife but there has to be even more. It's interesting that magic has appeared to be rather bad and dangerous than good and I too would like to know why it's so important when it has been so dangerous. I think TPTB better come up with a good reason and show us the better side of magic to state out why it has to be restored because to me it seems that it's not only about stopping the killing which would actually be reason enough to allow it. Alas with ongoing seasons we saw more and more about the importance of magic but no explanation why. I would have been satisfied if Merlin's goal was just to stop the homicides because that is something we all agree with, I guess. It's just that obviously we are supposed to believe that the old religion is so important.

And I agree that Uther was the loneliest person of all in "Merlin" and he is only now replaced by Morgana who is even lonelier due to what she did. Except for Arthur he had no one he could really trust but was betrayed by those he considered to be his friends, even though he didn't know it. Although I think that everyone is responsible for their own actions, there is no doubt that external things and other people shape one's personality and one's actions also depend on others. I really would like to know what he had become if Ygraine hadn't died.