User blog comment:OneofthePendragon94/Irrelevant hatred toward Gwen,overrated Morgana and underrated Merlin./@comment-5511914-20121111085021

Some of those words posted above about Coulby made me sick! My only complaint about her, was when I saw the first season, I thought she was too old to be Guinevere. I don't really like either of these characters for very different reasons. Morgana has become too one dimensional (like Uther (who to me was a stereotype of his excellent character Rupert Giles)). Guinevere was a really strong character in the first two seasons (helping Merlin in his village), convincing Morgana to leave her behind. Now she has become a bride and lost a greal deal of her strength (look at what happened against first Uther then Morgana).

I never like Guinevere but when she took on the Lamia, I was impressed (I hated that episode!). Coulby must endure the fact that we live in the post BTVS (My favourite ever show) and all girls are expected to be like Buffy Summers (she wasn't my favourite chracter on the show either).. Tough, strong, clever, but still captable of the odd bubbleheaded moment and vulenrability. But Guinevere isn't some overconfident, blustering, Spiderman like supermodel. She has strength of character. But in the last few seasons, there are too many girly momenets. The fight between morgana and Gwen should have been more epic, it was these moments that make Guinevere an interesting character.

Her conversion by Morgana smacks of modern subtext sexuality (the brief suggestion or moment of girl on girl affection). Poor handled and honestly unnecessary unless it becomes permanent.