Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Two/@comment-5102537-20130601104158/@comment-6905051-20130613061436

Am I the only one who thinks it was okay for merlin not to reveal his true nature to Morgana?

Yes, he could hve taught her, and they could have practised magic together, and grown close. But Morgana had a manipulative streak, right from  beginning. Skewed sense of justice and fairness as well. There has been times when she has manipulated Arthur, Uther, lied to people as well. There was high possibility, Morgana would have used merlin's secret to blackmail him and get her way. She would have forced him to join his schemes or even out him when he would be too dangerous for her. And in a situation where Morgana and Merlin face off and she outs him as a wizard in front of Uther, her words would have been considered over Merlin's.

Merlin acted out of self preservation, I find it okay.