User blog comment:Morganaforever/Episode Review: The Hollow Queen/@comment-74.138.127.220-20121125104548

@ReganX - I mention the baby because the Great Purge is not the sole? motiviation for Morgana's taking the throne, it's Uther's refusal to acknowledge her as his daughter.? Morgana was born of the nobility through her mother.? King Uther treated her mother like a meaningless jump-off (cheap fling) and Morgana, as the result, was treated like a dirty little secret.? Even with Vivienne? being married, kings have traditionally? revealed their mistresses and publicly acknowledged the children they have with them.? ? Gwen, the blacksmith's daughter/serving girl, ? was the openly acknowlegded girlfriend of King Arthur, respected enough to be? given the crown matrimonial.? That was sticks in Morgana's craw -? a child of common lineage would have a stronger, lawful claim to the throne.? ? Pride is a major factor for Morgana's failures, and her pride would not be able to deal with? this? baby.