User blog comment:Chawk1993/Why does everyone hate Gwen?/@comment-97.118.12.150-20160214000501

I love Gwen, I hate evil Gwen. I think they waited waaaay too long into the seasons to try to spice her up. I felt her betrayal to Arthur as his queen tarnished her character without any time or chance for redemption. It would have been more believable for me that Merlin be brainwashed by Morgana and all the sudden we see someone who has been loyal turn on him. We have no chance to see Gwen and Arthur truly in love and instead repeatedly see him duped by her whenever the title of "Queen" comes into play (ei. before the wedding with lancelot, and as queen). It seems to me to detract from her power.

That being said, she is gorgeous and was a great role model for every girl who doesnt fit the white cookie cutter mold. Interracial relationships are hard enough without always casting shade and doubt on to the brown member. Seeing her turn evil so close to the end broke my heart because it seemed to undermine the powerful Black Female character by associating her with betrayal and lies.