Board Thread:What If?/@comment-5674726-20130816211001/@comment-5674726-20130826193056

GiantKid wrote: That would be interesting.

I could see either Merlin going back to the past to prevent a lot of things from happening, or perhaps seeing how things could have changed (he is Merlin after all).

I could also see them doing this with Morgana, as a way to say how things "could have been." Naturally, with Morgana being my favorite character, I feel like this would at least justify the ending that she was given.They could also show us what happened in the year that she was with Morgause.

Uther would be interesting too... like if they focused more on what happened after his death. Like if he was observing everyone.

I think that the problem with Merlin is that he's too obvious a choice, and it'd be too easy for him to reshape the world according to his whims, unless there is some kind of major catch to shake things up - ie. that if he goes back in time, he ends up without his magic because his magic and the magic of his younger self can't exist in the same place, at the same time.

An unpowered adult Merlin in the court of a younger Uther, when Arthur and Morgana are children, could be an interesting angle to take.

It would also fit with the legend of Merlin remembering the future.

In terms of the practicalities as far as casting is concerned, they could get away with only having Richard Wilson and Anthony Head reprise their roles of the main cast, if it's set pre-series. They could get a couple of kids to play Arthur and Morgana and, if Colin Morgan wasn't interested in returning to play Merlin, they could cast an older actor and have him time travel when he is middle-aged. Gwen wouldn't need to be in the picture at all.