Talk:The Drawing of the Dark/@comment-190.55.67.166-20121219015424

Okay, loved the episode and I can't wait to see the finale! They could've spent more time on Mordred turning to evil though.I would've liked to see it worked out a little bit more.

I do think that the events of this episode were sufficient to turn him towards Morgana, no matter how loyal he was. Those of you who disagree should check out s01e08 (The beginning of the end, the first Mordred episode) again. The parallels are crazy and I love them! In both situations Mordred is forced to stand by idly as one of his loved ones is hanged by a Pendragon (first Uther, and now Arthur). In both cases this triggers an emotional outburst of magic. After reliving the same situation as his childhood trauma, who can blame him for believing nothing has changed, that Arthur and Uther are the same...

As for him knowing Kara is now evil, well, he only saw evidence of that once when she killed the guard and he loves her. No doubt he thought he could help her see the error of her ways if given the chance, a mixture of denial, wishful thinking and nostalgia.He didn't see Kara trying to kill Arthur, nor was he privy to the meeting right before the execution. He didn't know Arthur gave Kara a final chance and she turned him down.

So Mordred is falling apart. The man he once respected betrayed him and behaved exactly like the tyrant that hunted him in his childhood. What is he to do? He goes to the one person who helped him before in a similar situation: Morgana. As for him giving up Merlin, why would he not? From the first time they met Merlin has shown his hatred and fear for Mordred for no apparent reason, Albion seems like an impossible lie now and he needs something to prove his loyalty to Morgana after stabbing her...

Again: Awesome episode! See you at the finale!