User blog comment:Fimber/Why I understand Uther's reasons for banning magic - and why no one is a saint on "Merlin"/@comment-67.224.1.242-20120601170617/@comment-67.224.1.242-20120603202122

Is it completely proven that his destiny is set in stone? For instance, Kilgharrah tells him to get rid Mordred, but if everyone's destiny really couldn't be changed, then why would the dragon bother? Also, this making things harder, I think that that's the point. Challenges have to be faced for good things to happen. It's annoying and horrible, but freedom and justice isn't bought with idleness. It's more often than not bought with blood. Without the Purge, it would've been tricky, yes, and a balancing act would have been in order, but now, it's so much harder and more interesting. Besides, perhaps the Old Religion didn't foresee just how awfully Uther would take Ygraine's death. To it, people aren't really anything more than pawns, so the Religion, or whatever higher power is in charge, might not have had the ability to understand that much grief and rage even if they hsd predicted it.