At the same time, I think this may end up being how it went down with Clark and Lex in the Smallville universe -- Morgana will eventually sense that something's different about him as well, and his continued lies will erode her trust in him.
Yes! Exactly! I think the show is doing a fantastic job of showing how and why Morgana could eventually turn against Camelot. Why she and Merlin will turn out completely differently. As Merlin said, he has Gaius. He has someone who accepts him for who he is and is completely honest with him. Morgana doesn't have that.
Also, Merlin, ultimately, will be loyal to Arthur above all else. His values will mirror Arthur's values of law and order. Morgana will feel less and less tied to that as time goes on, and she comes to value magic and power instead.
Plus we see the perspective of the Druids here, how brutal and terrifying Camelot must seem to them. I really like the way the show is handling that.
Also, Merlin, ultimately, will be loyal to Arthur above all else. His values will mirror Arthur's values of law and order. Morgana will feel less and less tied to that as time goes on, and she comes to value magic and power instead.
Law and order as modeled by Uther seems to have one aim -- protecting the people that Uther loves, at any cost. Uther doesn't seem evil per se to me -- but the repercussions of his actions hurt so many people, and he doesn't care a whit about that. He arrested all those people in "The Nightmare Begins," he wanted to risk his life and the life of the courtiers in "The Curse of Cornelius..." -- all to protect Arthur and Morgana. It's good that Arthur is breaking away from that a bit by being willing to fight and die for Camelot. But still, at this stage, he follows his father's orders and is a party to things like the destruction of the Druids' village
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Yes! Exactly! I think the show is doing a fantastic job of showing how and why Morgana could eventually turn against Camelot. Why she and Merlin will turn out completely differently. As Merlin said, he has Gaius. He has someone who accepts him for who he is and is completely honest with him. Morgana doesn't have that.
Also, Merlin, ultimately, will be loyal to Arthur above all else. His values will mirror Arthur's values of law and order. Morgana will feel less and less tied to that as time goes on, and she comes to value magic and power instead.
Plus we see the perspective of the Druids here, how brutal and terrifying Camelot must seem to them. I really like the way the show is handling that.
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Law and order as modeled by Uther seems to have one aim -- protecting the people that Uther loves, at any cost. Uther doesn't seem evil per se to me -- but the repercussions of his actions hurt so many people, and he doesn't care a whit about that. He arrested all those people in "The Nightmare Begins," he wanted to risk his life and the life of the courtiers in "The Curse of Cornelius..." -- all to protect Arthur and Morgana. It's good that Arthur is breaking away from that a bit by being willing to fight and die for Camelot. But still, at this stage, he follows his father's orders and is a party to things like the destruction of the Druids' village ( ... )
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