i do understand that maybe merlin's choice was meant to be wrong, but i think the writers want us to believe it was wrong only because it didn't succeed.
No, I think we were supposed to see it as wrong on every level. I could be mistaken because it was a very dark episode but Gaius questioning him on his decisions did give me the impression that you were supposed to see Merlin as wrong and that his attitude that he must protect Arthur at any price is very wrong. He's adopting a fanatic's tactics to fight fanaticism and I really don't think the show is condoning that because it has always shown that fanaticism is wrong with regards to both Uther and Morgana.
I agree that a lot about 5.06 could have been stronger though I think it was interesting that what Gwen actually went through mirrored Morgana's perception of what happened to her in Camelot - tormented by visions, friends turning into enemies and desperately alone. That's how I'm explaining it to myself anyway, that Morgana was using her own experiences to torture Gwen instead of thinking about what Gwen's fears might be. In the end it's all about Morgana.
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Date: 2012-11-12 03:29 pm (UTC)No, I think we were supposed to see it as wrong on every level. I could be mistaken because it was a very dark episode but Gaius questioning him on his decisions did give me the impression that you were supposed to see Merlin as wrong and that his attitude that he must protect Arthur at any price is very wrong. He's adopting a fanatic's tactics to fight fanaticism and I really don't think the show is condoning that because it has always shown that fanaticism is wrong with regards to both Uther and Morgana.
I agree that a lot about 5.06 could have been stronger though I think it was interesting that what Gwen actually went through mirrored Morgana's perception of what happened to her in Camelot - tormented by visions, friends turning into enemies and desperately alone. That's how I'm explaining it to myself anyway, that Morgana was using her own experiences to torture Gwen instead of thinking about what Gwen's fears might be. In the end it's all about Morgana.
Hope you feel better soon.