I find it odd that she can hear Uther talking to her
It is, though I'm going to assume that it's because he ties into her anxiety.
Uther's view of Morgana as someone too emotional and too sympathetic towards others to be able to rule over Camelot is quite ironic, because Uther and Morgana are a lot more alike than Arthur and Uther. Maybe that's the very reason Uther doesn't want Morgana to rule Camelot - she's too much like him, and he thinks Arthur can be their saving grace. I like that narrative better than the one that says Uther just doesn't want a woman on the throne, but that's plausible too.
I think it definitely plays into the show's view of women. We do see female leaders, but only in the absence of men. So Annis after her husband's death, and Mithian when her father is kidnapped. Instead, women seeking power on their own are repeatedly pictured as villains, such as Nimue, Morgause and Morgana.
And yes, quite ironic given that she would be a very similar successor to Uther as it turns out.
The show might just play this up to make the betrayal hurt more later, but Arthur says he'd be willing to give up the throne to save her. Merlin hears that and makes the decision for Arthur - that Morgana should not ever realize such a destiny. I think Merlin knew all along that Arthur would have given up the throne had he known that Morgana deserved it, and maybe that's the real reason Merlin never wanted Arthur to know that Morgana was his sister.
That's an interesting thought. I don't think Arthur ever really looked forward to taking the throne. I mean, even aside from the fact that it suggested Uther would be dead, or the fact that he could change things he didn't agree with, it never seemed like it was anything but a path he had to follow. Perhaps it was because his early experiences with command made him aware of their difficulties, as in the episode where he's carried the guilt of the druid massacre all those years.
So yes, it's a good example of Merlin forcing that destiny to happen.
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Date: 2020-03-22 10:10 pm (UTC)It is, though I'm going to assume that it's because he ties into her anxiety.
Uther's view of Morgana as someone too emotional and too sympathetic towards others to be able to rule over Camelot is quite ironic, because Uther and Morgana are a lot more alike than Arthur and Uther. Maybe that's the very reason Uther doesn't want Morgana to rule Camelot - she's too much like him, and he thinks Arthur can be their saving grace. I like that narrative better than the one that says Uther just doesn't want a woman on the throne, but that's plausible too.
I think it definitely plays into the show's view of women. We do see female leaders, but only in the absence of men. So Annis after her husband's death, and Mithian when her father is kidnapped. Instead, women seeking power on their own are repeatedly pictured as villains, such as Nimue, Morgause and Morgana.
And yes, quite ironic given that she would be a very similar successor to Uther as it turns out.
The show might just play this up to make the betrayal hurt more later, but Arthur says he'd be willing to give up the throne to save her. Merlin hears that and makes the decision for Arthur - that Morgana should not ever realize such a destiny. I think Merlin knew all along that Arthur would have given up the throne had he known that Morgana deserved it, and maybe that's the real reason Merlin never wanted Arthur to know that Morgana was his sister.
That's an interesting thought. I don't think Arthur ever really looked forward to taking the throne. I mean, even aside from the fact that it suggested Uther would be dead, or the fact that he could change things he didn't agree with, it never seemed like it was anything but a path he had to follow. Perhaps it was because his early experiences with command made him aware of their difficulties, as in the episode where he's carried the guilt of the druid massacre all those years.
So yes, it's a good example of Merlin forcing that destiny to happen.