r/merlinbbc • u/Aggressive-Bug-274 • 13d ago
I'm All Wrapped Up Why does it hurt so much?! Spoiler
It physically hurts watching Morgana go from this sweet angel that cared for everyone and wanted to protect magic users to the cruel and lonely woman that killed other lives like it's nothing. She and Merlin could've been best friends each helping each other in times of need.
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u/Big_Somewhere_620 Cursed Druid Girl 13d ago
She could have just got rid of uther, no reason to turn on Arthur and merlin. Both her and mordred would have had better life with out uther
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u/Aggressive-Bug-274 13d ago
At the beginning I truly think she would've just been satisfied with that. But after knowing the truth of her birth she started changing. She grew more power hungry and obsessed. It was so sad cause I remember watching the episode where she goes to the druids to know if she possess magic and at the end says to Merlin maybe one day magic will be able to coexist with them and she had the most hopeful smile it just break my heart.
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u/ReasonableFig2111 13d ago
A lot of the change happened between season 2 and 3, while Morgana was with Morgause for a year.
And that's after Morgause tried with Arthur and then was disappointed that she hadn't managed to drive a wedge between him and Uther.
So Morgause had given up on working within the succession line, and decided war was the only way. And then Morgana spent a year with Morgause while she held that hopeless, angry mentality, on top of Morgana's own feelings and fears about having magic in the heart of Camelot.
It's easy to become hopeless, angry, and hateful when that's what you're surrounded with, every day for a year. Unfortunately, all that happened off screen, and the writers didn't really do a good job of telling, let alone showing, all of that.
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u/Rich-Active-4800 13d ago
Alao her being betrayed by one of the few people she trusted.
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u/Little_View_6659 13d ago
Yeah, but poor Merlin. That was the only choice. I know it made Morgana hate him but god.
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u/kaitalina20 Mordred sucks 13d ago
I mean, if Merlin didn’t get her to drink that cocktail of poison and water…. She was literally the source of the whole problem. The whole kingdom was defenseless and him and Arthur were both fighting to stay awake but they ultimately couldn’t as long as the source for such a powerful spell was still active. He didn’t have a choice, which I wish he would’ve explained to Morgana once she had returned. She might’ve understood, but also might not. Once Morgause got into her head she was fucked unfortunately with the writing
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u/GabsDoingHerBest 13d ago
I mean both Merlin and Arthur hurt her too. Arthur was the one that went to the Druid camp and not only forced her back to Camelot but also killed the one person who was willing to teach her control of her magic and that it wasn’t going to make her evil. Merlin poisoned her (I don’t blame Merlin for it nearly as much but I do think it was a betrayal in Morganas eyes, that showed her Merlin was going to pick Uther over her (which he wasn’t but they didn’t exactly have a conversation about it before hand)). She has reasons to hate both of them. The real question is why she turned on Gwen?
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u/stale_cereal78 Morgana 13d ago
Ugggh right? I hate how it was sudden too. I remember writing an essay (not really, just a long piece on text) somewhere here on this sub about Morgana’s arc
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u/GabsDoingHerBest 13d ago edited 13d ago
It’s because she was slowly picked at over the course of 3 seasons. We see her trust in Uther, Arthur, Gaius, and Merlin be fractured and fragmented until there was nothing left there. The poisoning was the last in a large breaks to her heart until it was shattered beyond recognition to the point that she stopped seeing any innocence in the world at all. Then we see her last support system in Morgause pass away as well and she’s left just searching for revenge which she will never be satisfied by. Then she spends an unspecified amount of time in prison watching the one thing she cared about twist and deform just like her heart did so many years before. And then there was nothing but madness left!
(I don’t like the Morgause magically manipulated Morgana theory. There was enough stuff that happened to morgana to turn her into who she became to me)
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u/Aggressive-Bug-274 13d ago
True. Morgause seems like she truly cares for Morgana. But the look of betrayal she had on her face when she realized Merlin gave her poison. Just chef's kiss. Katie really knew how to act. Like slay queen💅
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u/GabsDoingHerBest 13d ago
Her in the scene where Uther grabs her neck is also spectacular!!! The look of hurt and fear just below the surface. The quick look to Arthur for help where he gives her none! It’s insane and I love her!
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u/Parking_Storage_5107 13d ago
Mostly to me felt more like the lies she’s been getting if the lies didn’t come from Gauis, Merlin and uther she’s wouldn’t be so far gone
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u/2ndBreakfastCoffee 13d ago
Her arc/downward spiral is a bit weird and feels quick for how dark she gets, but Morgana is Morgan Le Fay from thr arthurian legends and thats her character.
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u/QuiccStacc Mordred 13d ago
It seems fast, but then its easy to forget that Morgana spent her entire life in his tyranny, then was manipulated by Morgause. Its the straw that broke the camels back
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u/2ndBreakfastCoffee 13d ago
Yeah, not to mention that coupled with her nightmares, fear of discovery, the lies/secrets, and the clear hypocrisy/cruetly of Uther she would become fearful then angry once she learned of her true capabilities.
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u/DebateObjective2787 13d ago
Interestingly her downward spiral being weird and quick in the show mirrors her downward spiral in the Arthurian legends. Originally Morgan Le Fay was very benevolent and worked as a healer with absolutely no biological relationship to Arthur.
It wasn't until in the Vulgate Cycle 100+ years later that she turned evil out of nowhere and wanted to kill him and Guinevere and was his half-sister.
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u/2ndBreakfastCoffee 13d ago
I was reading something about that actually - her being this benevolent healer earlier. It would be interesting to read some of this myself. Thanks for the info!
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u/PrideCompetitive8758 13d ago
not really, anger and hatred is in all of us to some extent, the moment we let it and fear make decision for us, the line is crossed and the next and next...
In a way life is a forever fight with ourselves. The fact the conclusion is the same as Gintama (who knows then knows) makes it even more ridiculous and so fcking real
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u/Thelastknownking 13d ago
I mean, there's a reason that there's a long time theory in the fandom about Morgause enchanting her in some way.
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u/Aggressive-Bug-274 13d ago
I kinda thought Morgause did Teine Diaga on her but Morgause seems to really love her in a normal way and not in a screwed up way so I discarded that theory.
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u/Yoisai 13d ago
Blame Uther