The showrunners unnecessarily change the plot of the Arthurian legend, making Guinevere the wife of Leontes, one of Arthur's friends and knights. Guinevere seems to be attracted to Arthur as they sleep together but eventually goes through with the wedding to her childhood friend Leontes. I guess this totally removes the character of Lancelot from the show and all the tension connected with Lancelot and Guinevere, as even though Guinevere is married to Leontes, Arthur can have her as his mistress as it was socially acceptable for kings to have mistresses while it did not work the other way round. Arthur can still have Guinevere whenever he wants since he is a king and can order his subjects around. Anyway, I never understand the people from Arthurian legends (Tristan, I'm looking at you!) being in love with one person and marrying another, knowing from the very beginning they will cheat on the person they marry. It is morally repugnant. Morgana is quite an interesting and mysterious character, you cannot be really sure what her endgame is. In this episode, she plays a really good and courteous hostess to Arthur and Merlin, who foolishly accept her invitation to the feast. There is a twist to the legend as Morgana takes some blood from Arthur and then entraps Merlin, showing him her magical skills and revealing that it was her who killed Uther, instead of seducing Arthur and having Mordred with him, I wonder whether Mordred would appear in the show? Morgana is his mother according to some versions of the legend. The relationship between Merlin and Morgana is quite curious as he seems to care about her to some extent as he warns her against communing with the magical power he believes is too strong for her. Morgana does not follow his advice and we see her perform some dark blood magic which allows her to see what Arthur sees (Guinevere and Leontes' wedding). Gawain, who is some kind of a hermit living in an abandoned church and studying ancient philosophers, turns out to be a likeable and promising character. His plotline in the episode was quite interesting, with his initial reluctance overcome by his passion for philosophy and desire to study Latin motivates him to join Leontes and Kay after all. He looks like a more introspective sort of a person. I wonder how his character will develop in comparison to the legends.
Review by ladysherlockianBlockedParentSpoilers2020-09-27T17:05:16Z
The showrunners unnecessarily change the plot of the Arthurian legend, making Guinevere the wife of Leontes, one of Arthur's friends and knights. Guinevere seems to be attracted to Arthur as they sleep together but eventually goes through with the wedding to her childhood friend Leontes. I guess this totally removes the character of Lancelot from the show and all the tension connected with Lancelot and Guinevere, as even though Guinevere is married to Leontes, Arthur can have her as his mistress as it was socially acceptable for kings to have mistresses while it did not work the other way round. Arthur can still have Guinevere whenever he wants since he is a king and can order his subjects around. Anyway, I never understand the people from Arthurian legends (Tristan, I'm looking at you!) being in love with one person and marrying another, knowing from the very beginning they will cheat on the person they marry. It is morally repugnant.
Morgana is quite an interesting and mysterious character, you cannot be really sure what her endgame is. In this episode, she plays a really good and courteous hostess to Arthur and Merlin, who foolishly accept her invitation to the feast. There is a twist to the legend as Morgana takes some blood from Arthur and then entraps Merlin, showing him her magical skills and revealing that it was her who killed Uther, instead of seducing Arthur and having Mordred with him, I wonder whether Mordred would appear in the show? Morgana is his mother according to some versions of the legend. The relationship between Merlin and Morgana is quite curious as he seems to care about her to some extent as he warns her against communing with the magical power he believes is too strong for her. Morgana does not follow his advice and we see her perform some dark blood magic which allows her to see what Arthur sees (Guinevere and Leontes' wedding).
Gawain, who is some kind of a hermit living in an abandoned church and studying ancient philosophers, turns out to be a likeable and promising character. His plotline in the episode was quite interesting, with his initial reluctance overcome by his passion for philosophy and desire to study Latin motivates him to join Leontes and Kay after all. He looks like a more introspective sort of a person. I wonder how his character will develop in comparison to the legends.