Yet, Arthur might have been doomed had not Merlins lover, the Lady of the Lake used her powers to force Accolon to drop Excalibur. Armed with Excalibur, Accolon seriously wounded King Arthur, who nevertheless fought back with great skill and courage. Called in to help Arthur and his men in the final episode of season 3, Percival saves his king from the immortal army and earns himself a spot at the Round Table as Arthur's knight. A seething Morgana returns to Annis and swears that Arthur will not be as fortunate next time. Sometime later, Morgana finds a letter from Morgause, asking her to meet her. Morgana meets with Mordred many years later, after she has become a High Priestess of the Old Religion. Morgana, holding her advantage, casts a powerful stunning spell on Gwen when she tries to run. The reunion was clearly tense with Morgana's expression conflicted as Arthur commented he "thought we were friends", to which she, evidently torn, replied, "as did I". When Agravaine, who has taken charge of the kingdom in Arthur's absence, tells Morgana about Gwen speaking out against him, Morgana tells him of the dream she had of Gwen becoming queen and plans to kill her to prevent the vision from coming true. With Arthur dead, Morgana will be able to ascend to the throne of Camelot. With all pretence now dropped, Morgana and Merlin were deeply hostile to one other, though in the presence of Arthur and Gwen they tended to be civil, but not friendly. During the group's activities as Phantom Thieves, Morgana acts as their second-in-command and guardian, and teaches them the . Realism and the Audiovisual Media is a major and entirely original contribution to contemporary scholarship on realism. When Merlin inadvertently caused a fatal head wound in Morgana in an attempt to stop her from killing Uther, Arthur was utterly grief-stricken at the thought of losing her, ironically telling Merlin he would "sacrifice [his] place on the throne for her to see another sunrise" (The Crystal Cave). Arthur chanced upon her during a hunting trip and spent a week as her guest as she showed him the murals of Lancelot which she had painted in his room as her guest, possibly to get in good fervour with him. Sometime later, Mordred returns, sneaking into Camelot to see Morgana with the sorcerer Alvarr, who asks Morgana to steal a powerful crystal hidden in Camelot's vaults. I am your one true friend. After speaking to Morgause about this, the two plot to use Arthur's love for Gwen against him by conceiving a plan that will result in his death. She also meets with Mordred at some point. While they continue to search, Merlin decides to try and heal him with his magic. After Morgana recovers, she and Agravaine arrange to have Gaius kidnapped in order to learn the identity of Emrys. Morgana remained devoted to the now seriously deteriorated Morgause and thought nothing of attacking Knights of Camelot to protect her. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Katie McGrath almost didn't get the role of Morgana. Then, for reasons unknown, Aithusa the white dragon appears and heals the injured Morgana, thus reviving her. By the end of episode 10, Morgana kills the Widow and then becomes her. Arthur and Merlin escape to raise a resistance movement against Morgana's reign, but Uther is imprisoned, left alive only to bear witness to everything he held dear being torn down around him. Later, Merlin helped her to extend her magical powers. Female Delicious, delicious crack with well-written bantering between Arthur and Merlin. Race: To make this point stronger, Arthur never calls Morgana his sister, since he knows under what conditions he was conceived. The Gleeman attacked a drugged Arthur in Uther's chambers, prompting the King to defend himself and his son. Katie McGrath Morgana learns of Merlin being the mage only in the 3rd to last episode (Season 5, Episode 11, The Drawing of the Dark). After this, she gathers her forces at Camlann, where she reunites with Mordred. As time went on Morgana noted that Gwen was getting more secretive, and wondered if there was a man involved, which there was. Lets keep our fingers crossed that Arthur does find out, If Merlin tells Arthur, imagine Arthur's face, or if Arthur realizes Merlin is a sorcerer and confronts him, imagine Merlin's face!! Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. And just because I'm the King's ward, that doesn't mean I have to accompany him to the feast, does it? Merlin then waits all night outside the throne room as Arthur says his final goodbye. Gaius knows it to be true but lies to her in an attempt to protect her. Unbeknownst to her Merlin, with Gwaine's help, removes the Eye from Arthur's arm and foils her plan. A guilt-ridden Merlin later uses a spell to heal her, not wanting to be the reason for her death. It's like nothing I've ever felt before. He knows all our plans. Gwen demands to know why Morgana hates her so deeply as they fight, to which Morgana replies that she hates what Gwen is destined to do rather than what she has already done. The more he became infatuated with Gwen, the more his relationship with Morgana shifted towards that of brother and sister, while when Uther married Catrina, the two were horrified to discover their new stepmother was a troll (Beauty and the Beast). I didn't mean to do it like this. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Then, that night, she has a dream in which she is surrounded by dead soldiers and is begging Emrys to help her. An injured and traumatised Morgana is found. She traps Gwaine and uses a Nathair on him to learn about Arthur's location and after she does, sheexecutes him. Even at her enemies, she shows acts of kindness, as shown when she ordered her men to burn Finna's corpse after her suicide. Alator told Morgana that if she killed him, he would walk to paradise happily, knowing that Morgana had failed. But Merlin cannot defeat her alone. I care only that Morgana takes her rightful place upon the throne of Camelot. Knowing that Accolons sword was the true Excalibur, Arthur seized it and quickly defeated Accolon, who then realised Morgans plot. I don't want to be brave. When Morgana returned to Camelot, Merlin was anxious that she would expose him, but to his surprise she tearfully said she understood why he did it and confessed that she had had no idea what she was doing. Alator successfully learns from him that Emrys is actually Merlin, but instead of informing Morgana immediately, he betrays her, having discovered from Gaius that Merlin is the one destined to bring a glorious new age to the kingdom. Arthurian legend, the body of stories and medieval romances, known as the matter of Britain, centring on the legendary king Arthur. At some point over the following year, Morgana gains the allegiance of Arthur's uncle, Agravaine, who is stationed in Camelot as Arthur's chief advisor after Uther's deteriorated mental state leaves him incapable of ruling. She goes to Gaius and tells him she fears she has magic. At this point Morgana seemed fully under Morgause's control, her personality shifting to become almost a copy of her sister's. Over a year after he learned of her treachery, Morgana was now fully estranged from Arthur, plotting against him and bringing about Uther's death from afar which resulted in Arthur being crowned King of Camelot. in conclusion, I agree with your premise, that Merlin is a tragedy. Gwen is told to bring Arthur to the Castle of Fyrien where Cenred is staying, or else her brother will be killed. As Gwen sees more of her friends turning against her and laughing at her, Morgana slowly begins to convince her that she is her one and only friend. When they reached her, Morgause told Arthur to place his head on a chopping block so she could kill him. Arthur arrives to find Cenred holding Morgana hostage with a sword to her throat, and Morgause attempts to hit Arthur with a deadly spell, but Merlin explodes her spell, incapacitating Cenred and Morgause, and drags Morgana away. When Nimue and Merlin meet in the fifth episode, she asks the wizard why her mother instructed her to bring him the sword. Colin initially played the Dolma in straightforward manner in the Arthur-Mordred-Dolma scene. Arthur then blames Dragoon the Great for his father's death while shifting to a deeply suspicious, anti-magical stance, believing that his risk in giving magic a chance is a grave mistake. ( The Dragon's Call) At first the two of them want nothing to do with one another, but quickly become close friends. He finds Morgana and begs her not to continue. According to the Great Dragon, Merlins birth had been prophesied by many cultures. Morgana is a feminine variant of the name Morgan (Welsh, Old English). Morgana and Morgause eventually succeed in getting the Cup when a slave trader named Jarl tips off Arthur's location. While under her control, Gwen worships Morgana and thinks of her as her one and only friend, while she loathes all her former friends (The Dark Tower). To prevent this, she tells Arthur to spend the next day with Gwen, then invites Uther on a ride with her, intentionally passing the spot where Arthur and Gwen are. Recognising him as Emrys and at first terrified, she quickly retreats and shuts the door, but then warily re-enters, questioning his existence. Nonetheless, Morgana's unattested time on the throne is short lived since Helios informs her that the men she sent after Arthur were wiped out by Kilgharrah and that Agravaine is dead. This greatly distresses Morgana, and Mordred finds the chance to knock her out with a spell, leaving her to die (With All My Heart). She is later taken hostage when the Witchfinder's treachery is exposed but is saved by Merlin. Morgana blamed Uther for his death, believing that if he had sent the promised reinforcements, he may have survived. Morgana told him she had known he was her father for some time, and while the guards held him on his knees, Uther watched his daughter be crowned Camelot's new queen. Morgause had such influence over Morgana that when it was revealed that Morgana's father was in fact Uther Pendragon, she managed to convince Morgana to work towards killing Arthur, despite their long history and former deep relationship. Merlin, however, thwarts Morgana's plans by using an ageing spell to become Dragoon the Great, a veteran wizard who claims to have placed the poultice to bring shame on Camelot, leaving a somewhat confused Morgana foiled (Queen of Hearts). Morgana rules for some time and tries to get the Knights of Camelot to pledge themselves to her, but regardless of the fact that she claimed to be Uther's daughter, the knights are loyal to the King and refuse to obey her. Series 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5. You're Arthur's servant, nothing more. But most importantly, it will bring our enemies to their knees. She was a true friend to his wife-to-be, Guinevere, as the three of them played in the Wild Wood to escape their troubles, and she and Guinevere encountered Nari only for Arthur to scare her off by swinging his sword at her, and later on, after Arthur and . Morgana is the only character to have appeared in an interactive show named after her (. Morgana repeatedly cast powerful magic that incapacitated her opponents instantly, leaving her largely free to pass in and out of Camelot. Morgana looks upon Uther's face and she sees him screaming. When she regains consciousness, she finds out that Mordred has been killed. She is believed to be the daughter of Igraine (the name she goes by at the Abbey, in the show) and her first husband, Gorlois. Once dismissed as representative of narrative closure and bourgeois ideology, realism has made a remarkable comeback in recent years as a predominant trend in world cinema and television productions, as well as a topical line of enquiry in audiovisual theory. What ultimately led Morgana down the path of evil in the first place was Arthur's prejudice and genocidal intent against all magical beings. Unbeknownst to anyone in the room, Arthur and Merlin are also present, witnessing the event through a grate in the wall. Morgana, for once without a retort, leaves Annis to return to scheming alone (His Father's Son). Morgana thanks Merlin for what he did for her, saying her experience has taught her not to fear her powers, though she still realises the danger in exposing them. Despite causing Uther's death as she had planned for so long, she was left still unsatisfied and said that there would only be cause for celebration when she seized control over Camelot. Behind the Scenes Morgan unhappily marries Urien, with whom she has a son, Yvain. Merlin is initially quite awestruck by the Lady Morgana and watches her flirtatious interaction with Arthur at the feast. When Helios reported that Kilgharrah had killed all of Agravaine's men, Morgana asked about his well being and when she learnt of his death, she was clearly shaken, whether because she was mourning his death, or because she was simply afraid for herself (The Sword in the Stone). Morgana and Helios discuss their plans, therefore allowing Gwen to overhear their intended siege. However, conflicted and weighed by her conscience, she repents of her intention at the last minute when confronted with the realisation that Uther cares for her. I had to stop the future. Merlin alerts Arthur, who carries her to Gaius for treatment, though the prognosis is grim. Morgana is also extremely resilient, a trait that she shares with her half-brother Arthur, and she was able to defeat Gwen in a duel without much difficulty despite having been stabbed in the side by a Knight. Morgause, as the more experienced and worldly wise of the two, assumed a puppeteer position over Morgana, being the chief orchestrator of their regicidal schemes. Morgana eventually agrees and steals the crystal, delivering it to Alvarr's camp. After this, Arthur admits that he hates her, however, it is unclear if he only said this to gain Sarrum's trust or if he has actually given up on his sister (The Hollow Queen). Aithusa saved Morgana's life after she was wounded while escaping from Camelot )The Sword in the Stone). He refused to tell her who Emrys was, so he was ordered to reveal the true identity of Emrys, by being tortured by Nathair. While these general tales are well-known, Merlin's initial appearances were only somewhat linked to Arthur. Agravaine often visited her in her hut to feed her information about what was happening in Camelot and helped her murder Uther Pendragon (The Wicked Day). Morgana is first seen by Merlin during his first days in Camelot when he enters her chambers. The ensuing pregnancy results in the birth of his son Galahad, whom Elaine will send off to grow up without a father and who later emerges as the Merlin-prophesied Good Knight. On the occasions where Agravaine succeeded in carrying out her wishes, she would at times bestow icy congratulation, but often she would merely retort with biting sarcasm and further orders (The Hunter's Heart). As soon as Elyan reveals the information, she sends Agravaine to Ealdor in search of Arthur, warning him that if he should fail her again he will receive the same treatment as Elyan. Morgana, not seeing him, mistakes him for Gwen while getting ready for a feast celebrating twenty years since the end of The Great Purge. When Uther orders Arthur to retrieve the Cup of Life, Morgana overhears this and informs Morgause, who is aware that the Cup will help them capture Camelot. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". Her grief for Morgause augmented her powers to an extremely high degree, although it is unknown to what extent she was actually in control of the magic (The Coming of Arthur: Part Two). What if it chooses you? She becomes an apprentice of Merlin, and a capricious and vindictive adversary of some knights of the Round Table, all the while harbouring a special hatred for Arthurs wife Guinevere. Morgana then smiles and leaves the king. Morgana enchants Lancelot's "present" for Guinevere. Uther hugs Morgana, relieved to have her back. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. Morgana often went to Gaius for potions that were supposed to help her with her nightmares, which were sometimes effective but more often not. When Morgana received visions of a future where Gwen was Queen of Camelot, she was incensed that Gwen would one day rob her of her birthright, so she subtly revealed Gwen and Arthur's courtship to Uther and framed Gwen for enchanting Arthur in order to stop this future from happening. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2012-2023 On Secret Hunt - All Rights Reserved When Merlin's village was under attack (The Moment of Truth), Morgana, Gwen and Arthur journeyed with him to defend it, and Merlin overheard her saying that they were there because they all cared for Merlin. Gwen flees, but alerts Helios and Morgana to her presence in doing so. When necessary, she also displays her courage and ability as a fighter, always intervening to stand up for what she feels is right. She then uses a spell to heal his wound before readying her plans for him. However, Morgana is fast enough in order to knock Merlin unconscious with an unknown spell. After having Merlin's magic temporarily removed, Morgana seals him in a cave, mockingly telling him that he would not mess with her plans again. A deeply distraught Uther points out that innocent people are suffering, but Morgana angrily retaliates by saying she is merely mirroring the extreme persecution that dominated his reign. Morgana has persistently been strongly opposed to Uther's ruthlessness towards magic and protested his decision to execute Mary Collins' son, Thomas (The Dragon's Call), due to her belief that magic is an inherent quality rather than an active choice (The Beginning of the End). Morgana seemed finally victorious over Gwen by resurrecting Sir Lancelot and using him to come between Arthur and Guinevere, which led to the latter's exile. Cover art by Phoebe594. 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