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fanofmerlin	Merlin Season 3 Speculations Dec 25 2009, 1:56 AM EST \| Post edited: Jan 6 2010, 4:11 PM EST What do you think will happen in Season 3? I think Morgana will 'escape' and return to Camelot with a secret agenda. I somehow managed to picture the whole event and storyline in my head - and decided to write it up. I got carried away, so it became too long to post. I didn't make it too detail (so it probably does not count as a fan fic) but pasted the story on the fanfic page. What are your speculations for Season 3? ---- After Morgana is revived by Morgause, she questions why Merlin betrayed her by poisoning her. After all, he helped her come to terms with magic, kept her magic a secret from those who could punish her, and covered for her when she was looking suspicious. She wonders out loud why he poisoned her because if Merlin hated magic he would have turned her in long before. Morgause listens and then confesses to Morgana that although Morgana did not know then, Morgana was the source of the slumber that fell on Camelot, and that a way for someone to stop it was to indeed kill her. Morgause wonders how Merlin knew, and realizes Merlin twice foiled her plans to kill Uther (first time being when he stopped Arthur from killing Uther). She fears that Merlin will get in the way again and concludes that Merlin should be killed in order to prevent any potential inhibition in her future plans. Morgana agrees to take part because of her commitment to killing Uther and because of a newfound bitterness and anger towards Merlin for poisoning her. Morgana returns to Camelot, and gives the kings court the impression she escaped from Morgause. To the general eye, the reaction of her return is relief. ... (updated comment: I totally changed the story to make it a fanfic- see below) Read more:http://www.merlintvshow.com/page/Morgana%27s+Return Post reply Do you find this valuable? Keyword tags: Merlin Morgana Season 3 Speculation
ShutupEccles	1. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Dec 25 2009, 10:18 PM EST - Uther will be killed by someone in his own court - Gwen will confide in Morgana that she loves Lancelot as well as Arthur. Arthur and Morgana's friendship will strengthen causing Morgana's love for him to rekindle. Morgana will start to hate Gwen when Arthur confesses she is the only woman he could be even tempted to marry. - it will be revealed that the Last Dragon is actually manipulating Merlin and Arthur for His own gain, not for Albion and Merlin attempts to off himself in revenge. Arthur and Morgana work together to save him which makes Gwen jealous. Merlin tells Arthur he is not merely a prat, but also an idiot, exposes the dragon's plot and reveals his gift (keeps Morgana's secret). Arthur uses Excalibur to kill the dragon - at least the audience thinks he does - ooh the suspense. That's what I reckon should happen anyway. Maybe a bit of accidental man-to-man snogging for all the perves who want Arthur and Merlin to get it off together. Hee hee. Post reply 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
bridgetwidget	2. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Dec 26 2009, 5:04 AM EST I posted this in another fourm but just in case..... I thought this is how Merlin's ablities should be revealed: OOO! Had a cool idea. Well at least I think its cool. Maybe one day around 3/4 into season three Uther (and maybe the rest of Camelot) should catch Merlin using magic and throw him in prison. Then the episode could be devoted to Arthur getting to terms the fact that Merlin is a warlock, merlin trying to explain to Arthur about his magic through prison bars, Arthur trying to get his father to realise Merlin is good then Arthur tell Merlin that he should leave Camelot and and he breaks Merlin out of jail(maybe the relationship between M and A should have a terrible beating to it and all trust is gone, and Arthur only tells Merlin to run because he doesn't want to see someone he thought was a friend die) . The next few episodes should be Merlin saving peoples lives whilst running from Uther and trying to prove to Arthur that magic isn't always bad. Maybe they should throw Morgana in these episodes and it would see like Merlin is trying to kill Morgana whom everyone believes is good. Just an Idea. Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
45670	3. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Dec 26 2009, 10:31 AM EST I doubt very much that Morganna and Arthur romance will ever be rekindled the writers themself believe it to be to close to an incestual relationship but believe a brother sisterly love is what they should share and i agree. I hope in season 3 to see -Merlin in close contact with the great dragon as an allie now and id love for the great dragon to meet and have a word with Arthur however i dont expect this till the end when Merlin has shown himself to Arthur and the Dragon comes to visit the great king and his loyal servant and friend Merlin who will control all magic in the land. -I also hope to see Arthur and Gwen start some relationship but i have my doubts they will but will propably remain extremly close friends who know they are destined for each other eventually, with a few jealousy moments with Gwen getting flurted with by a stranger who Arthur sees as a threat that Gwen thinks hes talking rubbish about. Which should also be slightly comical and cute. -Possible death of Guais (though i love him) -Morgusse to find out who Merlin is and to have totally underestimated him. -For Gwen to find out Merlins seacret i really think that could work at the end of season 3 going onto 4. -No doubt lancelot will have to come back though id rather not!!! -For the Arthur and Merlin friendship to be shown stronger than ever like the last ep ins eason 2 which shoed it amazingly well. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
TheMagikSword173	4. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Dec 26 2009, 9:01 PM EST here is wat i think will happen in Season 3: --Morgana comes back and pretends everything is alright while deep inside she is planing for revenge and had already learned how to use magic by Morgaus, and has already discovered that they're somehow related --Merlin will develop his gift more --Gauis will get hurt or sick or even die --Uther will DIE --Merlin will perform magic in front of Arthur in order to save him (or someone else) and arthur will be shocked of the truth and wont talk to Merlin for a while thats wat i got so far :) Post reply Do you find this valuable?
allinyourmind3	5. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 3 2010, 12:15 PM EST My predictions: -Arthur will find out about Merlin's magic on his own, but won't tell Merlin. There will be angst as he tries to figure out what to do about it. -We will get A LOT of Morgana, and we'll see her develop her powers. -We will find out how exactly Morgause fits into the family history of the Pendragons. -We will find out more about Mordred, i.e. his birth and his motives. -Lancelot will return and cause more problems for Arthur/Gwen, but Arthur/Gwen will still go strong. -Gwen will play a larger role in some way (possibly knowing Merlin's secret?). -Gaius will die (depressing as this is, I feel like it's bound to happen). Merlin will be all broken for a little while, but will come out of it so much stronger and more grown up. -A new knight whom everyone knows from the legends will show up somewhere (Gawain! Please let it be Gawain!). -I have no idea what they'll do with Uther (it's a hard call - it seems like everyone wants him dead at this point, but I don't think the directors want to let go of Anthony Head so quickly), but he'll be in some massive danger. Post reply 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
allinyourmind3	6. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 3 2010, 12:18 PM EST Ooh one more thing! I think we'll see a return of Freya in some way, shape, or form. She's supposedly dead, but remember how she said she'd repay Merlin? I think that's coming soon. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
xMerlinx	7. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 3 2010, 5:56 PM EST \| Post edited: Jan 3 2010, 5:56 PM EST - Lancelot should return just because he knows about Merlins magic -Excalibar should be found cuz it was only in like 1 episode - Arthur should catch Merlin use magic and try and decide what to do. -Morgana obviously returns but acts completely normal as if she doesnt know what merlin did -Morgana should be the one to frame merlin use magic and make arthur see 0.o - Merlin and Arthur relationship should grow epic -Arthur should save merlin from the deathbed one more time. he only did it once and merlin does it 24/7 Post reply Do you find this valuable?
morganna23	8. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 3 2010, 6:10 PM EST \| Post edited: Jan 3 2010, 6:10 PM EST "Ooh one more thing! I think we'll see a return of Freya in some way, shape, or form. She's supposedly dead, but remember how she said she'd repay Merlin? I think that's coming soon." Freya is coming back, the writters have confirmed this in on of the secrets and magic things. She will be the Lady in the Lake, so she will also end up returning Exalibur to Arthur. Only thing is the writers didnt say when she is returning, lol. Hopefuly in the 3rd series though! Post reply Do you find this valuable?
allinyourmind3	9. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 3 2010, 7:15 PM EST \| Post edited: Jan 3 2010, 7:15 PM EST "Freya is coming back, the writters have confirmed this in on of the secrets and magic things. She will be the Lady in the Lake, so she will also end up returning Exalibur to Arthur. Only thing is the writers didnt say when she is returning, lol. Hopefuly in the 3rd series though!" Wait, Secrets and Magic gives us 3rd season hints? Since when??? I thought they just commented on the filming of 2nd season! Maybe I haven't watched enough of those episodes. Do you think you can link me to the episodes where they give us the hints? :D Thanks in advance! Sweet, I figured she'd come back as Lady of the Lake, since that was the title of that particular episode. I have a feeling she'll be really important, even though I hated that episode with her b/c I didn't think it was very well written, despite the fact that Colin Morgan and Laura Donnelly acted so well. Hmm, one thing I really want to know is what exactly will go down with the Merlin/Morgana relationship? Will it go so far as pure hatred and antagonism? Or will it be confused bitterness that might get resolved? I'm sooo excited. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
morganna23	10. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 3 2010, 7:40 PM EST \| Post edited: Jan 3 2010, 7:40 PM EST well its been removed from iPlayer, but i did a quick search of you tube and i think this is the one where it says! lol. Hope it is anyways!!!1 =D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY5Egr0e0BE They dont really give hints about the 3rd series but in this case the writers did mention Freya would return, and the episode with Freya dying was just a bit of a back story so we could get too know freya. And so she could build a relaitionship with Merlin! In the legends the Lady of the Lake and Merlin have a epic relationship!lol.......so should be good!!! Only difference being that the Lady in the Lake in the legends was Nimueh! =O Thats not gonna happem.......... =P As far as Morgana in the legend (which obviously the show isnt following, but just gonna mention it encase.lol). Morgana and Merlin are enemies and battle often, but that is when Modred is older. So i think when we see her she will be antagonistic towards Merlin, but i doubt we will see her untill mid/end series 3. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
allinyourmind3	11. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 3 2010, 8:57 PM EST \| Post edited: Jan 3 2010, 8:57 PM EST Thanks so much! That was actually really interesting. I kind of wonder what they're going to make the relationship like. In the legends that I've read, the Lady of the Lake seduces Merlin and traps him in a cave, preventing him from helping Arthur (it is at this point that Arthur's kingdom starts to unravel). I'm thinking they'll do it differently here, since they've already made Freya a nice, sympathetic, multi-dimensional character. Who knows though, maybe some misunderstanding might happen. dun dun dun duunnn I mentioned Mordred upthread - I wonder if the show will follow the legend with regards to his birth (as in, he's the child of Arthur/Morgana). Arthur and Morgana aren't related (as far as we know) in this series, so it won't be incestual, and there seems to be some evidence that points to Arthur & Morgana being his parents. Even if the show doesn't go this route, I still hope we learn more about Mordred (and I think we will). He's SUCH an interesting character, even though he's just a kid. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
anno886	12. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 4 2010, 7:07 PM EST \| Post edited: Jan 4 2010, 7:07 PM EST I would like: Morgana to come back bent on revenge against Merlin, I would also like Gwen to find out about what he did as I think it would be good to see her reaction as both are close friends to her. Someone has to find out about Merlins Magic (I know Arthur can't but maybe Morgana could) I would like to see if there is a family connection between Arthur and Morgause, I also think that Arthur and Morgana could be related. Lancelot to come back and Gwen slap him for leaving her, but to choose to be with Arthur in the end as the producers said that Gwen only fell for Lancelot as she thought she coudn't have Arthur. and I want her to make a definate choice. Morgana more in control of her powers Gwen to have a storyline Independant of Arthur/Merlin etc. so we learn more of her backstory (where is her mother) Arthurs friendship with Merlin become more trusting (Merlin should have told him about who his dad was) um Mordred to return more evil and mature. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
morganna23	13. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 4 2010, 7:23 PM EST \| Post edited: Jan 4 2010, 7:23 PM EST "Thanks so much! That was actually really interesting. I kind of wonder what they're going to make the relationship like. In the legends that I've read, the Lady of the Lake seduces Merlin and traps him in a cave, preventing him from helping Arthur (it is at this point that Arthur's kingdom starts to unravel). I'm thinking they'll do it differently here, since they've already made Freya a nice, sympathetic, multi-dimensional character. Who knows though, maybe some misunderstanding might happen. dun dun dun duunnn I mentioned Mordred upthread - I wonder if the show will follow the legend with regards to his birth (as in, he's the child of Arthur/Morgana). Arthur and Morgana aren't related (as far as we know) in this series, so it won't be incestual, and there seems to be some evidence that points to Arthur & Morgana being his parents. Even if the show doesn't go this route, I still hope we learn more about Mordred (and I think we will). He's SUCH an interesting character, even though he's just a kid." In the legend the Lady of the Lake is in love with Merlin and he is in love with her, but after she tires of his constant affection she traps him in a blackberry bush(or something like that, bramble bush maybe, makes more sense). Its apparently a magical one where the more he struggles to free himself the more he becomes stuck. Thats just some variations though, maybe its a cave in others.....theres so many! lol Ive seen versions where Morgana/Arthur is Modreds parents, But ive also seen more versions where Morgause is his mother, therefore Morgana would be Modreds aunt. This would make more sense in the direction it appears to be going atm. Plus their has been no hint of Arthur/Morgana getting it on so far! lol. So i think it is too late for the writters to go down that path now. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
allinyourmind3	14. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 4 2010, 9:05 PM EST \| Post edited: Jan 4 2010, 9:05 PM EST "Ive seen versions where Morgana/Arthur is Modreds parents, But ive also seen more versions where Morgause is his mother, therefore Morgana would be Modreds aunt. This would make more sense in the direction it appears to be going atm. Plus their has been no hint of Arthur/Morgana getting it on so far! lol. So i think it is too late for the writters to go down that path now. " Hmm that would be interesting if Morgause was Mordred's mother in this version (in that case Arthur can't be his father, since Arthur & Morgause didn't know each other at all prior to their first meeting in season 2). There haven't been any blatant hints of an Arthur/Morgana relationship, but there was some flirting in season 1 that seemed to have a weird vibe to it, suggesting that there might be something behind it that we don't know about (yet). Also, I don't think Morgana's bond with Mordred just sprung up out of the blue - I think there's something behind it as well. They would've had to have been quite young when Mordred was born, since I'm guessing he's like 6 at the time (and Arthur and Morgana are 20-sometings), but wasn't Arthur pretty young in the legends when he fathered Mordred (18, if I remember correctly)? They wouldn't show HOW Mordred, uh, came about, since it's a family show and there will be little kids watching, but I wouldn't be surprised if Mordred's parents were revealed to be Arthur/Morgana (the writers would have to do a flashback, but I wouldn't put it past them). This is all speculation, of course, but that's what this thread is for, isn't it? One more question for anyone out there - do the writers ever tell us how old the characters are? I always thought that the main four (Morgana, Merlin, Arthur, and Gwen) were early-mid twenties, with the relative order of their ages being Morgana > Arthur > Merlin and Gwen. I might've missed something, though. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
fanofmerlin	15. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 4 2010, 10:59 PM EST \| Post edited: Jan 4 2010, 11:00 PM EST Was Morgana and Morgause split for a while in the legends, which made Morgana incapable of realizing Mordred as her son? For the writers to make Morgana a mother of a child, where neither she nor anyone else showed any hints to secret child of Morgana, would be more than just a shock. The writers will have to come up with a convincing storyline. If she was the mother, she should have had some moments to wonder about the whereabouts of her child. Or suspect that Mordred is her child since she feels a bond with him. Maybe she did wonder about her child/Mordred 'behind the scenes' shrug Hmm maybe that's why Uther took her in - because she carries that secret ( which may involve Arthur) and he wants to make sure she doesn't tell anyone? Post reply Do you find this valuable?
botanicarose	16. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 5 2010, 2:50 AM EST \| Post edited: Jan 5 2010, 2:50 AM EST Arthur will not be Mordred's father, Arthur and Merlin will not get it together in a slash way, nor will Arthur and Morgana have a romantic fling. C'mon folks, get a grip - this is a family show! Who wants to be a parent explaining any of those to their 7 year old?! My contribution is also negative ,but more of a nightmare than honest speculation. What if the writers, (in trying to eek it out over 5 series), fail to develop any of the characters sufficiently to sustain the interest of the public, (by which I mean Joe Blogs and his granny, not us Real fans!), and the ratings fall off and season 4 is never comissioned...yikes! Post reply Do you find this valuable?
ShutupEccles	17. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 5 2010, 4:40 AM EST \| Post edited: Jan 5 2010, 4:40 AM EST NOOOOOOO! downer. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
allinyourmind3	18. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 5 2010, 7:01 AM EST \| Post edited: Jan 5 2010, 7:12 AM EST "Arthur will not be Mordred's father, Arthur and Merlin will not get it together in a slash way, nor will Arthur and Morgana have a romantic fling. C'mon folks, get a grip - this is a family show! Who wants to be a parent explaining any of those to their 7 year old?! " We were just making speculations, as the thread asks us to do. No one said any of it absolutely has to happen. shrug I'm super excited for season 3 in any case, and I'm sure it will be awesome, regardless of what happens. I think the writers have been doing a good job of appealing to their whole audience (which is difficult, being a family show), and I think they'll continue to do that with the third series. Someone predicted in another thread that more people (meaning more than Gaius/Merlin/Great Dragon) will find out about Arthur/Gwen's relationship. I'm not sure what other important characters could find out (I doubt Morgana will, since I assume she won't be around Camelot much) - Uther is the main one. I wonder if they'll have Uther find out in season 3 or later, or at all. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
botanicarose	19. RE: Merlin Season 3 Speculations Jan 5 2010, 7:17 AM EST \| Post edited: Jan 5 2010, 7:17 AM EST "We were just making speculations, as the thread asks us to do. No one said any of it absolutely has to happen. shrug " Quite right, I appologise unreservedly. I also believe series 3 will be fab- just venting a bad dream earlier. :) Post reply Do you find this valuable?

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