I really hate how they turned Merlin’s greatest strength, his undying belief that people are trying to be better, into something twisted and broken. It turned from: people are genuinely good and we should give them the benefit of the doubt, to: everyone is out to get Arthur and even though there are some serious problems with how Arthur behaves, I have to believe everyone is trying to kill him because I can see this seed of good in him, so I obviously can't question how he treats me or let him be hurt to allow for him to grow.
They took this belief that was so ingrained in Merlin and used it against him. And I hate it.









