Yes, totally agree. It also doesn't seem like they've been very much on his mind before now - I mean, he had to ask Lancelot if Morgana was beautiful... you'd think that he'd've figured that out before.
Great drama and no reliance on bad CGI.
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Imagine if Nimueh had given Uther that choice - wife or son?
mmm, yeah, now that he knows what the cost, would he go back and choose differently? He said yes, even knowing how well his son turns out. I wonder what Ygraine would've chosen, or if she'd known that Uther had asked Nimueh to use magic? (I kind of think yes, and she told her brother, because why else would Tristan be so adamant that it was Uther's fault she died? Women died all the time in childbirth in those days.)
I do think she wants to harm Arthur more than Uther hence not whacking him when they were alone. No point in revenge if the object you are revenging yourself on is not around to see it.
Yes, I definitely see that for this particular situation - she was so gleeful at the prospect of Uther seeing Arthur die. But I meant in a more general way - why didn't Nimueh kill him earlier, when he started killing off witches? Well, ok, besides the fact that we'd have no show :P I guess that's the meta answer! But in terms of motivation within the story, what kept her from killing Arthur in the cave? Why did she say it's not for her to kill Arthur? Is that what kept her from killing Uther directly?
Imagine if Nimueh had given Uther that choice - wife or son?
mmm, yeah, now that he knows what the cost, would he go back and choose differently? He said yes, even knowing how well his son turns out.
I've been thinking about this a little. I'm pretty sure, despite what he said, Uther would (still) choose his son over his wife. For dynastic reasons. Cos that's what it means to be a king....You have to do things for Camelot that go totally against what you might want as a person. Poor Uther. Poor Arthur. Although you'ld be able to ratchet up the angst content times a thousand if Uther had made the choice knowing what it would entail. (Still in France, checking the webmail. Really, really miss my laptop.)
Yes, totally agree. It also doesn't seem like they've been very much on his mind before now - I mean, he had to ask Lancelot if Morgana was beautiful... you'd think that he'd've figured that out before.
Great drama and no reliance on bad CGI.
YES.
Imagine if Nimueh had given Uther that choice - wife or son?
mmm, yeah, now that he knows what the cost, would he go back and choose differently? He said yes, even knowing how well his son turns out. I wonder what Ygraine would've chosen, or if she'd known that Uther had asked Nimueh to use magic? (I kind of think yes, and she told her brother, because why else would Tristan be so adamant that it was Uther's fault she died? Women died all the time in childbirth in those days.)
I do think she wants to harm Arthur more than Uther hence not whacking him when they were alone. No point in revenge if the object you are revenging yourself on is not around to see it.
Yes, I definitely see that for this particular situation - she was so gleeful at the prospect of Uther seeing Arthur die. But I meant in a more general way - why didn't Nimueh kill him earlier, when he started killing off witches? Well, ok, besides the fact that we'd have no show :P I guess that's the meta answer! But in terms of motivation within the story, what kept her from killing Arthur in the cave? Why did she say it's not for her to kill Arthur? Is that what kept her from killing Uther directly?
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mmm, yeah, now that he knows what the cost, would he go back and choose differently? He said yes, even knowing how well his son turns out.
I've been thinking about this a little. I'm pretty sure, despite what he said, Uther would (still) choose his son over his wife. For dynastic reasons. Cos that's what it means to be a king....You have to do things for Camelot that go totally against what you might want as a person. Poor Uther. Poor Arthur. Although you'ld be able to ratchet up the angst content times a thousand if Uther had made the choice knowing what it would entail.
(Still in France, checking the webmail. Really, really miss my laptop.)
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