What's the point? (A fandom rant)

So the television series 'Merlin' has just ended. No, I didn't see the finale, and I really don't want to see it. I know how it ends, I knew from the very first episode how it would all end. However, I can't come up with an answer for what this story was truly about, and what was it all for, now that we have come to the end of this series. It's a question that I ask of most prequel series or reboots., and I seldom ever get a good answer. The series gave us fresh faces, and a new love for the long standing mythological figures. However, why did it have to end this way? The series already changed so much from the original canon. So why does Morgana have to be the villain, and why can't Mordred can't be redeemed? ( Read more... )