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Morgause made the spell, not Morgana. The poison is portrayed as an (arguably) necessary evil, not a good thing, regardless of who did it.


* DevilInPlainSight: Morgana is the source of the sleeping sickness.



* PoisonIsEvil: {{Inverted}} as it's the hero that uses it.
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Rushing back down the corridor, Merlin is pulled into a side-corridor by Arthur who looks over the clothes that he’s fetched. The two of them here the approach of the knights and peek out to see Morgause leading them through the corridor. At the sight of her, Arthur reaches for his sword, but Merlin restrains him.

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Rushing back down the corridor, Merlin is pulled into a side-corridor by Arthur who looks over the clothes that he’s fetched. The two of them here the approach of hear the knights approach and peek out to see Morgause leading them through the corridor. At the sight of her, Arthur reaches for his sword, but Merlin restrains him.

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* DownerEnding

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* DownerEndingDownerEnding: The Dragon escapes Camelot and Morgana is now on Morgause's side.



* FridgeHorror: Well "horror" is too strong a word, but the fact that has to Arthur lift Guinevere onto a bed during the sleeping spell means that Morgana rather callously left her best friend on the cold ground while she hid herself.



* TheVoiceless: The Knights of Medhir.
* WasOnceAMan: The Knights of Medhir.

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* TheVoiceless: The Neither of the Knights of Medhir.
Medhir say a word.
* WasOnceAMan: The Again, the Knights of Medhir.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite living in a world where magic is unequivocally real and his father having [[Recap/MerlinS01E09Excalibur fought an undead knight]], Arthur is quick to dismiss the Knights of Medhir as "silly superstition". You'd think he'd learn...

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite living in a world where magic is unequivocally real real, having personally faced numerous supernatural threats and his father having [[Recap/MerlinS01E09Excalibur fought an undead knight]], Arthur is quick to dismiss the Knights of Medhir as "silly superstition". You'd think he'd learn...
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite living in a world where magic is unequivocally real and having himself already [[Recap/MerlinS01E09Excalibur fought an undead knight]], Arthur is quick to dismiss the Knights of Medhir as "silly superstition". You'd think he'd learn...

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite living in a world where magic is unequivocally real and his father having himself already [[Recap/MerlinS01E09Excalibur fought an undead knight]], Arthur is quick to dismiss the Knights of Medhir as "silly superstition". You'd think he'd learn...
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite living in a world where magic is unequivocally real and having himself already [[Recap/MerlinS01E09Excalibur fought an undead knight]], Arthur is quick to dismiss the Knights of Medhir as "silly superstition". You'd think he'd learn...
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* WhamEpisode: As KatieMcGrath says on the DVDCommentary, this is the end of good Morgana.

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* WhamEpisode: As KatieMcGrath Creator/KatieMcGrath says on the DVDCommentary, this is the end of good Morgana.
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Merlin knows ''exactly'' what will happen if the Dragon gets free (having seen a vision of him destroying Camelot two episodes ago), but he's forced to honor his promise.

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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Merlin knows ''exactly'' what will happen if the Dragon gets free (having seen a vision of him destroying Camelot two episodes one episode ago), but he's forced to honor his promise.
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Merlin knows ''exactly'' what will happen if the Dragon gets free, but he's forced to honor his promise.

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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Merlin knows ''exactly'' what will happen if the Dragon gets free, free (having seen a vision of him destroying Camelot two episodes ago), but he's forced to honor his promise.
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Merlin knows ''exactly'' what will happen if the Dragon gets free, but he's forced to honor his promise.
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* TheFaceless: The Knights of Medhir.


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* TheVoiceless: The Knights of Medhir.
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* PoisonAndCureGambit: Merlin turns Morgana's poisoning into this when Morgause bursts into the room, bartering the cure against her removing the spell over Camelot.

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* PoisonAndCureGambit: Merlin turns Morgana's poisoning into this when Morgause bursts into the room, bartering offering to tell her the cure against her removing poison if she removes the spell over Camelot.

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* PoisonIsEvil: {{Inverted}}

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* PoisonAndCureGambit: Merlin turns Morgana's poisoning into this when Morgause bursts into the room, bartering the cure against her removing the spell over Camelot.
* PoisonIsEvil: {{Inverted}}{{Inverted}} as it's the hero that uses it.
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* DeepSleep: Morgause's spell puts all of Camelot into a DeepSleep.
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* SadisticChoice: For Merlin -- save Camelot, or murder Morgana.

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* SadisticChoice: For Merlin -- save Camelot, or murder Morgana.Morgana?
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* WasOnceAMan: The Knights of Medhir.
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* NotAGame: Merlin can't help but chuckle when Uther starts snoring during his lengthy drag around the castle, causing Arthur to say: "it is not funny, Merlin!"
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* RuleOfSeven: There are seven knights of Medhir. A DiscussedTrope considering Merlin and Arthur watch the knights approaching from the battlements and comment that there's a mysterious extra rider (Morgause).
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* NotQuiteTheRightThing: Merlin decision to poison Morgana. He was exhausted, out of options, and had been told to do so by the dragon, but the act has far-reaching consequences.
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* PoisonIsEvil: {{Inverted}}
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* RealMenGetShot: Arthur is almost delighted by the fact that Merlin has sustained his "first battle wound!"
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* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: Merlin slips hemlock into a water flask to give to Morgana.
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--> '''Uther''': No. That was my duty. Her loss will forever my on my conscience, not yours.

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--> '''Uther''': No. That was my duty. Her loss will forever my be on my conscience, not yours.
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* CradlingYourKill: Merlin does this as Morgana is dying from the poison he fed her
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* WhamEpisode: As KatieMcGrath says on the DVDCommentary, this is the end of good Morgana.

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