Merlin (TV Series)

The Death Song of Uther Pendragon (2012)

Anthony Head: Uther Pendragon

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• Uther Pendragon : Arthur. No. Please. Whatever I've done, I've done for Camelot.

  Arthur : You've had your turn. Now it's mine.

  Uther Pendragon : Merlin has...!

  [Arthur blows the horn and returns him to the other world] 

• Merlin : Get away from him, Uther! You've caused enough harm. You don't belong here. You must return to the other world.

  Uther Pendragon : This is MY kingdom! You think you can drive me from it? You are nothing but a serving boy!

  Merlin : I'm much more than that.

  [Uther sends a bench flying at Merlin which Merlin deflects magically] 

  Uther Pendragon : You have magic?

  Merlin : [quivering with anger]  I was born with it!

  Uther Pendragon : I made you Arthur's servant. You are a sorcerer?

  Merlin : Even while you were king, there was magic at the heart of Camelot!

  Uther Pendragon : I will not allow you and your kind to poison...

  Merlin : You're wrong.

  Uther Pendragon : ...my kingdom!

  Merlin : You're wrong, about so much. Arthur is a better and more worthy King than you ever were.

  Uther Pendragon : [Uther bawls with anger]  NO!

  [as Merlin drives him through the wall with magic] 

• Arthur : Why are you doing this?

  Uther Pendragon : I did not spend my entire life building this kingdom to see my own son destroy it.

  Arthur : You tried to kill Guinevere.

  Uther Pendragon : For your own good. How can a serving girl understand what it means to be queen?

  Arthur : Guinevere is wise and strong, and I trust her more than anyone.

  Uther Pendragon : And that is your weakness. You put too much trust in other people. You and you alone must rule Camelot.

  Arthur : I would rather not rule at all than rule alone.

  Uther Pendragon : Your whole life I tried to prepare you for the day you would become king. Did you learn nothing?

  Arthur : I watched you rule. I learned that if you trust no one you'll always live in fear. Your hatred came from fear, not strength.

  Uther Pendragon : How dare you.

  Arthur : I loved and respected you, but I have to rule the kingdom in my own way. I have to do what I believe to be right.

  Uther Pendragon : I will not allow you to destroy all that I built!

  Arthur : Then you'll have to kill me. I'm not you, Father. I can't rule the way you did.

  Uther Pendragon : Camelot must come before all else. Even you.