Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26116863-20151108201605

I know Merlin is already a little ambiguous when it comes to whether he's good or evil, but it strikes me as really morally questionable to tether darkness onto another person's soul. Yes they could already be evil, but that's almost like when Snow and Charming tried to tether all of Emma's potential for darkness onto Lilly, because they figured that she was bound to be evil anyway with her mother.

So, I'm thinking that it's more likely that he was originally going to tether it to himself, but Nimue sacrificed herself against his will because she couldn't stand to see him evil.

What do you guys think? Does it hold water? 