Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26196542-20150930211355/@comment-6175354-20151007150511

Hmcooper4 wrote:

I don't see Arthur as "Shady" as much as just a typical Legendary King, with a little extra dimension added. Agreed.... with 5.04 being titled The Broken Kingdom, it is possible that Camelot was war-torn without a ruler.

Arthur probably had very good intentions, when he set out to become king. The temptations of Excalibur's power and and the pressures of ruling, seem to be taking their toll on his psyche. It probably does not help that his wife cheated on him, with his best friend. Merlin may have predicted, that Arthur become king by removing Excalibur from the stone. That does not mean, the sword was meant to made whole again.