Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11464223-20151109020125/@comment-5106672-20151109231820

Applegirl wrote: The recurring theme with Nimue, from the first moment she appeared on-screen, is that she couldn't let go of her vengeance against Vortigan for destroying her home and all the people she knew. I guess she felt justified in killing Vortigan because of that. What I really wish Merlin had said to change her mind about killing Vortigan is that, while she did lose a lot because of Vortigan, it is also because of Vortigan that she was able to meet and fall in love with Merlin. So, in that sense, she suffered with a lot of pain and loss, but she gained love and happiness because of it. If she had just gone on with her village life and Vortigan never came to destroy her home, she and Merlin's paths would have never crossed. That is, unless Nimue was playing Merlin all along. Although the actress was very good and she conveyed a ture sense of warmth in certain scenes with him, so I doubt that.

Side note, Eskaver, you might have got it right. After all, as Zoso said, Dark Ones go for desperate souls. Which makes Mr. Gold's unintentional foreshadowing back in 1x08 all the more creepy to look back at.