Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26196542-20150930211355/@comment-11468987-20151012031353

GothicNarcissus wrote: So far I just can't see Arthur as a villain. He's probably the only competent politician and ruler we've seen in OUAT. He's simply pragmatic and, as others pointed out, puts the good of his people above anything else. That makes him an admirable character in my eyes.

That is, unless he only wants to reunite Excalibur to have some sort of personal magical powers. But I guess we're going to learn more about his shadiness in the next episodes. I agree with you. The Charmings and the others will see him as a villain, but he is doing the things he is for the good of his people, not just himself. And he seemed deeply troubled by some of the things he had to do.