Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26340222-20151018144756/@comment-11468987-20151018195845

Once Discussion wrote: MasterofCows wrote: The people of Camelot accepted Arthur as his king because he had Excalibur. However, he cannot let anyone see the sword because it is broken. Arthur is worried that if anyone finds out the sword is broken, they will no longer believe he is the rightful king of Camelot. In 5x02, Arthur says something to Guinevere about needing to make Excalibur whole. He says if they don't, they will lose everything. I think making Excalibur whole is just about him keeping his power as king. Would Excalibur have even let Arthur remove it from the Sword if Arthur tried whatever he could to remain king rather than the benefit of Camalot though? Based on the last episode, Arthur doesn't seem worthy of pulling Excalibur out of the stone to me either. Maybe he was a hero when he first pulled the sword out of the stone but has changed since then? Or maybe he made a deal with someone that allowed him to pull Excalibur out of the stone even though he wasn't destined to.