The whole fairy/pixie storyline emphasises the more childish and fairy-tale qualities of the show and it is a bit absurd, as well as Arthur's final decision about the marriage, these are the things that could happen only in a fairy tales, whereas in a more realistic setting Arthur would have to go through with the marriage, as most marriages between royals were mostly political, and the best thing the serving maid Gwen could hope for would be to become Arthur's mistress (which would be totally socially acceptable for a prince or king to have mistresses). And the rejection of the bride would probably have resulted in a political conflict with her father and maybe even war. The "true love wins" plotline was only possible in a children's story.
Shout by ladysherlockianBlockedParentSpoilers2020-08-30T13:52:01Z
The whole fairy/pixie storyline emphasises the more childish and fairy-tale qualities of the show and it is a bit absurd, as well as Arthur's final decision about the marriage, these are the things that could happen only in a fairy tales, whereas in a more realistic setting Arthur would have to go through with the marriage, as most marriages between royals were mostly political, and the best thing the serving maid Gwen could hope for would be to become Arthur's mistress (which would be totally socially acceptable for a prince or king to have mistresses). And the rejection of the bride would probably have resulted in a political conflict with her father and maybe even war. The "true love wins" plotline was only possible in a children's story.