![]() ![]() I genuinely like Clark’s portrayal of Galadriel overall, and find claims that she’s a Mary Sue or a Karen quite silly.Įlrond is the other main elven character in The Rings Of Power and he, too, is strikingly different than the half-elven lord he becomes by the time Frodo and his companions meet him for the first time in Rivendell. I also think Galadriel should be taller (if they can make the Harfoots small they can make the elves tall!) and wonder where her husband, Celeborn, is supposed to be, but these are minor quibbles. Gil-Galad would not have the power to send her back at this point, which makes everything that follows on the golden ship a bit odd. She had already turned down the voyage after the defeat of Morgoth at the end of the Second Age, choosing instead to stay and build a kingdom in Middle-earth-and because Sauron was not yet defeated. Gil-Galad could not have sent Galadriel back to Valinor. I understand, a little action is needed to keep audiences from growing bored, but I’d prefer a grittier and more down-to-earth style. The fight against the Snow Troll was cheesy, over-the-top action fare that was too reminiscent of The Hobbit trilogy’s excesses. There are a few things that bother me about Galadriel’s storyline in these two episodes. Upon returning, the entire company is honored by the High King and given passage form the Grey Havens to Valinor, a gift Galadriel is eager to turn down, her quest to find Sauron far from complete. They will return to the elven capitol, Lindon, without her if they must. When all is said and done, she wants to press further into the frozen wastes, but her companions tell her she’s going to have to go alone. ![]() They also encounter an ice troll that Galadriel dispatches handily with her blade. Her and a company of elves make their way to an ancient fortress in the frozen north where she finds a symbol of the enemy still burning amid the ice and cold. He was killed by Sauron and she took up his quest to seek out the evil that threatens Middle-earth and her people-and continues to hunt long after the last orc has seemingly vanished from the land. Finrod (Will Fletcher) is her elder sibling, and a mentor from her earliest days in Valinor. In any case, Galadriel has been following in her brother’s footsteps. But then one has to wonder, why not simply make a new elven warrior princess and have her take on this role rather than Galadriel? Better to make her younger and burning with passion. ![]() It’s boring to have Galadriel start out as the austere and wise figure she is in Lord Of The Rings. I think the reason the show’s creators are making her come across as younger and more hot-headed than she likely would have been at this point is to give her character more of an arc. She would already be many thousands of years old by the time this story begins, and would be given great respect and deference by her peers, including Elrond (Robert Aramayo) and the High King, Gil-Galad (Benjamin Walker) who, despite his rank, is still younger than Galadriel, having been born in Middle-earth rather than Valinor. I like this version of Galadriel even if it doesn’t quite ring true. Galadriel here is pluckier and angrier, a warrior on a dark quest, reluctant to heed the advice of her fellow elves or turn back even when all seems futile. ![]()
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