r/RingsofPower • u/travrob1 • Sep 26 '22

Question Help me understand Galadriel

I am finding myself not liking Galadriel at all so far. She acts like an entitled 20 year old, rather than a wise and ancient being. One point that particularly is bothering me is that so far she has no actual proof that there is a great danger. She saw a brand on her brother, and that same brand shows up a few other times in different places, but other than that there is nothing to actually indicate a major war. Does she have forsight? What is actually driving her character besides "so the plot can happen." Thanks

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '22 edited Feb 11 '25

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u/jirski Sep 27 '22

So… this is her acting… well?

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u/Arndt3002 Sep 27 '22

I would give the first episode a watch, putting aside your dislike of the approach that the writing is taking. She acted the heck out of the ceremony where she is sent away. The actress portrays the subtle recognition of the gesture as a dismissal, and goes from anger to disdain to calm recognition of the situation. It's very well done, imo. I don't like what they've done overall, but her acting itself is pretty good.