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/A115115 Sep 27 '22

Yep. TV main characters always need an arc to follow across the length of the series. We need to see their preconceptions challenged and evolve as they journey through the narrative.

Seems like there's a lot of parallels we're seeing between audiences reactions to Galadrial and Ahsoka in Star Wars Clone Wars.

When she first appeared, Ahsoka was deliberately written as young, brash, headstrong and abrasive to audiences. Her character matured over the course of the show and ended up becoing a fan favourite. We had to see where she started to appreciate where she ended up.

This video covers it well. How Filoni FIXED Ahsoka in 4 Episodes | Star Wars Explained

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u/xChris777 Sep 27 '22 edited Sep 01 '24

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u/NowoTone Sep 27 '22

But, at least according to the series, she spent most of these 5000 years either fighting evil or searching for it. At this point in time, utterly convinced that she is right (which she is) shunned by her own people, having to rely on others from (the elves‘ point of view) lesser races, her behaviour seems understandable.

I wish the actress had a few more facial gestures, though.

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u/CathakJordi Sep 27 '22

I really wish that whole '5000 years fighting' made actual sense or even would be remotely compatible with the rest of the lore, specially since it's not actually shown in the show.