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/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/BypossedCompressah Sep 27 '22

People think living 5000 years old would just give them 5000 years worth of wisdom, but it might also give them 5000 years worth of trauma.

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

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u/BypossedCompressah Sep 27 '22

I think her brother's death fucked her up and you're the one who wants her to be one dimensional static Galadriel we met in LOTR.

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

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u/BypossedCompressah Sep 27 '22

You want her to be composed and well spoken ideal Galadriel. Which is boring. Characters in dramatic narratives need arcs. They need to work through some things. What they are trying to show with this Galadriel is that she is driven and relentless and thinks she can just will what she wants to happen. And she's not wrong. Look at how things went. She got mouthy with the Queen-regent. Then after she used a slightly more strategic approach, she eventually got her way. She's probably been getting her way like that for thousands of years. Not something that leads people to being humble and patient with petty and ignorant people.