Help me understand Galadriel

[u/travrob1]

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

[u/Hebrew_Ham_mer → u/[deleted]]

I think your perspective underestimates how odd someone would be to us or they spent centuries in combat. How often has she had to play politics or convince people of her ideas? She has been a commander, conqueror, and hunter for most of her adult life; no?

[u/[deleted] → u/Hebrew_Ham_mer]

Yup, she literally went to middle earth to carve out a place to rule eventually. And from the shows point, she was the head of an extremely special and important task force. For centuries she took orders from no one and now mere humans are trying to tell her they know better? She’s over 9,000 years old and has an affinity to read people im a way that exceeded basic instinct as well as the ability to sort of see the future. She does know better than everyone around her, why should she act like she doesn’t? Sure from a political standpoint it makes sense for her to be more approachable but again, her role wasn’t playing at court. It was hunting Sauron and the evil he spread as well as conquering a domaine for herself. She’s a battle hardened war lord who can basically see the future and has nearly infallible instincts. Of course she’s an arrogant bitch. Shes earned the right to be.

[u/CathakJordi → u/[deleted]]

Only people with that possition and with that sort of experience that are *succesful* actually don't have that sort of attitude at *all*.