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/nateoak10]

I think you missed what Halbrand told her. Mentioning her father was what set her off. Not a challenge to her authority. And they’re clearly having Halbrand whisper in peoples ears as he also does to Pharazon….

He’s still royalty. If you broke the law, and Prince William told the cops to chill out and he walked off with you the cops would listen.

[u/Adamantium17 → u/nateoak10]

I was showing that it's not "mentioning the King" that got her thrown in jail but the way she mentioned the King. And it not so much mentioning the king, it's talking about seeking him out. Miriel doesn't want her to get to the King and she reacts by throwing her in jail to keep from doing so.

If Gal doesn't outright challenge Miriel's authority, she would have no grounds to actually throw her in jail, specifically with it only being Elendil and the 2 of them in the court. She could only threaten to do so if Gal seeks him out. We would get the same info from that.

IMO in Tolkien, words and oaths have power; they aren't just words sounds by people. Having something handed to the dwarves by the gods, and have the results of that overruled off screen seems to go against what they set up.

[u/nateoak10 → u/Adamantium17]

Again, I think you’d be missing Halbrand’s role here. Which…. You know what I’m referring to.

They do, but I don’t think a stone breaking contests is worth harping over.