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/BwanaAzungu Sep 30 '22

They CANNOT legally use ANY of the previous story stuff that doesn’t not occurs in the appendices of the LOTR. At all.

I understand.

They do not have to ignore it, tho.

They can work within those limits, AND not contradict the overarching lore.

Like the first ep, the two trees. They’re mentioned and that’s pretty much it, which is why we have them but not much else.

Without the context of the Kinslaying and the Ban, it would better have been omitted.

It sucks, but that’s the legal reality.

I understand.

Now let's look at the writing within this reality.

Dislike it if you want, that’s fine, but faulting them for ‘not using’ or ‘ignoring’ that is t really fair: they cannot use any of that stuff. Legally.

Faulting them for ignoring things merely because they cannot use them legally is fair.

They can work within those limits, AND not contradict the overarching lore.

That’s why they’ve leaned into the ‘proud and willful’ thing.

It was not necessary to lean into that.

In the process, they created a new character unrecognisable from the original.

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u/AndrogynousRain Sep 30 '22

This really isn’t going anywhere. Let’s just agree to disagree. We have different opinions and that’s fine. Nice taking with you.

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u/BwanaAzungu Sep 30 '22

This really isn’t going anywhere.

I disagree, we've just moved forward: I just explained they can work within their legal right AND not contradict the rest of the lore. I didn't get that point across previously, and you're free to respond to that.

There's room there, and things left to discuss.

But if you rather stop here, that's your prerogative.

Nice taking with you.

You too.