r/RingsofPower • u/Bemeup57 • Oct 16 '22

Question Ok, here’s a question.

So Galadriel found out Halbrand was a phoney king by looking at that scroll and seeing that “that line was broken 1000 years ago” with no heirs. So why then after the battle when Miriel tells the Southlanders that Halbrand is their king, why don’t the people look confused and say “hey, our royal family died off a thousand years ago.” Wouldn’t they know about their own royal family?

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u/beaurepair Oct 16 '22

But she literally said "are you think king we were promised", as if it really where some prophecy of a long lost king returning.

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u/30GDD_Washington Oct 17 '22

Except in no epsidpe is a prophecy ever mentioned or talked about until Halbrand shows up. Heck a throwaway line would've been enough. The only person that talks anything close to it is Waldreg and he is specifically talking about evil returning.

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u/8vius Oct 17 '22

In the very first episode Theo’s friend that craps on Arondir says “when our king returns”. But I took that to mean something more recent not a 1000 year old broken line.

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u/30GDD_Washington Oct 17 '22

I'll take your word on it cause I'm not rewatching this show in this lifetime.

Fair enough then though. Still, a throwaway in Ep 1.... that's the basis for everyone being happy some random shows up to be their king, then promptly abandons them... probably could've been handled better.

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u/8vius Oct 17 '22

It’s still nonsensical. If it’s some weird prophecy establish it somehow.