Rings of Power Has a FATAL Galadriel Problem

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power episode 5 reviews highlighted a key issue with Galadriel and her progression as a character. Since episode 1 on Amazon Prime Video Galadriel has left a lot to be desired by episode 5 in Númenor doubled down on everything just to get Halbrand to go to middle earth. This isn't the Galadriel we know from lord of the rings. But can this version in LOTR: Rings of power save or destroy the show? How does Galadriel impact if Rings of Power is worth watching?

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[disparutoo]

I mention Deep Space 9 at one point and mean Babylon 5, oops. Either way episode 5 of Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power REALLY exemplified just how much of a disaster Galadriel as a character is, and this is someone meant to pull me into the series! Combine that with the Harfoots and the expectation that we think these characters are actually GOOD people, what are they thinking? Whose morality is this? But what do you think of Galadriel and the Hobbits? Let me know your thoughts below, and as always, thanks for watching :)

[eteline_music]

Galadriel pulls the kind of facial expressions that should only be found in a demonically possessed woman in a third rate horror movie

[freedantheeternal]

Galadriel is just the most recent example of this kind of writing, where "strong female" to the writer evidently means "angry and/or violent female." They have zero clue what makes endearing characters.

[StrobeFireStudios]

Galadriel is in constant attack mode. She's never just, level headed and cool. ALWAYS on the off. It's quite exhausting to watch. She's got that crazy look in her eye, like all the time.

[LastSamurai]

So are we all in agreement then, that out of all the possibilities, Galadriel is the most likely candidate to be Sauron.

[Aikinai]

Liv Tyler on Arwen: "You don't have to put a sword in her hands to make her strong.”

I was recently watching the Two Towers extras and stumbled on the "From Book to Script" segment where they talk about how they realized they didn't need to make Arwen fight. Liv Tyler specifically says,

"I went right back into the book and into the appendix and what we came to realize was that you don't have to put a sword in her hands to make her strong. And where we've come to now is all these true elements of who Arwen is. I mean this is an incredibly powerful and fearless woman filled with so much hope and belief, and that is strong enough."

[michaelcoslo]

The actual Galadriel in the actual LOTR was a super-chill lady who was so powerful that she had no need for the strong and independent meme, and so kind that she was simultaneously loved and feared. Read her interaction with Gimli the dwarf and where she stands down the rude interaction he first received. Then there is one thing for certain. This Galadriel in the Amazon debacle would have taken the one ring when Frodo offered it to her, and became the new evil ruling middle earth.

[ryszardarckontte]

In an army, no man is not left behind. By letting someone behind she lost respect from her subordinates. Amazon's Rings of Power is not even Tolkien's LOTR. It's just plagiarism. Galadriel is worse than Sauron. All these characters are villainous, as well as the writers that wrote them. These characters have no honor. Most of them are narcissistic, selfish, self-centered, show offs, all the human flaws from the evil human nature, these characters have. They are evil. There's no other word but evil that get others killed. "No one left behind" means something to soldier, true warriors. Tolkien understood good v evil. For Tolkien good v evil were not relative, actions had consequences, & people reacted to actions being executed by people. Tolkien's real Galadriel was humble, meek, friendly, respectful. This version is not Galadriel, it's a perversion of her.

[jonchowe]

The way she looks right into the camera while manipulating Halbrand is both creepy looking and a Freudian slip by the show makers; they're manipulating us, too.

[voidstarq]

"they could no longer distinguish me from the Evil I was fighting" -- She's not admitting that she was evil, nor even that she'd done evil (not the same thing); she's saying how *wrong* she thinks they were. "Poor me, I had to deal with all these people who were too stupid to see how good I am!"

[PaxImperium]

There is a subtle similarity between how Galadriel treats others who "disrespect her" and how the show runners treat the audience that "disrespects them". In both cases, they can do no wrong and it's the other person's fault for not seeing their greatness.

[karmicpopcorn]

I think Galadriel gives us insight into the ethics of the writers

[intuativefiha]

Ironically in the end I will find Saron quite likeable. Afterall, he has a genuine plan, goal and not bossy.

[someguy]

Galadriel is a several-thousand year-old woman who somehow has yet to discover how to negotiate with people or selectively keep her mouth shut to avoid offending people, which are skills most real world humans learn by age 30.

[AS-fukd]

She's literally written like a bad guy. This is what characters are written like when you're supposed to hate them.

This show is not just poorly written, it's villainous

[thehedgehogdriver]

The worst part for me about her manipulating Halbrand was that he gave what felt to be a genuine apology for what she went through, and then she manipulates him without a second thought.

[nightgodd]

She barely hesitated to leave that guy behind. Imagine going into battle with her, how can you expect that she'll be watching your back?

[mikestanmore]

The writing of Karadriel isn't just bad, it's practically plagiarism. A number of her dramatic scenes have been cut and pasted from Cate Blanchett roles: shots of Galadriel (obviously), scenes from her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth, scenes from her portrayal of Hela. They're trying to build an association between the two, and all it does is remind the audience that the lines were said elsewhere, in a better film, by a far superior actress. It doesn't help that Morfydd looks like a ferret whenever she's trying to look intense.

[Jokersouldragon]

This is why Eowyn was perfect in The Lord of the Rings she cared for her people and others, but also was kind In her dealings when she disagreed with others and fought like a lion when she needed not this Galadriel they ruined a great character.

[theredheadwiththread]

The way Galadriel is characterized it's as if the writers watched The Fellowship of the Ring and believe that Galadriel speaking when she's tempted by the One Ring is her true personality.