#and yet again. we're back to to galadriel and feanor

[numenoria]

The Rings of Power Season 1 Ep 1-4 thoughts/observations/commentary ✨

EP1:

RIP Finrod 😥

Galadriel is a badass consumed by vengeance. I'm sure this WILL NOT come back to bite her.

Galadriel girl you're on your own!!

Young Elrond's hair is quite interesting...

Your honor, I'm convinced this Gil-Galad person wants to fuck Elrond

Evidence:

Arondir the beautiful elf that you are!

Bronwyn is gorgeous and level-headed.

Lil boy put that evil trinket back where it came from oh so help me!!!

These proto-hobbits are adorable and scruffy. I like Nori, she's spunky. I wasn't feeling the Hartfoots hair choices at first but it grew on me.

Galadriel being literally shipped off. Yeah this is def a coverup for something

The blond masc elf REALLY wants Galadriel to stay on the boat

Galadriel: 🤸🏻‍♀️🌊

Who the fuck just fell from the sky?? Naked??

EP2:

Nori is definitely a "run towards the danger" kind of gal

Is that GANDALF?? It's Gandalf right?

Feanor mention!! Simarils?? 👀

"True creation requires sacrifice" Yeah that's not the last time we're going to hear that phrase.

I've been saying Celebrimbor's name wrong this entire time. 😶

YAY Dwarves!!

Elrond is besties with a Dwarf! Durin IV?

Durin why are you showing out!? Elrond just wants to say hi :(

Oh...

20 years!!? Elrond you missed his wedding and the birth of his babies?? I'd show out too!! Trash friend behavior!

Disa! The dwarf queen that you are! She's so inviting and warm. OMG her hair is gorgeous! Durin IV I will fight you for her hand in marriage!

I haaateeee Durin's Hair/Beard combo. They lowkey did him dirty imo.

Why are these people on this raft?? Galadriel do not trust that man!

I'm not sold on the Halbrand thirst yet..

ORCS UNDER THE HOUSE??

I bet yall believe Bronwyn now!

Bro killed the Fireflies oop :(

EP3:

The Elves are slaves?? prisoners?? I don't like this

Who is Adar??

Galadriel and Halbrand are on a bigger boat.

Elendil you ruggedly handsome man. The genes are strong in that bloodline.

Numenor is breathtaking.

These people do not like elves

Galadriel does not know how to talk to people

Queen Tar-Miriel *I AM LOOKING RESPECFULLY*

I thought Pharazon was being played by Jack Black. Like a cleaned up Jack Black. I'm Sorry to both actors.

The Numenorians are very stylish.

Isildur??

Oh no he's dissociating at sea (trauma perhaps?)

I prefer look of these orcs over PJ's orcs.

Some losers are interrogating Halbrand.

Oh shit these guys are about to get curbed stomped to hell!

Halbrand's locked up

OH NO HE'S HOT!!

Evidence:

Why did he look at her like that??? . They def have some simmering sexual tension

"I am not the hero you seek." FORESHADOWING!! Galadriel do not trust this man!

An unsuccessful Elf rebellion. Arondir was giving action hero vibes

Wtf is that?? A warg? An orc dog??

Blurry Adar

EP4:

Miriel holding a baby. She loves her people

It was all a dream

Pharazon is plotting something!! He's very much a Brutus type.

Arondir meets Adar

I am slightly turned on and disgusted

Theo is attached to the evil trinket almost bound to it...

Arondir saves the Theo (I think that's his son?? But they don't know it yet)

Disa is a bad liar 😂

Mithril???

Galadriel locked up.

Halbrand teaching Galadriel about playing mind games. Yeah girl don't trust him!

Galadriel is free

Miriel and Galadriel bond. Do people ship them? Should I ship them? 🤔

The King's health is failing. Poor Miriel.

A Palantir? That's not good. Six more? Like dragon balls?

The crystal nerd in me thinks the Palantir is composed of lapis lazuli (the stone of visions/psychic powers)

Galadriel's getting the boot from Numenor

Arondir to Theo's rescue!

The orcs are ashy and they hate the sun

Disa you better sang to those rocks!!

This scene was very touching.

I love Dwarves!

Durin/Disa/Elrond warms my heart

The Dwarf King knows something is up

Theo do not trust that creepy old man.

Sir unhand that boy! 🔪

The darkness has consumed this old man

Galadriel is shipped off again!

The petals of the White Tree fall.

Galadriel is back w/Queen Miriel's support

Me thinks the people will not take this well

Overall the show is visually pleasing (aside from some styling choices). The cast is strong and very talented. The music is excellent. There's a lot of characters being introduced but that's typical of anything Tolkien related. Thanks for getting this far! I'll continue episodes 5-8 in a separate post ✨🩷

-Davi ☽︎♡︎☾︎

Edit: Not sure what happened, but NONE of the pics/memes I put in the post saved on tumblr mobile! I edited it on desktop so they should show up now. ^^

[galadhremmin]

Tbh the whole most beautiful thing trips me. I can accept Fëanor being the most beautiful of the men, and Luthien of the women, but what about Finrod. Isn't he also meant to be the most beautiful male elf? Galadriel is called the most beautiful woman of the house of Finwë, and sometimes of the Noldor, but is she more or less pretty than Arwen, who looks like a carbon copy of Luthien. What about all the other elves meant to be super pretty (Maedhros, Celegorm, Dior etc).

Side note, this is why staggering the elves ages in casting annoys me. They should all be in the ephemeral, sexy age range of late twenties/early thirties, and I frankly think it is better and more in line with the subtly eldritch feel of the elves, if parents look the same age as their children.

agreed. Choosing actors who appear visibly aged does take away from the 'otherness' of elves, the lack of visible aging between different generations is part of what makes them look visually off to us-- if the actors can actually act. The age people take you for is really based more on behaviour than looks alone. Some behaviours just 'seem' young/immature to others-- high energy levels and impulsivity, for example.

Good actors should probably be able to portray generational differences between elves through behaviour. But...oh well.

Okay anon, what we need is some sort of published Silm beauty ranking... I got started with some quotes:

....

1. So far I got Finarfin "fairest and most wise of heart" of Finwe’s children-- could this be about his personality? He seems like he'd try to be fair to people-- he's also literally the fairest. As in, he's the one blond. So I'm willing to discount the beauty meaning of fair-- if only because anyway he’s defeated by 

2. - his own son; "King Finrod Felagund, fairest and most beloved of the house of Finwë" .... well. Maybe it's fair in the blond sense again, or he's talking about being fair to people? Both of these are published Silm btw. We also get 'Finrod Finarfin’s son, fairest of all the princes of the Elves,' -- so maybe he's just... the blondest and prettiest prince of his generation

3. Dior 'now he appeared as the fairest of all the children of the world' now here it is clearly talking about appearance, BUT this is notably only after he starts wearing Nauglamir. I'm disqualifying him. I bet I'd level up if I wore a silmaril on nauglamir too.

4. Galadriel 'fairest of all the Elves that remained in Middle-earth.' (in third age) OOF to all other elves; though Arwen and Elrond are peredhel and so not involved in this comparison. Also 'Galadriel, most beautiful of all the house of Finwë' here we get the word beautiful, rather than fair; less ambiguous. Though it conflicts directly with.

5. For Fëanor was made the mightiest in all parts of body and mind, in valour, in endurance, in beauty

6 and Luthien is of course called the most beautiful of all living things.

7. Maedhros is "of beautiful bodily form" with unusual hair, and tall, but not 'the most __' anything afaik

8. Celegorm is fair but not fairest. Also given his old english name I'm going to go with it just referring to his haircolour.

My conclusion so far is - I'm willing to go with 'fairest' being a description of personality for Finrod and Finarfin because it's both in the context of 'fair and wise' 'fair and beloved.'

Could it perhaps be that beauty is perhaps... subjective in the end? no! Surely this is propaganda (your pick which one/all of them) ;)

- Galadriel is definitely the hottest woman out of the Finweans and no. 1 Hot Elf of any gender once prettier people leave/die

- Fëanor is the hottest man, doesn't need Silmaril + Nauglamir enhancement. But who's more beautiful, Fëanor or Galadriel?! This is inconsistent... Feanor is just called the most beautiful in general anyway, not of the house of Finwe-- but if Galadriel is already the most beautiful of the house of-- agh!