#rop s1

[celebrimborium]

rings of power + central relationships*

*by gesture and touch

[pearlessar]

y'all im seven episodes into rings of power season one and its fucking awesome?? like yeah there's some flaws or things that irritate me a little but after hearing so much bad shit about it i was prepared to have to try to enjoy it, but its amazing. the characters, the visuals, the storylines, its all so unique but still feels like middle earth. its emotionally captivating and is such a rich mix of new ideas with classic tolkien themes. i adore this portrayal of galadriel and elrond, and some of the new characters like nori and arondir already have my heart. and the music, of course, has some lovely moments. i suspected that a lot of the rings of power hate was by the nostalgia blind, but good god! its a good show! i don't think its any more a bastardization of tolkiens work than any other creative franchise piece at least. its seems like a really creative and interesting take on an less discussed era of middle earth, and i respect the passion that seems to have furthered it. i cant wait to watch the season one finale tmrw :)

[myfanfictiongarden]

Re-watching s1 of RoP, it just stuck me with what innocence and naivety Celebrimbor talks in the first two episodes about his craft. There is such joy and giddiness on his face as he walks with Elrond to meet the dwarves for the first time.

“I've heard the Dwarves have greatly expanded their halls of late. They sculpt the rock with the respect of one who cares for an aged parent. I've long wanted to see them work.”

“I had no idea you admired them so.”

“I admire all who can see into the mystery of things, who can divine from the plainness of what is, the beauty of what could be.”

His main goal and happiness in life is to bring out the real hidden beauty of things, all in the praise of Creation itself.

And yet…

Even beneath all that lied hidden a thin vain of something dangerous, something of that family pride that so easily would fall prey to the Darkness.

“Fëanor's hammer. The tool that wrought the Silmarils. The jewels that contain the very light of Valinor. Strange, isn't it? How one object could be responsible for creating so much beauty. And so much pain. True creation requires sacrifice.”

We will hear that one repeated to him back much time later, but from the mouth of the new speaker this nobel statement will have the wight of ominous doom.

“Fëanor's work nearly turned the heart of the Great Foe himself. What has mine ever accomplished? […] An Age ago, our kind brought war to these shores. I want to fill them with beauty. To grow beyond petty works of jewel-craft, and devise something of real power.”

And his hands did create something of great power, of great destructive power.

But what I think his greatest accomplishment was, was his confrontation with his own weaknesses, his wisdom to Galadriel, 

“From the beginning, a part of me knew. A part of me saw. But I I wanted what he offered. So, I, I blinded myself to, to what he was. […] There might not be anyone in Middle-earth who is (strong enough). But perhaps, the Elves need only remember that it is not strength that overcomes darkness, but light. Armies may rise, hearts may fail, yet still, light endures, and is mightier than strength. For in its presence, all darkness must flee.”

his words to Sauron.

“Shadow of Morgoth. Hear the dying words of Celebrimbor. The Rings of Power shall destroy you. And in the end, I foresee, one alone shall prove your utter ruin!”

“You're wrong. I am their creator. I am their master.”

“No. You are their prisoner. Sauron, Lord of the Rings.”

In the end, Celebrimbor, Lord of Eregion, greatest of all Elven smiths, created something of such beauty that it will last eternity and bring down the Shadow itself.

Hope and Faith.

[perplecta]

The way SauronFinrod looks at Galadriel is so dirty. What did he have going on in his mind to think it was ok for a brother to look like that to his little sister

[saurongorthaur9]

I see this so much in the alley fight scene. He's retreated so deep into Halbrand, but the men are threatening to pull Sauron back out. I take his plea of "please don't do this" to mean, please don't wake Sauron back up because he's going to beat the crap out of you and I really just want to chill as Halbrand right now.

Obsessed with the idea that Sauron is a method actor and he was DEEP into the character of Halbrand 😩😩

[valar-did-me-wrong]

"ROP!Celebrimbor isn't buff enough for a smith"

EXCUSE ME?!?!!!?!

Look at lanky ass Halbrand's chest in comparison to Brimby!!

The Buff Smith was always there but people were too busy looking at his face to notice the Celebrimboobs ❤️‍🔥

[ringsofpowerdaily]

Morfydd Clark as GALADRIEL in THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER (2022-) S1E03: Adar & S2E01: Elven Kings Under the Sky

[celebrimborium]

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[wtslpod]

some lesbian thoughts on elrond & galadriel

The dynamic between Elrond and Galadriel, despite being central to the show, sometimes feels under-appreciated in the fandom. Like many relationships in TROP, it doesn’t easily slot into a single category. It’s not merely one of friendship or kinship or mentorship

It’s not romantic, but it is emotionally intimate—and that seems to trip a lot of people up, even before 2x07. We’ve always appreciated how emotionally open Galadriel and Elrond are with each other, particularly given how guarded Galadriel is with most other characters.

She and Elrond have a long history prior to their reunion in the first episode, and during the course of the show they rely on each other as they navigate disappointment and loss, both personal and as relates to elven-kind.

They don’t always see eye to eye, but even when Elrond feels hugely betrayed by Galadriel’s choices, it doesn’t erode the love between them.

They’ve been separated during their respective darkest moments, but find solace and healing in each other’s presence. They bring light into each other’s lives, and together will be instrumental in banishing the rising darkness.

One of the strengths of Tolkien's work, and one of the reasons fans (including queer fans like us) return to these stories time and again, is the focus on platonic bonds that defy societal norms through the strength of their intimacy and commitment.

Of all the relationships we've seen on the show so far, Galadriel and Elrond embody this wonderful category-defying emotional intimacy most of all.

[myfanfictiongarden]

Again, it is so interesting to re-watch s1 of RoP with the perspective of the events of s2. Especially if you look at all the moments with Halbrand, now fully aware that not only is he Sauron, but also how he came to the point we first meet him in the show. One could wonder how much an active hand he already had in s1, but we do know that he can NOT influence all the events to his liking.

“The road goes ever winding. Not even I can see all its paths.” s2 ep8

Still, let’s look at the scenes when we first meet him on the raft.

“Looks can be deceiving.”

Literary the first thing he says to Galadriel (and us) is a warning. Verbally it is mostly aimed at Galadriel joining the human survivors on the tiny raft, with the others debating if she is harmless or not, yet after his true nature is revealed this looks more like he is toying with his companions, inwardly laughing at a joke only he would get. At the same time it serves as a warning as well, for the humans on the raft were sooner willing to to sacrifice an “nobel” Elf, someone looking different from them, ignorant to the wolf in sheep’s clothing among them.

“You needn't keep your distance.”

“I am simply wondering what manner of man would so readily abandon his companions to death.”

“The sort that knows how to survive. Why be part of the larger target?”

Isn’t this exactly the philosophy he always lived for? As Morgoth´s lieutenant ready to sacrifice countless lives, but slipping away and hiding when defeated? A opportunist, who will let an old man die on a sinking ship, for a new window opened up for himself?

“You are a target still. I doubt we shall find safety until we make landfall.”

“I suspect finding safety won't be that easy. Leastways not for you. Separated from your ship. Really? You're a deserter, aren't you?”

I’m wondering, did he know who she is in this moment? He knew her brother Finrod. Would he have noticed a family resemblance and connected the dots? If yes, he must have known quite a lot about her from hearing others mention of her, and in that case, would have really enjoyed putting up this performance.

“Do I have the look of a deserter?”

“You don't have the look of someone to whom things happen by accident. Which means you were running. Whether toward or from something, I haven't yet decided.”

Even if he by now knew who she was, the fact that he was all alone adrift on the Sundering Seas must have made him rather curious. He had been out of the picture for so long, and walking among Men did not get too much info of what had been going on. Why was Galadriel of the Noldor alone at sea?

“Duty demanded I return to Middle-earth. And that is all you need to know.”

Galadriel doing what she always used to do in her youth, avoid the facts. She did it in the face of Melian, why not to a mere mortal?

“Important Elf business, no doubt.”

“What have Elves ever done to you? Do you blame us for your being stranded here?”

“The way I see it, it wasn't Elves that chased me from my homeland. It was Orcs.”

Once again, cleverly not giving away all the intelligence, but we later truly learn that it was Orcs who brought upon him this small downfall. 

“Your home. Where was it?”

“What's it matter? It's ashes now.”

True, Forodwaith is all but destroyed.

“I know something of the pain you carry. I grieve for you. For those you lost. Around your neck. Was that the mark of your people's king?”

“My people have no king.”

“But if they did, where might that kingdom be found?”

“To what end?”

“What if I told you we might be able to reclaim it?”

Here I’m gonna jump for a moment to look at Galadriel’s mental state, for we can clearly see that she is too focused (on the verge of obsession) of jumping only back into battle, that she barely spares a moment to acknowledge this man’s apparent losses, already picturing the success of she might have with re-instaling a lost king of Men while simultaneously defeating Sauron. That would surely put her up into good graces again with the other Elves. Right? (Now I’m realising that her brother Finrod is among other things remembered for helping the mortal Beren on an impossible quest, even facing off against Sauron. Does she subconsciously seek the same noble path as he? Or is she too blind by grief and rage to look for any other motivation that her personal)

“I’m afraid you're short an army.”

“Leave the army to me. Why're you dodging the question?”

“Why're you stranded at sea?”

“Because rather than rest in glory, I chose to seek out the very enemy responsible for your suffering.”

By now, even Sauron is calling her bs, while we also see the sort of reasoning Galadriel wishes to become her narrative.

“Look, Elf. You didn't cause my suffering and you can't fix it. No matter how strong your will. Or your pride. So let it lie.”

There- there is so much to unpack here. First of all, yes, she didn’t cause his suffering, HE did it HIMSELF, no mater what he might tell otherwise. Second, he calls out her pride, a weakness she will manage to overcome by the end of s2, but he never will.

“I have pursued this foe since before the first sunrise bloodied the sky. It would take longer than your lifetime even to speak the names of those they have taken from me. So letting it lie is not an option.”

This will never not be funny to me once we learned to whom she was actually speaking- he is literary an eternity older than her. Still, it also shows how she used to flex her “superiority” in the face of other beings, another thing Elves might be partial to do in their long existence, and it is such a contrast to how she will later welcome the Fellowship.

“At last, a little honesty. If you want to murder Orcs and settle a score, that's your affair. Don't dress it up as heroism.”

Foreshadowing at its finest. But also some hypocrisy from his side, because he always dresses up his actions as the most noble intentions. Then again, he is currently in his repentance era, so he does speak with some self critique.

“Are you going to tell me where the enemy is or not?”

“The Southlands.”

Because Sauron has noticed that Adar and the Orcs moved there.

“I need to know how many the enemy were, under whose banner they marched, and then you are going to take me to their last-known location.”

“I’ve got my own plans, Elf.”

Yes, he has.

[saurongorthaur9]

And by last sight, their physical conditions will be reversed 😭

first sight.

[fukutomichi]

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power / S1 / 2 Sep. 2022 - 14 Oct. 2022 Daniel Weyman as The Stranger

[marimosalad]

The Parting of Galadriel and Sauron (2022)

The Binding of Galadriel and Sauron (2024)

How it started vs. How it’s going

Prints here

[giffordmayfair]

MORFYDD CLARK as GALADRIEL ↴ A Shadow of the Past ( 1.01 )

[eowyn7023]

I love how happy he looks in the last gif. All his hopes and dreams achieved.

Adar in every episode - s01.07

" My children. Cast off your sun-cloaks and your helms. You are no longer to be burdened by the day. This is our land now. It is our home."

[yiska-h]

The Rings of Power - Númenor 3 - Julien Gauthier