Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power season 2.
The Rings of Powerseason 2 makes mention of a promise Galadriel has made, whichThe Lord of the Ringsalready proved she will break eventually. In the continuation of the hit Prime Video show, the story picks up immediately from whereThe Rings of Powerseason 1’s endingleft off. Galadriel and Elrond are left to reckon with the three elven rings, deducing whether they can be trusted or whether they fold intoSauron’sRings of Powerplan.
In the three-episode premiere ofThe Rings of Powerseason 2, tensions are notably higher between Galadriel and Elrond than they were in season 1. The latter believes the dark lord is using the rings as a means of deception - not entirely untrue givenSauron’s Annatar form inRings of Powerseason 2- while the former insists the rings are free of his corruption. These tensions lead to Galadriel and Elrond talking about prior promises they have made, one of which thetimeline beyondThe Rings of Powerhas confirmed Galadriel will break.
The Rings of Power season 2’s first three episodes are now available on Prime Video.
Galadriel Will Break Her Promise To Elrond (The Lord Of The Rings Confirms It)
Galadriel’s Quest For Vengeance Slowly Dissipates
InThe Rings of Powerseason 2, Galadriel mentions the promise Elrond made to her in season 1. This promise was that if Elrond caught wind of Sauron’s return, he would stop at nothing to defeat him. Galadriel made a similar promise, first to her brother Finrod, and then to Elrond himself. Despite so much ofThe Rings of Power’s story centering on Galadriel’s obsession with defeating Sauron,The Lord of the Ringsalready confirmed this promise will not be fulfilled.
While Galadriel is shown to aid the Fellowship by providing them with shelter and valuable tools that allow them to combat Sauron and his forces, she is content to remain in Lothlórien…
By the time ofThe Lord of the Rings, thousands of years afterThe Rings of Power, Galadriel takes a much less active role in the war against Sauron. While Galadriel is shown to aid the Fellowship by providing them with shelter and valuable tools that allow them to combat Sauron and his forces, she is content to remain in Lothlórien. Instead of remembering her promise to Finrod and Elrond from millennia ago, Galadriel’s agency against Sauron extends to helping Frodo by the time ofThe Lord of the Rings,thousands of years afterThe Rings of Power’s Second Age.
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The Rings Of Power Must Explain Why Galadriel Gives Up Trying To Defeat Sauron
Galadriel’s Arc Will Likely Explain Her Role In The Lord Of The Rings
With the confirmation already being given that Galadriel eventually lets go of her anger toward Sauron,The Rings of Poweris expected to explain how this comes to pass. The first season ofThe Rings of Powersaw Galadriel acting rather impulsively; not only was she ignoring orders from herelven High King Gil-galadbut she was blindly throwing herself into dangerous situations in order to find and kill Sauron. This headstrong warrior is a far cry from the serene, calm warden of Lothlórien fromThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy.
As such,The Rings of Power’s five-season story must explore why Galadriel gives up her vendetta. One element that could explain this is the elven Ring of Power she now possesses.In the three-episode premiere ofThe Rings of Powerseason 2 alone, Galadriel seems calmer and less rash, likely driven by the ring’s power. After centuries of wielding such a ring - and others like Isildur, Elendil, Elrond, and Gil-galad taking up the fight as seen inThe Lord of the Rings’prologue -The Rings of Powercould explain that Galadriel simply lets go of her burning anger toward Sauron.
Rings Of Power Has Laid The Foundation For Fellowship’s Prologue
An important conversation between Lord Elrond and Lady Galadriel in Rings of Power effectively sets up the prologue for the Fellowship of the Ring.
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Set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power explores the forging of the iconic rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, and the epic events leading up to the stories in J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novels. The series chronicles the creation of legendary characters and the historic alliances and rivalries that shape the fate of Middle-earth.
