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“Our perfectly imperfect heroine has just one regret. She didn't tell Guildford what she feels for him is, indeed, true love, and that love might just give her the strength to die.”

Flasbacks of Jane before she “died” : 1x08

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Thinking in a long hair Guildford for season 2.

Like in the end of the season 1.

I'll just died.

And then a Jane Grey pulling it...

I'll just die again.

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I'm sure in this moment Stan is telling Guildford off for humiliate Jane. I think he is a good brother, not perfect, but who is?

Bonus: I really like their relationship, I hope to see more of them in the second season as a chaotic duo.

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I'm sure that in this scene he is with Galadriel and they didn't give it to us 😭

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We are going to miss so many cool scenes that could have been adapted from the book. For example:

⚠️SPOILER⚠️

The travel to France, the aliance with Mary of Scotland, the little adventure of Guildford and Edward, but maybe Stan in this case, the debut of Queen Bess BUT Especially the second wedding, that part I would have been very happy to see it because they deservet a wedding where they are happy and in love and arround of his friends and family in the daytime.

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Elrond and Galadriel: The Rings of Power 1x01

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Elrond and Galadriel part 2: Rings of Power 1x01

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Thoughts about this relationship

First of all I am sorry for my English, but its not my first language. I will try to express myself the best I can. (If anyone wants the Spanish version, let me know.) 🥲

Before watching Rings of Power, I was already familiar with all the lore surrounding Elrond because he’s always been my favorite character. So, when the first season aired, I watched it with the idea that Elrond and Galadriel had this mother-in-law/son-in-law dynamic. That was a mistake on my part because I didn’t realize the show could take a different path as an adaptation. I should’ve kept an open mind to this new take instead of being stuck on the original lore. I think that’s why, up until episode 2x07, the relationship between Elrond and Galadriel felt a bit weird to me.

After that episode, I decided to rewatch the series from the start, but this time without any preconceived ideas, just enjoying the show for what it is, without thinking about what will happen or following any specific lore. And I think I’ve figured out what they’re trying to do:

By unifying several storylines that in the books take place over centuries into one timeline, they’ve limited the appearance of certain characters—like Celebrian, for example. I get that, for Galadriel's character development, she can't be a mother just yet. But considering I’m 99.9% sure the series will end with the War of the Last Alliance, there isn’t enough time for Celebrian to be born and for centuries to pass so it wouldn’t feel strange for her to marry Elrond. After all, that would take a thousand years, and Isildur and Elendil don’t have that kind of lifespan. Plus, if we stick to Elrond and Galadriel’s relationship as close friends, Elrond would basically become “Uncle Elrond,” which would feel pretty weird. I think if they had planned to include Celebrian from the start, the relationship between Elrond and Galadriel would have been portrayed differently.

That’s why I have the feeling the show is playing off some of Tolkien’s earlier notes, which hinted that these two characters could’ve been married. As I read recently, a Tolkien expert said this world was always evolving—so why shouldn’t the series took a diferent way too?

What I see is that the show has been testing the waters with this potential relationship since season one, probably to gauge the fans' reaction. What’s my evidence? The kiss scene. Not just the kiss itself, but the music. All the elements surrounding that moment suggest something beyond just a platonic relationship (and I know people who saw that scene and felt the same, even without knowing anything about the lore). Plus, throughout season two, we see Elrond rejecting the rings because they could be manipulated by Sauron, but in that final scene, we see the conflict on his face. He doesn’t want to use the rings, but he also wants to save Galadriel’s life. It’s an act of love where Elrond puts Galadriel’s life above his principles and the risk of using the rings, without hesitation.

I like to think they plan to keep developing this relationship (a friends-to-lovers), even if they do it subtly so that the purists don’t get too upset. And then, in the final episode, just confirm it all and not care about the backlash anymore.

But if it were up to me, they would confirm it in the next season. 😋

I hope they continue be brave.