Our talk of this Amazon series decided me; my son is a Prime member and the series is part of that pkg. We watched the first episode this evening.
As I say, I love fantasy and this was very captivating - also confusing to someone familiar with the ancient lore of Middle Earth. In the first place, Galadriel didn't do something reckless, she did something impossible! The Noldorin Elves were furious that, in Valinor, Morgoth took the Silmarils and split for Middle Earth BEFORE the First Age. The Valar forbid the Noldor to depart the Undying Lands.
Instead, the Noldor rebelled against the Valar, attacked the Telerin Elves on their nearby island of Tol Eressëa for their ships, killing many of them. The Noldor were thus banished from the Undying Lands indefinitely. Galadriel, nor any other Elves of Middle Earth, could just sail back across the sea to Valinor; they weren't called The Sundering Seas for nothing.
It was only near the end of the Third Age, with their trials with Sauron and the forgiveness of the Teleri, that they were allowed to return to Valinor. Galadriel was a high noblewoman of the Noldor and a major player in the original rebellion. At the end of the Third Age we notice her at the 'Mirror' with Frodo and the ring. Frodo offers her the ring and she resists the temptation to set up an earthly realm of her own, much like Lothlórien but more powerful.
She realizes, as she resisted the temptation of the Ring of Power, that she has 'passed the test' and can return to Valinor as Galadriel, a besmirched Noldorin Princess.
Yea well I didnt want to give away exactly what she did in the last scene
The Noldorin Elves were furious that, in Valinor, Morgoth took the Silmarils and split for Middle Earth BEFORE the First Age.
Yup Amazon & co. threw correct timelines to the wind and their maps werent much help. The early battle scenes with Finrod would be First Age but thats not disclosed and neither is there any clue what Age their Rings story is taking place. They only mention Centuries Passing.
I’m sure theres going to be a lot of criticisms to come as this series progresses, to me its at least an attempt at trying to bring “life” thru film to more of his life’s work to the general public.