“At the same time, I don’t see the wokeness.”
Galadriel, Warrior Princess? Always right Galadriel? All men relegated to the role of bumbling fools? Heck, the greatest Numenorean warrior of all time, Elendil, can’t even lift a beam unless a short woman helps him!
Meanwhile,....Galadriel jumps into the ocean to swim a thousand miles. With her dress on. Slaughters a troll after it whips the male elves. Stands face to face with a volcano and doesn’t even get a sunburn!
And then there are the homicidal hobbits. Elrond and Durin have a bromance. Galadriel and Elrond BOTH concealing Sauron’s true identity, after Sauron proposes to Galadriel.
And that DREK rates 3.5 out of 5?
Rings of Power Review Episode 7 - Everyone’s EVIL! - Disparu:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7_zVjKn6O0
It’s a fantasy. Fantasy writers have characters with fantastic abilities. Supergirl, wonder woman, catgirl were all around before wokeness. So, a fantasy female being skilled is not new at all.
For reality check out Sidney Mclaughlin.