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Rings of Power character, Theo, has a theory surrounding him; that he will become evil. More specifically, the Witch-King of Angmar. A few theories exist where he is part of the lineage of the stewards of Gondor, but the majority of people have their chips on some form of villainy under Sauron. I can see why people would say this and wanted to address what I saw in his story so far and where he could go in later seasons. Theo slots into a fairly common fallen hero storyline, where a powerless character is seduced by evil in their pursuit of power. In this storyline, a character is introduced who is powerless in some way. They’re usually physically powerless or without abilities in a world of abilities, but being figuratively powerless isn’t unknown either, like being repressed by their society in some way. This character then comes across something that can give them power. A weapon, a magic powerup, a special training technique. This power also comes with a mentor attached. This mento...

A rather underrated DC character is M’gann M’orzz, aka, Miss Martian. Her most well-known version appears on Young Justice, but my personal favorite and the one I want to talk about in this article, is the version depicted by Sharon Leal on CW’s Supergirl. M’gann appears on the show in seasons 2 and 6 as a recurring role and in seasons 3 and 5 as a guest role. She never really becomes a superhero in the sense everyone else on the show and she never hides her identity so her code-name, Miss Martian, was worked into the story differently. The two episodes where the name, Miss Martian, is used are both in season 2. In the episode “Survivors”, one of M’gann’s very first episodes, and “The Martian Chronicles”, her last episode of the season. The context of how this name is used hides a rather clever and unspoken meaning. In the episode “Survivors”, we don’t yet know M’gann, who she is or what her story is. However, fairly early on in the episode, protagonist Alex Danvers discovers that M’ga...

Heather, Melinda May, M’gann M’orzz. These are only a few of the characters I relate to most in the world for rather dark and depressing reasons. On top of this list is none other than Galadriel from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. While a lot of people argue that she is poorly written, one-dimensional, or even a Mary Sue, she is a real person and a well-written one at that. She is a real person that I, and others, can relate to. My relation to Galadriel goes deep. Without getting into specifics, I have lost people, I have gone through phases of my life I could easily describe as “Hell”, I have been depressed, I have lived with such pains for so long that the extent it reached scared even me. The version of Galadriel most people are familiar with is from the third age. From just the Lord of the Rings, we don’t know much of her past. But from the books, we can learn that early in her life, in the space of but a few centuries, Galadriel has lived through a lot of insane horror...

I have seen a lot of people say that Violet doesn’t love Eloise as much as her other children and I wanted to address this because it is simply not true. This, I believe suffers from the same thing many unsaid emotional things in media do: surface viewing. Especially with season 3, I can see why people would say that Violet doesn’t love Eloise, or not as much as the others, but the truth is that I have to set aside every single below-the-surface emotional moment to understand it. Violet keeps pushing Eloise to find love, interact with other young ladies, find more lady-like pursuits, and in season 3 it’s almost as if she’s forgotten Eloise exists. But there is more to this. Kind of working backward here, but season 3 is easier to explain. Violet has not forgotten about Eloise it is simply that she wishes to give her her space. Which she stated on the show when talking to Kate. In season 2 she spent all her time focusing on Eloise and finding her a husband. This insistence is what Viole...

I have not read the books. This is only about the show. Eloise Bridgerton is among the kind of fictional women who declare and reinforce the idea that they will never marry. The people around these kinds of characters usually hold out hope that this is not true and they are usually right to do so. Unlike characters who are say aro/ace, characters like Eloise have some reason behind their insistence on never wanting to marry. In fact, their insistence shows that this is a choice rather than a preference. In the case of Eloise, the reason behind her insistence seems obvious: feminism. However, that isn’t the actual reason. The reason lies in the trauma of the night of Hyacinth’s birth. In episode 2 of season 1, Eloise has a conversation with her sister, Daphne, asking her if she is frightened of marriage and children. Eloise recalls the night when their youngest sister, Hyacinth was born. She talks about how their mother, Violet, almost died that night, that her screams rattled the windo...

I've been thinking a lot about The Rings of Power and certain aspects of it specifically. I've seen the accusations that it's bad writing more times than I would care to count. I don't believe that to be true. The Prime series is one of the best-written shows I have ever seen. And the number one accusation I see people being wrong about is, of course, Galadriel. I have something of an upper hand here as I relate to this version of Galadriel on a deep level and thus it's possible I see and understand more of her than others. But of course, just Haters being Haters is very much present here. Whatever the case I'd like to explain what I noticed about Galadriel's character. Galadriel starts out on the show as a single-minded, vengefully driven character. Or so it seems on the surface. Those who see beneath that see that she is deeply hurt. Galadriel has an immeasurable amount of pain and loneliness in her eyes since the first scene playing out in the present. Wh...

Galadriel has lost a lot of family in the events of the first age. When it comes to Rings of Power, perhaps the biggest surprise was hearing that she also lost her husband. Now anyone who’s seen the LOTR movies or read the books, knows Celeborn isn’t dead, but that’s not the point right now. Criticism came from the fact that Galadriel only mentioned him once throughout the show's entire first season, saying it doesn’t make sense that he matters so little to her, demanding justice for Celeborn. However, I believe it’s not as simple. Here’s why I believe Galadriel only brought up having lost Celeborn only once. Unlike her husband, Galadriel mentions having lost her brother, Finrod, on several occasions. This is because it’s a different kind of pain. Galadriel saw Finrod’s body, she knows how he died, and she knows who’s responsible. Celeborn is a different story. As Galadriel states, he went to war and was never seen again. His death is uncertain. Galadriel cannot know his fate, does...