#galadriel was sauron's reflection in that forge scene

Thoughts on Haladriel/Saurondriel

(I might be converted)

Okay, can I be COMPLETELY honest?

I always understood the shipping of Halbrand/Sauron and Galadriel, but for the sake of analyzing, I never let myself believe that there was any element of attraction from either side. Because they have a "cosmic connection," you know?

But something changed today (even though that "cosmic connection" is still very much a thing). I came to the conclusion that, while my pain for Galadriel has now increased manifold, I am so relieved from everything Morfydd said in her recent interview, particularly that the ambiguity behind their relationship was Charlie's idea (how dare he) because now I know that Charlie is Sauron, irl. Let me explain. (Prepare for a long read—bonus content at the end):

pinarism

After reading Bear McCreary's blog posts about the music of the series, i read this post under a new light!

And, the op is not far off it seems. There is Sauron's theme playing here under there in Black speech:

Nampat burzum-ank

Ash gul ishi ghash

Nampat burzum-ank

Agh ash gul krimp-at ishi ghash

translates to English as :

Death into darkness

One phantom in fire

Death into darkness

And one phantom to bind them in fire

In quenya it says:

Insangarë, anta mina írë, i cilmë et estë

which translates to English as :

Temptation, give into desire, the choice of peace

So we see that his offer may be genuine, he really wants her to join him(for reasons only known to him at this point) But once again i'm convinced he covets her like Melkor covets the silmarils.. I think he won't give up his quest to call her to his side in the coming seasons ( just to possess her light? eho knows?) and it seems he cannot stop doing so for Melkor also couldn't stop lusting for silmarils..

Well everybody should go and read McCreary's blog you guys won't regret it. Here is the link to episode 08-Alloyed, where he takes us to a journey to witness his thinking process for that episode but there are other posts specific for each episode in sections so go read!

The Lord of the Rings: Episode 108 - Bear McCreary

In this series of blogs, I explore the musical details of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. For a comprehensive introduction to my

Bear McCreary

beyonddarkness

Thank you for adding this! I second your recommendation to read Bear's blog. It contains invaluable insights. Everyone go read it!

And ohhh, yes, Galadriel and the Silmarils DO mirror each other. Darkness coveting light is a real thing. I explored the parallels between Morgoth + Silmarils and Galadriel + Halbrand/Sauron while making this video, actually:

#sauron is definitely not finished with galadriel #she can look forward to millennia of poking and prodding haha #there is so much more to say on the silmaril parallel that i think i'm going to combust #all in due time #bear mccreary #music analysis #rop meta #quenya #black speech #celebrimbor's tale is actually more about halbrand and galadriel than it is about morgoth and the silmarils #but that's the beauty of the show: so many things carry multiple meanings #and can be interpreted in diverse ways #just replace morgoth's weeks of “reverie” with sauron's weeks of seeming “repentance” when he was with galadriel #when was sauron's reverie finally broken?#when he saw the evil of his own reflection #Galadriel: “...that they could no longer distinguish me from the evil I was fighting.”#in other words #galadriel was sauron's reflection in that forge scene #which goes both ways! -- he was her reflection as well #Adar: “Perhaps your search for Morgoth's successor should have ended in your own mirror.”#anyway ':)))#Youtube