Warning! Spoilers for Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 7 ahead!
I am disappointed with how The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Portrayed high king Gil-galad, but season 2, episode 7, completely turned this around. While the Prime Video series was more or less faithful to Tolkien’s work about the Noldor king, there was just something about him that fell flat. Sure, Gil-galad is portrayed as a strong and wise ruler, the first bearer of the Willia (the elven ring of power), and a mentor to Elrond. however, Rings of power Neglecting the coolest aspects of Gil-galad’s character For all of season 1 and much of season 2.
When Amazon first announced its second age Lord of the Rings series, I was eager to see Gil-galad brought to the screen. He has an almost negligible part in Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, appearing only briefly alongside Galadriel and Cirdan as wearers of the three elven rings and again during the highly shortened Last Alliance of Elves and Men scene. Rings of power There was an opportunity to remedy this since Gil-galad is a very important character of the second age Which would hopefully get a lot more attention in the Prime Video series. Now my wish is finally granted.
Gil-galad the warrior in Rings of Power Season 2 is a vast improvement
This is the Gil-galad I imagined for Rings of Power
Gil-galad was a predominantly political figure in The rings of power Season 1 and Season 2. However, the Siege of Eregion provided the perfect opportunity for this elf to finally be the warrior I had hoped for. In the Tolkien canon, Gil-galad is not only a wise and intuitive king –He was a feared force on the battlefield, especially when wielding his spear, Aeglos. I couldn’t help but get giddy when Gil-galad entered the battle Rings of power Season 2, Episode 7. When he pulled out Aeglos and started laying waste to orcs, I was absolutely delighted. This is the high king of Gil-galad that I have been looking for.
Gil-Galad from The Rings of Power was less impressive than the original version
Gil-galad the politician just isn’t cutting it
I was not left wanting in the way of Benjamin Walker’s performance as Gil-Galad. He certainly looks the part, and I appreciate that Rings of power Didn’t leave the Naldur king looking foolish as often as Galadriel. Although somewhat stubborn and proud (all qualities typical of Noldor royalty), Gil-galad is still shown to be wise and somewhat no-nonsense. He brought political intrigue to Rings of powerAnd although this is important, This is a bit of a let down compared to the character described by Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings And The Silmarillion.
The fact that Gil-galad’s spear is known to the enemy by name is an indication of just how deadly he is with Aegloss in hand.
Gil-galad is not supposed to be just a king who tells everyone”No“And concerned about his kingdom. He is destined to form the last alliance of elves and men and lead his people (along with Gondor’s Elendil) to fight against Sauron. The fact that Gil-galad’s spear is known to the enemy by name is an indication of just how deadly he is with Aeglos in hand Rings of powerAnd until season 2, episode 7, he was nowhere to be seen. Now that Gil-galad has had an actual battle in the Prime Video series, Hopefully, we’ll see a lot more of that side of him.
How powerful is Gil-galad compared to Middle-earth’s other eleven characters?
Gil-Golad appeared in the second age
The Lord of the Rings is full of powerful eleven letters. Glorfindel is a common favorite, strong enough to defeat a Balrog (though he lost his life in the effort). Fingolf faces off against Morgoth and does serious damage to the Dark Lord before falling. While Gil-galad never had the chance to fight Balrogs or the villainous Valar, He stood his ground in combat against Sauron and did great damage to the villain’s body Before he himself was killed. Had it not been for Gil-galad’s efforts (with Elendil at his side), Isildur may never have cut the One Ring from Sauron’s finger.
Although all of this is true in Tolkien canon, I was afraid that Rings of power was doing away with this version of his character. Perhaps Prime Video intended to give Elendil and Isildur all the glory in the final alliance of elves and men, and Gil-galad would remain a political figure. My fears here have been officially put to rest. The elf who stood his ground in a doomed battle will undoubtedly have more excellent moments yet to come Rings of power. Gil-galad’s life may be doomed Rings of powerHowever The series is all set to present him as one of the greatest badasses of the second age– Just as it should.