Yes, It Was Love In A Twisted Way (because Sauron Does Not Know What Exactly Love Is, I Guess). But It

Yes, it was love in a twisted way (because Sauron does not know what exactly love is, I guess). But it was close. And that's why Celebrimbor's words hurt him the most.

Maybe that's what Morgoth was doing to him. Torturing and caressing after.

Fuck me, I'm not crying, you are.

i can’t believe this is a real article (also can’t believe the showrunners genuinely acknowledged the ship-we’ve come a long way since johnlock/destiel/etc days). first thought- i was surprised by how much queer subtext we already got. i’m talking arrow stroking, clear abusive relationship dynamics, “all our suffering”. that being said i 100% agree that if we had more episodes and they had more screen time, adding in additional scenes between the two showing their partnership and genuine emotional connection would have been fantastic. follow up thought- and I may be proved wrong- amazon is too cowardly to include queer relationships in rings of power. they already have a very tiny but vocal group of tolkien-worshippers slandering the show on the daily, they won’t want to risk it. and yes unfortunately it is a “risk” still in 2024 especially among the lord of the rings demographic which does have a lot of older conservative fans.

https://screenrant.com/the-rings-of-power-sauron-love-interest-celebrimbor-not-galadriel/#:~:text=Celebrimbor%20And%20Sauron%20Developed%20A,for%20its%20Halbrand%2DGaladriel%20arc.

Hell yes.

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Sauron's The Rings Of Power Love Interest Should've Been This Elf Character, Not Galadriel

S2 should've teased another Sauron romance.

"Vilya, was made of gold with a great blue sapphire. It was also called the Ring of Sapphire, the Ring of Air or the Blue Ring. Vilya was the most powerful of the three rings of the Elves. It's first keeper was High King Gil-Galad." S2.E2 ∙ Where the Stars are Strange

mirdania so relatable crushing on her attractive older co-worker who’s actually a crazy gaslighting manipulator

…no just me?

https://screenrant.com/the-rings-of-power-sauron-love-interest-celebrimbor-not-galadriel/#:~:text=Celebrimbor%20And%20Sauron%20Developed%20A,for%20its%20Halbrand%2DGaladriel%20arc.

Hell yes.

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Sauron's The Rings Of Power Love Interest Should've Been This Elf Character, Not Galadriel

S2 should've teased another Sauron romance.

I don’t think any of us should ever overlook Celeborn’s love for Galadriel, because it’s really something.

Usually in Tolkien’s texts, it’s the girl following the guy. Lúthien followed Beren to Tol-in-Gaurhoth and Angband and later into death itself, Níniel followed Turambar to Cabed-en-Aras, Elwing followed Eärendil to Valinor, Éowyn followed Faramir to Ithilien, Arwen followed Aragorn to Gondor and later into death itself, etc. Not that this is a bad thing, not at all. (It should never be deemed disempowering for a woman to follow a man she loves and who loves her and treats her right, if that is her choice.) But overall, considering the wide variety of couples in Middle-earth, it does get repetitive sometimes.

Yet with these two, it’s the opposite. Celeborn always followed Galadriel.

When Galadriel departed Doriath, Celeborn went with her. He left all his kin behind to be with her. We don’t know for sure how his kin reacted to his relationship with a Noldo, but it could very well be that they eloped. She was just that important to him.

Then for the next 2 ages, they endured all sorts of trials and tribulations together across Middle-earth and eventually settled down in Lothlórien. There, Celeborn never tried to make Galadriel subservient to him. She had as much say in how things were run as he himself did. They were true co-rulers, equals in every way.

Then finally, Celeborn temporarily let Galadriel go. He was alright with her leaving on the White Ship to see their daughter and her parents and brothers again, while he stayed behind to finish what needed to be finished. He didn’t force her to stay with him when he himself could not (yet) leave. He didn’t hold her back from reuniting with people she loved and had lost so long ago.

And ultimately, Celeborn followed Galadriel once again. Though he was a Sindar born and bred, and never before had any desire to cross the Sea, he left his own homeland behind forever to reunite with her in her homeland. She still was just that important to him.

This guy was down bad for this girl. He lived his whole life drunk on wifeguy juice. Respect Celeborn.