Galadriel & Halbrand | Strangelove

«Will you take the pain
I will give to you?
Again and again
And will you return it?»
*Music : Strangelove - Black Math (Depeche Mode Cover)
*Fandom : The Rings of Power
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[@mrakomorovo]

You have to be sick af to create this mega sh*t.

[@MaraSophita]

lol i am. thank you

[@jacquesmassard9226]

@@MaraSophita it is great ha

[@kathryncainmadsen5850]

Why watch if you hate it? That’s what’s twisted.

[@MermaidMusings7]

The pin of shame. lol

[@monicadominguez9455]

This is just Celeborn's secret YT account

[@HeartPhantom]

i won't lie, i have been obsessed with this edit for MONTHS and i continue to come back to it all the time

[@jacquesmassard9226]

the no time to die one and the one with her daughter as his daughter too both get rewatches from me all the time

[@KimSummers-x5j]

Same, I just can't get over this one!

[@KimSummers-x5j]

@@jacquesmassard9226 I just came here to request a No time to die edit, because the edit that's out there just not on the same level as this one, but the song is perfect!

[@MermaidMusings7]

I recommend reading The Trials of Mairon by bynightmylove and Shining Like A Fiery Beacon by ophidion on Archive Of Our Own.

[@sasikumarv.k5136]

The villain Sauron has acted so marvellously in the guise of halbrand.

[@PC-lv8dq]

It was not untill he started talking to Celebrimbor about how he could bind the Mithril to other metals. Then i knew for certain Halbrand was Sauron. Only he could have that kind of knowledge. It was very well written because before the final episode i didn't saw it coming.

[@Jwa-fo6nb]

Yeah right😂 you was shock by the surprise just like everyone else

[@Buergerin1972]

I was suspicious (but I wasn't sure) as he said: "What do you know about darkness?" to Galadriel. (Imagine, a human says to an Elvish commander and experienced fighter "What do you know about darkness?") and he seemed to be really sorry that his fighters had killed her brother.

[@kathryncainmadsen5850]

I didn’t know anything about Sauron’s backstory when I saw the show the first time. So I suspected him of being on the side of the dark, but did t see Sauron coming at all. I thought he was a Southlander like the Wild Men who was just smarter than they were and could play King. I thought it was possible he’d be a Nazgûl.

[@evildoesnotsleep-x2b]

their relationship is the best twist of the show, it shouldn't make sense yet it anchors the whole story. beautiful edit, my friend

[@MaraSophita]

thank you :)

[@han__nya]

What's great about Halbrand/Sauron is that he really sells the idea that he's reformed and honourable. That's what Galadriel calls "a fair form". So from the beginning we see him rejecting her offer of becoming king and in her eyes it only makes him more honorable. You really buy into it, and it might even be that some part of him really wanted a fresh start, but him meeting Galadriel on that raft really sealed the deal, and he saw a new path to achieve his goal. Who knows what would have happened if Galadriel hadn't believed in Halbrand and actively pushed him towards regaining his throne.

[@Astraide]

In the final episode of season one, where Halbrand yells that "Sauron lives, because of you" at Galadriel. That it is because Galadriel basically (yet, unknowingly) did enforce his dark side to come to the fore. It was her constant goading and pushing for him to 'claim' his 'supposed' right as 'King of the Southlands' and to fight alongside her. She was hell-bent on vengeance and was using him to achieve it. Perhaps Sauron's intentions were never honourable, that he actually 'did' want to 'heal' Middle Earth? Using Galadriel to achieve it. Perhaps he honestly did long to redeem himself in Numenor, therefore finding the peace that he was longing for. Yet Galadriel's single-minded obsession with vengeance at all cost, never allowed it to become a possibility.

[@MermaidMusings7]

Indeed.

[@elaleonik7593]

Thats why he couldnt kill her in Hobbit. His spirit loves her forever

[@kathryncainmadsen5850]

She was trained by the Maia Melian. Galadriel knew how to close her mind. He always hoped to turn her, like Morgoth kept trying to turn Melian.

[@MermaidMusings7]

❤

[@lulufee5961]

I just found this edit today and I watched it at least ten times already. This is beautiful, bitter, BRILLIANT. Thank you! I will come back tomorrow...

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you for sharing. Glad you enjoy it so much :)

[@chaoticfangurl567]

This isn’t just an amazing edit. This is pure art. The way you transition all the scenes in time with the music is flawless and mesmerizing

[@MermaidMusings7]

True.

[@MellanClear]

I love how even when you choose a subject that is being vidded a lot, you always manage to put your own spin on it and make your work stand out. I don't know how you do it but it's incredible everytime. The moves from slower more mesmerizing parts to faster more intense ones is gorgeous in this

[@MaraSophita]

This is so kind from you, thank you :) I only watched a few videos about them so I can't judge this. But I'm glad if mine appears to be a bit different from the others

[@elizaveta2043]

sdgisogidfgoi this is amazing. you succeeded not only in conveying their complex dynamic, but in giving depth to their stories & encounters that allowed them, throughout the season, to arrive at the moment of catharsis that led sauron to speak of a future together, possible and visible in the waters that in fact brought them together and united them!!! i love it

[@MaraSophita]

That was very beautifully said. Thank you so much! :)

[@Sarah_Ubaka]

Honestly, one of the BEST EDITIONS EVER MADE about the two, beautifully orchestrated🔥🤌🏾✨😮‍💨

[@Cilyra]

Very different from everything that’s been out on this show, in the best way. Loved it, also great rythm between those two shots at 3:41, had to replay that !

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you so much! oh my actually I had no clue what scenes to add there so I took this so random and then it turned out to be a nice combination with the following one. so cool you recognized that :)

[@misanovakova9124]

This is the best video about these two here on KZbin. 👍

[@MaraSophita]

Oh thank you so much :)

[@klani1309]

My only love sprung from my only hate................i love the Galadriel in Rings of Power, she's tangible. Great Song & video story!!

[@MaraSophita]

thank you

[@Sarah_Ubaka]

Guys... I think they have something, it's subtle but they have it

[@Kris666hell]

Прекрасно❤️‍🔥Музыка и диалоги подобраны идеально! Невероятная химия между ними🔥

[@MaraSophita]

thank you so much

[@aranyaphoenix]

EPIC! Definitely on my short list of top haladriel vids now! 👏🏻

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you :)

[@zuziako]

I think this is one of the best edits of them out there

[@MaraSophita]

oh wow, thank you :')

[@bruna9756]

Best edit ever! This is a piece of art, honestly

[@MaraSophita]

thank you :)

[@vivienthomazility8053]

BEAUTIFUL

[@ЛюбовьКузнецова-ж4ф]

Шикарная работа) Сочетание музыки и визуального ряда идеально❤

[@Medusa91]

this is so sick omg

[@MaraSophita]

thank you. yes it is

[@MermaidMusings7]

This is beautiful.

[@MermaidMusings7]

Re-watching it again.

[@BillyBeanist]

This is a gorgeous edit! I've never heard this song before but it fits very well.

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you so much :)

[@Left4Dad]

Such a wonderful work and surprisingly few views of this creation....

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you

[@somosinevitables]

This is incredible, i'm so mesmerized by it + the way you captured them is so flawless!!!! like no video I have watched has succeeded on conveying this amount of emotions for me.

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you so much :)

[@Bellsilili]

SO BEAUTIFUL!

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you :)

[@MermaidMusings7]

There are two amazing Galadriel/Sauron stories on Archive Of Our Own called Shining Like A Fiery Beacon and The Trials Of Mairon.

[@MermaidMusings7]

Excellent writing.

[@LunaWolf29]

This is a masterpiece. I love the music. Thank you! 😍🔥❤️

[@sergeypopov3605]

I love this series 🔥🔥🔥

[@KimSummers-x5j]

I've been absolutely obsessed with this edit since it was posted. The flow is absolutely amazing and so emotional, I just can't get over it. I wanted to ask you to make a new one on the season 2 and "No time to die" by Billie Eilish, because that song is just so perfect for them, and noone else I saw can pull it off quite the same way you did with this one. Please consider!

[@MaraSophita]

Aw thank you Kim. Atcually I have started S2 but I'm still at ep 4. It might take a while until I've seen it all. I also have to look if I can get the material. Internet is very slow rn. But I really love this song and sure, I put it on the list. Who knows. thank you sm

[@danilea4633]

Oh my God, so amazing!! Well done you, love this ❤

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you :)

[@LostinFilm]

This is Next Level. Truly dope...

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you :)

[@nargizabdulrahimova2132]

Giiiiiiiirrrllllll, what a video

[@nightmare1641]

This is so beautiful 😍

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you :)

[@coffeeandcandles9241]

This is the best video of them! You capture their relationship perfectly, as well as timed the reveal with the song so well!!! My favourite video of them!! Thank you for this!

[@MaraSophita]

Oh thank you so much! :) makes me really happy to know!

[@ЭдуардДаниелян-г6ь]

Very cool song.

[@ay_197]

Well done! I would like to continue this line between them in the second season))

[@MaraSophita]

Me too. Thank you

[@Sop1916]

amazing edit

[@visuallanguage]

Absolutely lovely 💜

[@SilverxStardustx]

Phenomenal 🤩 Whole video os so well made and thought. I love the flow starting at 2:26 and then at 3:05 ... I could watch it again and again :)

[@MaraSophita]

Aw thank you so much :D this is so nice to know!

[@chaoticfangurl567]

This edit is so amazing I can’t stop watching it

[@MaraSophita]

Oh this makes me happy! Thank you so much :)

[@theladyprincess]

oh my god i love this

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you

[@samilozil]

Awsome work 👏🔥

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you🤎

[@Murdocksmith6]

Well done!

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you :)

[@79luthien]

wow... this was such a beautiful edit.

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you :)

[@merlinhelpus8926]

i'm in love with this, such a masterpiece

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you so much :))

[@ChiaraCilli]

Wow 😍😍

[@honeybea4845]

ive been obsessed with this edit for a week now. it's amazing all the way, but 2:11 and 2:45-2:49 specially tickle me

[@MaraSophita]

:)

[@honeybea4845]

it's your fault I ended up writing fanfiction, this is too good 😢😢

[@isoldewas]

that's hot

[@charliemanuel-ex1ms]

Very good video

[@Cassandra96]

They give me Hades/Persephone vibes.

[@bjdollcoloredpencil3273]

great edit :)

[@MaraSophita]

thank you

[@benjamingabriel16]

amazing!!!

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you :)

[@valeriewinter6217]

O.M.G.

[@luisamary374]

The song is amazing. I wish someone would make a vid of them with astronomical from SVRCINA.

[@MaraSophita]

Oh I don't know this song but I will check it out.

[@tedecoo]

Incredible

[@MaraSophita]

Thank you

[@abriil3]

How is this not a love story?? 😅

[@tierralloyd5594]

I hate that they made me like sauron.! 😂

[@ninanihad-lb9us]

What's the name of the song not the original, the one who did this cover ?! Cause it's amazing

[@szilvialaszlo899]

It is in the description

[@AlanKvasnovsky]

I have heard stranger.

[@knuckle-sandwichmma681]

Galadriel by herself as a character is so horrible the audience are asking for her pairing up with the darkest figure in middle earth. That says it all

[@roksolana-zb4hu]

Well second darkest. First darkest is Morgoth lol! 😉

[@valeriewinter6217]

Lmao that's not how shipping works you nincompoop😂

[@serenity4eva89]

🥹🥹🥹

[@iancarnaby3898]

They made it into a love story,butchering tokiens time line ,and they make the people of numenor look like a bunch of villagers,,there should of been way more numenoriens

[@jujukey]

Awesome!!! 😭😭😭