“Tolkien is turning in his grave,” Musk tweeted. “Almost every male character so far is a coward, a jerk, or both. Only Galadriel is brave, smart, and nice.” Galadriel is played by Morfydd Clark in the series; the character was first brought to screen in Peter Jackson’s trilogy and was portrayed by Cate Blanchett. Clark’s take on Galadriel positions the elven leader as an action hero.
“The Rings of Power” was adapted by co-showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay from J.R.R. Tolkien’s appendices. Musk, who frequently quotes “The Lord of the Rings” and Tolkien’s work on Twitter, called out the inconsistencies between the Prime Video series and the original works, namely with the interpretation of Galadriel. Bezos also gave notes to showrunners Payne and McKay, saying at the U.K. premiere of the show (via Variety), “I need to thank you both for listening whenever it helped, but mostly I need to thank you for ignoring me at exactly the right times.”
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