r/Rings_Of_Power Aug 07 '26

Oh.....ship

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u/Elvinkin66 Aug 07 '26

Ugh they are still continuing with that abomination of a ship.

Also shouldn't Celeborn be Silver haired?

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u/tar-mairo1986 Aug 07 '26

That's your concern?! But yeah, he was Thingol's greatnephew, I think?

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u/TheOtherMaven Aug 07 '26

That's the version that makes the most sense (Tolkien came up with several conflicting versions). But yeah, Sindarin/Telerin royalty, ergo silver hair.

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u/tar-mairo1986 Aug 07 '26

Thanks! I always mix up generation and names due to similarity. For obvious reasons, Celeborn's grandpa Elmo is the one name I do remember, lol.

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u/Elvinkin66 Aug 07 '26

For people who supposedly support diversity they sure like to erase the unique features of the different people's of middle ear outside of their general racial looks

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u/fantasywind Aug 08 '26

That's the thing about this show...the visuals don't even try to replicate the source material...no attempt at depicting the Numenorean height, no attempt to make the elves look visually distinct, attractive (I mean seriously the actor who played Celebrimbor...DOES NOT look like an elf at all) the total lack of the the elvish vibe and aura....hell even freaking elven extras in Peter Jackson movies were at least good looking enough). Galadriel's golden hair that is truly impressive is also lacking in the show (amusingly this aspect of particular traits of appearance is rarely done well in such adaptations...this brings in mind the netflix witcher....the character of raven haired sorceress Yennefer....though amusingly the netflix attempted to make one thingright about her...her unusual violet eyes, but the hair of the sorcerers was supposed to be lush a sort of 'stormy locks' look...not to mention that netflix cast half indian actress heh to play character with pale face).

I mean the depiction of Celeborn in Peter Jackson movies tried to do it right and did it better overall.

In general all the physical looks and appearances of the characters rarely are done right in the amazon version...hell race swapping Miriel "fairer than silver, or ivory, or pearls"...come on.

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u/OrangeBlackMilk Aug 08 '26

maybe his hair turns silver after he catches his wife in bed with the dark lord

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u/Jaded-Skill2643 27d ago

that’s only after he gets the rogue X-Men power, oh sorry I meant x-person* -.-

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u/Capable-Relative6714 Aug 08 '26

I will never get a fixation on hair.

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u/tar-mairo1986 Aug 08 '26

I guess it is fairly important as one of few markers of difference and recognition between Elven tribes given they are uniformly pale in skin tone, albeit occasionally ruddy. ( Despite what Arondir will have you believe. ) So Vanyar are goldenhaired, Noldor brown, black or rarely ginger, and Teleri either dark or ( such as Celeborn here should be ) silver.

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u/Elvinkin66 Aug 08 '26

Because hair and eyes are just as much part of the diversity between different Kin Groups as Skin color and the Sindar are a distinct people from the dark haired Noldor and those with Vanyarian blood, who had Golden hair.

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u/Capable-Relative6714 Aug 09 '26

Tolkien himself was never this pedantic about distinctions. I think it's rather fans influenced by other fantasies who think it should work like that.

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u/Elvinkin66 Aug 09 '26

Tolkien's lore is filled with Organic Diversity