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Yes, Elrond kissed Galadriel in the most recent episode of "Rings of Power." Yes, it was shocking and caused quite a spectrum of hot takes from viewers. And, yes, we’re going to talk about it, because I had the chance to chat with Elrond actor Robert Aramayo about this pivotal moment and why his elf decided to kiss his friend as he worked to help her escape the Orcs.
Yes, Elrond kissed Galadriel in the most recent episode of "Rings of Power." Yes, it was shocking and caused quite a spectrum of hot takes from viewers. And, yes, we’re going to talk about it, because I had the chance to chat with Elrond actor Robert Aramayo about this pivotal moment and why his elf decided to kiss his friend as he worked to help her escape the Orcs.
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00:00pulling the pin and kissing her to get it to her and leave. I was wondering if you could break down
00:05what Elrond's thought process was in that moment. I feel like it's a strategic move, you know,
00:11and it's quite a smart strategic move because it's what nobody expects to happen.
00:18And it's your only viable play, really. Pretty much, yeah. Yeah, I mean, I mean, I mean,
00:24it's the most shocking play he could do, you know what I mean, in that room. But also, you know,
00:33he's fulfilling his promise, you know, he's putting everything underneath beating Sauron,
00:41you know, so that is what he promised her and that is what he's going to do. But he loves her
00:47and, you know, she's like, she's like his family member. She's, you know, she's, there's a lot of
00:53elves in, there's quite a few, I think, actually, in his life that are almost very parental.
00:58Obviously, you're one of them, you know, but she's another, you know, she's got that, not
01:04quite in the same way as Gilgala, but the sort of an influence over him. She's taught him so much.
01:10So the idea of this elf now going off and dying, it's like, it's heartbreaking.