The Rings of Power Finally Addresses a Big Season 2 Question About Sauron and Galadriel

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And even if she does harbor feelings for who she thought Halbrand was, things are far more complicated between Galadriel and the Dark Lord than a “will they/won’t they” relationship, according to Clark.

“I think that romance just doesn’t kind of cut it for them. It’s cosmic and it would be a Middle-earth shattering relationship should they enter into it,” Clark explains.

When we ask Charlie Vickers, who plays Sauron, the same question, he gives us some insight into what the Dark Lord is thinking at that moment. Sorry to disappoint the Galadriel x Sauron shippers in Lord of the Rings fandom, but the villain isn’t actually all that interested, according to the actor.

“I love the idea that people think it’s romantic, and it’s really cool and interesting if somebody would think that, but I personally don’t think it is,” Vickers says.

Sauron wants Galadriel to become his queen because she’s useful, says Vickers. As he’s already shown, Sauron can accomplish his objectives much more quickly when he has a highly regarded Elf warrior to get him into places like Numenor and Eregion (where Celebrimbor lives).

“He feels a connection to her. Since the First Age, he hasn’t met many people that operate on his level. But he is on the raft, making this pitch to her, and in saying ‘you could be my queen’ [because] she binds him to the light and the good,” Vickers explains. “He thinks with her, he can affect his designs more quickly. With her by his side, he has the ear of the Elves, he has a way in. It comes from a place of selfishness.”