Galadriel actor Morfydd Clark talks Rings of Power episode 6: "I wasn't obsessed with people liking her"

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Warning: the following contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power episode 6. Turn back now if you haven't seen Amazon's latest trip to Middle-earth!

An epic battle, characters uniting for the first time, and the eruption of Mount Doom; The Rings of Power's latest episode deliver thrills in droves. Much of the action was led by the Elven warrior Galadriel, who arrived back on Middle-earth after a long few weeks on the island of Númenor. She rode to the Southland's rescue alongside Halbrand, winning the battle and taking down the villainous Adar. And yet, despite her heroics, we saw a dark side to Galadriel as she confronted the twisted Uruk, and threatened to exterminate his so-called "children". 

Total Film caught up with Morfydd Clark, who plays Galadriel, to discuss the new episode. We primarily spoke about her scene with Joseph Mawle's Adar, as well as her character's growing relationship with would-be King of the Southlands, Halbrand, who fans suspect may be Sauron. Here's our Q&A, edited for length and clarity.

Total Film: A lot of things come together this episode, especially when Galadriel faces Adar. What's going through Galadriel's head at that moment?

Morfydd Clark: When I was cast as Galadriel, I was so excited about exploring this element of her – that she's not a saint, and she's from a family that has caused a huge amount of damage, and she realizes that she can only fully be in control of the side of her that could be twisted towards evil, as seen in the Third Age with Frodo. To show that side of her and for Adar to really... She's the closest to speechless she could ever be because he really truly sees her. It was really exciting to have what we were exploring with Galadriel, that she