So we have three episodes of frame to create. I don't think we have to move on very fast. Still, something must happen. What needs to be achieved? At what point do we want to leave Arwen?
It seems we're heading for a family union in Lothlorien. Arwen has come to the conclusion that she has some purpose to fulfill in Middle-earth, though she doesn't know what that could be. It involves fighting against the forces of Sauron in some way. She has of course not chosen to be mortal, but her longing for Valinor and her mother has been replaced by a more mature feeling of having a life path of her own. This is in harmony with how her grandparents feel, since both Galadriel and Celeborn have at one point chosen Middle-earth. Perhaps they hope to leave for the West some day (at least Galadriel certainly does) but so does Arwen at this point.
So the end of the frame would end in much greater peace and harmony than the main story. I think that contrast would be interesting. It is also perhaps necessary and makes the tragedy of the past clearer. It would be a fitting end scene in episode 13.
For episodes 11 and 12 should then be a transition between 'Arwen knows that Galadriel wants to return to Valinor someday, but does not know why she left in the first place /.../Galadriel-in-the-Frame reacts to the opinions expressed by Galadriel-in-the-Main-Story. The message is a mix between you-don't-know-what-you-have-til-it's-gone and wisdom-means-being-able-to-change-your-mind' and the situation at the end. This actually forces us to clearify the end and add an element of grief. Because if we are going to deal with the losses told in the main story (although they are of course not all of Galadriel's losses) we need to let them affect the characters in the frame. So, there is a sombination of acceptance and grief in the final scenes of the frame.
We should of course add some actions to these processes so that they're not entirely internal.
To sum it up, I suggest:
Episode 11 (Formenos): Since this is supposed to be an episode that only takes place in Formenos, we could skip the frame in this episode. Or we could have Galadriel just explain that her cousins were gone and that she guesses something happened to them while they were there; they became more militarized and estranged; she might say that perhaps this was the time when she started to lose them, even if she didn't feel that at the time.
Episode 12 (Feast of Reuniting): Galadriel must remember the Feast with some grief. This was the last moment of some kind of happiness. We could have her and Arwen talk by a beautiful mallorn of Lothlorien, of course. In that case, Galadriel would have to compare it unfavourably to the Trees of Valinor, at least to some extent.
Episode 13 (Darkening of Valinor): Arwen should express her view that Elves have a purpose in Middle-earth.
(Work in progress)
It seems we're heading for a family union in Lothlorien. Arwen has come to the conclusion that she has some purpose to fulfill in Middle-earth, though she doesn't know what that could be. It involves fighting against the forces of Sauron in some way. She has of course not chosen to be mortal, but her longing for Valinor and her mother has been replaced by a more mature feeling of having a life path of her own. This is in harmony with how her grandparents feel, since both Galadriel and Celeborn have at one point chosen Middle-earth. Perhaps they hope to leave for the West some day (at least Galadriel certainly does) but so does Arwen at this point.
So the end of the frame would end in much greater peace and harmony than the main story. I think that contrast would be interesting. It is also perhaps necessary and makes the tragedy of the past clearer. It would be a fitting end scene in episode 13.
For episodes 11 and 12 should then be a transition between 'Arwen knows that Galadriel wants to return to Valinor someday, but does not know why she left in the first place /.../Galadriel-in-the-Frame reacts to the opinions expressed by Galadriel-in-the-Main-Story. The message is a mix between you-don't-know-what-you-have-til-it's-gone and wisdom-means-being-able-to-change-your-mind' and the situation at the end. This actually forces us to clearify the end and add an element of grief. Because if we are going to deal with the losses told in the main story (although they are of course not all of Galadriel's losses) we need to let them affect the characters in the frame. So, there is a sombination of acceptance and grief in the final scenes of the frame.
We should of course add some actions to these processes so that they're not entirely internal.
To sum it up, I suggest:
Episode 11 (Formenos): Since this is supposed to be an episode that only takes place in Formenos, we could skip the frame in this episode. Or we could have Galadriel just explain that her cousins were gone and that she guesses something happened to them while they were there; they became more militarized and estranged; she might say that perhaps this was the time when she started to lose them, even if she didn't feel that at the time.
Episode 12 (Feast of Reuniting): Galadriel must remember the Feast with some grief. This was the last moment of some kind of happiness. We could have her and Arwen talk by a beautiful mallorn of Lothlorien, of course. In that case, Galadriel would have to compare it unfavourably to the Trees of Valinor, at least to some extent.
Episode 13 (Darkening of Valinor): Arwen should express her view that Elves have a purpose in Middle-earth.
(Work in progress)
