Psychology says some people avoid socializing not because they hate people, but because they can read them too well. They walk into a room and immediately sense the fake laughs, the hidden agendas, the performances. Their nervous system doesn't misread the signal, it just refuses to ignore it. Small talk feels like a tax they didn't agree to pay. Forced smiles cost them energy that takes hours to recover. They're not broken. They're calibrated differently. They don't avoid people. They avoid emotional labor that leads nowhere. When they do connect, it's deep, intentional, real. No masks. No games. Fewer friends doesn't mean loneliness. It means higher standards. That's not antisocial behavior. That's emotional intelligence.
He has no love for anyone, but knows how to use people’s emotions and flaws against them. Sauron, especially in his guise as Annatar, is a master of deception, manipulation, and lies. #TheRingsOfPower
People on twitter thinking that Sauron was in love with Galadriel are exactly the kind of people who would get manipulated and gaslit by assholes like him. Playing people and deceiving them is what he does best!
People on twitter thinking that Sauron was in love with Galadriel are exactly the kind of people who would get manipulated and gaslit by assholes like him. Playing people and deceiving them is what he does best!
I still don't buy that Halbrand is Sauron theory. Not only does he feel too much like an obvious red herring, I just can't see how this would fit with where Sauron needs to be in order for the title of the show to work. #TheRingOfPower