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Thranduil's Eye
Read this theory earlier this week that Thranduil is blind in one eye as the result of his dragon injuries, and that the reason Legolas has a habit of stating the obvious is because he’s used to compensating for his father's limited sight and I’m a fan of this idea.
For one I love examining the familial elven relationships. And two, in this way, Thranduil never has to admit he's lost sight, which could be seen as weakness for a monarch, and certainly for a warrior. There may be very few elves who know the truth, and among the rest it's a bit of a joke that Legolas has a habit of pointing out things everyone can (supposedly) see for themselves. It's not just compensating for his father's disability; it's shielding the fact that he has one at all.
For one I love examining the familial elven relationships. And two, in this way, Thranduil never has to admit he's lost sight, which could be seen as weakness for a monarch, and certainly for a warrior. There may be very few elves who know the truth, and among the rest it's a bit of a joke that Legolas has a habit of pointing out things everyone can (supposedly) see for themselves. It's not just compensating for his father's disability; it's shielding the fact that he has one at all.