Oh maybe you're right. Not 100% what the trope is called, but the point I'm trying to make is a character who is made to appear to the audience as a genius at the level of which few other characters that we've been introduced to could even compare, is challenged by life choices like who she should hang out with or family drama. If that's the attempt to ground the character in to someone relatable to the audience, I think its a cop out. It shows the character gets her genius turned off when it is convenient for the writers.
Again, I'm not familiar with this super hero at all beyond the show, so maybe it's a rough character origin story and there's more to tell.