He considers Poppy for a few moments, debating about how he can accurately describe how it is to have a brother, well, a sibling, if he was to be entirely accurate to how Loki was on a regular basis.
Thor’s brow furrows in immense concentration as he thinks. Having a sibling..there are so many ways to describe how things were with Loki, and trying to wrap that all up into a few, simple words seems almost nigh impossible.
But, to give Poppy a response, he will make an attempt.
“Rewarding.” He finally settles on, his furrowed brow still scrunched as he thinks and speaks at the same moment. “There is nothing quite like having a sibling, Poppy. I find that you may see those who do have siblings describe them in a variety of colourful ways, and those who do not either wishing for or being happy with their non-sibling status. Depends entirely upon the person. But, aye, rewarding. Loki is a fascinating individual, and though we have experienced our moments, both those good and bad, I think that, at the end of the day it will always be a rewarding experience.”
He pauses, before figuring he should expand upon it.
“As such, I can look upon Loki whenever I might be needing him, I can reflect on our many shared memories, of when we were young, and know that there were and have been more good than bad. I can continue to make memories with him today. Having a sibling can be frustrating, and there is no doubt that we get upon each other’s nerves from time to time, but at the end of the day, the overwhelming love and adoration is still there. And I can know, that he can call me any variety of names, and mean it only in the most affectionate of senses.” He chuckled.
“To have a brother, a sibling, is to have someone to cheer you on, to comfort you, to berate you when, in my case, anyway, one’s head needs deflating. To drive you slightly mad, to make you laugh, make you cry, and make you know that no matter what the battle, you’ve always got a strong confident at your side. Hard times, easy times, good times, bad times, it all circles back to that same word, rewarding.”
Any variety of names, eh?
“Stinky water buffalo!!!!!”
Aye, that certainly felt rewarding.
Happy Halloween Pamber! Here is your painting ❤ There are some minor mistakes, but I think it turned out alright 🙂 Best Wishes, Nate
Posting this today because I really need the encouragement. ❤
I love the lines on the pumpkin and the gold outline of the hat <3333
// :’’) This has been sitting in my inbox since this morning and I have just held onto it because it is encouragement that I really needed, thank you <333
I hope Loki is in A4 at all, and while it’s all but confirmed now, I can’t seem to access the excitement I used to have at the prospect of new Loki footage because…so much of the official content treats him so poorly :’’’’)
//NO please, I don’t feel that you were saying that at all! I’m really quite humbled by your kind message!
I’m sorry if I’ve come across as utterly despairing, though 😦 I don’t want that to have a negative impact on others, even by proxy. An unfortunate byproduct of internet communication and social media is that it can convey things in a skewed fashion. For instance, when I post about my personal life on here, nine out of ten times it’s when I’ve just had a terrible thing happen. I should probably share the good days more often, because they do happen, and I am taking measures to improve my circumstances. I just tend to be quiet about the lifestyle changes, job searches, dating, etc because they reveal my personal identity a lot and I want to stay relatively unknown here, given my work and the fact that I have enough followers that people I know IRL (including students) HAVE found this blog before, lol. And I’d rather keep this hobby separate from IRL.
I’m guessing you follow my personal too because I tend to be more secretive on this blog. So we probably know each other, but even if we don’t, hugs, and thanks for indulging the impulse to reach out and comfort me. ❤ It makes a big difference.
I think the majority of us agree with the fact that Loki, one of the most complex and acclaimed MCU characters, deserved a better ending to his redemption arc. I have decided to write this post in order to spread some hope that this is not the last we’ve seen of the God of Mischief.
First of all, his death was not convincing nor fitting for a character that is known for dying and coming back in almost every movie he is in (and don’t forget about the comic books). If the directors intended to make his death believable, they should have made him use his powers, try to trick Thanos with his illusions or attempt to fake his own death again and ultimately fail. He should have had a good plan only for it to be disrupted by Thanos and the fact that he doesn’t even seem to try makes me think either Loki is not dead or he let Thanos kill him on purpose.
It’s interesting that neither Loki nor Doctor Strange seem to use the infinity stones they own against Thanos. Even Thanos acknowledges that Strange doesn’t “use his greatest weapon”. But we know that Strange made use of the time stone to see into the future and realised that he (and half the universe) had to die in order to win in the end (presumably). Maybe Loki knew this as well. Maybe his death was also necessary in order to reach that outcome and that’s why he let Thanos kill him.
“The Tesseract can show visions of the future, which may or may not come true. The people who have seen this power are the Red Skull, Eric Selvig, and Hawkeye […]” [source] Loki seemed to be looking at the tesseract very intently before saying “I assure you, brother, the sun will shine on us again” to Thor. The tesseract could have shown him a vision of a future in which Thanos is defeated and Loki’s brought back to life somehow, hence the optimism of his statement. Also, I’m 100% sure this line is foreshadowing, it’s too cryptic and striking.
Also, it’s odd that Loki just drops the tesseract on the floor and doesn’t even try to pick it up while Thanos is distracted, considering he seemed so unwilling to give it away only a moment before. I guess he was too busy doing… whatever it is he was doing while Thanos was beating the crap out of the Hulk and killing Heimdall. Because, really, where was he? If the Russos’ intention was to make us believe Loki was out of options and would finally meet his definitive end, it was not a good idea to have the audience lose sight of him for 4 whole minutes, especially since he’s a character who has faked his own death before and whose most distinctive traits are being mischievous and unpredictable.
When being asked about Loki’s death at Ace Con 2018, Tom Hiddleston said “I’ve known about that scene for two years. I met with Marvel in May 2016, and they were actually telling me the story of Ragnarok with concept arts and images. […] My whole journey through making Thor: Ragnarok I knew this was coming” [source] Tom knew about his Infinity War scene back in 2016 and yet he said this about Loki on September 2017: “He’s cunning and transformative and changeable and will do everything he can to survive. He’s the trickster. He’s the God of mischief.” [source]
Tom Hiddleston also had a reassuring message for fans who were worried about Loki before Infinity War was released: “Loki is the God of Mischief, the Lord of Misrule, an Agent of Chaos. Chaos isn’t something that’s threatening to Loki and everything’s fine.” [source]
Even Loki himself reminded us who he was right before being ‘killed’ by Thanos. “I, Loki, prince of Asgard, Odinson, the rightful king of Jotunheim, God of Mischief […]”. His last words “you will never be a god” also point out the fact that he is a god (and Thanos is not). This line sounds too cryptic as well, it’s almost like Loki is telling Thanos “I know something you don’t”.
It is also known some members of the cast filmed at least one scene in Durham Cathedral (2017), and Tom Hiddleston was supposedly among them. Although he has not been photographed, different people claimed to have spotted him on the set.
The scene(s) shot in the cathedral never made it into Infinity War. However, it is unclear whether this footage was shot for Avengers 4. It’s important to remember that this location was also used to film Thor’s vision in Age of Ultron, a vision which seemingly represented Hel. We also know that Loki’s death in Thor: The Dark World was originally intended to be real, although not definitive, as Thor was supposed to travel to Hel and retrieve Loki in Thor: Ragnarok. [source] Perhaps this idea has not been fully discarded, which would be a plausible explanation as to why Chris, Tessa and Tom were spotted filming in Durham. It could be assumed that Loki is truly dead this time, but not for good: Thor would go to Hel in order to bring him back from the dead, hopefully in Avengers 4, or in another Thor movie. You can read more about this on this Reddit thread.
It’s actually a fact that Loki will appear in the next Avengers movie, as these leaked photos of the A4 set confirm.
These photos suggest that Avengers 4 will recreate the Battle of New York. The widespread assumption that Loki’s presence in the pictures indicates a flashback is wrong, as we can see Scott and an older Tony in the company of Captain America, who is wearing his old costume (meaning he is Steve’s past self). Thor and Loki are also dressed as in the battle of New York and Loki is gagged. He has something that looks like the tesseract in his hand and this doesn’t add up to the events of the first Avengers movie, which could mean that time travel is involved. This alone doesn’t prove that Loki is alive in the current timeline, but maybe his death can be reversed if the Avengers alter the past. In any case, at least we can be sure that his past self will play a role in the movie.
Kevin Feige tweeted this letter dedicated to the fans after Infinity War was released. We can see Thanos’ gauntlet as well as a Loki keychain in the picture, next to the letter, which seems suspicious since Loki’s role in IW was pretty limited.
When it comes to Kevin Feige, it is also important to point out that he has barely spoken about Loki’s death. In fact, when asked specifically about Loki, he only said that the scene was emotional, as were some other scenes in the movie [source]. He seemed to avoid answering the question by beating about the bush and repeating the same thing over again. One would think that if this were Loki’s final scene, Feige would have something more to say, considering that Loki is a fan favorite and that Feige himself always seemed to appreciate the character.
In addition, Jeremy Conrad seems to believe Loki could come back and has hinted he will on several occasions. For those who don’t know who this man is, he’s a journalist and the founder of MCU Cosmic and he has proven himself to be a quite reliable source when it comes to information regarding the MCU. This is what he said on the matter at hand:
Then, he shared the link to a brief article about the possibility of Loki being brought back to life through time travel. You can read it here.
Two months later, this was Jeremy Conrad’s response when someone suggested Tom Hiddleston should be the next James Bond:
He basically hinted that Tom Hiddleston’s Loki is not over yet though when some users asked him to elaborate he didn’t answer. We all know that Avengers 4 is in post-production by now and this movie definitely won’t keep Tom busy so we can assume Jeremy Conrad is referring to the possibility of Loki being in other MCU movies yet to be announced.
Many of you may not know this but some weeks ago a man who claimed to have worked at Tom Hiddleston’s house tweeted that Tom has signed up for 4 more Marvel movies:
We should take this with a grain of salt but I personally think he might be telling the truth. Though I’ve chosen to hide his username because of the negative response he got for this tweet, this is not just an anonymous person hiding behind a computer screen, but someone who has personal information on his twitter profile, such as pictures, location, occupation (he is indeed a plumber and works in the UK) and he deleted the tweet once it started to gain some attention. He said he only wanted to share the good news but regretted tweeting about it because of the way Loki fans had reacted (some were calling him a liar). However, he insisted that he wasn’t lying and that we would see Loki in more movies. To be honest, I was really skeptical about this whole plumber thing at first but a few days after this, Jeremy Conrad insinuated that Tom Hiddleston won’t be James Bond because that would be incompatible with his role as Loki, so, even though 4 more films sound too good to be true, I think something might be going on with Tom’s contract.
At this point, it seems there is more evidence of Loki coming back than being permanently dead but, of course, nothing is confirmed yet. I’ve made a list of links just in case you want to read more theories about Loki’s death:
This is the first post that I have seen that comprehensively provides an actual plausible explanation for Loki’s return (even though I have believed that return to be inevitable, I have not been able to give my followers a fully formed analysis as to how). THANK YOU FOR THIS POST.
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