Thanos’s arrival in IW was not only terrifying to Loki because he was there to slaughter him and his people, but that it had once again resituated Loki as the passive.
Thor reassured Loki in TR that he was the only one who could decide his own path, and Loki chose to return and stay because of his own choice. Thanos here ripped the agency from Loki, and the so-called choice he offered (Thor’s head or. Space Stone) was only a parody of free will.
When Thanos dragged Loki by the arm towards him, and to his doom, can we take note of Loki’s eyes?
These are the eyes of achild, not truly grasping what would befall him, in the face of death. Loki might be 1500 years old but that would not stop him from flinching before death, when he was not ready for it. And sadly, he wasn’t. His expression here is a sharp contrast to his determined one when he let go on Bifrost. He was ready to die then, and Thanos took that right by taking him from the wormhole.
The last time we saw Loki with such an expression was…
When he knew he was the monster the Asgardian children talked about at night…and not the biological child of Odin and Frigga. His world was turned upside down, and everything would never be the same again. The awareness of lacking control, as a result, pushed Loki to do many unspeakable deeds in order to regain and manifest his agency.
Losing control was Loki’s worst fear, whether it be his mind, his words, his actions or the situation he was in.
As shown by his usual calculating/mischievous self, Lokj was empowered through his abilities to manipulate the situation.
And that could not be achieved without Tom Hiddleston’s amazing acting.
My heart is now shattered.
…and now I’m crying.
Yup, this isn’t painful at all. Anyone got a towel? I need more than tissues to sop up with.😭😭😭
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