the fact that Loki’s death scene in Thor 2 was originally intended to be real & retconned later and the end where he’s alive was filmed during pickups has me SO fucked up because now I can’t choose between which headcanon I prefer re: his behavior in Ragnarok. like listen, okay, either:
1. loki was planning on playing dead the whole time and so his very sad death scene & everything he said therein was a calculated move and he was practically writing the theatrical version of it (starring matt damon as himself) as he went along
OR
2. loki really thought he was dying and every melodramatic word of his death scene was 100% heartfelt and then after he realized he wasn’t dead he fucking… woke up peaced out to go take over asgard (lol?) and several months later he was sitting on the throne and could remember every word of what he said to thor on that day and was like “wow im so fucking poetic. that should be a play. starring matt damon as Me perhaps”
and I honestly could not tell you which is better
Thor: I mourned you!
Loki: I mourned me too
Etiqueta: loki
I thought the
Valkyrie all died gruesome deaths?#I like to think it was taika who took tom hiddleston aside and said “look I like what you’re doing here it’s good stuff but uh….”#“I want you to play it like you’ve just gotten the world’s most inconvenient boner and you are both terrified and aroused at the idea#that she might notice. do you think you can do that?”#and tom hiddleston#who has low-key been into the idea of loki as the most demanding sub ever#sucks on his teeth and grudging admits “ah. I could probably…? I mean since you asked#he is trying very hard not to punch the air.#and the result is this scene. so. good I’m glad we all agree (via)
thor ragnarok fight scene but holding out for a hero is playing