I was also thinking… if Loki himself was an illusion, wouldn’t thor simply pass through him when he tried to hold him? And the way the weapon was pulled out of him shows that he was, in fact, actually there. Plus, Kurse (I think that was what he was called…) clearly wasn’t in on whatever plan Loki had made, so it wasn’t as if they had planned it out beforehand. The wound, therefore, must have been real. In that case, one of two things might have happened. A.) It was not a fatal wound, and Loki was able to use his magic to heal himself. B.) Loki actually died, but for some reason that has yet to be explained (such as the question of how he survived falling from the bifrost), he was able to come back afterwards.
I agree with theory A, that’s really the only thing that makes sense to me. Because, according to the rest of the canon we’ve seen of Loki’s illusions, they aren’t solid matter so Thor couldn’t have held him. But since Loki was able to heal Thor’s hand, it’s not too much of a stretch that he could heal his own stab wound.
My only confusion with this, then, is why wouldn’t Thor know that Loki could heal himself? Wouldn’t he be like BROTHUH, WHY ARE YOU NOT USING YOUR FANCY SORCERY AND SHIT, YOU LITERALLY JUST USED IT ON MY HAND
Now waitaminnit Ray, that’s not what happened with Thor’s hand! That was DEFINITELY an illusion there, I remember the green illusion-fade wash when Thor’s hand reappears.
What gets to me about this scene is what was left unsaid. He started out so angry, declaring Odin was not his father without a hint of remorse, but as soon as he said those same things to Frigga, the regret on his face was evident. He shook his head as he approached her, as if to say “no, I didn’t mean that”, and reached out, only to be reminded that she was not actually there. The moment she disappeared, you can see on his face, thinking, I’m so stupid.
And perhaps he had thought that he could make it up to her later, apologize when she contacted him next, only to find out that she had died after the prison riot, a riot that he aided by telling the perpetrator what path to take. And now there was no going back, and he had to live knowing that her last memory of him would be of him telling her he’s not his mother. For the first time, he felt the consequences of his own actions, and he could do nothing but rage at himself.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Chris Hemsworth, Jonathan Howard, Kat Dennings, Stellan Skarsgard, Natalie Portman, Christopher Eccleston, Tom Hiddleston and Idris Elba attend the World Premiere of ‘Thor: The Dark World’ at Odeon Leicester Square on October 22, 2013 in London, England [HQ]
WHY THE FUCK IS ZACHARY LEVI NOT THERE???????
and Jamie Alexander.
Someone on twitter asked her why she was not there and she said she didn’t know. It was one of those really honest awkward moments that I felt guilty to see.
excuse u
None of Thor’s gang is there. None of the Warriors Three or Sif, or Odin or Frigga.
