I’ve fallen for a guy & we’re exclusively dating, for almost 2 months. Is it too soon to tell him I’m in love with him? Should I wait for him to say it first? Should I quiemy overthinking mind & just be in the moment a little longer? (But then for how long??) I’ve gotten too old for this shit 😆
it’s been said before and it will be said again but i’m begging you all nicely to restrain yourselves from being so casually aggressive and rude and obnoxious in the tags & reblogs of a complete stranger’s posts. no one wants to know that you hate [tv show that op giffed]. no one wants to know that you hate [character that op drew]. no one wants to hear you being ugly and negative for no reason. say what you want to say in your own post. don’t hit the reblog button. blacklist relevant tags. unfollow or block relevant accounts. log out. shut down. get help.
I think that, as much as I felt during the interrogation scene (it hurt, I know I keep saying that but I can’t express enough how painful it was, for a combination of reasons [mainly, my love for Loki + my own depression issues being triggered + my inner empath feeling Loki’s pain]) this was the scene that really made me say, okay, like it or not I’m invested now, because -
obviously I can only speak for myself, but this scene right here is something I have wanted for ages. For one thing, there’s some vindication for me, since I’ve been saying for years that Loki doesn’t enjoy inflicting pain and considers it a means to an end (I know I’ve made more than one post but I can’t fucking find them, my blog is a labyrinth of trash), but also, Loki’s vulnerability here.
I love this scene because it feels like something from a fic. I’ve read this scene many times. I’ve written this scene more than a few times. This is a scene where Loki - exhausted, broken, and not bothering to hide it for once - just gives in and reveals a side to himself that he usually keeps close to the chest. This is a scene where he’s feeling such pain that it outweighs his desire to be impervious.
The thing with Loki is, he hides so much beneath the surface and it’s so important to him to not let his vulnerabilities show, be they sadness or fear or anxiety. And it’s not a sustainable way of dealing with those emotions bc eventually, either you explode or you become numb. Neither of which are great options, but this scene shows me that Loki isn’t at either point yet.
He’s not exploding. He’s not losing control. He’s not numb. He doesn’t look dead inside. For lack of a better way to put it, this is a healthy release of emotion. This is Loki genuinely cracking under consistent, immense stress and trauma and I think that we, as the audience, need to see that Loki is still capable of that. We need to see it as much as Loki needs to let it out.
It doesn’t matter that this is happening in front of Mobius, that this total stranger who has power over Loki is getting to see such raw emotion. It’s not about Mobius. It’s about Loki not becoming so hardened under the mask that he’s crafted that he forgets his ability to feel.
And in seeing that we, the audience, remember that hey, this isn’t actually a villain. This is a fucking person who’s been through hell and wants to find a way back but doesn’t know how. This may be a powerful “god of mischief,” but this is also a young man (seriously, he seems very young throughout this entire sequence) who is lost and at the end of his rope. To me, this is some genuine character development, and we got it right in the first episode.
This is where the episode ultimately got me and, like, for better or for worse, I’m hanging on for the duration of the ride bc I want to see what else is coming up around the corner.
Oh my Loki, so much agree.
He’d just seen the true absurdity of it all. (Geek notes: The stones don’t work here - directly from the comics. Laughing when viewing his upcoming death - directly from the comics. Check out the Infinity Wars run - deals with multiverse problems, a possible influence on the show)
& yes - it really feels like a fan fic! & I have a feeling it is. Written by actual fans. Including Hiddleston himself. He has an executive producer credit for the show, & it’s not a stretch at all to imagine that he helped in writing some important Loki lines (like Mackey did for Sam’s big speech). Hel, the dude held a masterclass on his character for some folks one day on set. If there’s anyone who knows this character it’s Tom.
Also geek notes: this show is giving me MAJOR Agent of Asgard comic run vibes. I HIGHLY recommend anyone who likes Loki buy the trade. I have a feeling exciting things are coming :-) & it’s fun imagining Tom Hiddleston reading those comics for inspiration. Geeks unite! 😆