[ SECRET POST #1991 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1991 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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22. [TRIGGER WARNING for mentions of suicide/self-harm]
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Comments

[intrigueing.livejournal.com]

I actually theorize that the reason he lost control so badly and went into that tirade when he was talking to Natasha was because he saw himself in her and that just scared the shit out of him -- here is this pathetic little human jabbering about how she used to be evil but then just went "fuck this" and decided to stop being evil, to be good instead and to stop killing people and to atone for her sins and help protect the world.

And that totally undermines Loki's whole "you forced me to become this person I'm a jotun and I'm not your real brother and it's my destiny I had no choice wah wah wah!" line he keeps throwing at Thor. Because Natasha simply chose to become good in spite of all the shit she did, which means Loki could have chosen to become good too if he had decided he really wanted to. His whole rant at her about how she could never atone for her sins seemed to be a complete case of him projecting on her and trying to convince himself he had no choice.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, actually I did see shades of that when I watched that scene. I think it was mostly an attempt to rattle her, but that it struck a chord with Loki may very well be why he went into full-blown tantrum mode.

I still think that overall Loki perceives what he's doing on Earth to be pretty much like a kid burning ants with a magnifying glass ("He killed 80 people in two days"), making the idea of sexual violence against said ants seem out-of-place to me in addition to cheapening him as a villain.

But, well, Joss Whedon. I can't say that RAPERAPERAPE wasn't intended somehow.

[(Anonymous)]

I really love this theory and it makes a lot of sense!

[mudousetsuna]

Oh wow. That is an awesome conclusion, and probably ought to be use as one of the more legitimate springboards for a believable redemption fic. I would read it. D:

[elialshadowpine]

You 'n me both.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh absolutely. Well said. He really was talking about himself when he was talking to her, I believe that was deliberate on Whedon's part.

As for authorial intent in Thor & the Avengers re rape, we live in a rape culture, of powerful men and victim women = violence = rape, and I really don't think it is a stretch to imagine this possibility occurred to the authors.

Of course they weren't going to Go There with saying this however. A threat of violence against a woman is really all you need.

[demishock]

I... really, really like this, and I think it fits in much better with his overall characterization in the movies than the rape interpretation, particularly when thinking about what Tom Hiddleston, Ken Brannagh, and Joss Whedon have said about their intentions for his character in interviews. (I know that's sort of outside canon, but I enjoy the "actor/director/writer's intent" angle as well.) I agree with other people in the thread, too, who have pointed out that Loki sees humans as ants (hence: boot), and I think seeing himself reflected in these - in his mind - vastly inferior creatures is probably horrifying in and of itself, because that would mean that Thor was right about how they're NOT actually so far above them, and the throne suiting Loki ill, and so on.

I hope you don't mind terribly if I adopt this as my headcanon for that scene. XD; Really well put.

[kayfig.livejournal.com]

I love this theory! I totally agree.

[elialshadowpine]

... I hadn't really thought about it that way before, but that's kinda brilliant. <3

[(Anonymous)]

Yes!! That crossed my mind as well when watching the movie, not as layered as you put it. Loki and Tasha's conersation was one of my favorite scenes in the movie.