Loki finally admits his Thor plans didn’t make any sense. The trickster god’s self-titled Disney+ series has found various new ways to bring Loki up to speed with regards to his character development. While he died at the hands of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, The Avengers’ version of Loki disappeared with the Tesseract before he was apprehended by the Time Variance Authority for disrupting the Sacred Timeline. In Thor, the God of Mischief turned against his father Odin after discovering he was adopted, but Loki makes the entire plot of the film look rather silly in hindsight.
To protect Loki from the pain of his biological father, King Laufey, abandoning him as a baby, Odin didn’t tell his adopted son the truth of his heritage until it was too late. The trickster god had already grown resentful over the then-spoiled Thor ruling Asgard in their father’s place; learning of his past drove him over the edge and he made plans to destroy Jotunheim and rule Asgard regardless of Odin’s wishes. While Odin confirms he always loved his son despite everything in Thor: Ragnarok, Loki retroactively reveals the title character already knew of his father’s affections long before then. The discovery renders Loki’s actions in Thor moot.
Much of Loki’s anger and bitterness stemmed from the idea his parents didn’t love him as much as they loved Thor, the golden child who was primed to take over the throne. Odin’s treatment of Loki, in his mind, justified his actions against his dad; it was a form of punishment to his father for favoring one son over the other despite Thor not being ready to rule at the time. The development in Thor: Ragnarok changed Loki. Knowing his father had truly loved him as his own ultimately fed into the God of Mischief sacrificing his life in Avengers: Infinity War. However, the Loki in the Disney+ series hadn’t gotten to that development yet, so admitting he’d always known Odin loved him makes Loki look a lot more petulant in Thor than probably intended. After all, if Loki knew Odin’s love for him was genuine, there was no reason to forcefully rule over Asgard or even side with Thanos in a bid to destroy Earth as revenge.
Loki’s actions in hindsight come off as being nonsensical because the entirety of his plans hinged upon not being treated or loved in the way he should have been. The fact that Loki was well aware of how his father felt about him all along changes everything the audience thought they knew about the trickster god and his scheming ways. It makes some of his actions seem juvenile, petty, and extreme considering the lengths he went to to ensure Odin felt his rage and paid for his supposed lack of attention. All Loki had ever wanted was to feel worthy and loved, but it turns out he already was.
There is a chance Loki became fully aware of Odin’s love for him after seeing his life play out on video while imprisoned in the TVA. Seeing Asgard destroyed and Odin die possibly made everything click for the trickster god, especially since his development had to be fast-tracked to make certain elements of Loki’s plot work. The trickster god’s arc in Loki is all about accepting that he is deserving of love and that really makes all the difference. Perhaps learning to love himself also led him to fully understand his father’s love for him. Regardless of the intention, however, the sentiment of Loki’s realization of Odin’s love, while powerful, does put holes in his plans during the events of Thor.
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