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so i saw some people discussing how loki in ragnarok shouldn’t have been at all phased or subverted by dr. strange – which i agree with, but also, hey, it’s comedic and you can argue that he was taken off-guard, but upon re-watch, something stuck out to me –

there’s this moment when they appear at the bottom of the stairs and thor rolls down the last couple and stands up and he says

we could’ve just walked.

and it made me think of how magic works in terry pratchett’s novels, how (to paraphrase) the hard part wasn’t turning someone into a frog, it was not turning someone into a frog when you knew how easy it was.

like, the whole scene with dr. strange is just. all magic. all pointless magic. unnecessary magic, when, well. they could have just walked.

whereas loki doesn’t really rely on magic overmuch in the movie – he uses it as a tool, when he needs it, but if the job can be done with plain old non-magical trickery or a knife, he just uses those. he resorts to magic when he’s cornered by valkyrie, he uses it when his goals are most directly accomplished by using magic rather than by other means.

whereas dr. strange is using magic all over his scene, just to use it. just because he can. magic was unnecessary for ninety percent of what he did in that scene, the only time he needed magic was to whisk them away to norway. but he teleported all over the place even when he only needed to move a few feet, gave thor an ever-refilling beer that just spilled everywhere, floated around to make a show of how ~magical~ he was, when…

he could have just walked.

i mean, i’m very sure that the filmmakers intended it for comedic effect, but there’s also a layer there of dr. strange being much less comfortable with magic than loki is – loki doesn’t need to bust out the magic at every opportunity, it’s simply a skill, a tool that is completely under his control and at his disposal. whereas dr. strange (at least in his scene in ragnarok) is showing off, which reeks of insecurity.

i guess i’m thinking… if you take the magic away, loki is still a deadly, formidable opponent with many tricks up his sleeve, but dr. strange is just a guy in a cape.

Loki + fighting

somebody on twitter wanted this Loki skin in this position and I said "why not"

What

@giftober​ 2022 + @mcuchallenge​ prompt Day 26: Bad weather.

Loki 1x02

bonus:

‘In Thor, I built the character as somebody who is very misunderstood and heartbroken. He’s a younger brother who’s been brought up in the shadow of his older brother. And his spiritual heartbreak has become this kind of scar that’s both internal and external. He’s given free rein to his vengefulness and his hate. I mean, he is comparable to so many of the great villains of human history: who have tried to subjugate people; who’ve tried to rule; who’ve tried to get everyone beneath them.’

Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark Captain America: Civil War

Just find the cube. The Avengers (2012)

Loki Odinson aka God Of Stories

every overthinker should have someone to fuck them stupid

The bastard old man is caked! What is it with pre-2010s comics both making him ugly and grotesque, but still caking him up? Why is his butt crack visible through the tunic? lmao xD

This also shows he's smaller than Jotuns and Asgardians.

Loki + tumblr [282/?]

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Loki

Take me by the collar~

yesss gaslight them, girlboss!

its called strategist for a reason ☝️ 🤓

I actually think I need to sleep now, sir.

"You think you know pain?" | Loki in The Avengers (2012)

I can be anyone. I choose to be Loki 💚🐍

Upgrades people!!! upgrades!!!

Loki + text posts : Part 1/??

loki

tony i heart you forever my diva

song: dreamin’ chu chu, by emon(Tes)

Write it shitty, write it scared, write it without a clue but don't you be so spineless and have an AI write fanfic for you.

ive seen this done with rivals loki but i felt like 616/goddess of stories/ikol loki needed this meme as well >:3

Trying to fix what’s broken is hard. Hope is hard.

subscribing to a fic isn’t enough I need the author to blast a bat signal into the night sky whenever they update