strikercorbie:

kingloptr:

toomanylokifeels:

toomanylokifeels:

…why are some people so very upset that thor essentially put a tazer on loki? he literally beat loki at his own game? loki was just about to betray him? a part of loki was pretty impressed that thor tricked him? why do we gotta be like this, y’all?

I’ve read everyone’s explanations as to why and I *kind of* get it, but at the same time here are my reasons for not having any issue at all with this scene:

Loki was just about to abandon Thor, again, while being rewarded for Thor’s capture to “set him up nicely.” Thor had every right to defend himself and every right to be tired of Loki’s games in a very critical moment. 

Thor has no reason to protect Loki anymore, because no matter what he does, Loki does not change. This doesn’t mean there aren’t unresolved issues between them. It means Thor can’t be the only one trying anymore.

When you have a family member who is consistently choosing to do terrible things with little consideration for the consequences, sometimes you have to put them in a sink or swim situation to protect yourself. 

Otherwise, you’ve exhausted yourself trying to help someone who doesn’t want to be helped and who gets hurt in the end? You do. Asgard is literally falling apart and Loki’s selfishness is a liability. 

Thor has changed and matured, but that doesn’t mean he’s got to stick to some ridiculous moral code. He’s never been the hero who wont play dirty when he needs to play dirty and I personally respect that. 

Loki almost always plays dirty. Loki is also a very powerful being just like Thor. That being said, he’s good at weaseling out of difficult situations and he can fend for himself. I’m honestly not too worried about a taser of all the things.  

Loki is one of my favorite characters, but I love Thor’s complexity as well. He doesn’t set himself at a higher standard than anyone else because he doesn’t care about being better than anyone else. 

He cares about the task in front of him. He cares about what needs to be done even if he doesn’t like it, but Thor canonically gets pissed off very easily and he’ll show it. He even shows this side of him to his “hero” friends.

And I like that about him.

Loki not only impeded Thor from helping Asgard, but his actions pissed Thor off. I’m not going to nit-pick or hold any ill feelings towards Thor for being pissed off and acting like it, especially when Loki is given excuse after excuse.  

Thor isn’t a better individual because he always acts within a rigid moral code. It’s because he’s doing good things and putting others first even when he’s really pissed off about it. 

And, I mean… come on… it’s a taser not a death ray. Loki has actually stabbed Thor multiple times. I think Loki can stand having the wiggles for a while until he can manipulate whoever into saving him.

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Also, Thor KNOWS Loki can handle it. By this point, the guy has come back from the dead twice. Thor knows better than ANYONE how difficult it is to kill Loki, and what his limits are. And I guarantee you there was some point in their childhood that Thor has electrocuted Loki like this in some way.

I may be remembering wrong, but I seem to recall the utter lack of surprise Thor had at seeing Loki on Asgard. And someone I follow once pointed out that Thor sent Loki to light the fire – and to consequently be in serious immediate proximity danger – because Thor knows that it’s Loki – beyond ANYONE ELSE he knows – whose the best at Getting Out Of Shit Alive.

Loki has been fighting dirty with Thor for as long as they’ve been alive, and Thor has been retaliating in some way for just as long. I’d bet a lot that Loki is pretty fuckin delighted entertained whenever Thor fights dirty back.