Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-122.169.61.210-20141219025901/@comment-74.141.212.63-20141224022458

@Uskok - my vote:  Loki committed regicide to take the throne. He has too much hate in his heart for Odin to let him live. Plus Loki was originally sentenced to death for his war crimes on Earth in The Avengers; it was commuted to life (read centuries) in prison thanks to Frigga. With Frigga gone, there's nothing stopping Odin to re-instate the death penalty for Loki, so he decides to take out Odin for the crown he craves and for self preservation. The attack by the Dark Elves, Frigga's death and Odin's grief presented the perfect strom of opportunity.

Loki, as Odin, sent Sif to get Lorelei because he has plans for Lorelei. I can see Loki scouring Asgard's prison to get allies to help him maintain his power; Lorelei is on his recruiting roster. Sif may be unwittingly serving Loki - or she knows there's a faux All-Father and she's going along with it. Not to overthrow Loki, but to truly serve him. The twist could be that Sif goes to the dark side because of her disappointment with Thor, not only for choosing Jane over her but also leaving Asgard during a time of upheaval.

I could see this in Thor 3. What I wouldn't want to see is:

Amora "the Enchantress" :P  -  Blogs are hinting that Amora is Thor's new love interest and Jane's out, despite no confirmation from Marvel Studios. (I guess they have to gin up stories and theories to get hits somehow.)  Amora is basically some Asgardian bimbo who has "the Executioner" as muscle and uses magic like a roofie to get men turned on to her (see Lorelei). I don't care how "hot" she looks, if she has to use whammies to attract men she's not much of a prize.

Darcy - the comic relief can only go so far. What is a political science major doing interning for an astrophyicist anyway? Unless there is an underlying purpose for her being around, drop her.

Richard the Rebound - please spare us. For Jane to go from an Asgardian warrior prince to a wussy Earth guy is just wrong. We're going to get Earth Guy being jealous, insecure and/or disgusted about Jane's romantic past (he'll probably be afraid that Jane is faking it with him in more ways than one) and feel that he'll never measure up to the Thunderer. And no matter what Jane says he'll believe she's saying what she thinks he wants to hear. Throw in Aether exposure and the upcoming Civil War  (where humans with close encounters could also be suspect) and that's the end of them.

What I'd like to see:

Rewriting Jane's character - I really think there was no thought in writing out this character. She was a victim, but in the comics Jane has been strong. Jane was anti-registration during the Civil War. In the movies she's Dr. Lonely Hearts who fell for a handsome prince but based on rumors she'll rebound with a Earth guy that looks safe. I would like some of that grit come to Jane, and if she has to grow by learning rumored rebound guy is not the safe bet she thinks he is, so be it. Some Civil War drama may force some growth too.