Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24467536-20141002012135

On various threads I talked about the alleged Thor/Jane break up in Age of Ultron. (Nothing has been confirmed by Marvel; and Chris Hemsworth states Thor will have no heartbreak in the movie.)  What I talked about was the various fallouts, namely Richard, Jane's supposed rebound, is HYDRA. But I think the knowledge of alien existence and paranormal activity is what freaks out the public. Eric Selvig is sent to a mental hospital, overly medicated to deal with the side effects of Loki's mind control in The Avengers. In Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., season 1, a woman obtained abililties where the townspeople were ready to burn her at the stake because her powers caused deaths. Jane was exposed to the Aether in The Dark World, and like Eric (and Coulson in AoS), exposure to alien biology or phenomenom has long term effects on humans. I can't see the writers being any different with Jane, even making her Aether exposure known to the public and the government declaring her a public health risk that needed to be contained. If Thor and Jane broke up and she's with Richard, Thor will come back in her life to help her, especially if Richard abandons Jane. I can't see Richard sticking around - he's going to wonder if he's been exposed to anything deadly (Jane is not going to come clean about her close encounters to him until she has no choice) and he would treat her as if she knew she's HIV-positive and didn't bother to tell him. With the government coming in Richard would throw Jane under the bus to protect himself. (I'm basing this on Richard's wussy appearance in The Dark World.)  For regrets - would Jane be sorry for letting go of a guy who moved heaven and nine realms to protect her and be with her in favor of a human man who got going when the going got tough? And would it be too late?

Discuss. 