Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24467536-20140208191444

On many blogs I have seen the question of who Thor should be with raised. Add Sif vs. Jane to the pantheon of other romantic rivalries:  Betty vs. Veronica, Ginger vs. Mary Ann, Edward vs. Jacob. While I'm pro Thor/Jane (hence my name) I find the reasons for the Thor/Sif pairing are insulting to the character herself. The majority of the arguments for Sif are:  she's a hot babe, she's sexy, she can rock Thor's realm, she'll look like a supermodel for the next thousand years. All superficial, nothing about character traits like loyalty. The Sif-ties are practically saying the Goddess of War only brings her looks to the table. The biggest insult - when Thor's done with Jane, he can hook up with Sif (like Sif's going to wait around for him). I think the movies have short-shifted Sif, particularly in The Dark World. (Spoilers)  Sif is presented as a potential consort for Thor by the Allfather once Thor takes the throne (read marriage for political and dynastic reasons - she fits the bill). Sif knows Thor still loves Jane because she knows he goes to Heimdall to see how Jane is doing. From that scene she looks accepting of the situation,  but in the next turn, Sif gives Jane the mother of deathglare when she's on Asgard. It makes Sif look like a two-faced jealous ex. In one of the post credit scene Sif cops a bitter attitude when delivering the Aether to the Collector (not happy that Thor abdicated and chose to live on Earth with Jane?)  When Sif comes on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (and other future Marvel films) she doesn't come on as some Bitter Betty who's nasty with Earth woman because a Midgardian caught the man she wants fair and square. To the writers:  be better with the character.  