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Captain America will always be my favorite. I'm just too nostalgic for the guy.

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I always thought Thor looked more badass at the end with the extra weight anyway. That is an excellent analysis of his character. I am curious to see how they write him moving forward. Will he be even more flippant and jokey? Or maybe more serious now? That is one thing about Thor: He has a hell of a range of directions he can go and be portrayed well. He is a complicated character.

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I think he's probably my favorite MCU character, though Steve Rogers grows on me more and more as I discover the depths of what was attempted with his cinematic character with new viewings.

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This is beautiful. Thank you.

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You're welcome!

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What are your thoughts on Love and Thunder as a continuation of his journey?

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I think with Loki out of the picture, the character was left with very few ways forward. While I've only seen LOVE AND THUNDER once, its theme and conclusion -- how death, Thor's greatest nemesis, is faced -- seemed to get that job done and establish some kind of future in the MCU.

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Thank you so much for this article. 💜

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I'm glad to hear it spoke to you at all.

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Hemsworth has said in interviews he blames himself for letting the humor get out of hand in LOVE & THUNDER. As for RAGNAROK, it's not "quite possibly the best Thor movie." It absolutely is!

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