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[iamanartichoke]

Apropos of absolutely nothing, closer inspection indicates Thor's hair, while long again, is still kinda tragic? That is, it's still unkempt, but not Endgame levels of unkempt.

Idk maybe it's just me but -

In the first image, Thor's hair still looks a little matted, like it's been a minute since he's washed it or combed it, while in the second image (peak Thor), his hair looks shiny and clean and luscious.

Another example -

Again, in TDW, Thor's hair is literally gleaming in the sun, whereas in Thor 4, it has that matted, kind of unwashed look. Not that I think Thor (or his hair) looks unclean, just that while his TDW hair looks like he deep conditions it with unicorn tears on the daily, his Thor 4 hair looks like it could benefit from some dry shampoo and a blow dryer to spruce it up between washings.

I'm not complaining - I like this, actually? Like, I don't know if this was an intentional costuming choice or not, but regardless, I kinda view it as symbolic of how much Thor has changed and how much he has gone through since he first lost his hair at the beginning of Ragnarok, and even though it's grown back, it's different.

He's different. He can't just dress up like his old self and braid his long hair and slip back into being that person bc that person is long gone and whoever Thor is now, he's a little worse for the wear. His face is hardened; the scar over his eye contributes to the look of someone who's Seen (heh) Some Shit. His beard is darker and longer, shadowing his features. He's no longer bright-eyed. His luscious blonde mane is lackluster. He doesn't shine anymore.

I say upon closer inspection bc my first reaction to the trailer was that Thor looked like himself again but, actually, he doesn't. The resemblance is surface-level. And, again, I couldn't say if all of these aesthetic choices were intentional or not, but it is interesting to observe especially in comparison to Jane's blonde hair, which is the very definition of luscious flowing locks:

Just kinda fits with the overall theme of Jane being worthy and Thor not, a little. Jane is Thor, but who Thor used to be, and all the shininess that entails.

Again, maybe it's just me, though.

Unrelated to anything I've written here, for some reason, I really like this moment:

Why? I don't know. I just do.

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[iamanartichoke]

I'm not sure how to words this but the more I see of Thor 4 (trailers, clips, etc), the more I feel a sense of loss for Endgame Thor. Like, objectively recovery is good and everything, and Endgame Thor was in a dark place ...

... but the angst of it, man. I mean. Did I/ do I appreciate Thor's depression being used for cheap fat jokes? No. Did I/do I love the angsty depths of his devastation, the underlying trauma, the way he rambled on nonsensically at times, the amount of time he spent crying? Yes. Yes I did/do.

Thor 4 Thor has clearly bounced back - which is fine, but I'm just hoping his grief is overcome, not erased, if that makes sense. Idk. It's hard to judge from trailers.

Completely unrelatedly, I am so confused about how Jane becomes Thor, and how everyone just kind of seems to accept it. I realize it's a comic storyline and I'm somewhat familiar with that (I don't need explanations about the comics, thx) but I just can't really wrap my head around it on film? Idk??? So I'm hoping for a good, solid explanation in the film that makes it make sense.

Also, Christian Bale. Just because.

I started a TVA-Loki meets Endgame-Thor ficlet, like, a year ago that was abandoned, like everything else, but I kind of want to dust it off and try to finish it before Thor 4 comes out and Endgame Thor is lost. I've got about, what, 10 days? 13? Can I pull it off? Stay tuned to find out, I guess.

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