Thor Script – Int. Vault – Day 54
“So I am nothing more than another stolen relic, locked up here till you might have use of me.”
I love how Loki already refers to the relics as stolen, and to himself as a prisoner. It shows just how trapped he feels in an Asgardian society that cannot stand him. The accusation of theft shows an awareness of Asgard’s flaws and that at this point he thinks more clearly on Asgardian wars and their outcomes. It also shows Loki thinks from the perspective of an outcast and rejected outsider. That experience he has had is only affirmed and solidified with his discovery that he is not Asgardian, and would never belong.
“You could have told me from the beginning, why didn’t you?”
“…to protect you from the truth.”
“Because I am the monster parents tell their children about at night?”
How was that twisting words? Odin had to protect Loki from the apparently awful truth that he is a frost giant. It requires protection because being a frost giant is a flaw, and makes one a monster. Odin thinks he is acting lovingly towards Loki because he gave this inferior creature a chance at being a superior one. He is too selfish to realize that is the deepest form of hatred and rejection.
I also love how Loki sees through Odin and his manipulation immediately. Odin has lost his grip on Loki in this scene and he collapses because things which he cannot control are a problem to him.
“Because no matter how much you claim to “love” me…“
Loki knows Odin is full of lies. Actions speak louder than words, and here Odin’s actions are really overshadowing his empty words. Unlike the gullibility shown in Ragnarok, where Loki seemed to care about and internalise Odin’s crumbs of “love” which consists of adding an extra “s” onto the word “son” while not even looking at him. When Loki is in character he doesn’t fall for these lies.
“When Loki is in character he doesn’t fall for these lies.”
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