#i used to find it ironic that the most loving bit of parenting thor ever got from odin was when he was actually loki #but it actually makes perfect sense #bc this is how loki saw their relationship #did it have problems? #abso-heckin-lutely #but loki had an entirely different perspective #he was the scorned son for over a thousand years #watching enviously as odin treated thor like the golden prince #constantly fighting for even a scrap of the love he thought odin gave to his brother #so when it came down to faking a one-on-one interaction between the two #loki acted like a better dad than odin ever really was
You never knew him [Odin], not at his best. Odin and I drowned entire civilizations in blood and tears. Where do you think all this gold came from? And then one day he decided to become a benevolent king. To foster peace, to protect life. To have you.
“There’s a darker transition into adulthood for Thor and him becoming king, and the darker side of growing up. [...] I think he starts to see the shadier side of the royal family.”
— Chris Hemsworth, Thor: The Dark World Featurette