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Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

I stared at these waaaayyyy too long

I’ve never seen this scene from this angle before and dear lord, look how in-character Loki is! The way he meets the Grandmaster’s stare directly, his own face revealing nothing but possibly wariness; he doesn’t look afraid, but he does look a little unnerved, and yet he’s defiant at the same time. 

He holds his chin high and his shoulders straight; everything about his posture and facial expression screams total control – he’s maintaining the illusion of still being in control, still having the Grandmaster’s favor, still confident that whatever he’s done to displease the Grandmaster can be repaired. 

And yet in the bottom gif, you can see his right hand starting to curl just a little, as if he’s about to fidget. That little tell of his, revealing just how nervous and apprehensive he really is. Deep down, he knows he’s lost his place in the Grandmaster’s favor, that he probably lost it as soon as Thor showed up, and everything he’s spent the last several weeks trying to cultivate has just gone up in smoke. 

He’s nervous and he’s a little scared and he’s also furious at Thor and probably irritated with being lumped in with Valkyrie and his body language shows all of this at the same time it shows none of this. Fucking kudos, Tom Hiddleston. Every time I think I can’t be any more impressed with your performance as Loki, I’m wrong. Also, bless these gifs, and bless Loki in general. 

Two things about this post

1. Thor: Ragnarok was a superficial, hot fucking mess, and still Tom Hiddleston was able to put this much depth into his portrayal of Loki. Fucking kudos to how indescribably talented this man is and how incredibly lucky we are that he landed the role of Loki. I literally can’t even imagine anyone else as our beloved trickster.
2. I fucking love how much this fandom studies and analyzes every minute detail of every scene Loki appears in. Like, y’all are just fantastic and I love this community so much I could cry. 💚