Here is definite proof Tom is also to blame for what they did to Loki. He says Loki was stripped off all things familiar and that its awesome. He helped murdering the character. Just saying for those who still keep hoping.
Fucking sell out.
Yeah, I said it. Someone had to.
True. Cos nothing else comes to mind. Only 2 things:he is a sellout or forgot who Loki was. Both awful. And I say openly,cant believe Im saying it after years of loving him,but I hate him now. Now I hear or read what he says and my blood boils. Crazy how love can turn to hate in my case @littleabriel-blog
At this point I’ve lost all interest in what Tom has to say about Loki or why he’s saying it. All I know is whatever he was doing in that show was not Loki. It wasn’t great to watch or see him be humiliated, beaten, and told he deserves it by people who were even worse than he ever was. As a longtime fan I wanted so much to see Loki’s story be told, to see his perspective treated with dignity and his identity and trauma acknowledged, and all I got was some lousy Mary Sue.
Amazing tags
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Yeah, I mean, when Tom was passionate about Loki, it was great. An actor who cared very much about the character he portrayed, like the exact opposite of Hemsworth atp. But I never really had interest in him, it was always Loki. My fixation never attaches to the actor. So while it’s disheartening to hear him go back against statements he made prior, whether he is forced to by corporates or not, it never colored my understanding of the character. And it’s easy just to ignore and dismiss what he says. Agree on those tags, too.
That’s why it always disturbs me when I see fanfic equating Tom and Loki or other people who can’t seem to differentiate the two.
It’s simple: Tom is the actor. Loki is a character he plays. Loki the character has been around since before Tom was born.
Tom the actor, if you read his old social media back when he used it and watch his interviews, is nothing like Loki the character he plays. He’s an actor.It’s his job to literally transform into a completely different person than who he is IRL. Tom isn’t like Loki at all IRL. Where Loki is dark, Tom is fair. Tom was also a big goofball and was widely known as one of the nicest actors in the business (have no idea if this is still true or not, I haven’t paid attention). Tom’s RL personality is completely different from Loki’s.
Which is why the character we saw in that series was not Loki. It resembled Loki somewhat. He had Loki’s name and the same coloration…it was washed out as fuck due to the cheap makeup they used but the coloration was there. But the personality was all Tom. What we saw was basically Tom with a dye job.
Which tells me that he’s just given up and completely phoned it in when it comes to Loki, as has the MCU in general.
Yep. Currently a situation where nobody wins…
I think especially with the fact this is very clearly a filmed and planned out interview; and with a major publisher no less? One thing to keep in mind when watching these since Gagnarok and SM: Homecoming in particular, is that yes he is an actor.. who is also under contract to pitch things in a very specific way. Especially leading up towards the second season, and the fact they are and have been pushing for the show to bring home some awards.
While that is going on? The PR teams involved are not going to want anyone to call attention to, never mind own up to the massive flaws in the series. They’re going to play up whatever they can and push the actors and other named creators to do the same.
The fact that this interview completely disregards some of his earlier more candid quotes and comments is pretty telling as to how honest it isn’t. Which is not surprising when you see that particular logo top right: even before you get to the plastered on smiles and multiple yes-girl responses from the interviewer herself. Variety is still a big and recognizable name in the industries attached to the business after all.
EDIT: Also and especially tags. yeah.. I did it again.
