. . . except maybe Loki is actually not going to betray Thor . . . this time.
Loki has to betray Thor. He is the god of mischief after all. It's Loki's fate to betray Thor, and Thor's fate to stop him. Thor always wants to believe their is hope for Loki, but their will never hope for Loki.
He wouldn't be Loki without some sort of scheme to screw over everyone but himself. I'm going with a Thor and Malekith double cross (triple cross?) where he seems to help both but really helps himself only in the end.
I don't doubt that Loki will have his own agenda, but at the same time, perhaps betraying Thor may not serve his agenda . . . this time.
It will be interesting to see if Thor offers Loki his freedom in exchange for helping him. Will Thor expect Loki to help him, then go quietly back to his glass hamster cage? (At the start of this film, Loki will only have served about a year's worth of time in prison, correct? Which is nothing compared to the magnitude of his crimes against Asgard, Jotunheim, and Earth.) So perhaps his agenda is to gain his freedom from prison and go on his merrily evil way . . .
For the sake of story telling, and what's going on in this trailer, more than likely, Loki will betray Thor. Loki's redemption will happen when Surtur attacks. So by default, he can't be redeemed in this movie. This movie is based on a classic story in the simonson run, that leads into the surtur saga, where Loki redeems himself.
This movie is based on that, which means it's probably planting the seeds for a Surtur/Twilight arc. With that being said, there is NO WAY they are going to waste Loki's small chance at redemption in this movie, UNLESS Surtur attacks.
What I am saying, is it has to be Surtur. It's set up too perfectly.
as for Loki, he definitely has his own agenda, whether or not betraying thor is a part of it, it's probably irrelevant to him. He's the god of mischief, given recent interviews, Loki is still a villain, he WILL be up to something.
It sounds like NOW we are getting the comic book Loki on screen. He just had a bit of a different past in the MCU, making him deeper and more relatable, but what the trailer seems to forshadow, the arc it's based off of, and recent comments, it's starting to sound like we will be getting the comic version of Loki that I have been waiting to see: Knowing he's up to something the whole movie, but since he helps the heroes at some point, we won't know what hes up to, till his moment comes. That's what I can't wait for.
LadyGeek, Loki HAS to be like this now. Not too sure how open you are too this, but if you don't read comics, it may not be TOTALLY what you are used to, but I guarantee you will be satisfied.
The changes Loki seemed to have had made in the MCU, is exactly why he's such a great villain. Pretty pumped that the mischievous scheming Loki is going to be showing up
