Thor: Love and Thunder was released this past week and with any new MCU installment comes many different questions. These questions are not only about how Thor: Love and Thunder affects the future of Thor and his corner of the MCU, but also the MCU at large as characters from this movie might come into other films.
This becomes even more important now that Disney+ is introducing series that majorly impact the MCU. So, without further ado, here are the 10 most pressing questions we have after watching Thor: Love and Thunder.
Warning: Spoilers for all of Thor: Love and Thunder below. Read at your own risk.
How Will Being a Dad Change Thor?
10 Questions We Have After Thor: Love and Thunder
At the end of Thor: Love and Thunder, we see Thor agree to take care of Gorr’s daughter and raise her himself. This is a massive change from the comics as not only did Gorr have a son instead of a daughter, but also Thor didn’t raise that son. Thor has had children in comic book storylines, but there has never really been a storyline that revolves around Thor and a child.
It is clearly something that is planned on being a significant plot point going forward, especially given the fact that the title of this movie is a reference to this new relationship. The way that the MCU has reimagined Thor, as a strong yet funny and lovable man, does make this decision seem like a natural progression for the character, though.
It will be intriguing to see how far the MCU takes this new relationship and how fans take to the change. So far, fan reaction has certainly been mixed. It should also be fun to see how other characters in the MCU react to Thor now being a father. Given the final scene in Thor: Love and Thunder, the duo seems incredibly formidable, so let’s hope we get to see more of that going forward.
Is Eternity Now a Part of Love?
10 Questions We Have After Thor: Love and Thunder
Gorr’s whole mission is to be the first person to reach Eternity so that he can wish for all the gods to die, as Eternity grants the person who reaches them first whatever they desire. The Necrosword clearly influencing Gorr into having this goal.
However, Thor and Jane are able to help Gorr see past the Necrosword’s influence and that Gorr can wish for his daughter’s return instead. That Gorr doesn’t need to get revenge for his daughter. That he can choose Love. Though brief, when Gorr’s daughter is being resurrected, we can see remnants of Eternity seemingly inside her, glowing. It is also worth noting that her strength shown in the movie’s final moments could be a result of her being resurrected and not something she had during her original life.
We’ll hopefully get more explanation as there are a few ways the writers can take the storyline. The first option, and probably the simplest, is that maybe Eternity’s powers are now just a part of Love. There could also be something more sinister though, as perhaps Eternity is disguising itself as Love or possibly treating Love as an Avatar, as we see the Egyptian gods doing in Moon Knight.
Whatever the case may be, it is clear that Love is being influenced by Eternity in some way, which will likely be explored in a future MCU installment.
Will We See More of the Cosmic Entities?
10 Questions We Have After Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder’s final battle takes place inside Eternity’s Altar, where we see the statue heads of different cosmic entities, including Infinity, Death, the Watcher, and the Living Tribunal. The interesting thing is, we never find out what these entities are within the MCU during the movie.
The most we know about them is that they are the oldest entities in the universe and that they, along with the Celestials, were likely involved with the Big Bang and the creation of the Infinity Stones. Having a character like Love, who is now clearly under some influence from Eternity, may result in these cosmic entities being something that the MCU is looking to explore more of.
Also, they don’t have to be explored only in Thor stories as they could be explored in different corners, with the Eternals characters being a great place to flesh them out. More notably though, as the Watcher is the main character of What If…?, we may get more explanation in that show as well.
What’s Next in Store for Jane Foster?
10 Questions We Have After Thor: Love and Thunder
Throughout Thor: Love and Thunder, Jane Foster is dying from stage 4 cancer. Because of Thor’s wish when he was dating Jane, Mjolnir is now trying to protect Jane from her cancer by turning her into the Mighty Thor. However, Mjolnir is revealed to be hurting the process, not allowing Jane’s body to fight the cancer properly.