This post is about a deleted scene!
The link can be found here: http://starkindustries.ru/news/2011-09-02-2925 (This one is the seventh down, titled Воцарение Локи. Again, sorry about the Russian, but I don’t have another link.)
Note about this scene: In the original film, this scene comes after the next one – Loki talking to Sif and TW3 on the throne. However, with the extended version, it was meant to be placed here, so this is where I’ll analyze it.
In the beginning of this scene, we get a very touching moment between Loki and Frigga. Loki is still reeling from all the revelations and he’s trying to get grounded once again. Frigga is there for him in his time of need, comforting him, telling him he is loved, he’s a good son, and that no matter what, he will always be a part of the family.
Frigga: There should be no secrets in a family.
Loki: So why did he lie?
Frigga: He kept the truth from you so that you would never feel different. You are our son, Loki, and we, your family. You must know that.This is what Loki needs right now. Calm words, reassurance. Loki could have gone off the rails here, but Frigga keeps him from losing himself. The only other person who ever treats Loki this way is Thor.
Unfortunately, Thor doesn’t really realize how broken and anguished his brother is until after the events of this movie take place. In fact, he doesn’t even know about Loki’s true parentage during this film at all.
It isn’t really until the Avengers that Thor starts trying to reason with Loki, to pull him back from the edge by telling him he’s loved. But by then it’s been much too long, and Loki is too far gone.
Then of course, the other interesting part of this scene is the part that got cut: The Ascension. His conversation over with, Loki turns to leave, but is interrupted when the doors swing open and the guards line up.
Now, despite what Frigga just said about Loki still being family, he’s a Jotun. Jotunheim just declared war. In his mind, he’s the enemy. A long line of guards is not what he wants to see right now. He’s probably pretty scared that they’re here to take him away. He’s thinking they’ve come to throw him in the dungeons for being an imposter, and he’s going to rot there the rest of his days.
Which is why he’s wholly unprepared for what comes next.
The way his eyebrows draw together when he realizes what’s going on says everything. “What? Me? You want me to be king?“
He’s emotionally unstable and really just needs to find somewhere quiet to sit down and think through everything, but the kingdom needs him, and all of a sudden, he has to step up and take control.
He is, understandably, absolutely terrified.
Once again, Frigga is there to reassure him. She’s behind him all the way, and fully believes that he can do this. Her support gives him the strength to step up and do what needs to be done.
Hesitantly, Loki takes the staff, and the responsibility that goes with it. His chin raises as he silently tells himself ”I can do this.“ His mother’s small nod as she addresses him serves to tell him that she believes in him. She knows he can be a great king.
Now, running a country on the brink of war is probably not what Loki should be doing right now. He’s got some major issues that he hasn’t worked out yet and he’s still very insecure and unsteady. He’s needs time to recover from everything that’s happened today – but he hasn’t got any. Asgard needs him now, and – troubled as he is – he’s going to do what must be done.
Loki, in his emotional turmoil, grabs onto this as his chance to prove himself. He has to show all the world that he can be king. He has to prove to himself that he’s no different, that no matter what race he truly is, he’s still the same person, and he’s just as capable as anyone else. This is his one shot – and if something goes wrong – he’ll hate himself even more for ruining it.
Don’t forget what he says to Thor when they are fighting at the Bifrost. “I never wanted the throne. I only wanted to be your equal.” Equal? In what way? Co-rulers? I don’t think so. I think he meant equal in the eyes of Odin. A point which is further driven home when, at the end, he lets go only after Odin says, “No, Loki.” He failed. Loki realized that he was never going to be good enough.
THIS!
Loki’s Perspective: The Odinsleep and Loki’s Ascension
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