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Ok first thing's first, I do realise that this will make me sound like a 12-year-old fangirl or something but it's really bugging me...

I shall start off by saying I saw The Avengers with a couple of good friends a couple of weeks ago and as I've been trying to figure out how the heck to use Tumblr I have stumbled upon so many fan blogs talking about Loki (and consequently Tom Hiddleston). I know that the Avengers "Loki" is a character based off the mythology pertaining to the real Loki.

BUT. Everytime I see a picture with Loki as portrayed in the Avengers or Thor or whatever other Marvel movies he's in I can't help but get a little excited because it's essentially Tom Hiddleston bringing the character to life. I then come off my little fan-girl-high and immidiately feel bad because I think I should be more sensible.

Couple that with the fact that the first few times I made an offering to Odin I kinda forgot Loki...
I'm thinking that I actually need to sit down and try to say something to Loki and explain that well...I can be a fan-girly idiot sometimes and please don't overlook me, that sort of stuff...but I have no idea how to go about it. Well that and I have to aplogise for forgetting him... sweatdrop

I absolutely loved The Avengers. It's loads of fun. But don't think that it has anything to do with the mythology or personalities of the Norse pantheon. That Loki isn't the Norse Loki in any way. (A note about the comics: Loki is Odin's son and Jormungand, the World Serpent, is Odin's brother...WTF??)

As for approaching Loki, San would know more about that then I do but, while I honor him when I pour to Odin, I'm perfectly fine with him overlooking me. I've got no beef with him but, as I understand it, being noticed by Loki and having him take an active interest in you can be...interesting...and often uncomfortable.

On the bolded, very uncomfortable. I forgot him once. Not a mistake I will repeat. I had 2 months of my life getting turned upside down before I realized what I'd done and remedied the situation. I very much hope that I never attract his attention again.

I've never found them uncomfortable, but it might be a personality thing. He's intense, but not more so than Oðinn, and He can unsettle you but again not more than Oðinn.

The Loki on the Avengers seems sort of like a petulant child who's clamouring for attention. The real Loki is much more... subtle? Introspective? Deep? Aware? Not necessarily subtle in what He does, subtle as a being. The thing is, I've never been able to work out why He does what He does. Does He just like to poke things to see what will happen, or does He have some sort of purpose and plan for it all? Does He do things just because He feels like it at the time? It's probably sometimes one and sometimes the other and sometimes something else altogether. But He's cunning and He's clever and He's perspicacious. I haven't seen the movies or read the comics so I don't know if those qualities are reflected in the character, but I get the idea that the comics' interpretation of the basic arc of the myth is very childish and shallow.

I guess if I could give any advice it would be not to rush headlong into anything. Know where you are stepping and know yourself. Keep in mind anything you say might be taken very seriously so don't commit yourself to anything accidentally. He doesn't just want your service, He wants your love, and He'll get it.

FWIW, I don't think He dislikes the way His name is all over the place at the moment, even if the person getting the attention is a character (and an actor) rather than Himself.

I guess there's some stuff some people really wouldn't do well with. I know every so often I'll take myself way too seriously for a while, and I'll get a day when bad things happen just constantly. Little things, like breaking stuff and dropping stuff and hurting myself in little ways by stubbing my toe or snapping myself with a rubber band or something, until it reaches the point where it's laugh or cry. So I laugh. And I guess there are people who would cry. Which means you'd just get the same awful day over and over until you get the message.

Yeah, that generally lines up with Thor. In Viking times (at least later Viking times, around the Saga Age) he seems to have been most popular with the common man, while Odinn was the god of kings. He's generally a fairly easygoing sort.

Ok wow...kind of annoyed I haven't been on for a couple of days now because then I could break this down a little better, so excuse anything that seems a little incoherant.

I'll start off with Sang: I've actually ever read the Avengers comics so I wouldn't know how much in common they have with each other, I just assumed there would have to be some overlap at least. As much as I can I'll try to distance myself from the hype at the moment, but it's kinda hard considering my housemates can't go five minutes without talking about the movie. Nice picture by the way, it made me smile after a shitty day.
Loki in the Avengers does seem to be one of the classic American-style villans though - there's not much to the charcter I'll have to agree.
As for any future interactions with Loki himself, well I'll just have to play it by ear and just approach things in an open-minded and sensible manner.

Raven: I must admit I did enjoy the movie. Tony Stark is so silly ^^.

Morgandria: Kinda like the Asgardians in Stargate SG-1 I guess. Only they really do look like a stereotypical alien. I guess it's a good thing that I haven't had any dreams to do with the movie because I tend to overthink about dreams I have with movie characters in them. (Anything to do with Johnny Depp is excluded though).

Sorry if I missed anything, I'm very tired as it's rather late and I've had a busy past couple of days (not to mention the fact that I now have a cold - just in time for the exams... >.<)