There has been a dynamic that has puzzled me regarding one character in The Avengers. We know that Tony Stark was recruited as a consultant by the end of Iron Man 2. Captain America is discovered and revived by the time the end of Captain America: The First Avenger comes to a close. Bruce Banner is in self-inflicted exile by the end of The Incredible Hulk and we know he will be tracked down and 'recruited' during the events of The Avengers. Black Widow and Hawkeye's inclusion is already set. But what about Thor?
When 'Thor' comes to it's finale we are left with the notion that the bifrost/rainbow bridge has been destroyed and that Thor's return to Earth is not longer possible. Heimdall says "she's searching for you" when Thor asks what Jane Foster is doing. Obviously insinuating that she is using her research to discover other ways of making contact. We know, from Loki, that there are other ways off Asgard and that could only mean that this is the way Thor will, possibly, return to Earth for The Avengers.
There are many ways that they will make this possible but the question for me is not just HOW but WHY?
- Will Loki attacked Earth forcing Thor to find some way of returning?
- Will his need to make peace with his brother, after lettin ghim down in 'Thor', give him the desire to help?
- Maybe he's already here to help, somehow, because of an impending Alien attack? Only for his brother to appear the instigator?
- If he loves Jane and wishes to return in order to rekindle his relationship, how will that be possible without Portman's inclusion?
- If he returns to Earth to join the Avengers fight, how will he be able to return without wanting to find Jane? It would leave his desire, at the end of 'Thor', for his "longing for his love lost" as a less poignent moment.
If Jane were to be included it would make far more sense as to why he has chosen to return to Earth in the first place. But the better way would be to have 'The Avengers' set a reasonable amount of time after the events of The Incredible Hulk. It would make greater ease with not clogging up the first instances of 'The Avengers' with needless backstory. It could be something they could allude toward. It would also make sense because the "team" would already be, near enough, formed just prior to Captain America's arrival. The foundation for having the core team facing of against Loki prior to Captain America's inclusion would also stick closer to the teams origins in the comics (minus Ant-man and Wasp of course).
Having that gap between the solo movies and 'The Avengers' would also give them time to explain Bruce Banner's change location, give Loki enough time to make his "deals" and the team formation. It also gives Marvel the chance to place, for example, Thor's second solo movie prior to 'The Avengers' where his return to Earth and rekindling of romance with Jane Foster could be explained better.
It may leave people in a state of confusion if not explained in 'The Avengers' but if alluded to it could buy them some more time to explain how they got to where they are come this May.
I had to share this drivel just to see if any of you guys (and girls) had had the same reservation or not.
Your comments are always welcome and appreciated.
Your Craptain Salutes You!
Unrelated Side Note:
Does anybody else think Loki will aid 'The Avengers' come the end of the movie? The picture of all of the Avengers in the grounds of a mansion house with Thor and Loki could be the 'gateway' The Avengers have constructed in order to bridge the gap between Migard and Asgard? Could it be the Avengers mansion making an appearance? A closing scene where the sgardians return to their homeworld? Is that strange device what has been built to aid this? Stark has a case with the Cosmic Cube (?) in it? My mind wanders...my brain farts...