Hmmm, I’m not sure I buy Loki reaching to Frigga’s death with GUILT. Grief, yes, definitely, (and I saw the post on tumblr talking about this) but Loki has so consistently refused to see how his actions cause the things that happen to him to happen to him, I don't totally buy him feeling guilt over Frigga's death (especially when there are so many other people he could blame.)
I think that's definitely a legitimate interpretation. I think my thing with Loki and feelings is that I think he is capable of guilt. I just think he experiences it, realizes that if he experiences guilt for one thing he has to experience guilt for everything he's done, becomes overwhelmed, then compartmentalizes it and converts it to blame and/or anger. And I feel like he is at least capable of understanding that Frigga died in part because of something he did, whether he's healthy enough to process those feelings or not. And I also don't think it's lost on him that the last thing he said to her is that she wasn't his mother (ironic pain is only fun if the character is aware of the irony).
I do agree that he refocuses that on blaming others. Kurse. Malekith. Odin for...everything.
Or even have her politely give them space! Both of those options work.
I think the thing that bothered me was that they needed to take away her agency to remove her from that situation. When instead she could have been conscious or had thoughts about it or, yeah, been off doing science things! Other better ways!
Also, Loki shielding Jane made me think of your prospective fic.
OMG ME TOO! It was one of those magic moments where I could just PRETEND.
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I think that's definitely a legitimate interpretation. I think my thing with Loki and feelings is that I think he is capable of guilt. I just think he experiences it, realizes that if he experiences guilt for one thing he has to experience guilt for everything he's done, becomes overwhelmed, then compartmentalizes it and converts it to blame and/or anger. And I feel like he is at least capable of understanding that Frigga died in part because of something he did, whether he's healthy enough to process those feelings or not. And I also don't think it's lost on him that the last thing he said to her is that she wasn't his mother (ironic pain is only fun if the character is aware of the irony).
I do agree that he refocuses that on blaming others. Kurse. Malekith. Odin for...everything.
Or even have her politely give them space! Both of those options work.
I think the thing that bothered me was that they needed to take away her agency to remove her from that situation. When instead she could have been conscious or had thoughts about it or, yeah, been off doing science things! Other better ways!
Also, Loki shielding Jane made me think of your prospective fic.
OMG ME TOO! It was one of those magic moments where I could just PRETEND.