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The Avengers (2012), dir. Joss Whedon

This will probably reinforce the notion (popular among Thor*/TR stans) that I’m one of those stereotypical straight Loki fangirls who’s just wet for “bad boy” Hiddleston in leather and wants him to dominate me or some shit (I don’t), but I do think The Avengers was peak Loki hotness (except for the spiky Christmas tree hair… that was not great). Maybe it’s just that he was given good dialogue… but I also like the way he struck a balance between swagger and vulnerability; you could tell it was desperation you were seeing, not actual sadism or psychopathy. I also think that 2011 (when this was filmed) showed Hiddleston’s bone structure to best advantage. He still had a little too much baby fat in Thor, and afterward he got a little craggier (not that I think he looks *old*, mind you, just a little off-peak). His jaw and cheekbones have never looked better than they did in The Avengers.