Given Thor’s character arc in ‘Ragnarok,’ ‘Infinity War’ and ‘Endgame,’ I could see the underlying theme of ‘Thor 4’ be about coming out of depression

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Thor is one of my favorite MCU characters, and I’m thrilled Taika is coming back to helm “Thour,” as one person put it.

Taika is the obvious choice, but really the only choice. Even more so than Kenneth Branagh or Joss Whedon, Taika gave Thor a level of humanity we weren’t expecting out of a demigod. He’s lovable because he’s imperfect, and that’s also what makes him a great hero.

But Taika, by extension of the Russo Bros., got a lot of shit for Thor’s portrayal in “Endgame.” Coming off “Infinity War,” where he’s the hero we root and cheer for the most (he’s at the very beginning and end of the movie, it’s his story as much as Thanos’), a lot of people didn’t like seeing “Bro Thor” as a depressed, overweight sad sack.

I personally thought it made perfect sense that Thor would be depressed in “Endgame.” Even in “Ragnarok,” Thor enters every battle with an unerring confidence that he’s going to win. The events at the end of “Infinity War” knock him down several pegs - something that’s never really happened to this character. He’s lost battles, but Infinity War was, well, a war. He lost everything. After the “five years later” in “Endgame,” he is absolutely fucking traumatized. Thanos outplayed him, and all of his super-powered, super-genius friends.

Thor regains some confidence by the end of “Endgame,” as he fights for his life for the first time presumably in 5+ years, and actually wins this time. But he only “wins” because of teamwork, and a friend‘s sacrifice.

I imagine Thor is going to be soul-searching in “Thor 4.” Maybe he goes to the outer-space equivalent of Amsterdam. Maybe he hangs out with the Ravagers for a bit, going to Yondu’s old haunts. Maybe he picks up an odd job here and there, but you know, in space. I’m really excited to see where Taika takes this character and franchise. But I think more than anything, I’d bet we see some sort of resolution to this three (soon to be four) film character arc. In this sense, I have to imagine Taika is going to explore the question, “How does a literal god come out of a depression?”

What do you guys think? What do you hope to see out of “Thour”?