"Chris Hemsworth's Thor may be the most tragically misunderstood character in Marvel's Cinematic Universe. At the very least, he's the most inconsistent: he suffers the most from Marvel's episodic approach, with each writer and director delivering a different idea of his character. Kenneth Branagh introduced Thor as an upstart prince who spoke in Shakespearean verse; those who followed used him as either comic relief or a punching bag, saddling him with one tragedy after the next in lieu of true character development."
"For every attempt to introduce some true pathos - like his grappling with grief and failure in Avengers: Infinity War - it's swiftly undermined by another bizarre, surface-level pivot. He loses one of his eyes in a battle with his half-sister, Hela (Cate Blanchett); he gets that eye back two movies later. He goes on a whole odyssey to create a new weapon after his mythical hammer, Mjolnir, is smashed to pieces, but Mjolnir returns before long, too."
Thor suffers from inconsistent characterization across MCU films, shifting between Shakespearean prince, comic relief, and tragic punching bag as different filmmakers impose new visions. Attempts to add genuine pathos are often negated by abrupt reversals: he loses an eye only to regain it, loses Mjolnir then sees it return, and falls into depression as "Fat Thor" before resuming his heroic physique. Love and Thunder presents a tentative ending that grants Thor fatherhood and apparent peace caring for Love, Gorr's daughter. A new threat in Doctor Doom, potentially resembling Tony Stark, threatens that hard-won stability.
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