Chris Hemsworth’s Thor has always been a problem child of sorts. While Marvel’s Cinematic Universe always had a firm grasp on tone for Iron Man or Captain America, it’s never quite known what to do with the Norse God of Thunder. It doesn’t help that he was the first hero with an otherworldly origin: despite Thor’s attempts to justify Norse myth with tangible scientific phenomena, Thor is still a god. His troubles on Asgard eclipse any drama we could ever face on Earth, but his films have worked hard to keep him “relatable” — whether or not that’s actually the best course of action.
