Loki as a shadow, Loki as Thor's shadow, or as a figure lurking in the shadows: throughout the MCU movies, this has been a recurring motif regarding Loki.
"I remember a shadow, living in the shade of your greatness", Loki said to Thor in The Avengers... But this is not the only example of this metaphor being used about Loki in the MCU!

In this short video, I try to have a quick look at all the ways in which Loki has been connected with the idea of "shadows", and how this can shed light on his character (pun intended :p).

An analysis of some of the deleted scenes from “Thor”, which inspired me to do this digression on shadows, will be coming soon!

SPOILERS for all of Loki’s appearances in the MCU.

Time stamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:27 Loki AS a shadow
05:28 Loki IN Thor’s shadow
06:45 The Infinity War connection

Note: the Loki fanart on my wall was made by the very talented BoomDaFunk, here is her website! https://linktr.ee/Boomdafunk

Sorry about the not-really-optimal sound quality in this one, I think I might need to change my mic… or make sure nothing brushes against it while I’m recording! ☹

Video clips from:
- Kevin FEIGE (Producer), Kenneth BRANAGH (Director), Thor (2011), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
- Kevin FEIGE (Producer), Joss WHEDON (Director), The Avengers (2012), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
- Kevin FEIGE (Producer), Alan TAYLOR (Director), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
- Kevin FEIGE (Producer), Taika WAITITI, Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
- Kevin FEIGE (Producer), Anthony and Joe RUSSO (Directors), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
- Kevin FEIGE (Producer), Anthony and Joe RUSSO (Directors), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.