Thor: Love and Thunder
TheMarvel Cinematic Universecontinues its expansion and with that come more characters – heroes , villain , and allies – but that has also made it bury about some of its best characters , as has happen withLady Sif(Jamie Alexander ) , who the MCU has been break for year . The MCU is going through many changes now that the Infinity Saga is over , Thanos is gone , and the original Avengers team is no longer around , and while it ’s proceed the history of some of its most popular characters , it has also been leaving many behind , produce many question about their story .
Among the heroes from the MCU ’s Phase 1 who continue to be an active part of this universe is Thor ( Chris Hemsworth ) , the first part to get four solo movies , though his most late adventures view him teaming up with other fictitious character . Thor made his MCU first appearance in 2011 and went on to team up with the Avengers in four adventures , the self-aggrandizing ones beingAvengers : Infinity WarandAvengers : Endgame . Thor ’s fourth moving-picture show , Thor : Love and Thunder , caught up with the God of Thunder after the event ofEndgameand see him working with the Guardians of the Galaxy before reuniting with Valkyrie ( Tessa Thompson ) andJane Forster ( Natalie Portman ) , who became Mighty Thor , and together they went after Gorr the God Butcher ( Christian Bale ) to stop over him from killing more deity .
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Thor : Love and Thunder also tag the long - awaited return of Lady Sif , the Asgardian warrior who is a close friend of Thor and the late warrior Three , and who had been absent from the MCU sinceThor : The Dark Worldin 2013 . However , Sif ’s income tax return was disappointing and very abbreviated , and while it set up a large role for her in the hereafter of the MCU , this universe hold give out her , and it ’s unclear what will happen to her next .
Where Did Lady Sif Go In The MCU?
Lady Sif made her MCU debut inThorback in 2011 , and she was present at Thor ’s enthronisation , which was interrupted by an plan of attack from the Frost Giants . Sif later on accompany Thor , Loki , and the Warriors Three into battle against Jotunheim for what they did in Asgard during Thor ’s ceremony . Once in Jotunheim , she slayed many Frost Giants until they were all outnumbered , and as luck would have it for them , Odin arrived right on time to save them . During Thor ’s banishment , Sif tried to convert Loki , who had now taken the commode of Asgard , to bring Thor back , but he refused , so she and the Warriors Three disobey the new king and go away after Thor , who was now on Earth , and together they push against the Destroyer . Sif returned inThor : The Dark World , where she was seen struggle against Marauders in Vanaheim alongside Thor and the Warriors Three . Sif later defended Asgard from the Dark Elves during the Sacking of Asgard and freed Jane Foster , and while Thor , Loki , Jane , and Volstagg left , she last out to combat the Einherjar . Sif come along in the post - credits setting ofThor : The Dark World , where she and Volstagg took the Aether to The Collector ( Benicio del Toro ) . After that , Sif appeared in the TV seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , but the show is no longer look at canon .
Lady Sif was absent from Thor ’s third solo dangerous undertaking , Thor : Ragnarok , due to programming conflicts as Jamie Alexander was shooting the television receiver seriesBlindspot , and what ’s have it away about her betweenRagnarokandThor : Love and Thunderis that she was banished by “ Odin ” ( Loki in disguise , as he take his father ’s topographic point at the end ofThor : The Dark World ) when she returned to Asgard , and she was one of the many victims of Thanos ’ crack inAvengers : Infinity War , return five years later inAvengers : Endgameafter the Hulk invert the snatch . Thor : Love and Thunderfailed to address where Lady Sif had been and what she had been doing after being banished from Asgard , and only revealed that , at some percentage point in 2024 , she learned about Gorr and work after him , but she lost an arm while battle the God Butcher .
Lady Sif Should Have Been In Thor: Ragnarok
Although Lady Sif has never been a main character in the MCU , her absence inThor : Ragnarokwas definitely felt , more so as the warrior Three were included in the story , although shortly . The Warriors Three did their best to defend the Bifrost Bridge and Asgard from Hela ’s attack , but they were all killed by Thor ’s sister . Lady Sif should have been inThor : Ragnaroksimply because Asgard was in danger , and throughout her show in the MCU , she had consistently demonstrated that she is one of Asgard ’s most loyal and fearsome warrior , and it ’s hard to believe that , even though she was banished , she would n’t have returned to help her citizenry and keep open her homeworld . Lady Sif inThor : Ragnarokwould have also dress the base for an interesting squad - up with Valkyrie , giving the MCU more clock time to explore their moral force .
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Thor: Love & Thunder Brings Back Lady Sif - But Doesn’t Do Enough
Among the most exciting and intriguing announcement whenThor : Love and Thunderwas in development was Lady Sif ’s return , as she had been gone for class , it was unknown what she had been up to sinceThe Dark World , and the whodunit only rise after she was left out ofRagnarok . It was hypothesise thatLady Sif had been hunting Gorr for yearsand thus she was going to be the one who brought his murder spree to Thor ’s attention , get together him , Valkyrie , and Mighty Thor in their fight against Gorr . This turned out to be only partially true , as she had been blend after Gorr but only of late ( it ’s important to remember that the MCU is no longer set in the present due to the time - jump inAvengers : Endgame , soLove and Thunderis coif in 2024 ) , and while she did get his military action to Thor ’s attention , she was left severely wound and remain the rest of the movie at the infirmary in New Asgard , recoup . Thor : Love and Thunderwasn’t the exciting recurrence of Lady Sif that was wide look , and the MCU once more betray her by ignoring her story and her contributions to Thor ’s report .
Will Lady Sif Return In The MCU’s Future?
Lady Sif was seen one more time atthe ending ofThor : Love and Thunder , where after Gorr had been defeated and Thor had generate to New Asgard ( with his adoptive girl Love , Gorr ’s daughter who he brought back from the dead thanks to Eternity ) , Sif had decided to stay and school the Asgardian children alongside Valkyrie , and among her trainee is Axl , Heimdall ’s boy . Sif could now have a bigger role in the MCU as she has ground a newfangled family and a new purpose in New Asgard , and could even terminate up becoming fagot of New Asgard alongside Valkyrie , who is still the king . Thor is expect to return in one more escapade as part of the “ Ragnarok trilogy ” , mean thatLove and Thunderwon’t be the last time the audience visits New Asgard , so there ’s still go for formoreLady Sifin theMCU , and hopefully , all those interrogation about her lifetime betweenThe Dark WorldandLove and Thunderwill be solved .
