I liked the idea that Gabe killed him, but if we could get a Loki back, that would be cool. Especially a pissed off one.

Especially since he called "witness protection," it does seem like he was suggesting more of a "hide in plain sight" strategy than creating a new persona.

And yeah, getting Loki back would be a lot of fun. Although I think he would be angriest at Gabriel, who isn't there to take revenge on.

Gabriel/Loki question: Was Loki always Gabriel? Or did Gabriel kill him and take his place? Anyone read any interesting speculation on that front?

I think it's more elegant if Gabriel was always Loki and the other gods just never figured out that One of These Things Is Not Like the Others.

Of course, an interesting possibility might be that Gabriel's vessel, instead of being a human being, was the actual Norse god.

Gabriel's vessel, instead of being a human being, was the actual Norse god.

Then you have to wonder why Loki would believe in angels and give consent to possession. Could be quite the crisis of faith and rebellion against his father.

Technically, if Loki was always Gabriel, we have canon interspecies MPREG, but I'd really like to have it onscreen, thanks.

His father Laufey? In the mythology, Loki is Odin's blood brother, not his adopted son like in the comic books.

Loki is not son of Odin. Son of a giant (personification of the wild fire) and an entity who is either a giantess or a goddess.

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My bad.

What if the real Loki died somehow and Gabriel just decided to take advantage of the death, managed to keep it quiet and just became Loki.

Or he could have imprisoned Loki beneath a volcano, tormented eternally by venom from a snake....

Why do I remember he gave birth to a horse, but not who his father was? If I had a therapist, I'd ask.