MCU Fans Compare Gorr to Scarlet Witch In Love & Thunder Reactions
Marvel Cinematic Universe fans react to Thor: Love and Thunder, noting the similarities between Gorr the God Butcher and Scarlet Witch. Continuing Wanda Maximoff's character arc from the Disney+ series WandaVision, which ended with her studying the Darkhold, Elizabeth Olsen's fan-favorite sorcerer returned to the MCU as the primary villain in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which premiered on May 6. The Phase 4 film follows Benedict Cumberbatch's titular sorcerer as he protects the multiverse-hopping America Chavez from Scarlet Witch, who wishes to harness her powers to reunite with Billy and Tommy, the sons she created in Westview.
Following Doctor Strange 2, Thor: Love and Thunder is the latest chapter in the MCU's Phase 4 slate. Written and directed by Takia Waititi, the film finds Chris Hemsworth's intent on putting his superhero days behind and attempting to find inner peace, though he is forced to return to action due to the emergence of Gorr the God Butcher, portrayed by the incomparable Christian Bale. As usual, Marvel's secretive marketing campaign did not reveal Gorr's exact motives prior to release, but now that fans have seen the movie, they are beginning to realize a stark similarity between two MCU Phase Four villains.
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Shortly after seeing Thor: Love and Thunder in theaters, MCU fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the similarities between Scarlet Witch and Gorr the God Butcher. To compare the two villains, Twitter user @lizziescoven_ juxtaposed two quotes from Multiverse of Madness and Love and Thunder – Wanda proclaiming, "I'm not a monster, Stephen, I'm a mother," and Gorr asking "What kind of father would I be if I
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