#sigyn mcga

[wanderingmind867]

If Rick Riordan's version of Loki is like the Joker, then his version of Sigyn is like Harley Quinn. And they both embody the same problem to me. I can't like reading about abusive relationships. Joker being abusive to Harley makes him a horrible character, and it detracts from my ability to enjoy him. Similarly, Loki being abusive (or at least seemingly implied to be abusive) to Sigyn makes me hate him. But in both these cases, I don't hate the characters. I actually hate the writers.

Because the writers didn't have to make this about abuse. A villian can have a wife or a sidekick who actually cares about them. It doesn't have to always be about abusive power dynamics. And the fact that it always seems to end up that way really just annoys me. I prefer not to think of abuse on a day to day basis. I know it happens, but it's just an uncomfortable thing that makes bad writing seem worse. It's almost lazy to fall back on the cliche of having a villain be abusive. It's not fun.

I think Loki actually is a good father. He was locked to a rock, chained up with the entrails of his dead children! Venom dripped in his eyes! I imagine he could only have been grateful his wife even tried to lessen his pain. It really just makes me uncomfortable reading about how Loki abuses his partner. It doesn't feel right. It feels wrong. And everytime I see a villain who's actually super compelling and sympathetic doing something like this, I think it'll bring me a little bit of agony inside. Gods, I hate it.

PS: I still have 49 pages left as I write this, but I think I see what Rick's building to. Sigyn is going to betray Loki because he's abusive. Then Magnus and Alex are going to get together for their "happy ending" (based on teasing and bullying), and then this book is going to foreshadow Jason Grace's death. I remember they did that one. So all of this is really steaming me up, and I don't even see the point in reading anymore. But I only have 49 pages, so I guess I should just tough it out.

[bugwolfsstuff]

What if Sigyn could do the split thing Loki does and Loki had his wife with him the entire series

What if they were a loving couple like in actual myth

What if she actually got a personality

What if her, Randolph and Loki were a throuple

[freys-goblin-kid-lokis-spy]

Ooc:

Someone should make a Sigyn rp account

Cus gods does that girl need a personality that isnt 'poor abused wife of Loki, betrayed him in HoT somehow EVEN THOUGH SHE SHOULDNT EVEN HAVE KNOWN WHAT WAS GOING ON'

Also would love for someone to try to explain how she managed to actually get off the Ship of the dead in SoTD

[j-t-pose]

There has to be more to Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

I waited two years to read this series so that I could read it all in one go. After finishing it though, I am convinced that there will be more… Why do I think that? Because while reading the series - especially the last book - I found too many loose threads that need to be tied up. Not to mention some underwhelming character focus. First of all, the loose threads:

Magnus’ eleventh hour superpower that he didn’t even use. Okay fine, he used it to his advantage once. With the crows. It was such a minor thing though, that it was easy to forget that it happened. So why did Riordan give Magnus the ability to speak to animals so late in the game? Norse mythology has many animals that can speak - a Hela of a lot more then many other mythologies… So here is hoping that Rick Riordan has a plan to dump Magnus into a situation that involves speaking to animals that don’t normally speak back because otherwise, what is the point?

Sigyn. So many questions about Sigyn! Where is Sigyn? Why did she leave without any warning? And more importantly, what does she have to do with Magnus? Sigyn is so full of mystery that I had to cut this point short. Find the rest of it here: https://j-t-pose.tumblr.com/post/168253657314/sigyn-in-mcga-questions-and-theories

Alex’s heritage. Now here it gets really complicated because there are so many cultures in that area which I personally know nothing about. What I do know is this: the way that entire scene played out in the book left a window - no, a door - wide open enough to invite more exploration of both Alex’s character (which needs a bit more focus) and Central & South American culture.

And of course, let’s not forget Magnus’ promise to find Bragi for Jack.

This next part is more wishful thinking rather then actual facts but it has to do with the focus - or rather lack of focus - on most of the other characters. I will admit that The Ship of the Dead gave them a little bit more focus - which was great! However, by the end of the book I was still left a little disappointed.

For example, we were told that Mallory was the glue that brought Floor 19 together, but there wasn’t really any evidence for this. There is so much potential in all those characters that it would be disapointing if Riordan doesn’t do anything with them. Like an anthology of short stories or something - “The Fables of the Flourishing Floor 19”. Just to show us why TJ and Halfborn didn’t like each other at first or give us more insight into Gunilla’s character.

Anyway I am going to do more posts like these in the future - analyses and/or theories on various characters and books. Not limited to the Riordanverse - this is just where it started.

[wanderingmind867]

I always forget about Sigyn. Probably because only Rick Riordan mentions her, while things like marvel comics barely ever touch on her. Loki's wife, who's sat by his side for untold centuries, crying blood as she mourns her dead children. Sigyn no longer speaks, her eyes a constant stream of red. She guards her husband from the acid of the snake, but the gods never let her protect him enough. Her husband always suffers, and he always blames her whenever he suffers. But still she stays by his side. They'll be together for all of time, prisoners to the unjust whims of the aesir. I mourn for Sigyn, and I mourn for Loki as well.

[bugwolfsstuff]

You ever wonder where Sigyn went after Ship of the dead?

Like shes technically free now. But where is she supposed to go?

i highly doubt the Aesir would welcome her back with open arms. Theyd probably treat her the same (if not worse) as the Loki kids.

And shes mute and probably doesnt know sign language or english (unless you have the headcanon i have that Loki taught her sign language after HoT) because shes been in a cave for 1000 years so its not like she can communicate in midgard.

They basically fucked her over.

Also would love to see her interact with her step children.

(i am in denial that she genuinly left. They fucking love eachother, HoT was just a an act to me. Her entire 'leaving Loki' was also a plan or act to me)

[bugwolfsstuff]

I have headcanoned that Samirah is the product of both Loki and Sigyn doing the splitting thing and being in a throuple with Ayesha with a mutual agreement that Sam’s grandparents can never find out so by extension Sam never found out

Oh my gods I love that idea

Headcanon accepted

[bugwolfsstuff]

Heres a w.i.p of mcga Sigyn that i am Low-key (ha ha) scared to finish because im trying a different way to render than usual and the sketch is adorable