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The Dark World Trends After Fans Defend Sequel

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Sarah Rodriguez

Updated on March 09, 2026

When it comes to the conversations where people discuss the best Marvel movies ever, Thor: The Dark World rarely finds itself at the top of any list. In fact, the Chris Hemsworth-starring sequel often finds itself at the bottom of most rankings. It's even one of Marvel Studios' lowest-rated movies with a 66-percent Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It's one of only two movies — the other being Edward Norton's The Incredible Hulk — to not receive the review aggregator's acclaimed "Certified Fresh" badge.

Still, some eight years after the sequel hit theaters, fans are defending it. So much so, The Dark World became a trending topic across Twitter. Thor 2 sympathizers came out of the woodwork across the social network, defending the flick for its rich storytelling and character-driven moments — especially when it comes to Hemsworth's eponymous hero and Tom Hiddleston's beloved Loki.

Keep scrolling to see what Thor fans are saying.

Not All That Bad

I didn’t think Thor 2 was all that bad

— Shamar English (@english_shamar) August 24, 2021
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Too Harsh

Have ya ever sat down and thinked…
“Y’know, maybe we were too harsh on Thor 2”?

— 💛❤️💙🤍treystar679 (@treystar679) August 24, 2021
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Supreme Loki

Thor 2 is trending and I'm going to take the moment to say The Dark World is the best in the Thor series. It gave us this Supreme Loki. Argue with your mother.

💫 Thread 💫

— Μιςнεlε Lεε (@ItsHiddlesWorld) August 24, 2021
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I Said What I Said

thor 2 doesnt deserve all the hate it gets

— B (@notnowsxtan) August 24, 2021
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Sorry Not Sorry

Unpopular opinion but Thor 2 is my favorite Thor movie.

— Alexi Diamond (@AlexiLokidottir) August 24, 2021
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Stop Lying

THOR 2 IS SO GOOD STOP LYING

— Mae // Loki is Bisexual 🌈 (solar power era ☀️🍃) (@LokiBisexual) August 24, 2021
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Strongest Beginning

everyone tweeting thor 2 was bad: have you considered the first hr of thor 2 is absolutely wonderful & tells a rich, complex story w/strong worldbuilding & familial conflict?

that said: they absolutely forgot they had a villain and movie to finish for the last 40 minutes

— lead sandworm from dune 2021 (@liesandarbor) August 24, 2021

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