[WARNING: SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS: ENDGAME BEYOND THIS POINT. THEY’RE MINOR PLOT POINTS, BUT STILL.]

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God I’m going to miss this era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For your sake, I'm going to say as little as humanly possible about overall spoilers because there are fans out there who have to wait until this weekend to see it, but let’s just say this was a satisfying ending to certain arcs mixed with plenty of laughs and hot heroes in sexy outfits. It’s just that one of those laughs crossed the line.

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Actually, it’s more like a laugh that could have been relatively silly and harmless was instead beaten to death to the point where it became uncomfortable and slightly alienating.

Five years after Thor (played, obvs, by Chris Hemsworth) lost his brother and a slew of friends in one fell swoop, he’s found by the remaining Avengers, hidden away in a hoarder’s dream house with greasy hair and a big beer belly, yelling at teenagers on Fortnite. For a non-spoiler visual:

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The point they’re trying to make is clear: Thor is plagued by PTSD and mental health issues. My own depression manifests in overeating and weight gain so, like, it me. And if they went on to focus on his recovery and help him process his grief, this could have been an incredible moment in the MCU timeline.

But instead of tackling his issues head-on, his fellow team members repeatedly ridicule and belittle him for his appearance, and specifically his weight. They are so relentless that I breathed an actual sigh of relief when I saw that he was still able to wield his hammer, half-convinced that the writers would treat his newfound physique like it makes him unworthy of his powers.

Fans on Twitter were also confused about how to feel about “Fat Thor”:

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I have mixed feelings because yes it was funny but I also feel like they completely regressed Thor’s character development for the sake of humor and downplayed his depression for laughs. 🙃 — Maria Walker (@mariawalker17) April 26, 2019

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i thought fat thor was a sexy concept then i found out its a joke pic.twitter.com/FbU7moUdx5 — queen of the damned (@mothwife_) April 25, 2019

Others didn’t take the jabs too seriously:

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Overall, this movie what it was meant to: For a three-hour popcorn flick, the pacing was tight, the spandex was tighter, and there was a moment of female rage and power that cleared my skin and erased my debt. Even Thor got me in the end. I teared up with pride when (major spoiler alert) he passed his legacy on to Valkyrie, a true queen. It’s just a shame he had to leave his more accepting, less toxic friends behind to do it.

But here’s the worst part: When we first walk in on “Dad Bod Thor” in his hovel, I laughed. It’s like a two-hitter: On the one hand, the jokes at Thor’s expense are fat-phobic and problematic, and then they had to go and make me complicit? There’s something so jarring about seeing a man who you know could lift your whole body one-handed in that fat suit that you can’t help but react. But honestly, f*ck what Tony Stark says, Endgame Thor can definitely still get it.

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Emily Tannenbaum Entertainment Editor Emily is the entertainment editor at Cosmopolitan, which is a nice way of saying she watches way too much TV and constantly wants to tell you about it.

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