In Thor: Love and Thunder, we learn that if Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale) can get to Eternity, then he can wipe out all the gods in the universe in one stroke. Gorr’s motives come from the death of his daughter because of the carelessness of his god, and so he believes that the power gods have over humans is unjust.

It’s easy to be empathetic towards his story, but his desire to wipe out all the gods includes Thor and Loki, to name a couple of our favorites, so we still need Gorr to fail in his mission.

However, in the second act of Thor: Love and Thunder, Gorr is able to reach the gates of Eternity thanks to Thor’s magical ax, Stormbreaker. Luckily for the gods, Thor goes along with Gorr, and they meet a silhouette of stars: Eternity. The lore of the universe is that Gorr can make a wish, and Eternity must grant it.

However, Thor appeals to Gorr’s love for his daughter, and instead of wishing for revenge on the gods, Gorr wishes to give his daughter life. Eternity grants this wish, Gorr dies at the hands of the Necrosword’s dark magic, and Thor raises Gorr’s daughter, nicknamed Love, as if she were his own.