Thor: Love and Thunder has been in theaters for a little over a week now, and it has left an incredibly specific impact on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was chock-full of unexpected moments and pieces of Marvel Comics canon — up until the very final moments, which teased the onscreen futures of some pretty significant characters. Obviously, spoilers for Thor: Love and Thunder below! Only look if you want to know! The film’s mid-credits scene revealed that Zeus (Russell Crowe) actually survived being stabbed in the chest by his magical lightning bolt earlier in the film. As Zeus’ wounds are tended to, he monologues about how the humans have forgotten and taken advantage of the Gods, and how they need to remind them, seemingly with their own champion. We then see a man stand from a kneeling pose, who Zeus addresses as his son — it’s Hercules, played by Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein.
