Screen Rant

Thor's arc in Infinity War came out of panic. 1 / 8

Avengers: Infinity War writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely recalls struggling breaking Thor's arc. 2 / 8

Apparently, Thor's original story was “much too adventure-related and very much insufficiently character based.” 3 / 8

And after realizing how bad it was, that's when the idea for Eitri and the Dyson sphere came about. 4 / 8

The result was arguably one of the best personal journeys in Infinity War. 5 / 8

Catapulting his popularity to new heights, despite the fact that he failed his mission. 6 / 8

Infinity War was a great character-building film for Thor... 7 / 8

...setting him up for future adventures starting with Thor 4. 8 / 8