Season 2 (Thor)

The second season of NBC's Thor premiered on September 24, 2014 and concluded with it's twenty-second episode on May 13, 2015. The season was announced on March 19, 2014.

Premise
In the aftermath of the first season, Thor has been acclaimed on Earth and Asgard, though Thor has chosen to stay on Earth with Jane, Shawna, and Jake. On Asgard, Loki has been imprisoned and tries to escape. However, Sif and the Warriors Three watch over him to ensure his prison is permanent. Meanwhile, another threat emerges that threatens all the Nine Realms, the Dark Elves, led by Malekith, who have attacked Asgard before and destroyed half it's armies but Asgard still prevailed. But when Thor returns to Asgard he learns from his father that it is prophecy for the Asgardian culture to come to an end very soon but Thor refuses to believe this and teams up with Sif, the Warriors Three, Jane, and even Loki to stop the Dark Elves.

Starring

 * Chris Hemsworth as Thor (19/22)
 * Britt Lower as Jane Foster (22/22)
 * Tom Hiddleston as Loki (21/22)
 * Danay García as Shawna Lynde (18/22)
 * Sibylla Deen as Sif (17/22)
 * Scott Michael Foster as Jake Olson (12/22)
 * Cam Gigandet as Fandral (19/22)
 * Jason Clarke as Volstagg (18/22)
 * John Cho as Hogun (17/22)
 * John Hannah as Malekith (15/22)
 * Ted Levine as Odin (15/22)

Recurring Guest Stars

 * Brian Patrick Wade as Carl Creel/Absorbing Man (2/22)
 * Kyle MacLachlan as Calvin Zabo/Mister Hyde (3/22)

Episodes
1 Due to the episode's high ratings, it was not counted into the season average.

Reception
This season is widely regarded as the worst season of Thor and the Avengerverse entirely, by viewers and critics. The season has 27% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 3.1 on IGN. It was mainly disliked due to it's "centric episodes", in which one episode would focus entirely on Thor and Loki, and then another with Jane, Sif, and Hogun, and then the next with Fandral, Volstagg, Shawna, and Jake. It was also panned because of it's overall negative tone, due to Malekith ruling over the heroes for nearly all of the season and the heroes suffering torture and death on a loop.