Ragnarok season 3 episode 6’s controversial ending has left the fandom with many questions on what incidents occurred in real life for Magne (David Stakston) and if instances like the final battle against the Giants, Laurits (Jonas Strand Gravli) a.k.a Loki and his World Serpent were just delusions. Fortunately, the series director Mogens Hagedorn has addressed whether all supernatural events were really imaginary.
Ragnarok season 3 spells the conclusion of the Norwegian series based on the Nordic mythology’s world-ending event of the same name. What was once expected to be an all-out showdown between the new-age Aesir and the Giants turned out to be a snoozefest for the fandom when season 3 episode 6 indicated all Norse mythology elements were made up in the titular cast’s head.
Sadly, fans were spot on in deducing the season 3 finale’s twist. While responding to fans’ queries on his Instagram, Director Hagedorn confirmed the incidents such as the creation of Mjolnir by Magne (Thor), Wotan (Bjørn Sundquist), Iman (Freyja played by Danu Sunth) and Harry (Tyr played by Benjamin Helstad) took place inside his “childish and unmature head”
“Growing up, Magne was an extremely shy and introverted kid, that used to hide in his own imaginary world. When he came to Edda and met Isolde (Ylva Bjørkaas Thedin), his first friend, something started to grow within him. All the supernatural elements in the story have only taken place inside his childish and unmature head, but all characters exist in the real world, and Isolde really died.”
While the director confirms Isolde’s demise, it is unclear if the imagery Magne sees with Wotan as visions is true. The scene shows Vidar (Gísli Örn Garðarsson) snapping Isolde’s head – ultimately revealing his true hurdle, the fear of his loved ones facing the same pain his friend did.
“In the end, when Magne’s fantasy Thor dies, he is set free. He has now matured in the real world and finally, he is ready to feel real love, not as a child, but as a young man. It is his personal Ragnarok: the old world has to die, so a new world can emerge. Isolde, who inspired him to start his maturing process, will always be his guardian angel, hence in the very end she whispers: “I will always be with you””.
The final moments from Ragnarok season 3 episode 6 show the Young God of Thunder taking the nine steps and falling to the ground at Signy’s feet. In mythology, they are recorded as Thor’s final moment before he fell to his death from the World Serpent’s poison. So it appears the creators of the final season adapted the theme to show the young hero grow out of his delusions after taking his nine steps as Thor whilst putting an end to his schizophrenic experiences.
Disheartened Ragnarok series fans also quizzed the director regarding his romantic relationship with the Giant Saxa Jutul (Theresa Frostad Eggesbø) better known as Járnsaxa since season 2’s final episode showed her sexual encounter with the Young Thor. Surprisingly, while “he must have had some interactions with Saxa” notes the director but they were “only some innocent ones, that she hardly have noticed.”
So Magne’s brief affair with Saxa was all imaginary although it does not necessarily explain how the interactions with characters he encounters later took place. There is no explanation for Laurits’ Little O that exists in the sea either. All in all, fans can let the debate rest since the series concluded as the creators intended it to be.
Ragnarok season 3 is currently streaming on Netflix.
