>>100257653I think Loki needed to play a bigger part.
The story almost works. Thanos goes to the dwarves, makes them forge a gauntlet for him. This would happen after Thor 2. Loki being king, doesn't do shit about it. GotG 1 happens, Thanos see's the reality stone is with the collector and power with xander, space with loki. All is good. Shit goes down at Asgard, Thanos decides its time to make his move and do it himself. BTFO of xander, weak army, gets stone. Tracks down Loki, who should have been working with Thanos to spare himself and Thor. The first 3 stones were basically ripe to be given/taken.
Soul Stone info being in gamoras head was done poorly. The planet was interesting, but still kinda dull. Does red skull just watch people toss off things they really really like and almost love to try and get it? Also, we never see it explicitly do anything. Thanos comaplains strange never uses the time stone, well he never uses soul.
Time was done...maybe ok? Hard to know if stranges gamble will pay off.
Mind was done fine.