There have been a lot of wasted actors in theMCUand one of the more egregious examples is Jaimie Alexander, who plays Sif in theThormovies and can be seen in a much more substantial role in a five-season crime drama.Sif has gotten the short end of the stick in the Marvel Cinematic Universesince she first appeared in the 2011Thor. An Asgardian warrior and a member of Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) retinue of rebellious and exceptionally powerful warriors, Sif is a loyal friend and a strong fighter.
However, the only time we really get to meet Sif is in that firstThormovie. She has a smaller role inThor: The Dark World, doesn’t even appear inThor: Ragnarok, and returns forThor: Love and Thunder, again for only a brief appearance. While the MCU scrambles to find its next hit, it’s odd that they refuse to dip back into the Sif well. Jaimie Alexander certainly deserves better. If you want to see the actress actually getting a chance to shine in a role, check out this five-season series that premiered on NBC in 2015.
Jaimie Alexander Is Great As Jane Doe In All 5 Seasons Of Blindspot
Jane Is A Tough, But Confused Character
Jaimie Alexander plays Remi “Jane Doe” Briggs inthe cast ofBlindspot, a crime drama which premiered on NBC in 2015 and lasted for 15 seasons. The series focuses on a mysterious tattooed woman who is found naked inside a travel bag in New York’s Times Square. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and special agentKurt Weller (Sullivan Stapleton) learn that the answers to the mystery of this woman and an even deeper conspiracy can be unlocked by the complicated tattoos covering her body.
It’s probably Alexander’s biggest role, and the actress certainly rises to the challenge.Jaimie Alexander is primarily known for playing badass characterswho can handle themselves as well as they can handle others. Jane Doe is not just a badass, however. She is a totally lost person, who is as confused as anyone when she wakes up in Times Square. Jane may have latent physical skills that she’s only just remembering, but for the most part, she’s scared and unsure of who she is and why she’s covered in these seemingly important tattoos.
While the series went somewhat underseen while it was on,Alexander brought a charm and mystery to the series with her portrayal. It was hard to know what Jane Doe was thinking in her scenes, and whether she had come to a conclusion about her history before the person she was talking to. Alexander can pull off the blank-slate look well, and when she manages to unfurl a mystery, you feel like it’s a major moment of relief thanks to her performance.
Jane Doe Is Both The Main Character And The Biggest Plot Device Of Blindspot
Jane’s Tattoos Answer The Biggest Questions In Blindspot
Jane Doe and Kurt Weller are the main characters ofBlindspot, butJane is not just a character, she’s also the central question. She’s like a living macguffin, which makesBlindspotunique in its structure. The answers to all the mysteries in the show can be traced back to the tattooes found on Jane’s body and throughout the season, mysteries and puzzles are solved as people draw conclusions from the ink on her skin. At one point, Jane is even memory wiped again, and turns back up with new tattoos, prolonging the mystery.
There is aThe Girl with the Dragon Tattooquality toBindspot, and while Jane is her own character with her own wants and goals, she is also critical to the story ofBlindspotby the very virtue of her existence. She’s not an object, but without her, there is no show. It makes her character arc feel very satisfying, because as she grows, so too does the mystery surrounding her. It’s a fine performance from Jane Alexander and shows what theMCUis missing out on by not giving Sif a bigger role.
