Hela is Death

Do you remember the last time the MCU gave us an awesome and compelling female antagonist? Right"¦Based on this alone, it would be a wasted opportunity to have Cate Blanchett end up being just another forgettable villain. So maybe Marvel and Disney have bigger plans for her, plans that can be expanded into more than just a movie.

Furthermore, we still don't know Thanos' reasons for going after the Infinity Stones. In the comics, he wants to destroy the universe to impress Death, with whom he is infatuated. Could this also be the reason in the MCU? It may be "“ in his first MCU appearance, Thanos smirks when the Other tells him that challenging the Avengers would mean courting Death"¦

Since it’s too late in the story for abstract entities to be introduced, the rumor says that Hela will also be Death in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. From a certain point of view, this would explain the Mad Titan's obsession with her.

Plus, it would make Hela even more powerful "“ and don’t we all want Thor: Ragnarok to feature a real villain for a change?