Originally posted by JakeTheBank
Personally, I think it's supposed to be a parallel to Odin. Whereas Odin is seen as the definitive "skyfather" and in some depictions, architect of creation, Gorr is being portrayed as the antithesis to that and will undoubtedly almost undo creation.
That was my thought as well.
Yeah, it doesn't make a lot of sense when you consider power levels and such. But a good story should always come first.
As for the bomb, when I read it I got the impression that he smashed it apart not that it blew up.