Marvel Movie Minute

Today on the Marvel Movie Minute, Pete Wright and Matthew Fox dissect minutes 11 through 15 of Thor: The Dark World, where Odin decides that ruling the Nine Realms apparently requires a wife, a sword, and some light emotional manipulation. Thor, brooding with the kind of tortured silence only a shirtless demigod can muster, politely declines by sulking at a party and then taking the world’s saddest shower. Meanwhile, Lady Sif practically projects “NOTICE ME, THOR!” in 100-foot flaming letters, and Thor, being a golden himbo, absolutely does not.

Meanwhile on Earth — which, you’ll recall, is still reeling from aliens punching Manhattan — Jane Foster endures a catastrophically awkward lunch with Richard, a human beige flag, until Darcy Lewis (played by the eternal treasure that is Kat Dennings) literally storms in with breaking news about science equipment pinging off the charts, and somehow makes the date even worse. Pete and Matthew dive into the Asgardian tech-magic that turns training spears into glowy space toys, the messy mythology behind Sif’s hair color, and why Thor’s emotional growth chart looks like a drunk toddler’s Etch-a-Sketch.

Also: speculative matchmaking, laser sword laser tag, and a strong case for why Darcy Lewis should be added to the Avengers roster immediately, if not sooner.

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Marvel Movie Minute is your deep-dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe—one film at a time, five minutes at a time. We’re working through the MCU in release order, and we’ve covered every film so far. This season, hosts Matthew Fox and Pete Wright are back together, picking up the hammer for Thor: The Dark World and unpacking every beat, from cinematic craft to comic book roots.

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