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Marvel Movie Minute season 4 episode 20 • Thor 020: Where exactly is Laufey's throne?
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Thor 020: Where Exactly Is Laufey’s Throne?

In this minute of Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 film ‘Thor,’ Thor and his friends arrive in the central plaza of Utgard in front of the ruins of Utgardhall. Laufey and Thor exchange words and Thor manages to piss Laufey off. Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast join us this week!

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Marvel Movie Minute season 4 episode 19 • Thor 019: Where are the comedy bits from the Warriors Three?
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Thor 019: Where Are All the Comedy Bits From the Warriors Three?

In this minute of Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 film ‘Thor,’ Hogun doesn’t think they should be on Jotunheim but Thor tells them to move and they journey through the Jotun city – perhaps Utgard? – toward its center to find and confront Laufey. Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast join us this week!

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Marvel Movie Minute season 4 episode 18 • Thor 018: How do you land when traveling via Bifrost?
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Thor 018: How Do You Land When Traveling Via Bifrost?

Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast join us this week! In this minute of Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 film ‘Thor,’ Heimdall finishes his warning then sends the group on a trip to Jotunheim via the Bifrost. It’s quite a trip traveling through the Bifrost as we find out. The group of six lands on the edge of a precipice on Jotunheim.

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Ethics of Dune

Can there ever be such a thing as benevolent colonialism, as Duke Leto attempts in Frank Herbert’s Dune? How does the novel dissect the concept of a messiah and its effects on and interactions with characters like Paul, the Bene Gesserit, and the Fremen? Join me and my friend, former colleague from my pastoral days, Chris McArdle, as we delve into these topics and more.

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Marvel Movie Minute season 4 episode 17 • Thor 017: How does Heimdall's Observatory Actually Work?
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Thor 017: How Does Heimdall’s Observatory Actually Work?

Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast join us this week! In this minute of Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 film ‘Thor,’ Thor’s rude to Heimdall as he kinda pushes past him into Heimdall’s Observatory, but Heimdall obviously goes along with it as he walks in and activates it with his sword, igniting a Yggrdrasil-like lightning storm inside the Observatory, setting the Observatory’s shell spinning.

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Marvel Movie Minute season 4 episode 16 • Thor 016: How could they give Idris Elba so little to do as Heimdall?
Marvel Movie Minute

Thor 016: How Could They Give Idris Elba So Little to Do as Heimdall?

Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell from the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast join us this week! In this minute of Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 film ‘Thor,’ Thor and his group arrive at Heimdall’s Observatory, Loki tries to smooth talk Heimdall into letting them through, then Heimdall reveals that he wants to know how frost giants slipped past his watch.

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Marvel Movie Minute season 4 episode 15 • Thor 015: Why does everyone listen to Thor's pitch to invade Jotunheim?
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Thor 015: Why Does Everyone Listen to Thor’s Pitch to Invade Jotunheim?

Ashley Coffin from the MCU Podcast joins us this week! In this minute of Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 film ‘Thor,’ Thor somehow convices his friends that invading Jotunheim is a good idea using the worst reasons possible, but they agree probably because he’s just so gosh-darned charming. The team heads off across the rainbow bridge.

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Marvel Movie Minute season 4 episode 14 • Thor 014: Is this all a part of Loki's plan?
Marvel Movie Minute

Thor 014: Is This All a Part of Loki’s Plan?

Ashley Coffin from the MCU Podcast joins us this week! In this minute of Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 film ‘Thor,’ Loki manipulates Thor into thinking invading Jotunheim secretly on their own is a good idea and Thor tries to convince Sif, Fandral, Volstagg, and Hogun of it.

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Marvel Movie Minute season 4 episode 13 • Thor 013: How much can Thor push before Odin snaps?
Marvel Movie Minute

Thor 013: How Much Can Thor Push Before Odin Snaps?

Ashley Coffin from the MCU Podcast joins us this week! In this minute of Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 film ‘Thor,’ Thor argues that it’s time for war but Odin feels the three guilty parties paid with their lives. Thor goes to the empty dining hall to pout.

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