Thor and Loki’s escape plan hits turbulence as bad blocking, plot armor, and cartoon physics sink the spectacle. But the brotherly banter still shines—even as the countdown to the end of the movie begins.
Matthew Fox and Pete Wright are back to the MMM bridge—for the first time together—picking up the hammer and heading back to Asgard for Thor: The Dark World, and they’re taking it apart five minutes at a time.
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Thor and Loki’s escape plan hits turbulence as bad blocking, plot armor, and cartoon physics sink the spectacle. But the brotherly banter still shines—even as the countdown to the end of the movie begins.
Loki steals the spotlight—again—turning a nonsensical jailbreak into some of the most fun minutes of Thor: The Dark World. Come for the Captain America gag, stay for the Jane Foster slap.
Odin readies Asgard for war, Thor asks how he’s any different from Malekith, and Loki finally drops the illusion to show his grief. These five minutes could have been the film’s heart—so why do they feel like missed opportunities?
A funeral, a chalkboard lecture, and a very bad plan—Thor’s not doing himself any favors in these five minutes. We unpack the mythological confusion, the emotional void, and the mounting narrative chaos in minute 51–55 of Thor: The Dark World.
