For the second part of their Thor: The Dark World review, Andrew and Monica are joined by Rod Morrow to discuss Marvel mythology and whether the film competently expands it. If you thought their Man of Steel discussion got heated, you haven't seen anything yet. Andrew gets snarky, Rod bites back, and Monica just tries to stay out of it. Are the Dark Elves' motives and background adequately explained? Does the Aether makes sense? Has Loki been completely watered-down as a character? Does Thor have an arc, and if so, what is it? Tune to find out.

SHOW NOTES:

0:22 - Intro

3:19 - Rod's general thoughts on Thor: The Dark World

9:43 - Why is Chris O'Dowd in this movie?

11:53 - The Dark Elves; what is the darkness?

19:30 - The Aether vs. the Tesseract

24:22 - Whether the Aether has a will of its own

32:00 - The Kursed and other questions

37:50 - How characters change

44:53 - Loki and whether he's a fully-formed character

1:02:41 - Unpacking the "twist" at the end

1:07:17 - Humor, the third act

1:19:23 - No political allegory; Thor's arc (or lack thereof)

1:33:12 - Picking and choosing what to complain about

1:42:43 - Show close

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