It's time for a new Marvel Monday episode with the 2011 Thor.
ABOUT THOR
The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR THOR
May 6, 2011 | Theaters
CAST & CREW OF THOR
- Chris Hemsworth as Thor
- Anthony Hopkins as Odin
- Natalie Portman as Jane Foster
- Tom Hiddleston as Loki
- Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig
- Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis
- Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson
BRAN’S THOR SYNOPSIS
Three scientists — Jane Foster, Erik Selvig, and Darcy Lewis — are driving a van through the desert when they witness a lightning storm forming. Jane isn’t surprised, though, because she believes she can predict the appearance of wormholes. Suddenly, the van hits a man. He’s hot. And breathing.
We’re then given some historical context. In 965 AD, the Frost Giants invaded Earth in Norway, using the Tesseract in hopes of taking over the planet. Luckily, the Asgardians showed up, forced the Frost Giants to retreat, and took the Tesseract with them.
We learn that Odin is telling this story to his two sons — one blond, one dark-haired — explaining that both are worthy, but only one can be king. A classic way to pit two brothers against each other. That always ends well!
Flash forward to present day: Asgard is pumped because blond-headed Thor is about to be crowned king. And wouldn’t you know it — Loki is insanely jealous.
Before Thor can be crowned, the Frost Giants break into the vault that houses the Casket of Ancient Winters. Thor loses it. He flips a giant table and demands retaliation. Odin says no and reminds him that he is not king yet.
Thor says “heard that” and immediately travels through a portal to confront the Frost Giants himself. A fight breaks out. Loki discovers that the Frost Giants can’t harm him — his skin even turns blue like theirs. Odin shows up, stops the battle, apologizes to the Frost Giant king, and brings everyone home.
Odin is furious with Thor. He strips him of his powers and banishes him to Earth, where he crash-lands in the desert and gets hit by a car — bringing us back to the beginning.
Thor wakes up acting completely unhinged (by Earth standards), so the locals tase him and take him to the hospital. He escapes, only for Jane to hit him with her car again. They start spending time together and discover a mysterious “satellite crash.” Thor immediately knows it’s his hammer.
Unfortunately, the area is now under government control. Thor still tries to retrieve the hammer, but fails — he can’t lift it.
Back in Asgard, Thor’s friends suspect Loki has been up to no good. Loki confronts Odin and learns the truth: he isn’t Asgardian at all, but a Frost Giant taken as a baby and raised by Odin. Loki does not take this well, yells at Odin, and the stress sends Odin into a deep magical sleep. Loki is now acting king.
Loki travels to Earth and lies to Thor, claiming Odin is dead and Thor can never return to Asgard. Thor tells Jane the truth about who he is — and she handles it shockingly well.
We then learn it was Loki who secretly let the Frost Giants into Asgard earlier, setting everything in motion. Loki makes a deal with them: they can return to Asgard to kill Odin and reclaim the Casket, and in return they’ll leave peacefully.
Loki sends the Destroyer — a giant murder robot — to Earth to kill Thor. Thor helps evacuate civilians and then confronts the Destroyer, offering his life in exchange for the humans’ safety while Loki watches from Asgard.
The Destroyer responds by basically killing him.
But Thor’s selfless sacrifice proves he is worthy. His hammer flies out of the ground straight into his hand, restoring his powers and armor. Thor defeats the Destroyer and tries to return to Asgard, promising Jane he’ll come back for her.
Thor confronts Loki, and they battle on the Bifrost bridge. The bridge collapses, Odin saves Thor, and Loki — clinging to Odin’s staff — finally lets go and falls into the void.
Dead???
All is well in Asgard, but not in Thor’s heart, because he misses Jane. Don’t worry though — she’s got a new lab and is determined to find him again.
In the post-credits scene, Erik Selvig is brought to a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility where Nick Fury reveals a mysterious glowing cube and asks Selvig to study it. We then see Loki secretly influencing Selvig’s mind.
Nothing ominous about that at all.
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