# Thor : the Dark World (spoilers are boxed) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 6, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276 "2013-11-06T21:55:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/141 "2013-11-21T03:24:27Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > Robin Hood. Or Prince Charming. Odd that he couldn’t get time off from _Once Upon A Time._ ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/142 "2013-11-21T03:29:47Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > Or Prince Charming. Odd that he couldn’t get time off from _Once Upon A Time._ He may have asked for waaaaayyy too much money for a member of the chorus. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/143 "2013-11-21T03:50:58Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > Or Prince Charming. Odd that he couldn’t get time off from _Once Upon A Time._ > [@Ethilrist](#): > > He may have asked for waaaaayyy too much money for a member of the chorus. Kat Dennings has a TV series and she was able to fit the movie into her schedule. If Josh Dallas just blew off the role, he was dumb - you get yourself into a major franchise you stay in it even if it’s a supporting role. It’s a paycheck and it associates your name with some big productions. As for the future, best case scenario is they’re looking to develop a Warriors Three movie in a few years; worst case scenario is it gives you more cred on the convention circuit. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/144 "2013-11-21T03:58:53Z")
Yep, Denise Crosby never has to pay to go to a science fiction convention again. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/145 "2013-11-21T06:01:20Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > It really Burns me up that you don’t know 😉 oh, god - I can’t believe he doesn’t know this… ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/146 "2013-11-21T10:31:05Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Yeah, I figured as much. Filmmakers need to worry about conservation of exposition to a much greater degree than do comic book writers. “Conservation of exposition”. I like that phrase. Is there a Law to describe it, or a formula to express it? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/147 "2013-11-21T11:26:13Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Yep, Denise Crosby never has to pay to go to a science fiction convention again. Don’t knock it. People need to make a living. Selling your autograph beats bussing tables at Denny’s. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/148 "2013-11-21T21:24:41Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Don’t knock it. People need to make a living. **Selling your autograph beats bussing tables at Denny’s.** My first thought on reading this was “Eehhh. Convention geeks or Denny’s customers… that’s a tough one.” What shift are we talking at Denny’s? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/149 "2013-11-21T21:32:30Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Kat Dennings has a TV series and she was able to fit the movie into her schedule. That doesn’t really mean anything. Dennings role in Thor might have been big enough that the film makers were willing to accommodate her TV schedule, but felt it was easier to replace Dallas. Or it might have been Dennings show that was willing to be accommodating, while the producers for Dallas’s show weren’t. Or it could have just been dumb luck that her TV schedule and film schedule lined up, and his didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/150 "2013-11-21T22:10:06Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > That doesn’t really mean anything. Dennings role in Thor might have been big enough that the film makers were willing to accommodate her TV schedule, but felt it was easier to replace Dallas. Or it might have been Dennings show that was willing to be accommodating, while the producers for Dallas’s show weren’t. Or it could have just been dumb luck that her TV schedule and film schedule lined up, and his didn’t. Kat Dennings was far more noticeable as the sassy sidekick than either actor playing Fandral. Besides, with wig + moustache + beard, even my daughters, who are big Once Upon a Time fans, didn’t realize it was a different actor in Thor 2. ---
**Author:** ![Bakhesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/151 "2013-11-21T22:32:02Z")
[Best Thor Merchandise ever](http://www.etsy.com/transaction/162023210) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/152 "2013-11-21T22:51:15Z")
I think that the new guy did a better job as Fandral, anyway. OK, he wasn’t a major character in either one, but he stood out more in the sequel. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/153 "2013-11-21T22:54:00Z")
> [@Bakhesh](#): > > [Best Thor Merchandise ever](http://www.etsy.com/transaction/162023210) It was sold, was it the cat Mjlonir? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/154 "2013-11-21T22:59:30Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > It was sold, was it the cat Mjlonir? Heck, I’d buy one, and I’m not even a Thor fan. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/155 "2013-11-22T00:11:21Z")
> [@Bakhesh](#): > > [Best Thor Merchandise ever](http://www.etsy.com/transaction/162023210) Mew-Mew!!! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/156 "2013-11-22T15:04:01Z")
So, apparently I’m the only one who doesn’t get the reference. Was it something from the first movie that I’m not remembering? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/157 "2013-11-22T15:12:36Z")
It’s a plush hammer with a cat face. I’m not sure it’s any deeper than that. [image link](http://img1.etsystatic.com/039/0/8420636/il_570xN.523187325_iucd.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/158 "2013-11-22T15:12:54Z")
Yes. When depowered Thor declared he was going to retrieve Mjolnir, Kat Dennings replied “Meow Meow? What’s Meow Meow?” Here’s a [clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF_DJzgNnF0). ---
**Author:** ![Bakhesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/159 "2013-11-22T15:21:30Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > So, apparently I’m the only one who doesn’t get the reference. Was it something from the first movie that I’m not remembering? Second movie too ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276/160 "2013-11-30T16:58:14Z")
Finally saw it. 1. I would pay to watch the a movie consisting solely of Hemsworth and Hiddleson dialogues. Natalie Portman OTH, my favourite actress but its clear that George Lucas was not the only problem in the prequels, 2. Re the last scene and its buildup am I the only one who thought that that Odin recognised the soldier as Loki, rather than asking about Loki’s body? 1. Where was S.H.I.E.L.D? Is this the first movie where they have been absent, since Edward Norton’s Hulk? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-dark-world-spoilers-are-boxed/673276.md?page=9)