Thor 052: How Rom-Com Is This Drive?

<h2>Minute Fifty-Two: From 'Anything Like This’ to Einstein-Rosen Bridge</h2> <p>Joining us today to discuss the Rom-Com ride is Scott Carelli, founder of Dueling Genre Podcast Network and host of Franchisography.</p> <h3>In the fifty-second minute of <a href="https://trustory.fm/director/kenneth-branagh/">Kenneth Branagh</a>’s 2011 film <em>Thor</em>...</h3> <ul><li>This is very much the Rom-Com moment of the film. We have a sweet, quiet conversation between these two characters talking in a car. And it goes on for over a minute! How great is that!</li> <li>The Rom-Com nature certainly speaks to how quickly this couple has to connect. How well does it work may be up to the viewer, but it mostly works for us.</li> <li>There’s a bit of a sense of the fish-out-of-water element ending as Thor gets closer to Mjølnir.</li> <li>We have yet another example of Jane not being a great driver. They really have pushed to make her the worst driver in the MCU.</li> <li>But it also checks several Rom-Com boxes – the clumsy but smart scientist and steering off the road because of being starry-eyed over the passenger.</li> <li>We talk about the romance relationship in the MCU and try to come up with any examples that are as romantic as this pair is in this film.</li> <li>Perhaps the closest is Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter in the next movie <em>Captain America: The First Avenger</em>.</li> <li>Patty Jenkins wanted to add more romance when she was discussing directing <em>Thor: The Dark World</em>. It’s a shame we didn’t get it.</li></ul> <h3>We have questions about SHIELD's plan here. Clearly not part of the rom-com.</h3> <ul><li>Why didn’t SHIELD just block the road off at the highway entrance? Clearly, it’s just a need by the writers.</li> <li>Back to the people in the car, why doesn’t Thor just tell Jane who he is?</li> <li>How does Thor know she’s seeing a bridge? Is it just that he knows she’s looking for how he got here?</li> <li>To that end, when you are very far advanced science, what words do you use to explain it?</li>