Thor 064: Why Is Loki in the Fancy Midgardian Duds?

<h2>Minute Sixty-Four: From Blame to Apology</h2> <p>Joining us to dig into Loki’s lies – aka everything Loki says to Thor, and everything Loki <em>means</em> – are Rob Kubasko and Kyle Olson from MMM seasons 2 &amp; 3!</p> <h3>In the sixty-fourth minute of <a href="https://trustory.fm/director/kenneth-branagh/">Kenneth Branagh</a>’s 2011 film <em>Thor</em>...</h3> <ul><li>We’ve got so much to break down with Loki’s lies throughout this minute.</li> <li>While we do, the music that plays is called Loki Lies.</li> <li>Too bad Loki doesn’t have anyone to talk with about what he’s done.</li> <li>We take each sentence Loki says to Thor and discuss what he’s <em>actually</em> saying.</li> <li>All of this is really Loki twisting the knife that he stuck in last minute.</li> <li>Loki’s great at putting things out there that gets things put into people’s heads.</li> <li>But should Thor know better about his brother by now?</li> <li>So Loki brings up Odin and tells Thor Odin wouldn’t acknowledge Thor’s love.</li> <li>He brings up Frigga and tells him she doesn’t want him to come home.</li> <li>Truly, he’s just the meanest.</li> <li>“The burden of the throne has fallen to me now.” So he’s even blaming Thor for him having to carry the weight of the throne? Again, he’s the worst.</li> <li>Tom Hiddleston plays each sentence in such unique ways. Kudos to both him and Branagh for directing him this way.</li></ul> <h3>Thor finally speaks.</h3> <ul><li>Now that he knows Loki is king, Thor asks (kinda begs) Loki to come home. But Loki once again has excuses. Ouch.</li> <li>Loki’s lies really make him seem like he’s the only one who will deal with Thor at this point and those lies hurt Thor.</li> <li>It’s all gaslighting. Loki’s lies push Thor to a place where he feels he’s actually responsible.</li> <li>It comes across even meaner now that he knows he’s also the Jotun prince.</li> <li>Again, though, the big question we debate is if Thor should know better when things like this come from Loki.</li> <li>We certainly feel like it’s Tho