Thor 070: Why Doesn’t Loki Tell Laufey He’s His Son?

<h2>Minute Seventy: From A Cold Stroll to An Icy Reception</h2> <p>Joining us to discuss Loki’s solo visit to King Laufey is Bryon Lockhart, host of the Marine Corps Movie Minute and Co-Host of the Marvel Events Timeline Podcasts.</p> <h3>In the seventieth minute of <a href="https://trustory.fm/director/kenneth-branagh/">Kenneth Branagh</a>’s 2011 film <em>Thor</em>...</h3> <ul><li>It’s very difficult to figure out where we are here in Utgardhall. Has Jotunheim just continued crumbling to pieces? Because other than the tower, none of this really looks like something we’ve seen before.</li> <li>For instance, where’s the crevasse caused by Thor’s lightning?</li> <li>It’s possible the vast quantities of snow covering everything just make the landscape look different.</li></ul> <h3>Loki is brought forward to speak with Laufey. Loki and Laufey talk.</h3> <ul><li>What did Loki say to get this audience in the throne room? Earlier, Laufey seemed fine addressing them from above with them below in the plaza.</li> <li>Laufey’s first words are “Kill him,” but no one moves. Is that a sign of Laufey losing control over his Jotuns?</li> <li>Why doesn’t Loki reveal his nature as a Jotun right away? As Laufey’s son?</li> <li>Is Laufey ineffective or is it that the Jotuns are so weak with the loss of the Casket?</li> <li>Do we get any sense from this conversation that Laufey was in on the Jotun invasion in Odin’s Vault?</li> <li>With the line “There are traitors in the house of Odin,” does that mean Laufey assumed it was Loki? Does he now Loki is the trickster god? Does he know other Asgardians are witches and can cast magic?</li> <li>We finally hear that the Jotuns in the Vault was all something Loki put together just for fun, “to ruin his brother’s big day.” Does that change any thoughts on what’s happened since?</li> <li>Loki plans to have Odin killed. Should Laufey be more wary of Loki’s plan, knowing he’s the trickster god?</li> <li>To that end, is there any surprise that essentially Loki is plotting killing both his real fat