Thor 034: Where Are All the Residents of Puente Antiguo?

<h2>Minute Thirty-Four: From a Cameo to a Day Off</h2> <p>‘Jovial’ Jay Shepard digs around in the impact crater with us in this minute as we talk about wormholes and Puente Antiguo.</p> <h3>In the thirty-fourth minute of <a href="https://trustory.fm/director/kenneth-branagh/">Kenneth Branagh</a>’s 2011 film <em>Thor</em>...</h3> <ul><li>The townie who finds the impact crater turns out to be none other than J. Michael Straczynski. The connections are strong with this one as they relate to the Thor comics, <em>Babylon 5</em>, and more.</li> <li>We also talk about the nature of comic book creator cameos and how it’s nice to see. (We don’t get into the issues that these creators are having with Marvel over their creator rights, which is a huge topic for another day.)</li> <li>He runs down to the base of the impact crater and finds Mjølnir embedded in what looks like a block of cement. We debate the look of this prop because on the one hand, it allows the people interacting with it to really struggle but on the other hand, it looks manmade, not like something that would happen naturally from impact.</li> <li>To that end, it does allow for comparisons with the sword in the stone and the fact that no one can pull it free.</li> <li>But then we also now can judge each of these people trying to lift Mjølnir. Apparently, this town ain’t worthy.</li> <li>As Straczynski tries to lift Mjølnir, the sound design kicks in with that sound we’ve come to know and love that we hear when Thor wields the hammer. But is it diagetic? Is this townie hearing the ringing sound too?</li> <li>We leave our time with the townie as he gives us a little ‘huh,’ which is played so well. Kudos, Straczynski!</li></ul> <h3>Welcome to Puente Antiguo. Finally.</h3> <ul><li>As we bid adieu to the townie and Mjølnir for now, we find ourselves in the small town of Puente Antiguo, which means ‘old bridge’ in Spanish. Turns out, they named it this because of how it works as a reflective opposite of Asgard.</li> <li>They built this town of Puente Antiguo at t