Thor 024: Is the Jotun Beast Laufey’s Pet?

<h2>Minute Twenty-Four: From an Icy Arm to an Icy Foot</h2> <p>This week, we’re joined by Cass Fredrickson from Lord of the Rings Minute at Dueling Genre Productions. We chat about Loki’s backstory and his blue arm, the attempt by the Asgardians to flee, Thor’s incredible toss of Mjølnir, and the release of the Jotun Beast.</p> <h3>In the twenty-fourth minute of <a href="https://trustory.fm/director/kenneth-branagh/">Kenneth Branagh</a>’s 2011 film <em>Thor</em>...</h3> <ul><li>Loki and the Frost Giant (we think it’s Richard Cetrone) share a look. Is the Frost Giant surprised by this reaction of Loki’s skin? Does he realize this is the long-lost prince? Or does he at least suspect that this is a Frost Giant in disguise? So much behind their shared look.</li> <li>Then again, perhaps it’s just the fact that he’s been stabbed twice and is slowly dying by this point.</li> <li>They say the Frost Giants tattoo themselves to denote their rank, but why would Loki have what looks like tattoos on the back of his hand? Did he get tattooed as a baby? Or is there a difference between natural marks on their skin and the tattoos? And if so, which is which?</li></ul> <h3>Fandral as Errol Flynn as the Dread Pirate Roberts gets to show off a bit.</h3> <ul><li>What are the odds of a sword landing tip-in when knocked out of someone’s hands? It seems so unlikely, but it does allow for a cool moment with Fandral.</li> <li>Again, that’s Fimbuldraugr he’s wielding. This, of course, provides us more opportunity to complain about the fact that they didn’t name Sif’s weapons. Why does everyone else get a cool name but not her?</li> <li>We thought perhaps it was a toy thing but the toy version of Fandral doesn’t even wield Fimbuldraugr – he’s wielding a harpoon blade. That makes it even more lame.</li> <li>It’s great how Fandral is so cocky and proud of himself only to get impaled by an ice stalagmite. This plays well for us.</li> <li>That being said, it’s a bit of a surprise that we see his blood on the ice. That’s certainly something we d