TDW Minutes 16-20: The Patagonian Toothfish

Welcome back to Marvel Movie Minute, where this week Pete and Matthew dive into minutes 16–20 of Thor: The Dark World. This stretch includes the cinematic debut of intern Ian, the MCU’s finest culinary moment featuring seabass (or is it the Patagonian toothfish?), and our first on-Earth glimpse of the Aether’s reality-bending antics.

Matthew delivers an ode to etymology, RPG nerdery, and the glorious digraph Æ, while Pete offers an impassioned defense of cinematic pseudoscience and naked astrophysicists. Along the way, they explore the reluctant sage archetype through the lens of Eric Selvig, the unearned gravitas of phase meters, and a hypothetical Marvel spinoff featuring container henge and toe-hurling urchins.

Whether you’re here for ancient Greek mythology, 1990s restaurant trends, or the Mage: The Ascension deep cuts, this episode is as Aetherific as they come.

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