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Episode 64: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
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We come from the land of the ice and snow From the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow The hammer of the gods We'll drive our ships to new lands To fight the horde, and sing and cry Valhalla, I am coming!
Yes, it's our Thor: Ragnarok episode. Slightly late for the UK release, but just in time for the US one! If you somehow haven't seen it yet, then listen to the first half an hour or so for our spoiler-free opinions; everyone else, listen on as Joe, Seb and James take apart what is clearly the outright funniest MCU film to date but try to figure out if there's much else going on beneath that. And argue about Valkyrie.
- 00:00 - Intro/Explain a Concept
- 10:50 - Spoiler-Free Chat
- 35:00 - Spoiler-Filled Chat
- 123:00 - Recommendations
- 127:28 - The Pitch
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