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  1. lineage (influence): Masters of the Universe → Thor: Ragnarok. The movie looks inspired by Ragnarok, which gave executives a template of color, weirdness, and joke tone to copy.
    “And it speaks to this movie feels very, um, inspired by Thor Ragnarok to me.”
    The Big Picture · The Top 10 Fantasy Films, The Toy Movie Hall of Fame, and ‘Masters of the Universe,’ with Griffin Newman! · 1:09:02 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (self-parody): Thor: Love and Thunder → Thor: Ragnarok. Van says Love and Thunder is a spoof of Ragnarok and that Waititi likely knew it.
    “is like a spoof of Thor Ragnarok.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Is Here! · 1:11:29 · Van Lathan (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. contrast (contrast): Thor: Ragnarok → Thor. Ragnarok is called one of the five best Marvel movies, reached only after two bad Thor films.
    “one of the 5 best Marvel movies ever now is the Thor movie that came out 2 weeks ago.”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:10:42 · Jason Concepcion (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. lineage (lineage): Thor: Ragnarok → Jason Aaron. Ragnarok is influenced by Jason Aaron's Thor comics.
    “Ragnarok is certainly influenced by the Jason Aaron stuff.”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:12:02 · David Shoemaker (0.40 sure it was them)
  5. industry (industry): Guardians of the Galaxy → Thor: Ragnarok. Guardians is among Marvel's most beloved and its success, like Ragnarok's, shows the brand outrunning the character's profile.
    “I think in some ways that is among their most beloved movies too”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:17:07 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  6. fun, about Thor: Ragnarok: Waititi said the scariest part was Marvel being 16 for 16.
    “they're 16 for 16.”
    The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:17:11 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  7. what-if (what-if): Peter Serafinowicz → Thor: Ragnarok. He could have popped up in Ragnarok easily given its comedic tone, and he reportedly now likes it.
    “He could have popped up in Ragnarok like with ease.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Guardians of the Galaxy · 0:53:40 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  8. career (career): Thor: Ragnarok → Chris Hemsworth. Ragnarok is Hemsworth, who saw this film as a failure, asking to be allowed to be silly.
    “Ragnarok is Hemsworth being like, am I not, can I have some fun, please? and be silly.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:12:11 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  9. contrast (contrast): Thor: Ragnarok → Thor: The Dark World. Ragnarok flushes nearly all the mythos out of Thor other than Thor and Loki, which the speakers dislike.
    “And they flush almost everything out of the mythos other than Thorn Loke.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:12:16 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  10. lineage (lineage): Thor: Ragnarok → Iron Man 3. Ragnarok relates to The Dark World as Iron Man 3 relates to Iron Man, a hard tonal reset on the prior entry.
    “Ragnarok is very much the Iron Man 3 to this movie's Iron Man.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:13:27 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  11. craft (craft): Thor: Ragnarok → Chris Hemsworth. Ragnarok is the correction to Hemsworth proving he's funny in other movies.
    “Thor Ragnarok is the correction to Hemsworth proving that he's funny in other movies.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:20:42 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  12. what-if (what-if): Thor: The Dark World → Thor: Ragnarok. Thor: Ragnarok also loses Sif and Natalie Portman's Jane; the speakers wish Sif had returned for Endgame.
    “Maybe she's an endgame.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:28:21 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  13. contrast (contrast): Thor: The Dark World → Thor: Ragnarok. The Dark World's palette feels like watercolor fantasy illustration; Ragnarok is full Kirby comic book.
    “closer to like watercolor illustrations in a fantasy novel.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:34:56 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  14. craft (craft): Thor → Thor: Ragnarok. The first Thor looks too clean; Ragnarok overcorrects to cartoony comic splash page; the Dark World's polished gold sits between.
    “the 1st one is just too clean.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 0:39:22 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  15. verdict (verdict): Thor: Ragnarok → Thor: The Dark World. The speakers feel Ragnarok mocks fans who liked this film and the mythos it embraced.
    “feels like Ragnarok is making fun of us for liking this movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 1:56:30 · David Sims (0.50 sure it was them)
  16. theme (theme): Thor: Ragnarok → The Avengers. Ben's favorite Marvel movie; Hulk's journey into space follows from here.
    “Ragnarok is 100% Ben's favorite Marvel movie.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Avengers · 1:18:58 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  17. people (people): Captain America: The First Avenger → Thor: Ragnarok. Ben's MCU crush pick is guessed as Nebula, and Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie in Ragnarok as his speed.
    “Tessa Thompson and Ragnarok is sort of your speed, you know?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The First Avenger · 1:24:14 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)