Thor: Love and Thunder: The major Easter Eggs and Marvel references you might have missed
Thor: Love and Thunder is packed full of Easter Eggs. Now the movie is out in theaters, we can finally get into some of the biggest MCU references that Taika Waititi got into the God of Thunder’s latest adventure. There are comic book nods, pop culture references, and plenty of links to other Marvel Phase 4 movies and Disney Plus shows peppered throughout the film.
In order to help you navigate through these, we’ve compiled a comprehensive guide to some of the biggest moments that we noticed. And what’s more, it seems like these could end up having a big impact on Marvel’s growing cinematic universe going forward. But before we get started, beware that there are some MAJOR spoilers for Thor: Love and Thunder listed below. So if you haven’t yet seen the Marvel movie on the big screen, don’t read any further… You’ve been warned!
During his opening scene with the Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor can be seen wearing a shirt with Yggdrasil on it. This is the World Tree in Norse mythology, which holds up the Nine Realms, including Asgard, Jotunheim, and Niflheim. This doesn’t play into the plot of the movie but is a nice nod to Thor’s comic book and Old Norse history.
After Thor and the Guardians of the Galaxy help save a planet at the beginning of Thor: Love and Thunder, the God of Thunder receives a gift for his efforts. He is given two screaming goats, who fans of the comics will know are Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder. These are Thor’s trusty mystical goats who pull his chariot. In Thor: Love and Thunder, they get the slightly less glamorous job of pulling a tourist Viking ship.
When Thor and Star-Lord are parting ways to head on their own missions, Thor wants to do a special handshake with the leader of the Guardians of the
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