How the MCU Misused Malekith | Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

Thor: The Dark World isn't held in very high regard by Marvel fans, or cinephiles more widely. But maybe the bare bones of the story itself aren't the problem? In this video, I take a look at an episode of Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, 'The Casket of Ancient Winters', and break down how it's possible to approach the episode as a parallel, improved version of the 2013 MCU film.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:16 The Casket of Ancient Winters
2:35 A Better Malekith? Part 1, A Bigger Threat
5:50 A Better Malekith Part 2, Linguistics
8:51 Language and Othering
11:36 Summing Up

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is an American superhero animated television series by Marvel Animation in cooperation with Film Roman, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. The series initially features a team based on the roster for the original Avengers, composed of Iron Man, Giant-Man, Hulk, Thor, and Wasp. The team is later joined by Captain America, Black Panther, and Hawkeye in the first season, and Ms. Marvel and Vision in the second season. In terms of overall tone and style, the series is based principally on the original stories by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The series also uses material from all eras of the comic's run as well as other sources, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In the MCU film, Thor: The Dark World, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) sets out on a journey to defeat Malekith, the leader of the Dark Elves when he returns to Asgard to retrieve a dangerous weapon and fulfill his desire of destroying the Nine Realms.

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