All Odin Scenes here: https://youtu.be/49dZf_kBPsg?si=DubwWdrkXF54L1FZ
All Thor Scenes here: https://youtu.be/uVJvaVFUn6M?si=AgcPtGDUc43c-2wq

The fact that odin talks for 6 minutes and kratos says no and refuse to elaborate is perfect

I love how the very first scene of Thor and Odin shows you which one is the true bad guy. Thor asks for permission to come in, brings a gift, accepts the offered seat and puts his weapon on the table as a sign of peace. He shows utmost respect for the host in his home, even if his intentions are ultimately to fight him. Meanwhile, Odin barges in unannounced, uninvited, takes what he pleases and struts around like he owns the place.

"If he tells you snow is white, HE'S LYING"
I absolutely love this line

Thor's frustrated slap at 7:35. I believe it was "This is why you told me not to fight him head on? This negotiation was pointless"

Thors tiny, tiny little emotional look away when Odin says his sons were 'kinda useless' is quite telling.

I love how you've got Christopher Judge (Kratos) and Ryan Hurst (Thor) duking it out to see who has the most intimidating voice, and then you've got Richard Schiff (Odin) strolling into the room sounding like someone's Uncle.

I like how the Norse gods are kind of being presented as like a Mafia family unlike the Greek gods who were like a royal family

Edit: dang that’s a lot of likes

12:15 I remember this shit like it was yesterday. At first I was just like oh, they just want another big opener, another 'stranger' baldur-type big fight to start the game on and get you excited. I was already like well, sure, why not? but this is what really sold it for me.

The fake death into being defibrillated by Mjolnir is the best thing I’ve ever seen. Whoever came up with that should be immediately given some kind of medal.

Odin: “Lets make peace.”

Kratos: “This game is called God of War, not God of Peace”

“Bout time” was such a brilliant line to start the fight with, acknowleding the audience’s wait for this fight.

You can actually see Odin's ravens found mimir before he even walked in the door. Odin is literally his birds, they are him. He pretended to not know where mimir was to keep the illusion that him and his birds are seperate.

If you look carefully, when Odin raises his voice and slams his hand on the table about what Kratos did to Thor's sons, Thor actually looks like he is about to agree with what Odin was going to say. Like he was hoping Odin was going to say something about how Kratos needed to pay his debt to his sons. But then Thor immediately showed resentment when Odin says that it was self defense for what Kratos did. It's very small to notice but it's a very realistic detail for GOWR

5:39 I really like how when Odin motions towards Atreus it’s kratos’s first instinct to reach for his axe. It’s a small but telling detail on his protectiveness.

I love how they made odin. So passive aggressive. So intelligent and cunning. Perfect

The amount of details to notice on rewatch gives metal gear a run for its money. At 4:29 Odin slams the cup in front of Thor after he looks away, essentially saying “I don’t care about your feelings, drink up fatass” then when Thor doesn’t drink as he is going Sober after the guilt from killing Modi, Odin grabs the cup and tells him your no fun anymore. When Thor was drunk Odin could bully him around and make him do anything but now that he’s sober he probably has much more agency.

This encounter was surprisingly more civil than I was imagining.

Thor 2018: "BRING ME THANOS!!!"
Thor 2022: "BRING ME KRATOS!!!"

Thor reviving Kratos just to keep fighting him is the COLDEST shit I've EVER seen