5. The Watch
Heimdall has one job; to post up on the rainbow reminiscent bridge of Asgard and overlook the city. Hes a glorified security guard for Asgard with the ability to operate a mechanism that activates some serious self-defense systems for the fantasy world. And outside of getting a teensy bit more screen time this around- most notably a sequence where he single handedly destroys an invisible enemy spaceship- hes also on the receiving end of a divert your attention elsewhere for 5 seconds and youll miss it reference to the Nights Watch in Game of Thrones. If youre once again unfamiliar with Game of Thrones, The Nights Watch is essentially a group of outcast soldiers with their only purpose in life being to guard Westeroa from enemy invasions. If I had a pen and paper with me in the cinema, I would have written down what Thor exactly says to Heimdall, but unfortunately I didnt and no longer remember the quip word for word. Its a scene fairly early on in the film however, before Asgard is attacked by Dark Elves, and in it Thor asks Heimdall how his watch is going, which is clearly a brilliantly hidden nod to The Nights Watch.