After the credits scene ***SPOILERS***

[BigThor]

Ya, but I still fail to see how pre-cube powered Hydra soldiers and the Red Skull could defeat an Asgardian.

Me too, I'd rather they explain as the Asgardian being tricked into giving them the cube instead of being defeated.

 

[Vartha]

Yeah, I should try to see if anyone has a Script hahaha, I'm curious about that particular scene.

 

[The Caped Knight]

It IS the cosmic cube found earlier in the 1940's by the Red Skull in one of Odin's Vault/Tombs. This tomb was on Earth tho being guarded by an Asgardian.

I'm curious to see how Hydra and The Red Skull obtained the cube in the first place .

 

[marcvader]

We know it's in some kind of tomb like place but how did it get there and how does Schmidt know this?

 

[Rock Sexton]

Yeah, I should try to see if anyone has a Script hahaha, I'm curious about that particular scene.

Seriously.

You've got my curiosity buzzing about it.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I would think maybe Loki helped HYDRA out. Even before he turned fully into an evil arch-villain type in Thor, we know he liked to indulge in acts of questionable morality. He described letting frost giants through Asgard's defenses as merely "a bit of mischief" to delay Thor's coronation. Maybe Loki manipulated the cosmic cube into HYDRA's hands just to see what would happen.

 

[Rac]

And, intriguingly, Skarsgard told us that the segment wasn't directed by Thor's Kenneth Branagh, but by The Avengers' Joss Whedon. Hmm... Click here to hear Skarsgard's thoughts on it all, including what The Avengers might hold for him.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=31051

 

[BigThor]

I would think maybe Loki helped HYDRA out. Even before he turned fully into an evil arch-villain type in Thor, we know he liked to indulge in acts of questionable morality. He described letting frost giants through Asgard's defenses as merely "a bit of mischief" to delay Thor's coronation. Maybe Loki manipulated the cosmic cube into HYDRA's hands just to see what would happen.

Sounds plausible and true to Lokie's character, I don't know why I didn't think of that.