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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Nov 3, 2017 9:59 PM UTC  Mark Ruffalo in Thor: Ragnarok Mark Ruffalo in Thor: Ragnarok  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Nov 3, 2017 9:59 PM UTC In _Thor: Ragnarok,_ our titular hero (Chris Hemsworth) is cast off Asgard by the goddess of death Hela (Cate Blanchett). He becomes a prisoner on the strange planet of Sakaar where he’s enlisted to participate in a series of gladiatorial fights. His first opponent: The Incredible Hulk. But how, the God of Thunder wonders, did the Big Guy (Mark Ruffalo) wind up on Sakaar? The film offers little explanation. When asked how he became Sakaar’s champion and how long he’s been on the planet, Hulk simply mimes a ship crashing. It seems that Hulk has been there for awhile: Previously, the Hulk never spoke. But on Sakaar, the scientist Bruce Banner has lived as his muscled alter ego long enough that he’s now developed a toddler’s lexicon. “Because he’s been the Hulk for two years now, he has the vocabulary of a two year old. So we have a speaking Hulk,” [Ruffalo said at San Diego Comic Con](http://time.com/4869598/thor-ragnarok-trailer-2-comic-con/). **MORE:** [What the _Thor: Ragnarok_ Post-Credit Scenes Mean for the Future of the Marvel Universe](http://time.com/5008374/thor-ragnarok-after-credit-scenes-explained/) As to how Hulk got there, _Ragnarok_ offers one clue. In _Avengers: Age of Ultron_, the evil robot Ultron tries to kill Hulk and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) by shooting at them from a ship. The Hulk doesn’t take too kindly to this since his alter ego, Bruce Banner, and Black Widow have developed feelings for one another. Hulk saves Black Widow before jumping onto Ultron’s ship and throwing Ultron down to earth. Once Ultron is defeated, Black Widow contacts Hulk on the ship and urges him to land the plane. She explains that the Avengers cannot track Hulk while the plane is in stealth mode. For reasons that go unexplained, Hulk turns off his video chat with Black Widow. He then presumably flew for a long, long time until he landed in Sakaar. We see this Black Widow video again in _Ragnarok_. In fact it’s Black Widow’s voice that helps the Hulk turn back into Bruce Banner. **MORE:** [How _Thor: Ragnarok_ Sets Up What’s Next in _Avengers: Infinity War_](http://time.com/4988369/thor-ragnarok-infinity-stones/) But Sakaar is supposed to be across the universe from earth. How did Hulk travel so far? _Ragnarok_ production designer Dan Hennah briefly explained Hulk’s arrival in an [interview](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1700810/how-the-hulk-ended-up-on-sakaar-in-thor-ragnarok) with Cinemablend: “He hit one of those wormholes, and he ended up here.” Don’t think about it too much. Just be happy that the son of Odin and Big Green Dude are back together. 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