Do you recognize this man? (It’s Chris Hemsworth)

“I said to Darren, ‘Look, should I do that? Plot like I’m in this situation and I’m dying?’ And he said, ‘No,’ and I said, ‘Fine, because that would be super corny and weird,'” says Hemsworth. “He said, ‘If you think it’s funny, think it’s funny. Join us for the ride. But we want to see your real reaction to it.’ And yes, certain moments surprised me and certain moments were ridiculous and hilarious and absurd — that’s life.”

As part of this, the production satirized some images of the actor in his later years, some a best-case scenario, others a little less generous. The images are digital recreations, no makeup.

As he flips through them, he chooses the most extreme, showing it in its thinnest and most weathered form. “This…” he says, wincing. “Took my hair off.”

While Hemsworth wore no makeup or prosthetics for these images, his wife also attended the episode and went through a physical aging process to surprise him for a sequence set at a rest-home dance.

In the scene, she has her back turned to him as he approaches, then turns to show what she might look like decades from now. What happens next will be revealed by the series, but suffice it to say he’s not “running for the mountains” either. They posed for a photo together – she in age make-up and he looked like he does now – then the producers had him digitally aged for a second image as well.