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Loki, the God of Mischief, steps out of his brother's shadow to embark on an adventure that takes place after the events of "Avengers: Endgame." Tom Hiddleston reprises his role as Loki from the film series, starring alongside Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Eugene Cordero, Tara Strong, Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino, Jonathan Majors, and Neil Ellice. Sasha Lane, Jack Veal, DeObia Oparei, and Richard E. Grant also star in the first season, with Rafael Casal, Kate Dickie, Liz Carr, Ke Huy Quan and Richard Dixon joining for the second.
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What did you think of Loki Season 2?? Is Loki the saving grace of a failing MCU? Comment below! 💥
It’s been the most engaged I’ve been in an MCU project since Guardians. It’s really reignited my appreciation for Loki as a character and it makes me excited to potentially see more of him in the future.
That finale was so spectacular! I was *yelling* at my screen going "THIS IS SO COOL" during the scene where Loki was creating his Yggdrasil. The most emotionally-engaged I've been since GOTG 3.
Yes
Literally and figuratively saved the MCU.
no liking?
Loki’s back must hurt from carrying the MCU on his shoulders right now.
He took the Loom so yes he creates "Hope" in all of us
Same as him carrying all the timelines in the series.
I mean there was guardians which was great as well and Marvel's was meant to be a goofy fun film which it was. I'd say that it is starting to find its rhythm again as the percentage of decent to great content has increased. They lost a lot of people's trust so of course people are not willing to believe that they are improving but I feel like we are getting out of the slump. We will see when the next marvel stuff comes out and while I don't expect anything too astounding I think it will be enjoyable for most families.
“Wasn’t tactical🤷🏾♂️🥴” Loki lol
@@aniheartsong5102he's literally carrying the mcu
I know visuals aren’t everything, but in an era where MCU projects are stylistically bland with middling CGI, I love how beautifully cinematic Loki is. Fantastic use of colors, great camera work, unique aesthetic, impressive set design, and finished CGI do so much to enhance an already great story.
I love everything about the visuals of this show. The way they did the closeups of Mobius' and Loki's faces during their last conversation in S2E6, it just felt right. It shows that the general aesthetic vision was good, and not just the quality of the GCI.
@@Lurion_K9 the scene with Sylvie when the universe collapses is very visually impressive.
200th like
That scene with sylvie was so fkn psychedelic
This show realised too much on visuals.
I am so glad that the creators decided to only do two seasons, and to treat them like bookends to each other. This is a series that is only going to get better with each rewatch, with all the thematic parallels and "inconsequential" details seeded throughout the plot.
Awesome series❤
Out of all the MCM shows out there, the majority of which are unbearably woke or just uninteresting, Loki sticks out as a true diamond in the rough.
@@quinzerrak4975heck, even the directing is way better than every other show. Every once in a while (every 5 minutes) There's a shot that just hits hard
@@quinzerrak4975your joking right....please tell me your joking
@@quinzerrak4975 Huh
Just to add in, I feel like Natalie Holt deserves ALL the praise for her phenomenal soundtrack. Absolutely amazing work, especially how she blended the synth and orchestral elements to create really unique soundscapes. And she sold the fuck out of the emotions, which was crucial in a series that risked losing the audience by being too cerebral and esoteric. (As an aside, if Disney ever does that long-rumored Tron 3, I'd totally want to see her score it.)
Right? Loved the soundtrack so much.
YES!!! THANK YOU!!! Compared to other MCU ost's, Loki's stands heads and shoulders above them, especially in the final episode. Natalie Holt deserves praise for how unique, epic, flavorful, and memorable her latest work is!!!
Absolutely. She went OFF!
Natalie’s wonderful! She also threw eggs at Simon Cowell ten years ago on Britain’s Got Talent, which makes her even more awesome. ❤️❤️❤️
we had like minutes at a time of just the soundtrack haha, the editors knew they were working with gold
*Tom Hiddleston’s Dedication and Passion to Marvel and Loki* - He read all the comics as he was growing up. - He watched the movies since the beginning and loved them. - He held multi-day long ‘Loki’ & ‘Marvel’ lectures for the entire cast and crew even going to Owen’s house several days in a row to help him prepare for his role as ‘Mobius.’ - He learnt Norwegian and sang in it as well as learning Latin and studied Norse lore to prepare for his role in the first Thor movie. - He asked the composer, Natalie Holt to put certain music tracks into particular scenes. - He handed out poetry to the cast and crew in order to ‘inspire their imaginations’ - He was made ‘special executive producer’ since he has such passion and knowledge of Marvel! - He listened to the Thor 1 soundtrack when he decided to repeat the line he also improvised in that movie and re-used in ‘Loki’ S2: “For you. For all of us.” - He says that playing Loki was part of his ‘glorious purpose.’
This is amazing info thank you, do you have any links to videos or articles that this info came from?
@@Randomthew None in particular. I found out these bits of information from interview clips and articles.
Tom Hiddleston is a chad ngl
He also wrote a letter to the author of Loki:Agent of Asgard, to thank him for the great work. It was published as a foreword in the comics actually.
@@mockingjay4776Cool!
the fact that people are comparing loki's development with iron man who's a character of mythical status in the mcu and no one has a problem with it, speaks volumes of how amazing he is
Didn't think that but you're right
“You either die a villain, or you live long enough to see yourself become the hero.” Perfectly sums up Loki's story
erm actually its the other way around
@iandabest3973 is this a chatgpt comment
that's not the right quote
You guys are incapable of abstract thought
@@ionaskualexander1255yes but it's basically Loki's story
From "I AM burdened WITH GLORIOUS PURPOSE!" to " I AM BURDENED WITH glorious PURPOSE ." Season 2 was awesome.
Now why did you have to lie like that
This is one of if not the BEST redemption arcs for any character. Right up there with Zuko's redemption arc.
Looking forward to Netflix Avatar next yr !!! 🎉 I’m so hopeful that it doesn’t suck …
You desperately need to seek out more stories if you think this is peak redemption arc writing
@@Cloudaddy220 But it is...
@@Cloudaddy220could you give us some examples? I'd love to read/watch more
@@edgbarra Shantaram is always my go to example, a fictional story based on the true events of the Australian author who used to be a bank robber so he could buy drugs, he ended up breaking out of jail, making his way to Bombay India where he joins up with the mob for work as he learns to adapt to his new life in this new place while also trying to find new meaning in his life to keep him from going down a self destructive path again. Absolutely fantastic stuff
Loki went from god to GOD
YEAH HE DID
Give the Loki scriptwriters the next Avengers movie
Meh. Michael Waldron wrote Doctor Strange: MoM. Pass.
@@jesustapped Season 2 was written by Eric Martin though.
@@RangoRNAyeah and it's pretty obvious; S2 is much worse than S1. Literally half of S2 is a genuine waste of time that advances the plot at a snails pace, with really awful pacing at multiple points.
@@Artakka. So, u prefer Michal Waldron then?
@@jesustapped He also wrote Season 1
Loki Season 2 is the best thing to happen to Marvel in 2023, alongside Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. When Loki literally carried the timelines with his bare hands and formed a new Multiverse in the form of Yggdrasil, he finally fulfilled his glorious purpose as he's now the God of Stories.
Couldn't agree more!
Black panther 2 was good I don’t know why people don’t mention that as well
@@Silkysmooth-qk5ncyeah but that wasn’t 2023
@@Silkysmooth-qk5ncidk dude that final scene where they beats Namor by turning on the heat, that shit was dumb ash. Namor is stupid strong.
@@Silkysmooth-qk5nc It’s ok but it’s mainly carried by being a tribute to Chadwick. Outside of that the story and characters are meh. Namor was the only good character tbh
Love the parallels of both fiction and real life here. Just like how Loki is holding up the entire damn multiverse by himself, he is holding this damn franchise right from the brink of death, especially after the marvels
Lots of people think that Tom should replace Kevin as the CEO lol! He certainly has the passion and knowledge!
This season had several scenes that I’ll be watching over and over again for years. The beautiful wordless god of stories finale sequence, “let time pass,” silvie’s velvet underground spaghetti jam sesh from end of ep 5. This is the best doctor who has ever been by far haha.
Also the scene where loki and the world is dissapearing all around him and you get to hear a montage of former quotes from other characters Loki met then you hear the last one of Sylvies voice saying "do you think what makes a Loki a Loki is the fact that we are destined to lose" right before he reverses time always gets me. I rewatched that scene like 20 times. I never see anyone else bring it up. That scene hit me in the feels the most and i loved how artistic and poetic it was. I wish other would bring it up.
I hadn't caught that! I also loved that when he time slips back to the TVA for the last time, the PA says "welcome, He Who Remains"
I think its very telling that two of the most successful Post-Endgame MCU projects, GotG Volume 3 and Loki, both feel super diffrent compared to the rest of the boring, predictable, tropey movies and series that have been rolling out of Marvel Studios the last few years. You hit the nail on the head when you said that the old movies all had their own distinct style and as a result they all felt unique. I think Disney Corporate basically created a MCU 'mold' that takes successful aspects from all previous movies, combines them together and now they try to fit every unique story into that generic mold. Nothing feels special anymore because the basic plot of all these projects are structured exactly the same, which is why stuff like Loki and Guardians, that shatter that mold, feel like the old MCU. Absolutely loved this series and hopefully Marvel will realize stuff like this is what we all want
You sure movies like Eternals (sci-fi creation myth), Shang chi, (martial arts/fantasy film) Spider-Man No Way Home (Young Adult), Black Panther Wakanda Forever (Afro-futurism) didn't have their own distinctive styles? or shows like Wandavision (sitcom), Falcon & Winter solider (political action/thriller), Loki (time-travel/sci-fi), Hawkeye (XMas themed series) Werewolf by Night (black and white/supernatural /horror special) Guardians Holiday Special or Moon Knight (supernatural action/adventure) have their unique own spins of directing?
Man I just find it a shame that this had to come out during marvels huge downfall, cause these artist and creators poured a lot of heart and soul into this project to where they wrapped up not only the shows story, but Loki as a character I can only hope Marvel can learn from this and keep trusting their artist to flesh out their characters in the biggest way they can instead of studio cash grabbing, Tom Hiddleston gives my opinion, his best performance as Loki, and he’s one of my favorite actors in the mcu
But he didn’t play ‘Loki’ in this show much at all. Just a guy who works at the TVA. What the *REAL* shame is that this show didn’t know much about Marvel or the character of Loki at ALL!
@@ZyliceLiddell explain your take on it then
@@ZyliceLiddell There can be different interpretations of a character.
@Zylice Well, any random "guy at the TVA" did not have the skills and abilities of the God of Mischief, the ability to think outside the box, a long lifespan to learn everything, becoming more powerful with age and shouldering the entire multiverse.
It was chaotic but not unenjoyable. The last episode gave me chills as everything came together
Kang: For Us, For All Time Always. Loki: For You, For All Of Us.
The first season was promising and delivered, unfortunately was underrated as not a lot were receptive with D+ shows back then. Second season is like the Endgame of D+ shows and further pushed the narrative of the overall MCU of which none of other shows or movies can (because they're busy with mindless cgi fights, crazy but unnecessary cameos, half cooked plots, sticking with the old formula when they literally called themselves out in She-Hulk, etc...). Thanks to the whole Loki team and Tom for the 14 years. I don't know how else is Marvel gonna move forward from here on out.
Loki season 1 underrated? It's literally the most watched Disney+ MCU with 2.5 million views per Samba TV or over 770 million minutes watched per Nielsen. "I don't know how else is Marvel gonna move forward from here on out" Are you not aware of Deadpool 3 pushing the main multiverse narrative forward or seen The Marvels post credit's of Beast from the X-Men?
@@luismedrano6680 bruh chill.
@@jpanonuevo5378 why are you telling him to chill??? Do you not have anything better to respond back with or something???
@vice2versa bruh u too chill. Ive said what I said in my original comment. All other Marvel content are hit or miss. They're releasing content after content without pushing the narrative of multiverse teased all the way from the first Antman movie. Seriously, chill. It's just movies, oh wait.
@jpanonuevo5378 how dare you question the all-knowing marvel fanboys lol.
Responding to the question below there’s so many things I can say, but for now, I’m gonna keep it simple and to the point the Loki series is just a small example of what a good show can be under marvel. What a good story can be when you focus on the individual characters journey, and forget about everything else that really isn’t so important maybe they’ll become important one day but it’s just enough to be good and how it really is just a simple as that I don’t know why this is so hard for the rest of the MCU to understand
It's so funny to me that we can call Loki - a series with time travel, Gods, multiple universes, variants of the same person and magic - grounded. But it is. And Marvel should really look at that.
*“Hope is hard.”* - Loki
Even kang said it’s impossible to find all his variants there’s too many showing the fact that season 3 doesn’t need to happen and loki is now the holder of all the timelines the ending is perfect
Can we just appreciate the work that Natalie Holt did? The score was amazing!!!
You're right! It's like Marvel doesn't know the basic principles of world-building. I loved the show, although I felt Sylvie was- underdeveloped. She is a very selfish character, which I don't actually have a problem with, but then she proceeds to have no growth while still trying to be an authority in the different moral debates that you mentioned. She doesn't really acknowledge her role in all the issues that Loki has to fix, I mean, season 2 is literally the consequences of her actions and no one really calls her out on any of it.
More like, "forgot." Marvel wrote the fucking book on world building and did it successfully for over a decade.
But loki called her out on it tho
I never cared about meth head looking ass this was about our Loki anyways
@@lex_rodriguezNope, they didn't right a book they wrote a draft. Thanos was initially going to be an Easter egg and Loki's scepter was retconned to be an infinity stone. It's just the same as how Kang was going to be a villain of the week but then decided it could be a full fledged storyline
I mean, no one really knows if she’s right or wrong to do it. That’s the whole premise of S2.
"I am burdened with glorious purpose" became "My purpose is glorious burden".
I think it's so fitting for him to protect a "free" timelines tree. After all, if he who remains and the TVA are order then Loki is chaos. We tend think of chaos as bad, but it's not. The universe was created from chaos. And the chaos of letting time branches to grow infinitely is definitely chaos.
I was BLOWN away with season finale. It was subtle beautiful and triumphant story telling!
I think, that if it isn’t a last hope. It was definitely a fine ending to the last good period of the MCU. It ends on the multiverse being saved and forever placed as a part of the MCU. Whatever happens next is up to your imagination, it’s a multiverse now and anything can happen. Its an open ending to a franchise that kind of can’t close in its perpetual state of bigger villains and hero’s battling it out, it leaves the opportunity for more but also the closure it needs for if there is no more to come. And it all ended beautifully as the finale of one the MCUs most beloved characters
While it was a powerful end, keep in mind that this is still an ouroboros. He Who Remains did not try to stop Loki from doing it different.. because he will be coming back to depose Loki. Renslayer was a pivotal partner for He Who Remains. We saw her be sent to the void at the end of time. And the Kang that got sucked into his multiversal core most likely will end up in the same void to team up with Renslayer and tame Alioth again. It's basically leading to the upcoming Avengers films, but the inkling is that something will change this time and Loki will have help. The latter part is speculative, but the first seems to be set in stone that it is still basically a contingency for He Who Remains, just like the Loom was.
Loved the show, the one thing I wish they included was a moment like Thor had with Odin after Odin's death, Loki in his darkest moment being truly alone, Odin (or Frigga) could've spoken to him to give him words of encouragement. Only a thought, the ending was still great.
14:36 I beg to differ. Killing Sylvie DOESNT solve the problem. In the words of Sylvie, it just replaces one "nightmare" with another.
I loved Loki show and Im a fan of MCU but you summed up his story so well that I love it even more
As highly rated Loki series is, I have felt it is criminally underrated!!
Loki season 2 is probably the best Marvel has been since Endgame
I thought Guardians 3 was, or was it Spider-Man No Way Home, and perhaps Shang Chi should also be in that conversation.
NWH and Guardians 3 are also options
@@luismedrano6680Shang chi isn’t in this conversation
@@luismedrano6680Spider-Man does not even come close to those other two Plot wise, character wise, cinematic wise pails in comparison It's good for what it was A Nostalgic movie
Marvel needs to hire passionate creative team and let them have their own flair in their projects.
The story is very similar to many Stoic and spiritual teachings, Loki strive to control his path and destiny, however he realizes no matter what he does he cannot escape his destine purpose. The continuous time slip of trying to make things right is an example of our constant rebirth and the cycle breaks when he realizes there is no end. He only realizes he can control both actions and taughts in the present not rewrite the past or move forward into the future he realizes his action now is his choice.and to attain peace of self and love is to perform Selfless deeds . His action is his free will and he chose to make the biggest sacrifice, sacrifice self without expectations..Loki excepting his faith by selfless actions. leads to peace and love in his heart ( Content) this transformation is as some call Awaken! Realization of a greater power within !!!
If only everything else post-Endgame was our only hope, too.
I thought No Way Home did that, as did Shang Chi, or their earlier shows that same year like Wandavision, Hawkeye, or last year's Moon Knight, Werewolf by Knight, Black Panther Wakanda Forever. I mean earlier this year we had Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 lol and ppl already forgot about it being that good lol. I mean there were literally tv spots from one critic proclaiming that Guardians 3, "the best marvel movie since Endgame" lol
@@luismedrano6680 2021 was more than a serviceable year for the MCU. 2022 is when people really started to be turned off by it. 2024 and 2025 must turn the tables permanently.
@@wickdaline8668 Before Deadpool 3, we have What If S2 and Echo. While I'm not worried at all for Deadpool 3 and looking forward to Echo, I'm very worried about What If S2. The first season had 2 great episodes (4 and 8) and 1 decent episode (3). Episodes 1 and 2 were boring and episode 9 was a mixed bag. Episodes 5, 6 and 7 were genuinely awful. I hope Season 2 will be more consistent with its episode quality so that it won't be just another throwaway for Marvel.
@@purple1441The end of what If season 2 was SHIIIIIIT
@@n4n4sh1_ The end of Season 1 was also shit, but at least Season 2 had more good episodes.
Loki is the show all other Disney shows need to be held standard to. Absolutely incredible. I was stunned, and for the first time in a very long time with a disney property I had a moment of "OMG" at the end of the show. I wonder if they are going to be able to do a loki season three or even if they should...this is the most fitting ending of the loki character I could never imagine on my own.
For me, both Loki seasons seem to struggle a bit in the first few episodes but finish spectacularly. The show doesn't work all that well as an office comedy/drama but really catches fire when it ramps up in scale.
Like literally, he can snap a branch and the entire universe is gone. I can easily say that currently, he's the most powerful being in the whole multiverse right now. He literally is in a position in which Kang can only dreamed of.
Bro, I genuinely enjoyed watching the Loki series... He is officially my favorite character now in the MCU and I genuinely liked his story arc...
I've said it before, I'll say it again: The ending felt like something straight out of Shin Megami Tensei, and I love it. With our protagonist gaining godly powers and ascending to a throne of creation.
Just finished watching season 2. I'm so late to the party. This show is fantastic. Tom Hiddleston is even more likeable in Loki. Having an all new cast, new stories and new lore - the show stands tall on it own. Loved it.
I actually haven't seen Loki yet, but now I really want to see it. Now I see how most of MCU's characters have the potential of making a great story. I hope Marvel will be back on track and make wonderful films.
Most people are saying they think the mcu has been in a time loop and I think we’re finally watching the loop break and I think the one reason this time is different is the lake scene in season 1. Loki and sylvies kiss is the event that broke the loop that’s why it had such a huge temporal spike. Loki finally found someone to fight with not for. He found someone who truly loves him for well…him
Loki is literally carrying the mcu at this point-
Loki is the best thing to come out of Marvel post Endgame and it's not even close. Ive really lost interest in most Marvel stuff these days but i loved this series so much.
Great video man! Loki has definitely hit harder than many recent projects!
What makes me even happier about this Finale s that it Ties into the Spider-Verse! After Miles is exposed to the Branching Timeline/Multiverse (The Literal Branch!). It’s revealed that their Branch contains all the Branching Scenarios of Spider-Man and Spider people Alike! Not only that it is just one of Many Timelines that Loki now has the power to see! The power to change! And it is astonishing to see how beautiful this all is!
Best part of this series when he went to study, for centuries.
I hope this is a joke. They didn’t show anything.
Something as serious to the MCU as the TVA deserved the quality that Loki gave. It's interesting to see the MCU delve into the concepts of time and multiverses with spider-verse and this
Oh this was a beautifully written essay, exactly what I needed after finishing up the series! Seriously great stuff. After what's been an incredibly over saturated couple years of honestly worsening marvel content, this has given me a breath of fresh air. It really made me remember why I love Loki as a character so much, and truly got me thinking back to the beginning of the MCU as a whole. Marvel, you gotta see that you struck a gem with this one. There isn't a more pressing time to learn to set things back on track, it's now or never.
Also, damn, so the time stone is green coz of Loki literally gaining complete mastery over time... That's wild
no it was never because of that, this show was written well after the timestone was green
I just want Loki. And then more Loki.
He became a norn a weaver of fate and the caretaker of Yggdrasil Edit: the norns are three sisters Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld they sit under Yggdrasil by Urðarbrunnr They spin threads of fate that they weave into tapestries They also take care of Yggdrasil by watering and patching it with mud. The norns are also more powerful than the gods because the gods have to fallow fate
Thank you for this video
Man I still would have love if Loki and thor was able to reunite
Loved Loki show❤
With what marvel has been giving us I genuinely believe no one should dislike Loki Its a genuine masterpiece and i was absolutely amazed with this season Its so different, vibrant, imaginative, coherent, passionate. It was so mature not once was it undercut with dumb jokes. They even swore which really made me smile. What a series man After watching the first 4 episodes of season 2 invincible and them this Man i ate good these past 2 days
Amazing video easy bro!!
GLORIOUS PURPOSE !!!!
Awesome video essay!
As I recall, they were obligated by the higher ups, them and star wars, to announce things way in advance, likely as a means to support the falling stock price. A lot of this was due to Bob Chapek taking control of marvel out of Kevin Feige's hands and put into the hands of wall street bankers. I'm pretty sure if he was still in charge, they would have announced Loki season 3+4 by now.
A masterpiece.
Both seasons are awesome!
I’m glad the consensus on Loki is that it’s very good.
You’re in an echo chamber most people know this show is pure garbage
I just loved this show!!!
Is Loki now like a multiversal Timestone? Does or did he create the Watcher?
he holds time together, the watcher already exists, the only thing loki does is keep the timeline together
@@iaz00 You could be right about that, but why should the Watcher exist if there’s no multiverse? Before Loki sacrificed himself, there was no multiverse the Watcher could have watched.
Ok this was a really good video
Oh love it amazing out of this world,i actually not a person to watch series but loki s2 has said otherwise
I love how they show a rebellion in season one and then what happens after one even if it might be worse at the start
Bloody good ending for your video my man.
Good summary and analysis. Loki was a comprehensive character evolution. His story beats all marvel characters so far.
Loki season 1 hit. A definite surprise but the fact they followed it up with another banger was really pleasant surprise both seasons kept me engaged and guessing what comes next.
Did not have time ⌚ to watch loki but can't wait for Echo!!
Loki was my least fav character for a while. They just didn’t develop the character much after avengers. But now I see the appeal and can say he is my fav mcu character. 😅
Can't wait for your The Marvels video
I was blown away by the Loki seasons. The only Marvel stuff I immediately consume when it’s released
against all odds, the recurring villain, is now the hero trying to save MCU
what a tv show
need more
Outcast of the family? I hear a song coming on! "We don't talk about Loki, oh no no! We don't talk about Loki!"
21:04, It would seem as though some of this could be the case, as the series seems to suggest the Quantum Realm adjacent the Avengers universe has several similar versions of that dimension that are adjacent to other universes and timelines (as if every universe or timeline also contains their own versions of the kind of alien dimensions seen in the Avengers universe’s continuity such as the Mirror or Dark Dimensions, or are completely absent of these dimensions and have completely different ones). This would be one such way to make the different realities out their distinct from the Avengers universe, even if certain rules regarding the multiverse and timelines remain the same.
This narrative is as good as the series itself
I have to say, this piece of yours is magnificently written. You’re a hell of orator. Bravo. Seriously, well done.
awesome character and cast, it's interesting last chapter but no spoiler hehe
i appreciate the undertones and the message, i still feel like S1 was better. It was generally more relevant to both phase 4 and 5 while servicing loki's character. They threw out that relevance for character focus. Is fine but i was expecting more from the plot.
Loki is EASILY the best thing the MCU has released since Endgame and it's not even close. I just hope the future of the MCU holds more Lokis than She-Hulks quality-wise.
Despite a lot of recent MCU stuff being crap, I heard Loki season 2 was good. Not perfect but good and that it knows alot better what it should have been and its strengths being kinda a silly buddy cop scifi adventure. Low on adventure and more on plot but it still plays to the actors' strength and the aesthetic.
My only BIG complaint with Season 2 is that the setup promised us this would be about the TVA preparing for the Kangs, but then it was brushed to the side for basically a technical problem and the variants of he who remains only got a little namedrop at the end.
Personally when I first saw the finale I didn’t really like it because it was basically doctor who but as I’ve thought about it more and more the more happier I get that it’s the ending we got and a perfect send off to a man who’s been in the mcu for 14 years
Its a bit different, because even with all the advanced technobabble and tech wizardry, Loki still doesn't win. The final sokution was always the sacrifice that he had to make, derailing the trolley from the tracks that were predetermined. And honestly, I like the way it ended.
@@cuegert9895 ya the finale took awhile to grow on me but I feel like the ending was fantastic as once a selfish god trying to steal the throne to a selfless god who has to take the throne 😅
from Glorious Purpose to Glorious purpose, this story is complete, but... we could easily do a continuation under a new name and new characters. I think Sylvie and Mobius as the main characters of a sequel could be great, but.. which show?
Nah I think it's best they went to live their own lives
Season 2 felt very disorganized to me. Overall, it was pretty good, but I wish its story elements were more cohesive. The problem, in short, is that there's really two stories being told in season 2, and then a lot of fluff that didn't need to be included. The first story ran from episode 1 through most of episode 4, which can be summarized as "how do we prevent the loom from being destroyed?" We have Loki and Mobius running around, trying to find a way to fix it, with Renslayer and Ms. Minutes acting as the antagonists and causing issues. Everything leads up to a final confrontation in episode 4 where, well, both Ms. Minutes and Renslayer were disposed of relatively easily, and then the last bit of the episode was them trying to fix the loom now that they were free to do so without having to worry about interference from the antagonists. The funny thing is - both our heros and the antagonists wanted the same thing - to fix the Loom. The antagonists were evil, sure, but still, if Loki had let them just fix it without interfering, perhaps it would have been fixed sooner (well, except for the fact that it turns out you can't really fix the loom as we learn later). We were told that if the antagonists succeeded, that that would have been a stepping stone for them in taking back control of the TVA, but we weren't really given an explanation of why that would be the case. The last bit of episode 4 where they were trying to fix the loom but it blows up in their face is where our second story starts. The second story can be summarized as "the loom is dead, now what?" After we've set the scene, we go into episode 5, which was mostly Loki dabbling in the past and showing us the background for various different characters. Yes, some important stuff did happen in this episode - mostly the fact that Loki was learning to control his powers, but most of the episode felt like the creators were using Loki's time slipping as an excuse to try and dump a bunch of semi-interesting backstory elements on us that, while amusing, aren't details that were all that essential for the overall story. I think the series would have been stronger if this episode just got dropped and replaced with something that was more important to the story being told. The idea that Loki was learning to control his time slipping could have been conveyed in five minutes or less, it didn't need this whole episode. And can I also briefly mention how annoying the whole timeslipping thing was as well? It suddenly started happening to Loki for some reason that was never explained to us, which caused him to travel to the past or future but in the same point in space. Then they cured Loki. Then he started doing it again despite having been "cured", but this time he could only travel to points in time he's already experienced, but not into his own body. There's just no consistency in how this thing works. Honestly, if they had just dropped timeslipping from the first episode, things would have made a lot more sense. In fact, they probably could have dropped the first episode entirely, moving the more essential bits of it into other episodes. Anyways, I digress. After episode 5 we get to the season finale, which was an awesome finale, but it wasn't really a finale for the whole season, it was really just a finale for this second story line that started in the last part of episode 4. To try and tie this all together: A good story should have an overall arch, and everything within the story should have strong ties to that arch in one way or another (or maybe I would be ok with two story archs as long as both archs are good, strong archs). Loki season 2 gave us episodes 1 and 5 which were mostly fluff and didn't contain much content that were very important to the overall story arch(s), and episodes 2 through 4 contained an interesting story with a very weak conclusion. And then we have the end of episode 4 and the finale which was the highlight of the show. Overall, a pretty good season, but it could have been better if the content was better tied together.
Your comment is a lesson in fluff. So many words, to say so little.
Implying the universe will somehow punish a protagonist with failure unless he is 100% absolutely saintly selfless is deeply troubling. (And the question can you even _be_ perfectly selfless, as someone can always redefine your best intentions as "selfish" if they twist the rhetoric long enough[1].) Because it implies that to be accepted as a hero you must be held to unrealistic standards of "selflessness". Worse, this is commonly _only_ applied to former villains who try to redeem themselves! It's rarely applied to characters who were already labeled as "hero" when the story started; _they_ can commit questionable acts because they're labeled the "hero" and thus all their actions are by default defined as "good". [1] Take the typical D&D paladin for example, selfless, upright, lawful good, willing to become a martyr to the cause to protect.... but paladins _know_ their soul will go to Heaven and be with their deity when they die. Similarly, in real life many believers seem to do "good deeds" (whatever their religion defines as such) to collect points for the afterlife.
humans are by default selfish, thats why no one wants to raise an orphan. you need some amount of selfishness to survive. you dont need 5 cars but you do need to think of/look out for yourself. not everyone will like you no matter how good you are. some people get off on dragging you down. don't let anyone define you as a person.
"I know what kind of god i have to be. For you. For all of you."
Loki season 2 is really amazing ever I think it is really interesting and incredible movie ever I absolutely believe it is always the best movie ever nice
I know im crazy but richard e grant is my favorite loki. Show peaked when he came on screen.
Tom was the best Loki in the movies!
I can understand why this finale wasn’t for everyone, it’s hard when we see these characters that we’ve come to love not get their happy endings. When it comes to Loki, I feel as a group we’re pretty used to Loki not getting a satisfying ending. As a character he has gotten tortured over and over, sometimes at his own hands. However, the lack of a happy ending can still feel like a gut punch. For me, not only did it work, but it made sense. This is not the end of the story for these characters. I fully believe that Marvel Studios will be bringing them back down the road, at least for Secret Wars. There is plenty of time to see them grow and breathe, and get those happy endings. However, on the flip side, not every ending in life is happy and that’s a fact that we have to come to terms with. I think Loki’s second season was the perfect swan song for this chapter in Loki’s life and I’m beyond excited to see what comes next.