While the TVA would prefer to take the easy way out and simply ‘reset' Loki, as if he were an iPhone, Mobius believes Loki may be useful.
Loki accepts an opportunity to join the TVA as an informer after realising that free choice is a myth and seeing his dreams of grandeur crumble before his eyes. His mission: to assist them in locating another ‘variant,' someone who has been causing havoc with the ‘sacred timeline,' pulling it in different directions at important moments in history. Watch 'Loki' Trailer here.
Michael Waldron, the show's creator and "head writer" is also working on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It's only natural that the film and Loki share DNA. Director Kate Herron, on the other hand, paints the show in the tones of a procedural, citing David Fincher's films as an inspiration.
While the first episode focuses on establishing the ground rules — the TVA is founded, the stakes are outlined, and supporting characters are introduced — the second episode takes on a more adventurous tone when it leaves the office building. The show Loki appears to be a mix of workplace comedy and time-traveling epic. I'm not sure about you, but that sounds like a great set-up to me.
To the enigmatic Loki, Hiddleston brings a rare combination of entitlement and empathy. As one character puts it, he is a "broken thing." Remember, this is pre Thor: Ragnarok Loki, so his morality is still up in the air. But it's because of this that he's such a fascinating character. In one moment, he arrogantly informs Mobius, "I'll do what I want to." And Wilson delivers said, “Sure.”
But what about the stakes if everything is pre-determined, even Loki's death, as planned by the Russo brothers? Unfortunately, the majority of Marvel Cinematic Universe fans have already learned to live with this.
Death in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is essentially an excuse for a character to earn their own spin-off — a huge deal for stars like Tom Hiddleston and Scarlett Johansson, but a shrug in the face for viewers who cried when Loki and Black Widow died in a picture with the ironic title of "Endgame."
Loki
Creator - Michael Waldron
Director - Kate Herron
Cast - Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku
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