When the variant Loki drops her hood in the flickering light of a Roxxcart department store, we’re treated instead to the blonde, bob-cut visage of Sophia Di Martino. There is one thing that struck me as a very nod-and-wink sort of reference to the famous time-traveling Doctor, though. I personally find the TVA to be a little more on par with The Umbrella Academy’s Commission, but it’s not hard to argue that those different stories all hang out in the same general space, stylistically. There’s been buzz about the idea of this series being the god of mischief’s dip into the Doctor Who pond, and with the time-hopping, adventure-heavy vibe of the first two episodes, it’s easy to make that comparison. That one lacked a little punch, because, well, a penitent Nazi is still a Nazi, but I make the comparison because the reveal at the end of this episode of Loki executes the same trick with much more success. Last time, it was used in Avengers: Infinity War for the dramatic reveal of the penitent Red Skull, overseeing the site of the Soul Stone on the planet Vormir. The usage of the hood in the opening scene, the way it completely drapes and obscures the antagonist’s face, is an old storytelling trick, and the kind of thing that I just love seeing. Have we seen it before? Sure, but that’s part of the fun of it it’s almost a metafictional story itself, watching this god of mischief try and try again, ever hounded by his own domain. It reinforces the idea of the character as one who is constantly trying to escape his old habits, only to fall back into them because the opportunities that arise are just so tempting. That way, we’re gifted twofold: First, we know that the TVA is more competent than bureaucrats are traditionally depicted, and second, we know that the old tricks aren’t going to be enough. Our Loki’s first field mission is to the site of this altercation, but it’s not much of a mission this time around, as he uses it to test his boundaries.Īs audiences, we’ve seen Loki try this kind of trick before, and it’s important for the development of Hiddleston’s character that he does so again, only to have it fail. When we start this one, we see that in play: TVA agents arrive at a Renaissance faire in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in the year 1985, and they’re summarily dispatched in a dark tent by a hooded trickster using green magical flares and knives. Last episode ended on the series pitch: There’s another variant Loki, and they need our Loki to catch him. Episode two of Loki, titled “The Variant,” really plays with that. When writing this article, Loki Episode 2 is scheduled to release on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, exclusively on Disney Plus.I mentioned last time the fun I had with the concept of the TVA - what it does, what it’s named, and how that works for it in a serial streaming show. More: Loki: Fans React To The Series' Premiere Episode.At first, Loki is reluctant to listen to what Mobius has to say, but he changes his mind after seeing a glimpse of his dark future.įinally, Loki learns that the person Mobius is hunting is actually the God of Mischief himself. Interestingly, Mobius asks Loki to work with the TVA and help them capture a fugitive who is killing their agents. That's why the God of Mischief gets captured by TVA, where he meets Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson). However, by taking possession of the Tesseract and escaping the Avengers, Loki breaks TVA's rules. In the first episode, we see that the Time Variance Authority (TVA) is the ultimate power that ensures a proper flow of the 'Sacred Timeline.' More: Who Is The Main Villain In Loki series? Is It Lady Loki?.Marvel fans absolutely loved the premiere episode of the latest MCU show last week, and now, everyone is waiting for the next episode.
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