Loki Season 2 producer Kevin Wright shed new light on why the new season didn't end with a classic MCU post-credits scene.
While the MCU is well-known for its post-credits scenes teasing what's coming in the future, more recent projects have not continued that trend with shows like Secret Invasion closing off the full story before the credits roll.
Loki Season 2 continued that pattern by only including two post-credits moments across its six episodes - one scene in Episode 1 with Sylvie visiting a McDonalds in 1982 Oklahoma and an audio-only moment in Episode 5 bringing Brad Wolfe's voice from the Zaniac arcade game.
Read full article on The Direct.
While the MCU is well-known for its post-credits scenes teasing what's coming in the future, more recent projects have not continued that trend with shows like Secret Invasion closing off the full story before the credits roll.
Loki Season 2 continued that pattern by only including two post-credits moments across its six episodes - one scene in Episode 1 with Sylvie visiting a McDonalds in 1982 Oklahoma and an audio-only moment in Episode 5 bringing Brad Wolfe's voice from the Zaniac arcade game.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 11/15/2023
- by Richard Nebens
- The Direct
With two episodes left of “Loki” Season 2, the mid-season trailer hints that all is not yet lost after that Episode 4 ending.
Ke Huy Quan’s “O.B.” Ouroboros kicks off the clip by asking Loki how much he knows.
“Let’s assume I didn’t know much, but I’m a fast learner, and I’m a god,” Tom Hiddleston’s titular character replies.
Following the unfortunate death of Kang variant Victor Timely (Jonathan Majors) in Episode 4 and the rest of the time twist crew being engulfed by the exploding time loom, the mid-season trailer makes it look like they can still come back from this.
“All of existence is in grave danger,” Loki says over a montage of his getting engulfed by the time loom’s destruction and spit out at a rental equipment facility in front of a yellow inflatable air dancer. “The Tva is gone.”
Alternate Mobius,...
Ke Huy Quan’s “O.B.” Ouroboros kicks off the clip by asking Loki how much he knows.
“Let’s assume I didn’t know much, but I’m a fast learner, and I’m a god,” Tom Hiddleston’s titular character replies.
Following the unfortunate death of Kang variant Victor Timely (Jonathan Majors) in Episode 4 and the rest of the time twist crew being engulfed by the exploding time loom, the mid-season trailer makes it look like they can still come back from this.
“All of existence is in grave danger,” Loki says over a montage of his getting engulfed by the time loom’s destruction and spit out at a rental equipment facility in front of a yellow inflatable air dancer. “The Tva is gone.”
Alternate Mobius,...
- 10/30/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
When it comes to the MCU limited series on Disney+, the pacing issue is something that fans have often felt to be bothersome, and it ends up messing up the innovativeness of the storyline by gearing up the flow in favor of shoehorning the world-building aspects. Fortunately, Loki seemed to be the only exception, as it takes its sweet time to build on the narrative, provides viewers with an insight into the characters, and seemingly has a fixed resolution it is destined to reach without bothering much about the next big reveal and tease. It’s good to see that the second season has maintained the tradition.
In the first episode, while returning to Tva from the Citadel at the End of Time, Loki experiences time slipping as he gets thrust into the past and future of the timeline while supervising the administration. Loki arrives at a doomed Tva in the future,...
In the first episode, while returning to Tva from the Citadel at the End of Time, Loki experiences time slipping as he gets thrust into the past and future of the timeline while supervising the administration. Loki arrives at a doomed Tva in the future,...
- 10/14/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
This article contains spoilers for Loki Season Two.
Forget your Pizza Poppas, and forget your zombie superheroes. Loki season two has already given us the strangest, most unlikely Earth in the multiverse. Yes, the chyron in episode two tells us that Loki and Mobius go to 1977 in the Sacred Timeline. But in that world, a cheesy slasher called Zaniac is a star-studded, big-budget affair. In our world, even a masterpiece like Halloween was greeted with derision by critics of the time.
On the upside, our Earth does have wonderful things like Marvel Comics in the 1980s, when writers like Doug Moench told the kind of weird stories where Thor actually fights the Zaniac. Introduced in Thor #319 (1982), Zaniac was not just a movie monster portrayed by actor Brad Wolfe, but also an evil entity from the Dark Dimension.
The Zaniac of Loki lacks this cosmic evil. Instead, he’s just a character played by Brad Wolfe,...
Forget your Pizza Poppas, and forget your zombie superheroes. Loki season two has already given us the strangest, most unlikely Earth in the multiverse. Yes, the chyron in episode two tells us that Loki and Mobius go to 1977 in the Sacred Timeline. But in that world, a cheesy slasher called Zaniac is a star-studded, big-budget affair. In our world, even a masterpiece like Halloween was greeted with derision by critics of the time.
On the upside, our Earth does have wonderful things like Marvel Comics in the 1980s, when writers like Doug Moench told the kind of weird stories where Thor actually fights the Zaniac. Introduced in Thor #319 (1982), Zaniac was not just a movie monster portrayed by actor Brad Wolfe, but also an evil entity from the Dark Dimension.
The Zaniac of Loki lacks this cosmic evil. Instead, he’s just a character played by Brad Wolfe,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers
Loki season two continues to drop Easter eggs left, right, and center, but in its second episode the show happily climbs aboard Marvel’s “running gag” bandwagon by throwing in a visual reference to one of the MCU’s most divisive movies: Eternals.
During the opening scene of this week’s Loki, the God of Mischief and his Tva analyst Bff Mobius (Owen Wilson) travel back in time to capture the slimy Brad Wolfe (Rafael Casal), a Tva hunter and variant who has absconded to a past point on the Sacred Timeline to build the life he never got to have as a 70s movie star.
At the premiere of his latest film, Zaniac, Loki and Mobius roll up to the red carpet, but not before passing a range of posters advertizing upcoming feature presentations, one of which happens to star Kumail Nanjiani’s Bollywood actor Kingo from Eternals!
Loki season two continues to drop Easter eggs left, right, and center, but in its second episode the show happily climbs aboard Marvel’s “running gag” bandwagon by throwing in a visual reference to one of the MCU’s most divisive movies: Eternals.
During the opening scene of this week’s Loki, the God of Mischief and his Tva analyst Bff Mobius (Owen Wilson) travel back in time to capture the slimy Brad Wolfe (Rafael Casal), a Tva hunter and variant who has absconded to a past point on the Sacred Timeline to build the life he never got to have as a 70s movie star.
At the premiere of his latest film, Zaniac, Loki and Mobius roll up to the red carpet, but not before passing a range of posters advertizing upcoming feature presentations, one of which happens to star Kumail Nanjiani’s Bollywood actor Kingo from Eternals!
- 10/13/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for "Loki" season 2, episode 2.
Out of all heroes and villains inhabiting the MCU, Tom Hiddleston's Loki has arguably become the most three-dimensional and fully realized character. In his first introduction in "Thor," Loki yearned to be accepted as a true Asgardian, only to find out that he was actually the son of the leader of the Frost Giants, the sworn enemy of Asgard. After starting a fight with Hulk, Captain America, and Iron Man in "The Avengers" and attacking Manhattan with an alien army, Loki supposedly gets what he wants in "Thor: The Dark World" when he finally sits on the throne to rule after deceiving his own people. He seemed to show some growth in season 1 of "Loki," but his past comes back to haunt him in the second episode of "Loki" season 2. As a result, the god of mischief has something of a personality crisis.
Out of all heroes and villains inhabiting the MCU, Tom Hiddleston's Loki has arguably become the most three-dimensional and fully realized character. In his first introduction in "Thor," Loki yearned to be accepted as a true Asgardian, only to find out that he was actually the son of the leader of the Frost Giants, the sworn enemy of Asgard. After starting a fight with Hulk, Captain America, and Iron Man in "The Avengers" and attacking Manhattan with an alien army, Loki supposedly gets what he wants in "Thor: The Dark World" when he finally sits on the throne to rule after deceiving his own people. He seemed to show some growth in season 1 of "Loki," but his past comes back to haunt him in the second episode of "Loki" season 2. As a result, the god of mischief has something of a personality crisis.
- 10/13/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
The second episode of Loki Season 2 brought Brad Wolfe (played by Rafael Casal) into the story — a character who connects to Doctor Strange villain Dormammu.
The existence of Brad — or, more specifically, the in-universe fictional monster Brad plays on film — was revealed in a September trailer for the new season.
Wolfe is one of several new actors joining the first season's cast in season two, debuting in the MCU alongside Ke Huy Quan and Liz Carr, among others.
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The existence of Brad — or, more specifically, the in-universe fictional monster Brad plays on film — was revealed in a September trailer for the new season.
Wolfe is one of several new actors joining the first season's cast in season two, debuting in the MCU alongside Ke Huy Quan and Liz Carr, among others.
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- 10/13/2023
- by Gillian Blum
- The Direct
This post contains spoilers for the second episode of "Loki," Season 2.
Chaos unraveled within the Time Variance Authority (Tva) in the season 2 premiere of "Loki," where the titular variant (played by Tom Hiddleston) found himself torn between various points in time after He Who Remains is killed by Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino). After this Time Slippage issue is resolved, thanks to a trip to a space station-esque nexus called the Temporal Loom, Loki tries his best to convince everyone about the impending doom that awaits every timeline, sacred or branched. This aberration in the flow of events disrupts the very foundation of the Tva, introducing fresh doubts in every Tva "employee," now acutely aware of their variant status.
Some Hunters at the Tva, including B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku) and X-5 (Rafael Casal) express their inner turmoil caused by this revelation, stressing that this "changes everything," as every individual used to have...
Chaos unraveled within the Time Variance Authority (Tva) in the season 2 premiere of "Loki," where the titular variant (played by Tom Hiddleston) found himself torn between various points in time after He Who Remains is killed by Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino). After this Time Slippage issue is resolved, thanks to a trip to a space station-esque nexus called the Temporal Loom, Loki tries his best to convince everyone about the impending doom that awaits every timeline, sacred or branched. This aberration in the flow of events disrupts the very foundation of the Tva, introducing fresh doubts in every Tva "employee," now acutely aware of their variant status.
Some Hunters at the Tva, including B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku) and X-5 (Rafael Casal) express their inner turmoil caused by this revelation, stressing that this "changes everything," as every individual used to have...
- 10/13/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Loki, Season 2, Episode 2.] The new season of Loki continues to keep the clock ticking as the titular God of Mischief (played by Tom Hiddleston) and Tva agent Mobius (Owen Wilson) attempt to manage the sacred timeline’s extreme branching. Setting out to find Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino), the duo headed to 1970s London in order to confront Hunter X-5 (Rafael Casal), who followed General Dox (Kate Dickie) in the Season 2 premiere. Believing he’ll have answers about Sylvie’s whereabouts, Mobius and Loki bring the rogue hunter back to the Tva for questioning, placing him in a holding cell. While Loki and Mobius try decoding alterations X-5 — now going by the name Brad Wolfe — made to his TemPad, they’re forced to initiate a tense negotiation session in search of answers. While Loki isn’t shy about getting in Brad’s face, embracing the villainous vibe the prisoner thinks suits...
- 10/13/2023
- TV Insider
This post contains spoilers for "Loki" season 2, episode 2.
In the first season of the Marvel Disney+ series "Loki," we learned that Time Variance Authority (Tva) analyst Mobius M. Mobius (Owen Wilson) loved jet skis. We also learned, of course, that the agents and hunters from the Tva were all variants taken from their real lives to work there, with their memories erased.
Everyone has reacted differently after Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Mobius, and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) broke the façade wide open. B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku) is angry and sad about what she's lost. And X-5, aka Brad Wolfe (Rafael Casal), has gone off to be an actor starring in the film "Zaniac." Mobius, however, is insistent that he doesn't need to know about his old life. He's fine where he is and loves his job. Whatever happened before just isn't important to him. Or is it?
In the episode 2 scene where Mobius,...
In the first season of the Marvel Disney+ series "Loki," we learned that Time Variance Authority (Tva) analyst Mobius M. Mobius (Owen Wilson) loved jet skis. We also learned, of course, that the agents and hunters from the Tva were all variants taken from their real lives to work there, with their memories erased.
Everyone has reacted differently after Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Mobius, and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) broke the façade wide open. B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku) is angry and sad about what she's lost. And X-5, aka Brad Wolfe (Rafael Casal), has gone off to be an actor starring in the film "Zaniac." Mobius, however, is insistent that he doesn't need to know about his old life. He's fine where he is and loves his job. Whatever happened before just isn't important to him. Or is it?
In the episode 2 scene where Mobius,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
This review contains spoilers
Loki and Mobius hit the darkened streets of the Sacred Timeline in episode two of Marvel’s Loki, as they attempt to track down Sylvie by tracing the movements of a Tva deserter.
X-5 (rapper and Blindspotting star Rafael Casal) has made quite the life for himself on Earth in the 1970s as Hollywood A-lister Brad Wolfe, and it’s one that he really doesn’t want to give up, so Mobius and Loki have to give chase like proper magic time cops at the premiere of his new movie, Zaniac.
Also refreshing is Casal as the arrogant X-5 aka Brad, and his “mummy’s boy” attitude makes him supremely punchable. When Loki and Mobius finally haul his ass back to the Tva, it creates an interesting dynamic in the interrogation room. Mobius assumes that the sneering, entitled X-5 will easily be able to push Loki’s buttons,...
Loki and Mobius hit the darkened streets of the Sacred Timeline in episode two of Marvel’s Loki, as they attempt to track down Sylvie by tracing the movements of a Tva deserter.
X-5 (rapper and Blindspotting star Rafael Casal) has made quite the life for himself on Earth in the 1970s as Hollywood A-lister Brad Wolfe, and it’s one that he really doesn’t want to give up, so Mobius and Loki have to give chase like proper magic time cops at the premiere of his new movie, Zaniac.
Also refreshing is Casal as the arrogant X-5 aka Brad, and his “mummy’s boy” attitude makes him supremely punchable. When Loki and Mobius finally haul his ass back to the Tva, it creates an interesting dynamic in the interrogation room. Mobius assumes that the sneering, entitled X-5 will easily be able to push Loki’s buttons,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for the season premiere of "Loki."
"Loki" is back this week, and along with the return of Norse trickster god Loki (Tom Hiddleston), agent Mobius (Owen Wilson), and the rest of the Time Variance Authority, the show's premiere also sees the introduction of a few new key characters. Among them? Ke Huy Quan's helpful, tech-savvy Ouroboros (or O.B.) and X-5, a mysterious new Tva agent played by Rafael Casal. And it's the latter who is particularly intriguing.
So far, we haven't seen X-5 do much besides question whether jet skis are part of the sacred timeline, but the character already seems to be an agitating force within the organization. He's also quite possibly poised to become a recognizable Marvel villain. After all, a featurette for the second season had a couple bits of footage from behind the scenes that showed him in a Tva jumpsuit,...
"Loki" is back this week, and along with the return of Norse trickster god Loki (Tom Hiddleston), agent Mobius (Owen Wilson), and the rest of the Time Variance Authority, the show's premiere also sees the introduction of a few new key characters. Among them? Ke Huy Quan's helpful, tech-savvy Ouroboros (or O.B.) and X-5, a mysterious new Tva agent played by Rafael Casal. And it's the latter who is particularly intriguing.
So far, we haven't seen X-5 do much besides question whether jet skis are part of the sacred timeline, but the character already seems to be an agitating force within the organization. He's also quite possibly poised to become a recognizable Marvel villain. After all, a featurette for the second season had a couple bits of footage from behind the scenes that showed him in a Tva jumpsuit,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Plot: Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15 and a team of new and returning characters, Loki navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous multiverse in search of Sylvie, Judge Renslayer, Miss Minutes and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose.
Review: Who would have thought that in the two years since Loki debuted on Disney+, the world would have begun to turn on Marvel Studios? What was once an unstoppable success story, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a shell of its former self, with many decrying the watered down quality of Kevin Feige’s slate after the first phase of the Multiverse Saga did not align as well as the Infinity Saga did. Nevertheless, the first MCU series to get a second season, Loki brings with it high expectations. Starring Tom Hiddleston as the fan-favorite character,...
Review: Who would have thought that in the two years since Loki debuted on Disney+, the world would have begun to turn on Marvel Studios? What was once an unstoppable success story, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a shell of its former self, with many decrying the watered down quality of Kevin Feige’s slate after the first phase of the Multiverse Saga did not align as well as the Infinity Saga did. Nevertheless, the first MCU series to get a second season, Loki brings with it high expectations. Starring Tom Hiddleston as the fan-favorite character,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
With the MCU dropping the ball with each of its projects nowadays, it is ironically once again up to the god of mischief to set things in perfect order by building on the multiversal stakes. The necessity to posit Kang the Conqueror as a legitimate threat to the Multiverse saga rested upon Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and now, after its spectacular failure, the responsibility lies with the second season of the Disney+ series Loki, where the MCU’s version of Kang was first introduced in 2021. In this context, it’s also a neat coincidence that both the prime cosmic-level antagonists of the overarching narrative chapters of the MCU, Thanos in the Infinity Saga and Kang in the Multiverse Saga, were introduced through Loki, which really emphasizes how integral this oddball of a character is to the grand plan of the MCU. Now that the second trailer of the second...
- 8/1/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
There's no time like the present for the God of Mischief to return. "Loki" season 2 will see Loki (Tom Hiddleston) -- that is, the Loki from 2012 who escaped custody in "Avengers: Endgame," only to find himself captured by and then begrudgingly joining forces with the Time Variance Authority (Tva) -- dealing with the fallout of the season 1 finale. As you may recall, that episode ended with the alternate universe, gender-flipped Loki known as Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) killing the eccentric Kang the Conqueror variant He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors), throwing all of time and space into chaos.
The trailer for "Loki" season 2 teases much of the multiversal mayhem to come, including a version of Mobius M. Mobius (Owen Wilson) who doesn't remember ever meeting Loki (and has a fondness for key lime pie) and Sylvie working at a historical-era McDonald's (you know times are tough when even timeline-hopping aliens need steady employment). However,...
The trailer for "Loki" season 2 teases much of the multiversal mayhem to come, including a version of Mobius M. Mobius (Owen Wilson) who doesn't remember ever meeting Loki (and has a fondness for key lime pie) and Sylvie working at a historical-era McDonald's (you know times are tough when even timeline-hopping aliens need steady employment). However,...
- 7/31/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
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