After watching this episode, all I could think is what a gift Hiddleston is to the MCU. Glad he keeps sticking around and does such a good job in every thing he's in.
I like the touch that Casey always says “It wasn’t me” whenever anything bad happens because he was a literal convict and needs to prove he’s innocent 😂
6:15 You probably didn’t notice but the opening logo and the track are reversed that’s why the “O” appears last. Its probably a hint of Loki going backwards in time
Loki arguably has the most developed and complex character arc in the whole franchise. His growth and maturation, change in priorities, motivations... he's grown up so much.
@@pixel_arts4302sadly that won’t be enough for some people if it ain’t some crazy shit with big battles death and destruction it ain’t gunna be liked by some folks
the ending was unreal and every single one of the characters origins and how it makes it feel like Loki is the one who made the TVA which is just mind blowing
I wonder if we'll ever see Loki and Thor together again. Even for just a short cameo. I'd just love to see the way this "best version" Loki would interact with Thor now.
I want my friends back. I don’t want to be alone…but without them, where do I belong?” This is one of the saddest moments in the show. From Loki formerly being a cold backstabber, to now being able to love & trust people who give him purpose & comfort is so beautiful
same, almost cried, it was such a bitter-sweet moment :( from wanting power and kingdom and universe and everything fancy, he really is just a lonely little brother (and being in such a bad period in life, I can relate a lot to this Loki, how lonely and insecure he is without his bestie Mobius)
No, Loki stayed there because his aura was extracted from the timeline and his home timeline is now the TVA. With the ability to travel through time without creating branched timelines and without technical aids, he has become the god of time. That's also the reason why he can walk the bridge in the finale without a protective suit.
Definitely I thought this ,when he got pulled from the stream by mobius he was fine after that ,so when the loom exploded he was back to glitching but the loom looked safe , his aura would technically still be in the loom if he’s glitching again,therefore he has no need to pull himself out hence the god of time
Nobody is understanding the sheer POWER loki just unlocked!? DUDE CAN LITERALLY CONTROL HIMSELF ACROSS THE MULTIVERSE. He can go across EVERY TIMELINE...TRUE G
Technically, he just became omnipotent - unless we learn that there are some limits to his time travel, he can go *anywhere, anytime* and change *anything*. He can literally write what happens the same way He Who Remains did. The most mind-blowing part is that he's even able to control time in places that are explicitly outside of time, like the TVA and the Void planet, I suspect.
At this point, from what we know, not quite as omnipotent yet. He seems to be limited based on the 'who' he wants to meet. So I assume the end part is because he wants to meet Victor Timely. Will be more powerful if he could actually opt to meet someone not in that TVA room like Frigga across the timeline.
@@andreynogueira7419 Across the entire multiverse, and not just only one universe. Compared to the threat of the time loom getting obliterated, Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet looks like a cute little toy.
It's interesting how Loki's time slipping has changed, since before it was violent, and his entire body moved forward and backward in time, meaning there could be two of him in the same place. But now, when he controlled it, the time slipping wasn't violent or glitchy. Instead of a future version of himself appearing at the exact same moment, it's more like he's mind is time slipping into a past version of himself. Which is really cool.
That's exactly what is happening though, his future self is slipping into his past self; but now it's more like he's sliding instead of slipping. It's a controlled slide, rather than an accidental slip; it makes so much sense that his mind is slipping into his alternate bodies. Hasn't anyone ever played Soma. The ending to that game is a great example.
@@neonclouds9295its highly possible that how it works. At first he was travelling to time and space from where and when. Then after that he figured out who, whose loki should he travel through
Marvel can MEAN SOMETHING again after this episode. The record store scene? The writing in general? Incredible. Everything we fell in love with Marvel for.
All the actors on this show are good, but Hiddleston is next level. So much happens on his face and in his eyes ... I hope Marvel has the good sense to keep him around for a long, long time!
@kishenkoolskills90 i think he is cos he was contracted to appear for 4/6 episodes and so far he's only done 2, 3, and 4, so he should come in 6 as well
@notmjgotbannedvictor timely is the one who remains, but loki is the reason he becomes him. Loki literally gives the idea of the tva to OB, Which in turn allowed OB to come up with the tempad
Loki has this power in the comics why he is extremely powerful. He can go anywhere he chooses. He can change reality, he can conjure, he can have his head cut off and he put it right back on
Im surprised no one caught the speech loki gave to mobius saying" you can go home and it will be as though you never left" is almost verbatum of kangs speech to jane in quamtummania
One more thing to notice.. Earlier every time loki timeslips into past, he found an another past version of himself but at the end of 5th episode and probably 6th episode. He slips back but in the same body like the time stone time reversing like logic... It would be great if you point it out next time... :)
He only saw another him when he went to the future tho. In ep 1 he was there twice cuz he was in the future and the same goes for the small moment in this episode.
This was the episode we needed to really provide stakes for the characters and the various timelines that are dying. I wasn’t feeling it after the timeline bombing of episode 2, but I for sure felt it in this episode.
It feels like Loki truly is "He Who Remains". And Loki might also semi immune to the temporal radiation since he was pulled out of the time stream earlier.
My wife, English teacher, pointed out that a lot of the sticky notes are the phases of the hero’s journey (a popular type of template for stories) and that got us thinking how this season really is like that!
It was so sad to see O.B reduced to being an unsuccessful author because he was still so happy despite not selling anything and getting kicked out of the library.
The Shopkeep has an exchange with Sylvia about how he prefers being at work as it feels more like a home than his actual home does which counteracts what Sylvia had been arguing about when she dehumanizes adjusting people from their timeline to work at the TVA. This could be a metaphor for why people like Mobius have preferred their TVA lives instead of their timeline ones, they feel more at home at the the TVA.
This episode was groundbreaking. Showing what all the characters, that we love, looked like on their timelines. It was especially awesome to see everyone spaghetti-fy and then Loki finally control his time slipping.
the pacing for this season has been great. Not one episode felt dull or filler. Hopefully, Marvel finds a way to let the team behind Loki control the bigger story. Multiverse could end up being a mess, if the right people are not writing the story.
I liked how Mobius’ sons had two different coloured shirts. Kevin had the orange, similar to the TVA jumpsuit font colour and Shawn had the dark aqua colour, similar to “Don”’s job uniform. Also the jet skis were both in these colours
The TVA automation announcement (detail #2) reminds me of the story of "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, where the house is automated to do the same tasks every day, even after the family is all dead after a nuclear explosion/catastrophe of sorts. Great story (my personal favorite) out of the Martian Chronicles. EC Comics did an issue of this story! (WEIRD FANTASY no. 17)
12:36 Extra trivia: For anyone wondering the song used when Mobius was pretending to ride a jetski, it was "Thunder in Your Heart" by John Farnham, but also covered by Stan Bush.
As soon as I saw Mobius on his Jet ski, I burst out laughing. 😂 I have never felt so prouder and so satisfied. Whatever happens in the future for Marvel, Loki will forever be amazing. Also, it was so wholesome seeing how far Loki’s grown to the fact that he has friends that he’s willing to fight for.
Notice how the KIND of time slipping also changes as Loki starts to control it. Earlier it was the kind of slipping where his time travelling self and the self of the time where he goes where in different bodies(Like Back to the Future) BUT after he learns how to control it, he's now time slipping in his past self's body(Like Logan in Days of future past). I think that may be significant in the next episode where loki tries to do the temporal loom thing again and agian
There are also nods to earlier Hiddleston projects. He played Jonathan Pine in The Night manager written by John le Carré. Sylvie is also looking a lot like Adam from Only lovers left alive. Mimicking his wardrobe and how he's lying back on the sofa, almost as if she's a variant of him as well.
In regards to OB’s creation of the TVA, he said that he learned everything from Kang. But in these current set of events, he learned everything from his own book that he himself wrote, which means this OB learned everything from himself instead of Kang. Aaaand that means that we are not looking at the same set events that led to the TVA we saw in season 1. That is, unless, Kang did actually wipe OB’s mind along with everyone else’s, and then retaught OB himself, which would allow for the current set events to be the original set of events all along. Some trippy stuff
Yeah I believe it is the latter. Or a variation of that. I didn’t buy for a second that he learned everything from Victor Timely when they said that in S4. It was so fishy to me. Because Victor Timely only existed because He Who Remains backup plan to have Ravonna give him the book.
What's interesting is He Who Remains can only read time up to a certain point, his variants can interact with this said written time, and if this variant of Loki can write time through Time slipping that means this Loki is the most powerful entity in the whole MCU as of the moment.
@@xsanguine8 the script doesn’t exist anymore none of them are following it. That’s why there are all the branches because people have free will and are making their own choices.
@xsanguine8 the lokis are still on script, the entire thing is the beginning, its exactly how hwr wrote it, thats why kang is so powerful... eons of experience mulipulating time
nah. This is great but there's PLENTY of goodness for me in the MCU still. Recently, Spiderman, GOTG, all shows except Secret Invasion and Shang Chi, plus the future that includes FF and The Xmen keep me excited.
While S1 was heavily focused on Sylvie's character development and story; This season is remarkable in character developments. Be it OB, X5, Dox, Casey, Mobius, Victor, Miss Minutes they are all done amazingly this season. ✌
I think this episode also deserved a “Tom hiddleston hair flip” counter LOL almost every time he time slipped he did the dramatic fall forward and flip his hair up to steady himself move 😂
From this point forward anyone who cosplays as Loki needs to do the head flip ALL the time wherever they are at conventions. I mean are you even a Loki if you don’t look like you have been falling for 30 minutes?
What a series this has been. This is the type of story and writing Marvel needs. Lokis character arc through this series and the whole of the MCU has been brilliant
This episode was absolutely phenomenal, so it completely baffles me that critics are hating this episode on Rotten Tomatoes, and people are still review bombing the audience score for RT as well. Absolutely perfect episodes in my opinion!
I couldn't agree with you more. I thought this episode was brilliant! Everything that took place in the record store with Sylvie was, in my opinion, the best Marvel content I've seen since Endgame.
Its also worth noting that when Loki time slipped into time theatre 25, the chairs were empty, but also the soundtrack that played when he time slipped into that room was the same soundtrack that played when season 1 Loki saw himself being killed by Thanos, which could be why present Loki gives a strange look in the direction of the screen.
This ep made me tear up, laugh, scream in frustration and honestly I was just left in shock. I would argue this is the best ep of the series so far! The visuals and the acting were phenomenal, I can't wait for next week!!!
I’m still suspicious that they won’t stick this ending. I think this season has been a breath of life for the MCU (which was seemingly on its last legs) but I get an ominous feeling as the final episode approaches. I really hope they don’t fumble the end, because this has been so enjoyable so far. It’s obvious the writers have put thought and care into this story, which is so much more than what Marvel has been giving as of late. Crossing my fingers!!
I think the right side of the Loom was weaving again rather than unraveling (you can see it getting tighter) - likely because so many timelines are spaghettifying so the Loom can handle the few timelines that are left
yeah i thought the loom was gonna break and the multiverse was actually gonna happen healthily, but then everything turned into spaghetti so i guess not.
“I want my friends back. I don’t want to be alone…but without them, where do I belong?” This is one of the saddest moments in the show. From Loki formerly being a cold backstabber, to now being able to love & trust people who give him purpose & comfort is so beautiful
Möbius didn’t remember what a Jet-Ski was, but rather, he said he read about them in a magazine. He had an affinity for them due to loving them so much when on the timeline. Casey must not have loved fish because he didn’t remember what they were.
Great analysis!! This was my favorite episode. It was very weird, but I love the ending and the implications. I think Loki is tapping into god powers even he didn't realize he possessed. He is slowly becoming my favorite MCU character. I really hope they are able to bring the whole Kang storyline to fruition.
Justin Benson & Aaron Moorehead being the other inmates were perfect cameos. These 2 have made some of the best indie science fiction movies over the last 12+ years with Time Travel & Time Loops being integral to the plots of Resolution, The Endless (sequel to Resolution), Synchronic, and even their newest - Something In The Diet. So glad these guys are getting the opportunity to shine outside of their indie studio work!
Has the idea of OB being a Kang Variant been thought about? He knows all there is to know about the TVA, Temporal Loom and well everything. He could be a variant that was over powered by He Who Remains and had his memory wiped and left in the TVA with his knowledge to make sure everything is kept in check, if something ever did happen to the timelines. Just a thought.
The bedsheets out the window of the boys room is a nod to Bottle Rocket. Owen Wilson's character Dignan "breaks out" his friend Anthony (Luke Wilson) from a voluntary psych hospital, with Anthony climbing out the window (with his doctor's permission) with bed sheets tied exactly as seen in this episode of Loki
glad you brought up Sylvie’s ahkh earrings from last episode. “The ankh, also known as the key of life or the key of the Nile, is an ancient Egyptian symbol that represents life, immortality, and death. It is often depicted as a cross with a loop at the top and was used in a variety of contexts in ancient Egyptian art and religion. The loop at the top is believed to symbolize a handle, while the vertical part represents life and the horizontal part represents death.“
I like the touch that OB's novels have remainder marks meaning they didn't sell at the normal price and the publisher marked them to be sold in bulk to 2nd hand bookstores which sell them at a steep discount.
Loki is definitely inspired by Agent of Asgard series. Loki is the superior one out of all his variants. Since he can control the time slipping now, he can actually travel the multiverse by will. I think Loki is gonna play a big role in Kang dynasty, Secret Wars and Avengers because he did recruit the avengers in the comic and it will be a multiverse war with all the variants of heroes and Kang variants. Loki is a God and may be the only one that can go up against Kang. Also, maybe he might takeover the TVA. Lastly, I wouldn't be surprised if Renslayer is a variant to Kang
I think a good reason to explain lokis time travel changing the timeline can go like this: even tho banner said u can’t change the future from a future that already exists, lokis timelines future DOESN’T. Because his branched timeline was pruned. Therefore he is able to change the future because he doesn’t come from the future..
Tiny little side note here on the books, John Le Carré wrote the Night Manager that's a series that Hiddleston and Olivia Colman both starred in. And yeah, they should have followed his work more closely for Secret Invasion to work.
The Son of Yoren cover looks exactly like the episode of Loki and Sylvie waiting for the planet to break up and destroy the planet they’re on. The landscape, the 2 people sat down, the long horn shadow
I love how many facts you find and let us know. You guys make me appreciate the episodes sooo much better by letting us know all of the little tidbits that the writers hide ingeniously in the episodes. You guys rock.
this season has been excellent. the visuals of timelines shedding are marvellous. it's been so intriguing. I hope Marvel realizes that if they're fixing a problem is not Jonathan Majors!
Ehh it been great not excellent some stuff/ scene just take to long or some side plot is just pointless or half the episode is really just a waste like filler they needed something to take up 15min Bec they could only have 20 minutes of actual progressive story telling
The thing that got me excited is that Loki's Time Slipping is now linked to Cable's Time Sliding. We've already seen in this season that the time slipping can change temporal events, like OB suddenly learning things from Loki talking to his past self. But this episode shows Loki "slipping" into a previous incarnation of himself with all his knowledge intact, just as Cable does when he "slides" into himself in the cab. Deadpool 2's time travel is now shown to be fundamentally different from the quantum tunnel time jump of Endgame.
They are doing the Loki god of stories from the comics. Loki can rewrite stories making him extremely overpowered. It’s pretty clever how they’re doing it
So when Sylvie said "there's nowhere else to go ?" does that mean before coming to them she tried to go to every branches but they all got spaghettied out ? So that very moment when they all get spaghettied was the last moment of time and everything ?
If Loki can control time slipping (a better version of tempad) and Sylvie having HWR’s temped, does it mean it is a destiny for them to rule timeline, just like HWR said ?
Or, unfortunately... since Sylvie still needs the "Master" Tempad... and Loki just plain *became* one... they might have to face off, again. This time, one might have to end the other, to keep this from all happening again... and again...
One of my favorite things is that Across the Spiderverse (maybe coincidentally) visually portrayed the multiverse how the end of Loki does. As a tree sprouting upwards into a wide branching multiverse, then with a web weaved within those branches. Thought it was a little weird that it was portrayed so similar to Loki season 1 but slightly different. Now it matches the end of Loki Season 2.
At the very beginning of the episode, before the credits and loki going through the TVA, the ep showed the scene in the last episode of season 1, where he who remains says: "Every path you took, I paved the way" (or something like that). I believe that that alone explains his "convinient" time slipping to meet his friends.
Good point... so the obvious question... is Loki smart enough to out-smart He Who Remains, or will that be Sylvies job? Or will they do it together? Or will Loki have to end Sylvies existence to prevent all this happening over and over again? Only HWR knows... unless there's something we don't yet know.
there's that LOST reference! Also got me thinking about how the oceanic 6 had to all be together on Ajira 316 to get back to the island... The island recognized their group temporal aura
Who do you think deserves credit for creating the TVA? OB / AD Doug... Kang-variant He Who Remains... or Loki?
Loki
ALL
kang lmao. time wasn’t always a loop.
Hope it's Loki and he's the main character going forward It would be amazing to see him bring the avengers together for secret wars
I think it was group effort at different point of times. HWR saw this decide to take over all it. The function TVA is necessary.
After watching this episode, all I could think is what a gift Hiddleston is to the MCU. Glad he keeps sticking around and does such a good job in every thing he's in.
Hidlleston is literally the legendary actor
True that!
Right?!! A gem they better hold onto
Yeah I only started to watch Thor movies because of Loki series. I didn't really like the movies but he is great
He's the only original MCU character still around y'know.
I like the touch that Casey always says “It wasn’t me” whenever anything bad happens because he was a literal convict and needs to prove he’s innocent 😂
Damn I didn't even think of that
It’s amazing🤣🤣
This is brilliant thinking
I almost cried the moment Loki admitted that he doesn't want to be alone. We can all feel the loneliness he felt before he got captured by the TVA😢
Loneliness he felt??
@@jarianharris8240 his biggest fear was losing his friends
Yesss
And remember series 1. How he had to hear over and over again that he would always be alone. I remembered in that moment, and it hurt
I love how OB never seemed to be surprised of anything... It's like any weird informations that he got made him happy...
6:15 You probably didn’t notice but the opening logo and the track are reversed that’s why the “O” appears last. Its probably a hint of Loki going backwards in time
Loki just wanting his friends back made me really sad. He finally found his people, his glorious purpose.
I think his glorious purpose is much bigger than that!They are just perks along the way. He can literally save time from time itself
That scene made me break down and I don't know why. Something about him saying without his friends he doesn't know where he belongs made me so sad
Loki arguably has the most developed and complex character arc in the whole franchise. His growth and maturation, change in priorities, motivations... he's grown up so much.
It's also great writing that Loki confesses his reason at a bar over a drink with Sylvie. This is what happens; being honest over a drink at the bar.
omg he legit did. King shit
The writers absolutely deserve a chance to write the next Avengers
I have a feeling they will be directly involved and if not that would be criminal
no more avengers, f4 or x-men please.
@@Whooooooaaamaaan it doesnt need to be oscar material. I just want another enjoyable movie with great characters and a great story
@@pixel_arts4302sadly that won’t be enough for some people if it ain’t some crazy shit with big battles death and destruction it ain’t gunna be liked by some folks
I feel bad for you this writing is equivalent to ashoka once its finished it will be forgotten
the ending was unreal
and every single one of the characters origins
and how it makes it feel like Loki is the one who made the TVA which is just mind blowing
Loki = He Who Creates
@@Niceone11202011 couldn't have said it better
@@Niceone11202011Loki took the mantle of "He WHO Remains"
I wouldn’t say loki create the tva, it’s OB who created everything Loki just put all the pieces together
“It was Loki all along.” 😉
It's crazy when you think about it that the theoretically most powerful character in the MCU now was the first villain the Avengers faced as a team.
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Doesn’t moonknight have some crazy powers too? Like he comes back from the dead
@@shaokhan4421moon knight is my favorite too but now is not the time to dickride him because this sucka loki is way more powerful at the moment
@@brandonborlaza9205 😯😯😯🤯
@@brandonborlaza9205😂😂😂😂😂
This season of Loki is more like what Dr. strange is suppose to be like and I'm loving it. Loki is the new Dr. Strange I'm calling it!!
😆😆😆😆😆
Don't jinx it
I wonder if we'll ever see Loki and Thor together again. Even for just a short cameo.
I'd just love to see the way this "best version" Loki would interact with Thor now.
Well, the sun has to shine on them once again, sometime. You just can’t say a beautiful line like that in Infinity War and have it go to waste 💛
Hopefully in Kang Dynasty❤
I hope the end shows the together even if it’s only for a few seconds
I would like to see this Loki motivating Depressed Thor (Endgame).
@pratheeshkapu I'd like tht😊
I want my friends back. I don’t want to be alone…but without them, where do I belong?”
This is one of the saddest moments in the show. From Loki formerly being a cold backstabber, to now being able to love & trust people who give him purpose & comfort is so beautiful
It’s kinda great in that this Loki is getting his redemption arc like main time line Loki.
can't wait for a scene where loki reunites with thor and he got surpise because of the changes on loki's attitude!
Got me in the feels I can’t lie almost cried
Same I had tears
same, almost cried, it was such a bitter-sweet moment :( from wanting power and kingdom and universe and everything fancy, he really is just a lonely little brother
(and being in such a bad period in life, I can relate a lot to this Loki, how lonely and insecure he is without his bestie Mobius)
Loki’s character development is one of the greatest things in the MCU. Seeing his transformation is so good!
He and Nebula have the 2 best redemption arcs, yet they have never met. Would love to see them talk about all the shit they have done.
No, Loki stayed there because his aura was extracted from the timeline and his home timeline is now the TVA. With the ability to travel through time without creating branched timelines and without technical aids, he has become the god of time. That's also the reason why he can walk the bridge in the finale without a protective suit.
damnnn !!!
he walks the bridge in finale? how did you know it?
Mid trailer showed some clips and it shows Loki walking the bridge
Definitely I thought this ,when he got pulled from the stream by mobius he was fine after that ,so when the loom exploded he was back to glitching but the loom looked safe , his aura would technically still be in the loom if he’s glitching again,therefore he has no need to pull himself out hence the god of time
Correct
I didn’t know he became known as the god of stories. I love that and I’m excited for the direction of Loki’s character.
Nobody is understanding the sheer POWER loki just unlocked!? DUDE CAN LITERALLY CONTROL HIMSELF ACROSS THE MULTIVERSE. He can go across EVERY TIMELINE...TRUE G
Technically America Chavez can do this, as well.
@@Hawkglamournot in time though right?
Technically, he just became omnipotent - unless we learn that there are some limits to his time travel, he can go *anywhere, anytime* and change *anything*. He can literally write what happens the same way He Who Remains did.
The most mind-blowing part is that he's even able to control time in places that are explicitly outside of time, like the TVA and the Void planet, I suspect.
He can do what Spot from Across the spider verse can
At this point, from what we know, not quite as omnipotent yet. He seems to be limited based on the 'who' he wants to meet. So I assume the end part is because he wants to meet Victor Timely. Will be more powerful if he could actually opt to meet someone not in that TVA room like Frigga across the timeline.
I love how they made this threat to be completely way more scarier than thanos. It’s a threat to EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE
Yeah, ALL of them instead of just HALF hahaha
@@andreynogueira7419 Across the entire multiverse, and not just only one universe. Compared to the threat of the time loom getting obliterated, Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet looks like a cute little toy.
All at once
Not Everyone, Not Everything, but All at Once
Everything everywhere all at once
It's interesting how Loki's time slipping has changed, since before it was violent, and his entire body moved forward and backward in time, meaning there could be two of him in the same place.
But now, when he controlled it, the time slipping wasn't violent or glitchy. Instead of a future version of himself appearing at the exact same moment, it's more like he's mind is time slipping into a past version of himself. Which is really cool.
That's not how it works
That's exactly what is happening though, his future self is slipping into his past self; but now it's more like he's sliding instead of slipping. It's a controlled slide, rather than an accidental slip; it makes so much sense that his mind is slipping into his alternate bodies. Hasn't anyone ever played Soma. The ending to that game is a great example.
Ya, it has become like mind slipping now instead of physical one
Similar to the time travel in X-Men:Days of Future Past and to an extent Dreamwalking in Multiverse of Madness.
@@neonclouds9295its highly possible that how it works. At first he was travelling to time and space from where and when. Then after that he figured out who, whose loki should he travel through
Marvel can MEAN SOMETHING again after this episode. The record store scene? The writing in general? Incredible. Everything we fell in love with Marvel for.
I loved seeing OB play around with the tempad while Loki was talking to mobius, gave me such a good chuckle lol
All the actors on this show are good, but Hiddleston is next level. So much happens on his face and in his eyes ... I hope Marvel has the good sense to keep him around for a long, long time!
The best moment was when he realized that he could control time! I have a feeling he’s gonna end up at the end of time just like he who remains.
@kishenkoolskills90 i think he is cos he was contracted to appear for 4/6 episodes and so far he's only done 2, 3, and 4, so he should come in 6 as well
@notmjgotbannedvictor timely is the one who remains, but loki is the reason he becomes him. Loki literally gives the idea of the tva to OB, Which in turn allowed OB to come up with the tempad
Loki has this power in the comics why he is extremely powerful. He can go anywhere he chooses. He can change reality, he can conjure, he can have his head cut off and he put it right back on
Look up Loki God Of Stories. You'll see the path the MCU is going with this plot line.
@@khaospilot4050 Yeah, but that OB gets unraveled anyway
Im surprised no one caught the speech loki gave to mobius saying" you can go home and it will be as though you never left" is almost verbatum of kangs speech to jane in quamtummania
I caught that line for real.
That is what Doctor Who told his companions (he almost always failed to hold up that promise)
nice catch@@alexk6110
Or morbius to neo in the 1st matrix movie
Never watched quantumania. I just thought it was a callback to Bruce Banner's conversation with the Ancient One about taking the time stone
One more thing to notice.. Earlier every time loki timeslips into past, he found an another past version of himself but at the end of 5th episode and probably 6th episode. He slips back but in the same body like the time stone time reversing like logic... It would be great if you point it out next time... :)
He only saw another him when he went to the future tho. In ep 1 he was there twice cuz he was in the future and the same goes for the small moment in this episode.
What makes a Loki, a Loki, is the fact they always bounce back after they lose. 😊
This was the episode we needed to really provide stakes for the characters and the various timelines that are dying. I wasn’t feeling it after the timeline bombing of episode 2, but I for sure felt it in this episode.
Same.
Yes!
It feels like Loki truly is "He Who Remains". And Loki might also semi immune to the temporal radiation since he was pulled out of the time stream earlier.
My wife, English teacher, pointed out that a lot of the sticky notes are the phases of the hero’s journey (a popular type of template for stories) and that got us thinking how this season really is like that!
very cool
You guys do a great job at breaking down these shows. The effort is definitely evident.
It was so sad to see O.B reduced to being an unsuccessful author because he was still so happy despite not selling anything and getting kicked out of the library.
The Shopkeep has an exchange with Sylvia about how he prefers being at work as it feels more like a home than his actual home does which counteracts what Sylvia had been arguing about when she dehumanizes adjusting people from their timeline to work at the TVA. This could be a metaphor for why people like Mobius have preferred their TVA lives instead of their timeline ones, they feel more at home at the the TVA.
Abducting*
that is exactly what I thought watching it
Nice catch
This episode was groundbreaking. Showing what all the characters, that we love, looked like on their timelines. It was especially awesome to see everyone spaghetti-fy and then Loki finally control his time slipping.
the pacing for this season has been great. Not one episode felt dull or filler. Hopefully, Marvel finds a way to let the team behind Loki control the bigger story. Multiverse could end up being a mess, if the right people are not writing the story.
EPIC
I liked how Mobius’ sons had two different coloured shirts. Kevin had the orange, similar to the TVA jumpsuit font colour and Shawn had the dark aqua colour, similar to “Don”’s job uniform. Also the jet skis were both in these colours
Those weren't jet skis though me thinks
Don's sons are like Thor and loki. The younger one is a problematic one and the elder one is fixing the mess and likes snakes
@@This_is_cimema_world09literally in the video
@@This_is_cimema_world09Eric literally said that
The TVA automation announcement (detail #2) reminds me of the story of "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, where the house is automated to do the same tasks every day, even after the family is all dead after a nuclear explosion/catastrophe of sorts. Great story (my personal favorite) out of the Martian Chronicles. EC Comics did an issue of this story! (WEIRD FANTASY no. 17)
Oh wow I didn't connect those two until you said something! What a great connection!!
12:36 Extra trivia: For anyone wondering the song used when Mobius was pretending to ride a jetski, it was "Thunder in Your Heart" by John Farnham, but also covered by Stan Bush.
I came here for this comment!
The BMX movie RAD ingrained this song into my memory forever!
As soon as I saw Mobius on his Jet ski, I burst out laughing. 😂 I have never felt so prouder and so satisfied. Whatever happens in the future for Marvel, Loki will forever be amazing. Also, it was so wholesome seeing how far Loki’s grown to the fact that he has friends that he’s willing to fight for.
Tom Hiddleston continues to carry so much on his shoulders. He has absolutely crushed it every time hes on the screen since 2011
I appreciate your dedication, Erik. And also, shoutout to the editors and researchers and everybody involved. You guys are amazing. Thank you.
Notice how the KIND of time slipping also changes as Loki starts to control it. Earlier it was the kind of slipping where his time travelling self and the self of the time where he goes where in different bodies(Like Back to the Future) BUT after he learns how to control it, he's now time slipping in his past self's body(Like Logan in Days of future past).
I think that may be significant in the next episode where loki tries to do the temporal loom thing again and agian
There are also nods to earlier Hiddleston projects. He played Jonathan Pine in The Night manager written by John le Carré. Sylvie is also looking a lot like Adam from Only lovers left alive. Mimicking his wardrobe and how he's lying back on the sofa, almost as if she's a variant of him as well.
I love that OB pretends he'll have to dig up a copy of the novel when he's got stacks of unsold books everywhere 😂😂
In regards to OB’s creation of the TVA, he said that he learned everything from Kang. But in these current set of events, he learned everything from his own book that he himself wrote, which means this OB learned everything from himself instead of Kang. Aaaand that means that we are not looking at the same set events that led to the TVA we saw in season 1. That is, unless, Kang did actually wipe OB’s mind along with everyone else’s, and then retaught OB himself, which would allow for the current set events to be the original set of events all along. Some trippy stuff
Uhhh
Yeah I believe it is the latter. Or a variation of that. I didn’t buy for a second that he learned everything from Victor Timely when they said that in S4. It was so fishy to me. Because Victor Timely only existed because He Who Remains backup plan to have Ravonna give him the book.
Ob is khan
OBs name indicates that he is the source of the TVA
I thought Timley made notes in his book to further explain/expand upon things?
What's interesting is He Who Remains can only read time up to a certain point, his variants can interact with this said written time, and if this variant of Loki can write time through Time slipping that means this Loki is the most powerful entity in the whole MCU as of the moment.
you do also realize its after he who remains was killed and everyone has free will and isn't bound by his script.
@@Greenhawk4 The script writes everything up to that point at the end of time, so technically only the Lokis have gone off it.
@@xsanguine8 the script doesn’t exist anymore none of them are following it. That’s why there are all the branches because people have free will and are making their own choices.
@@Greenhawk4 We're witnessing the beginning of the TVA because of the end of the TVA.
@xsanguine8 the lokis are still on script, the entire thing is the beginning, its exactly how hwr wrote it, thats why kang is so powerful... eons of experience mulipulating time
The fact that the Zartan book had OB's real name this whole time without us realizing is great.
Who else feels like Loki is the only thing holding the MCU together?
There’s a very good chance that they end up using him to reset everything
Not me
Um… feels like he’s literally doing that in the episode. 🤣🤣🤣
nah. This is great but there's PLENTY of goodness for me in the MCU still. Recently, Spiderman, GOTG, all shows except Secret Invasion and Shang Chi, plus the future that includes FF and The Xmen keep me excited.
dude....I just watched the finale........
Notice that when Loki learns to control his time-slipping, he no longer runs into his past or future self, he transports into his own body and mind.
Kingdom hearts time travel logic
And he no longer whips his head back, possibly in recoil, possibly to ensure his vision isn't obstructed, possibly both.
While S1 was heavily focused on Sylvie's character development and story; This season is remarkable in character developments. Be it OB, X5, Dox, Casey, Mobius, Victor, Miss Minutes they are all done amazingly this season. ✌
I think this episode also deserved a “Tom hiddleston hair flip” counter LOL almost every time he time slipped he did the dramatic fall forward and flip his hair up to steady himself move 😂
From this point forward anyone who cosplays as Loki needs to do the head flip ALL the time wherever they are at conventions. I mean are you even a Loki if you don’t look like you have been falling for 30 minutes?
@@heatherfeather7199 I HAVE BEEN FALLING FOR 30 MINUTES
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Thanks- just corrected it! 😆
Can’t wait for honest trailers for this season 😂
He's going to badly injure his neck one of these days!
my favorite episode so far out of of every disney mcu shows out! i absolutely loved it
The Loki series is way underrated, was addicted since the first episode
What a series this has been. This is the type of story and writing Marvel needs. Lokis character arc through this series and the whole of the MCU has been brilliant
This episode was absolutely phenomenal, so it completely baffles me that critics are hating this episode on Rotten Tomatoes, and people are still review bombing the audience score for RT as well. Absolutely perfect episodes in my opinion!
I couldn't agree with you more. I thought this episode was brilliant! Everything that took place in the record store with Sylvie was, in my opinion, the best Marvel content I've seen since Endgame.
@@Nileppez100% agree
Honestly, what the hell is wrong with people?? This episode and this season… absolutely riveting!
@sandrafaith I don't understand their mentality either, but I wish people on Rotten Tomatoes with just review things honestly
This episode was best episode in Marvel history after Infinity War
Its also worth noting that when Loki time slipped into time theatre 25, the chairs were empty, but also the soundtrack that played when he time slipped into that room was the same soundtrack that played when season 1 Loki saw himself being killed by Thanos, which could be why present Loki gives a strange look in the direction of the screen.
This ep made me tear up, laugh, scream in frustration and honestly I was just left in shock. I would argue this is the best ep of the series so far! The visuals and the acting were phenomenal, I can't wait for next week!!!
I’m still suspicious that they won’t stick this ending. I think this season has been a breath of life for the MCU (which was seemingly on its last legs) but I get an ominous feeling as the final episode approaches. I really hope they don’t fumble the end, because this has been so enjoyable so far. It’s obvious the writers have put thought and care into this story, which is so much more than what Marvel has been giving as of late. Crossing my fingers!!
Why would the just tank the finale after all this buildup? I understand how the recent MCU has fared but have some faith in Loki! Be optimistic!
ikr MCU series always fumble at their finale episode and then get wasted
What did you think of the finale???
the way I always think of these breakdowns as the second part of the episodes
Yes! Me too :)
Bruh same
one of my favorite moments of the episode was Don/Mobius trying to sell jetskis to the others while they were waiting for Loki to return lol
I think the right side of the Loom was weaving again rather than unraveling (you can see it getting tighter) - likely because so many timelines are spaghettifying so the Loom can handle the few timelines that are left
yeah i thought the loom was gonna break and the multiverse was actually gonna happen healthily, but then everything turned into spaghetti so i guess not.
Another thing someone pointed out in regards to Don's sons: He offered the son who likes snakes a dog. Loki's children with Fenrir and Jörmungandr.
It's shockingly crazy how impressive these videos are. Great job to everyone doing the research and making the connections and subtle references.
“I want my friends back. I don’t want to be alone…but without them, where do I belong?”
This is one of the saddest moments in the show. From Loki formerly being a cold backstabber, to now being able to love & trust people who give him purpose & comfort is so beautiful
He was a cold backstaber BECAUSE he never felt loved or like he belonged in Asgard.
These breakdowns add so much extra value for me. It improves the total experience.
Thank you
Möbius didn’t remember what a Jet-Ski was, but rather, he said he read about them in a magazine. He had an affinity for them due to loving them so much when on the timeline.
Casey must not have loved fish because he didn’t remember what they were.
yeah! and i doubt he had contact with or cared for fish while escaping prison, it's not relevant to him at all lol
I haven’t been this excited about a series in so long. Every episode I’m left shocked. They did SO GOOD.
Great analysis!! This was my favorite episode. It was very weird, but I love the ending and the implications. I think Loki is tapping into god powers even he didn't realize he possessed. He is slowly becoming my favorite MCU character. I really hope they are able to bring the whole Kang storyline to fruition.
I am so happy for New Rockstars for now having 4 million subscribers, Eric you really deserve it!!!
The record store scene is just brilliant, just about my fave scene in the whole show. And the whole show is just soooo good.
So wonder why the song playing wasn't mentioned and broken down like the less obvious French album that was paned over?
Justin Benson & Aaron Moorehead being the other inmates were perfect cameos. These 2 have made some of the best indie science fiction movies over the last 12+ years with Time Travel & Time Loops being integral to the plots of Resolution, The Endless (sequel to Resolution), Synchronic, and even their newest - Something In The Diet. So glad these guys are getting the opportunity to shine outside of their indie studio work!
Has the idea of OB being a Kang Variant been thought about?
He knows all there is to know about the TVA, Temporal Loom and well everything. He could be a variant that was over powered by He Who Remains and had his memory wiped and left in the TVA with his knowledge to make sure everything is kept in check, if something ever did happen to the timelines.
Just a thought.
The bedsheets out the window of the boys room is a nod to Bottle Rocket. Owen Wilson's character Dignan "breaks out" his friend Anthony (Luke Wilson) from a voluntary psych hospital, with Anthony climbing out the window (with his doctor's permission) with bed sheets tied exactly as seen in this episode of Loki
Mobeus called Loki a scared child in season 1. Could be why he took him under his wing to protect him: like a father.
glad you brought up Sylvie’s ahkh earrings from last episode.
“The ankh, also known as the key of life or the key of the Nile, is an ancient Egyptian symbol that represents life, immortality, and death. It is often depicted as a cross with a loop at the top and was used in a variety of contexts in ancient Egyptian art and religion. The loop at the top is believed to symbolize a handle, while the vertical part represents life and the horizontal part represents death.“
I can’t believe that loki was the one that took his friends off the timeline!!! So excited to see the breakdown for this episode!
12:00 Couldn't loki end up back being arrested, picking up the cube, and not using it? 🤔
@@neekos3084I almost feel like this might be the solution, and Loki just goes back to his timeline willingly as if nothing happened
I like the touch that OB's novels have remainder marks meaning they didn't sell at the normal price and the publisher marked them to be sold in bulk to 2nd hand bookstores which sell them at a steep discount.
The song that was playing when he was on the JetSki wasn’t loverboy working for the weekend. It was thunder in your heart from the 80s BMX movie rad.
Loki is definitely inspired by Agent of Asgard series. Loki is the superior one out of all his variants. Since he can control the time slipping now, he can actually travel the multiverse by will. I think Loki is gonna play a big role in Kang dynasty, Secret Wars and Avengers because he did recruit the avengers in the comic and it will be a multiverse war with all the variants of heroes and Kang variants. Loki is a God and may be the only one that can go up against Kang. Also, maybe he might takeover the TVA. Lastly, I wouldn't be surprised if Renslayer is a variant to Kang
Renslayer is kangs wife in the comics
@@emilioarrieta1796true, but Loki and Sylvi fell in love despite both being Loki variants
I think a good reason to explain lokis time travel changing the timeline can go like this: even tho banner said u can’t change the future from a future that already exists, lokis timelines future DOESN’T. Because his branched timeline was pruned. Therefore he is able to change the future because he doesn’t come from the future..
Explain that again
Tiny little side note here on the books, John Le Carré wrote the Night Manager that's a series that Hiddleston and Olivia Colman both starred in. And yeah, they should have followed his work more closely for Secret Invasion to work.
The Son of Yoren cover looks exactly like the episode of Loki and Sylvie waiting for the planet to break up and destroy the planet they’re on. The landscape, the 2 people sat down, the long horn shadow
We still haven’t found out what was Sylvie’s nexus event. I hope we get find out in the finale.
This is one of the best Marvel shows i have seen.. Great Job Eric for all these breakdowns!
I love all the LOST / Desmond Hume parallels in Loki. The way he controls his time travel through his mind reminds me of Desmond in the Constant
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I love how many facts you find and let us know. You guys make me appreciate the episodes sooo much better by letting us know all of the little tidbits that the writers hide ingeniously in the episodes. You guys rock.
The season lines up with events of 2001: A space Odyseey perfectly. Including details like Jupiter getting spaghettified. Amazing writing IMO.
this season has been excellent. the visuals of timelines shedding are marvellous. it's been so intriguing. I hope Marvel realizes that if they're fixing a problem is not Jonathan Majors!
Ehh it been great not excellent some stuff/ scene just take to long or some side plot is just pointless or half the episode is really just a waste like filler they needed something to take up 15min Bec they could only have 20 minutes of actual progressive story telling
@@airyshark324The script and dialogue has been excellent, though, so even the quieter moments are compelling.
The thing that got me excited is that Loki's Time Slipping is now linked to Cable's Time Sliding. We've already seen in this season that the time slipping can change temporal events, like OB suddenly learning things from Loki talking to his past self. But this episode shows Loki "slipping" into a previous incarnation of himself with all his knowledge intact, just as Cable does when he "slides" into himself in the cab. Deadpool 2's time travel is now shown to be fundamentally different from the quantum tunnel time jump of Endgame.
They are doing the Loki god of stories from the comics. Loki can rewrite stories making him extremely overpowered. It’s pretty clever how they’re doing it
All everyone keeps saying ... don't really see it happening though
Man, these videos are so fun.
My man you BROKE THIS DOWN!!!! New Rockstars never cease to amaze me the attention to detail is amazing and very much appreciated.
So when Sylvie said "there's nowhere else to go ?" does that mean before coming to them she tried to go to every branches but they all got spaghettied out ? So that very moment when they all get spaghettied was the last moment of time and everything ?
If Loki can control time slipping (a better version of tempad) and Sylvie having HWR’s temped, does it mean it is a destiny for them to rule timeline, just like HWR said ?
Or, unfortunately... since Sylvie still needs the "Master" Tempad... and Loki just plain *became* one... they might have to face off, again. This time, one might have to end the other, to keep this from all happening again... and again...
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One of my favorite things is that Across the Spiderverse (maybe coincidentally) visually portrayed the multiverse how the end of Loki does. As a tree sprouting upwards into a wide branching multiverse, then with a web weaved within those branches. Thought it was a little weird that it was portrayed so similar to Loki season 1 but slightly different. Now it matches the end of Loki Season 2.
Thank god this is here, I was in PAIN after this INSANE cliff hanger :(((((((((((((
which god?
@@TheEvilCheesecakeHmmm.. all the endings for this season have apparently been cliffhangers ...
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@@intothefrayyoThey are determined to hurt me 😢
I think all of the Key Lime pie is a clue to Loki running the TVA since his colors are always green.
this show is truly a saving grace for the MCU
At the very beginning of the episode, before the credits and loki going through the TVA, the ep showed the scene in the last episode of season 1, where he who remains says:
"Every path you took, I paved the way" (or something like that).
I believe that that alone explains his "convinient" time slipping to meet his friends.
Good point... so the obvious question... is Loki smart enough to out-smart He Who Remains, or will that be Sylvies job? Or will they do it together? Or will Loki have to end Sylvies existence to prevent all this happening over and over again? Only HWR knows... unless there's something we don't yet know.
there's that LOST reference! Also got me thinking about how the oceanic 6 had to all be together on Ajira 316 to get back to the island... The island recognized their group temporal aura