Tag: Loki
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Oof, Jonathan Majors Makes Loki Season 2 Episode 3 Pretty Awkward
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of “Loki.”To this point in “Loki” season 2, it’s felt easier than expected to compartmentalize the series — not just from connections to the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also from the disturbing criminal allegations surrounding actor Jonathan Majors. Until episode 3, any trace of the villainous…
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Ya Know, X-5 Kinda Has A Good Point About Loki’s Villainy In Season 2 Episode 2
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…
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Loki Season 2: Ke Huy Quan’s Ob Is Just Data From The Goonies (In The Best Ways Possible)
Spoilers for the “Loki” season 2 premiere follow.When news first dropped that Ke Huy Quan was officially joining the MCU in the second season of “Loki” (check out /FIlm’s review), longtime fans of the beloved actor could hardly contain themselves. After bursting back through the gates of Hollywood after winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for…
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10 October TV Shows To Watch: ‘Loki, ‘Our Flag Means Death,’ ‘House Of Usher’ & More
With the WGA-Strike officially over, there seems to be the first real lull due to the impact of it. October still has plenty of series worth exploring, especially notable titles such as the latest from Mike Flannigan and the second season of the popular “Our Flag Means Death,” but the lineup isn’t quite as bulked…
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‘Loki’ Review: “Glorious Purpose” Is Lost In Favor Of Murky Multiverse Plotting [Season 2]
Where did franchise television go (almost immediately) wrong? Marvel television was supposed to enrich character stopgaps between blockbuster movies—a place to spend more quality time with your favorite supporting character who doesn’t get enough airtime. Disney+’s MCU TV strategy was supposed to be the salve. And while “WandaVision” did captivate viewers once it found its…
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No Pressure, but Can ‘Loki’ Season 2 Save Marvel From Mediocrity?
There’s no denying that the MCU is in a bit of a lull at the moment. Except for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, they haven’t exactly been knocking it out of the park of late. Secret Invasion was underwhelming, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania couldn’t recapture what made Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp…
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‘Loki’ Season 1 Recap: What to Remember Before Season 2
If Tom Hiddleston’s Loki has proven something, is that he knows how to survive and endure. Since his live-action debut in Thor, this character has become a fan-favorite villain-turned-anti-hero. It’s precisely these survival abilities that keep him returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After appearing in the Thor trilogy and the third and fourth Avengers…
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Loki Season 1 Took Unexpected Inspiration From Teletubbies
“Loki” remains the best TV show in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — a show with a clear vision, great visuals that stood out from the formula of the franchise, and a fantastic and self-contained story that actually developed its main character and took him to new places, including a rare romance in the MCU. All…
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D23’s Disney Studios Showcase Didn’t Have Much To, Er, Showcase
If there’s one thing to be said for the Disney Studios Showcase at D23 this year, it’s that it gave those of us on the weekend news shift a nice quiet start to Sunday. First, to give some perspective, here’s a quick recap of the headlines from last year’s D23 showcase. The 2022 presentation included the…
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The Only MCU Recap You Need Before Loki Season 2
The first season of Marvel Studios’ “Loki” expanded the Marvel Cinematic Universe into a full-on multiverse. Picking up after the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” the series places the trickster god (Tom Hiddleston) on a new mission with the Time Variance Authority to preserve the timeline. In addition to introducing the concept of an MCU multiverse, “Loki”…