A Loki’s glorious purpose is not power, but sacrifice-it just so happens that that sacrifice is always for other Lokis. As head writer Michael Waldron said himself, Loki is, among other things, “ ultimately about self-love.” Beyond Loki and Sylvie’s impossibly incestual, definitely-not-awkward romance, Classic Loki’s final act is a reinforcement of that theme. It’s an act of pure selflessness and courage-two traits not often associated with Loki.īut it’s also something more than that. And against all odds, Classic Loki sacrifices himself, distracting Alioth to buy time for Loki and Sylvie. After Sylvie prunes herself to join Loki in the Void, they confront Alioth together so that Sylvie can enchant it, hopefully granting them a way to find out what secrets Alioth may be protecting. But as Classic Loki later proves while contradicting his own self-assessment, a Loki can change if they truly want to. Mischief, pain, and survival-rinse and repeat. Loki continues to explore what makes a Loki tick, with our Loki variant now seeing that whatever shape or size he comes in, he’ll always betray his allies for his own selfish gains in the end.

“We lie and we cheat, we cut the throats of every person who trusts us, and for what? Power. “Animals!” Classic Loki yells after quickly escaping the battle with Loki, Kid Loki, and Gator Loki. Of course, President Loki (also played by Tom Hiddleston, having a bit of villainous fun) immediately double-crosses Boastful Loki, and then his own crew double-crosses him, leading to a wild scrum. But the fourth member of this motley Loki crew, Boastful Loki, only reinforces the stereotype that you simply can never trust a Loki.Īfter the five Lokis trade stories and sip on some Roxxiwine (and Hi-C Ecto Cooler for the young one), Boastful Loki’s plan to betray Kid Loki brings President Loki and his own crew of trickster variants to Kid Loki’s hideout. He makes quick friends with Classic Loki, Kid Loki (who wins the prize of most impressive Nexus event by killing the mighty Thor), and even Gator Loki once he accepts the fact that the helmet-wearing reptile truly is another Loki variant. Screenshots via Disney+įrom President Loki to the glorious Alligator Loki, our protagonist comes face to face with nearly a dozen different versions of himself while trying to find a way back to the TVA and Sylvie. And though the installment doesn’t do quite as much as last week’s episode by way of plot progression, it does what many fans have been hoping the series would do all along: it introduces a ton of Loki variants. With this swift introduction to the supposed end of all time and the matter-consuming tempest that rules over it, “Journey Into Mystery” hits the ground running. Grant’s Classic Loki responds to Loki’s rapid-fire questions just as quickly: “This is the Void.

When we reach Loki in a strange new realm, surrounded by equally strange variants of himself and with an ominous storm looming in the distance, he understandably has some questions: “What is this place? Where are we? Who are you?” It’s a quick reminder that the once-infallible time organization-as well as the story of Loki itself-has been flipped upside down following last week’s wild episode. The penultimate episode of Loki begins with a spinning shot that leads us through the TVA, past the decapitated head of an animatronic Time-Keeper, and into the Void.

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