Science/Fiction

This episode captured all what Loki the TV series stands for - redemption arc, friendship, time and its relationship with and impact on us, and finally, the inherent complexities of existing and wanting a purpose.

Tom Hiddleston was on another level in this episode, and deserves some acting nominations.

The stage for the finale is set beautifully. Can't wait for the next week on how they tie all the plot lines together. This also sets up the next phase of Marvel films wonderfully. I, for one, am super excited to see if and how Loki returns to the movie.

10/10 episode. Hyped for next week, let's go!

First off, Tom Hiddelston is the best he's been in this universe. This episode alone is maybe one of his best performances to date. These past couple of episodes have sort of re-established him as the main character, and in some ways made the opening episodes better.

Owen Wilson is likewise very good! I've really grown to like his acting in this series. It's good seeing him doing something out of the norm again.

But this isn't just a great MCU series, it's a great series in general. A very fascinating concept that feels super fresh and feels like it actually has really high stakes. My only hope is that the finale this week doesn't play things too safe. I'm excited, because I still don't know how this season is going to end, but the way things ended here has me just a little worried. The season has been excellent so far though so maybe I need not worry.

It's also just exceptionally directed. It doesn't at all feel like an MCU property. Non-Marvel aficionados would probably enjoy this as well.

Also, Orobouros is one of the best mcu characters in recent memory.

Some truly haunting imagery here as well. Such an unpredictable episode. It feels good to watch a marvel property with high stakes that isn't predictable.

This episode understandably starts somewhat slow and this is good, it needed to. It really feels like all the branches came together here over the two seasons really. In fact, it feels like this show is coming to a conclusion which would be a shame, it has been consistently good to epic.

This episode has so many great moments, really funny ones too. It feels like this is the result when you get some great actors involved and give them a fun script to work with, they bounce off each other so well.

It definitely felt like a set up for the finale but it was done in a really fun way. I am really looking forward to the last episode and seeing where all of this comes to a head now that Loki has basically levelled up. If he isn't killed off, he might well become very important moving forward because of what he can now do.

I love this show. Definitely the best MCU series and it never loses its quality. CGI, theme musics, script, directing, acting... they are all amazing and Tom Hiddleston carry the MARVEL cinematic universe. The only thing I can say for this episode is that it has the atmosphere of Infinity War. The final episode will be Endgame and Loki will most likely be God of Stories or Loki who remains. This is extremely exciting because this character is definitely wasted in terms of power. Lastly He's not alone anymore, he experienced true loss, time and time again. Now he knows that caring for someone else is not weakness, it's a strength, and that's when he becomes truly powerful. BEST CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.

Really engaging and fast-moving episode without a boring scene.

Loki kinda finally feels like the main character in his show and his character arc in this episode shows how far he's come from The Avengers.

It's a really exciting episode and makes you more excited for the finale, but still feels underwhelming when these really excellent plot points could've had more buildup with more episodes for the season.

The problem is, that the pacing is sometimes so fast that it feels like the side characters don't get enough characterization, if at all. The runtime is the same as the first season, but season 1 felt like it packed way more storytelling and revelations than this.

This could've been one of the best seasons of television if they gave it at least 2 or 4 more episodes. But characters die before the audience gets to know them and care about them.

Nevertheless, this episode is probably the best of the season so far and I like it a lot because it's a really chill episode with great visuals and choice of music, and of course, Loki is at the forefront of this episode.

Another big disappointment is that I Know that this isn't gonna have any real impact or effect on the MCU as a whole. It's funny that I saw the reactions of a lot of people to the previous episode saying (mostly joking) "Well guys, the MCU is over" and all that. Because back when season 1 came out, I also thought this show was gonna have a real impact on the movie side of MCU, but guess what? 2 years and many movies later, it had near zero impact on it. Like they don't even make you feel how dire and grand the deleting of branches is in this show alone, let alone in the MCU.

If they actually made the decision to let this show lead to real change in the MCU, like replacing Kang with Doctor Doom after the event of this season, or any other actual big changes caused by this, then I would be less disappointed. Like even WandaVision had more impact on the MCU and the multiverse than this show. I hope this is leading to something good, because as much as these past two episodes were good, this season didn't have enough time to deliver a well-developed plot and characters.

Nonetheless, this episode was really good and I hope they don't do the Disney Plus tradition of giving us a rushed 30-minute finale, and deliver and actually well-written and satisfying final episode instead.