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The Variant

  • Episode aired Jun 16, 2021
  • TV-14
  • 53m
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8.7/10
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Tom Hiddleston in The Variant (2021)
Loki's time has come. Watch the brand-new trailer for "Loki," and start streaming the Marvel Studios Original Series June 11 on Disney+.
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Mobius puts Loki to work, but not everyone at TVA is thrilled about the God of Mischief's presence.Mobius puts Loki to work, but not everyone at TVA is thrilled about the God of Mischief's presence.Mobius puts Loki to work, but not everyone at TVA is thrilled about the God of Mischief's presence.

  • Director
    • Kate Herron
  • Writers
    • Elissa Karasik
    • Michael Waldron
    • Bisha K. Ali
  • Stars
    • Tom Hiddleston
    • Sophia Di Martino
    • Owen Wilson
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.7/10
    32K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kate Herron
    • Writers
      • Elissa Karasik
      • Michael Waldron
      • Bisha K. Ali
    • Stars
      • Tom Hiddleston
      • Sophia Di Martino
      • Owen Wilson
    • 138User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tom Hiddleston
    Tom Hiddleston
    • Loki
    Sophia Di Martino
    Sophia Di Martino
    • The Variant
    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Mobius
    Gugu Mbatha-Raw
    Gugu Mbatha-Raw
    • Ravonna Renslayer
    Wunmi Mosaku
    Wunmi Mosaku
    • Hunter B-15
    Sasha Lane
    Sasha Lane
    • Hunter C-20
    Eugene Cordero
    Eugene Cordero
    • Casey
    Neil Ellice
    Neil Ellice
    • Hunter D-90
    Tara Strong
    Tara Strong
    • Miss Minutes
    • (voice)
    Kate Berlant
    Kate Berlant
    • Ren Faire Woman
    Philip Fornah
    Philip Fornah
    • Minuteman #1
    David A MacDonald
    David A MacDonald
    • Minuteman #2
    • (as Dave MacDonald)
    Michelle Rose
    Michelle Rose
    • Minuteman #3
    Sarafina King
    Sarafina King
    • Minuteman #9
    Alvin Chon
    Alvin Chon
    • Minuteman #10
    Ilan Muallem
    Ilan Muallem
    • Minuteman #11
    Jesse Gavin
    • Analyst #1
    Jordan Woods-Robinson
    Jordan Woods-Robinson
    • Analyst #2
    • Director
      • Kate Herron
    • Writers
      • Elissa Karasik
      • Michael Waldron
      • Bisha K. Ali
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    titushowlett

    This is UNREAL!!!

    This has got to be one, if not my absolute favorite thing to come out of Marvel EVER. The music is on POINT. The action scenes are creative, and AWESOME. Each scene feels like it has weight with every piece of dialogue feeling important. The atmosphere and sense of intense unpredictability just captivates you in an everlasting mystery. Putting you on the edge of your seat like never before, absolutely makes you want to DIE in order to see the next episode. This is a magnificent and completely unexpected masterfully crafted experience that feels so fresh and organic for being released around such worse content lately. This is starting to rival other Marvel masterpieces such as Endgame and Infinity War. I have a great feeling about the rest of this show. You won't regret watching this magnificent episode ONE BIT.
    10BecauseIamBatman001

    Great

    I always expected loki would be great show from first episode itself. This episode increased my expectations. It is so different than tfatws and wandavision. It has better pacing , better story , better music that those series . It's not just action show but it has greater elements. Each episode has great twist and make us thrilled !! A must watch show!!!!!
    9AnimatedCritic

    So far the best Marvel show

    WandaVision and TFATWS were good and okay, but Loki is defiantly one of the more creative and unique projects in the MCU. This episode was a thrill ride with the action scenes, and how Loki's character arc develops. In the end a really good episode that makes the show Loki stand out.
    10skelebobinterdevil

    Expect the unexpected

    Pretty good episode, better than episode 1, man I need some more Loki in my life.
    10imptsir

    EXISTENCE IS CHAOS - MASTERPIECE!

    My word, what brilliance! I am left speechless - i am in awe of the dialogues, the writing that went into this episode is just amazing. I totally expected Loki to be one of the best MCU shows but i never thought that it would be this crazy.

    Totally hyped up and hooked - give me more!

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    • Trivia
      At the end of the episode you can see several locations from the past of the MCU on the screen including Vormir, Xandar, and Ego among others.
    • Goofs
      In the Pompeii-scene, there is a Roman numeral visible on the wall: LXXIX, which is 79 in decimal notation. This obviously indicates the year 79ad, in which the Vesuvius volcano erupted. However, counting the years was not in use at that time, as years were named after the ruling consul and were not numbered sequentially.
    • Quotes

      Loki: I'd never stab anyone in the back. That's such a boring form of betrayal.

      Mobius: Loki, I've studied almost every moment of your entire life. You've literally stabbed people in the back, like, 50 times.

      Loki: .... Well I'd never do it again, because it got old.

    • Crazy credits
      The locker poster in the end credits has changed. The first episode had a blue colored poster with a man on it with the words "Always Watching". The second episode's poster is a different design & colors with the words "Less Meetings More Productivity"
    • Connections
      Edited into Marvel Studios: Legends: Variants (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      Plague of Roses
      Written by John Debney

      Courtesy of Extreme Music

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Georgia Renaissance Festival- 6732 Virlyn B Smith Rd, Fairburn, Georgia, USA(Oshkosh Renaissance Faire 1985)
    • Production company
      • Marvel Studios
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    • Runtime
      53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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