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Loki Season 2 series review

Loki works with Mobius M. Mobius, Hunter B-15, and other members of the Time Variance Authority to navigate the multiverse in order to find Sylvie, Ravonna Renslayer, and Miss Minutes.

As much as I have criticized Marvel in recent years (especially this year) I will give them this, they took a much riskier choice to have Loki be the first Disney+ Marvel series to have a second season. They could have easily went with a much safer choice such as Hawkeye or Falcon and The Winter Solider. I will also say that where as my opinions have changed on a lot of the previous Disney+ Marvel shows (not really in a good way). My opinion on the first season of Loki has been consistent, it’s by far my favorite of the bunch and was fantastic. Loki season 2 is quite fantastic and keeps a lot of what made the first season work so well and while it does have a few missteps along the way, for the most part it really is quite great. 

The cast is really what makes this season work mostly, Tom Hiddleston once again shows his master work as Loki and really wraps up the character development Loki has gone through in the MCU. There’s several moments during the final minutes of the season that really shows this in such a beautiful way and quite honestly the most powerful moments I’ve seen from these MCU shows. Owen Wilson returns as Mobius and much like in the first season he is quite great here, his character sort of loses a bit of spotlight towards the end of the season, however during the season’s first few episodes we get to see the bond of Mobius and Loki grow even more. There’s a lot of moments where they are just interacting like regular people it’s a decently grounded approach that was a surprise yet very welcomed one. 

Ke Huy Quan was a very smart addition to the cast, almost immediately when his character Ouroboros shows up the viewer automatically is intrigued by his character. He might not get some deep and rich character development here, but what makes the character work is mostly Quan’s exciting and lovable performance that you really grow attached to. Jonathan Majors is solid as the variants of Kang, granted he’s not my absolute favorite performance because I do think the cast surrounding him is much better. However there’s no denying that he does a solid job here. 

Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie while great gets put into the backseat this season, which is a bit confusing as to why that is. Since the first season really did make it seem like she was going to have a much bigger role later down the line, she really is not given a whole lot to really do here unfortunately and a lot of her strong character traits are seemingly absent here. 

Loki season 2 is much more dialogue than it is action and it definitely works in the series favor, if it was going to be one show that has a season where it would be much more dialogue than action it would be this one. Granted there are moments where the pacing can be a bit too slow and doesn’t really push the show at a great pace, however the show benefits from a lot of decently strong dialogue and acting that captures the atmosphere the show is going for. 

The main criticism here is a lot of the characters take a backseat towards the show’s final few episodes, which I completely get it the show is supposed to wrap up the character development Loki has gone throughout the MCU. Having that said it is very noticeable that the characters start to become more like cheerleaders for Loki (especially Sylvie), having that said that does not take away from the powerful moment at the end where you can really feel just how important Loki really was all of these years. It’s just a bit of a shame that backseats had to be taken. 

Overall Loki season 2 is quite strong, it might not be as great as the first season. But there’s still a real lot to like about the show! 

Loki season 2 is available on Disney+ 

8/10 B+

Loki (2021) Series Review!

Loki, the God of Mischief, steps out of his brother’s shadow to embark on an adventure that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.”

Loki is the third of the MCU shows on Disney+ and it’s hands down the best one yet, it took me awhile to finally sit down and actually come up with a review for this show due to figuring out what I ultimately felt about this series. Let’s start with the performances which I thought were all really strong, Tom Hiddleston once again does a fantastic job as Loki and arguably the best he’s played Loki in the MCU so far. I personally thought he was on a whole other level here, it’s possibly due to the script that gives Hiddleston a lot to work with and turn much as he can into something truly interesting. Hiddleston’s chemistry with Owen Wilson in particular was a standout whenever the two were on screen together there was bound for jokes that were actually quite great, some interesting back and forth dialogue and some character moments. Speaking of which Owen Wilson does quite a great job here, I’ve always liked Wilson being in more dramatic roles, what’s interesting in this case is how the balance of comedy and drama really works. One doesn’t over due the other both blend very well together and this is the type of series it really works, finally there’s Sophia Di Martino who does quite a fantastic job I’m very excited to see what they do with her character as the MCU goes forward (as well as Season 2 of Loki). She really brings a lot to the show and her chemistry with Hiddleston is top notch, each of the episodes felt different and unique to one another. I will admit the series did take a bit to get going towards the beginning but once it got off the ground it stayed in the sky, the final two episodes in particular are some of the highlights. Everything that it’s been building up to starts to happen and then we finally get to the final minutes of the last episode…which is easily some of the best the MCU has ever done. It has a huge reveal and a “oh crap!” moment that really shows that phase 4 of the MCU has just begun. Loki is what is going to cause some movies that are coming out soon or next year to take place. It’s truly an effective moment that really changes everything. Overall the series itself is quite fantastic, this is definitely something to go into without knowing too much, it’s definitely one of the most interesting parts of the MCU so far!

All the episodes of Loki are now available on Disney+

9/10 A