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Loki Season 2, Episode 6, “Glorious Purpose,” cements Loki’s hero journey by leading him through a sacrifice. Last week during “Science/Fiction,” when I said that I was hoping death wouldn’t be the end for him, given how tragic hero journeys tend to go, I should’ve also specified that a lonely life shouldn’t either. Albeit he’s finally proud of himself, and Tom Hiddleston is still putting on his best performances, but regardless—he deserves to be with friends. He deserves the very second chance he’s granting others. (I deserve to watch him be happy, dancing at clubs, living his best life, and so on and so forth.)

Doomed doomed doomed—that’s essentially what the TVA and everything under He Who Remains is—doomed. We knew what we were in for when Loki first began. We know that there’s still so much story left to unfold and how we’ll get there…well, only time will tell. But if there’s one thing Loki’s Season 2 finale, “Glorious Purpose,” makes abundantly clear, it’s that Loki is a hero, and this is only the beginning of his entanglement with love.

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As a series, Loki is proof of how far most variants of the titular god of mischief have come, but in Loki “Heart of the TVA,” we see how much of the journey has indeed been worth it, even if this isn’t the same man from Infinity War. This variant might not be the Loki who promised his brother that the sun will shine on them again, but he is a version of the character who understands the very adoration the other variant grasped clear as day before his final breath.

This Loki, like the one who came before him, understands the importance of doing the right thing, even if it’s the challenging route to take. And just as he gives Thor the glimmer of hope necessary before Thanos gets to him, he does the same to Sylvie in “Heart of the TVA,” proving that his bonds with these characters are as significant as the one we were introduced to. This is about Mobius and OB and B-15, too. This is about the softness he’s allowing inside him by choosing to believe in people and everything they’re capable of.

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The god of mischief is back, and while Marvel’s multiverse is still somewhat of a mess, the performances in Loki Season 2 are phenomenal. When you think that there’s no possible way Tom Hiddleston can outdo himself, he does, diving deeper into the character’s layers with so much subtlety that it makes it all the more intriguing.

There’s no denying how convoluted and detached from an overarching theme Marvel’s Phase 4 was, and the beginning of Phase 5 hasn’t been that much different with the start of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. And in many ways, it all begins with Loki’s first season. The introduction of He Who Remains/Kang and the multiverse hasn’t been as smooth in weaving the tapestry as Phase 1’s introduction of Thanos and the Infinity Stones was because much of it relies on an idea that’s so vast, it’s nearly impossible to contain. And in its first four episodes, Loki Season 2 makes the slightest dent. Now, with the upcoming Multiverse Saga, no one expects anything to be solved right away—we’re just hoping it doesn’t become even messier. Thereby, putting aside the plot that’s still clunky at best, the season makes for a solid comeback that’s riveting to watch.

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July 11-17 “For All Time, Always” | Loki Tom Hiddleston

Tom Hiddleston always understands the assignments in front of him and goes for the extra credit every time too. He is essentially the embodiment of the latest internet meme because there are so few like Hiddleston who are able to escape so easily into whatever role they’ve just taken on.

And in every way that matters, Tom Hiddleston is the reason Marvel’s Loki Laufeyson is as memorable of a character as he is.

As someone who generally isn’t fond of villains (and more often than not isn’t even fascinated by the performances), Hiddleston was the first exception, proving with every passing film that he was working behind the scenes to give the audience ample opportunities to see the layers inside of Loki. Thus, through the years, Tom Hiddleston’s work has continuously improved, and in the latest Disney Plus series, he outdoes his past performances exponentially, which has been outstanding to watch.

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“I assure you, brother — the sun will shine on us again.” So few lines in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have hit me with as much force as the last thing Loki says to Thor in Avengers: Infinity War. And over the past year, it’s only become more prominent after re-watching Thor: Ragnarok for the millionth time then Infinity War for the 392th. Nevertheless, it’s fascinating how the story of Odin’s sons plays out and where they find themselves after the events of Thor: Ragnarok and Infinity War. The two of them have come so far since the boys we met in the very first film. “The sun will shine on us again” is a promise — it’s an ode to the future, promising that somehow, someway, they’re going to be alright, and their fight as brothers is the very reason for that. It may take some time after the battle against Thanos, but when it comes to pass, it’ll be beautiful.

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