Loki
Series, 2021, Phase 4, Set in The TVA
Loki is #32 of 69 in release order and #25 of 69 in chronological order in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The story
After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority, a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline. They give Loki a choice: face being erased from existence due to being a “time variant” or help fix the timeline and stop a greater threat.
Loki recap
This is the first season. The 2012 Loki, who escaped with the Tesseract during Endgame, is arrested by the Time Variance Authority, which removes, or prunes, branches that stray from the Sacred Timeline set by the Time-Keepers. Agent Mobius recruits him to hunt a variant who is killing TVA soldiers. The variant is Sylvie, another Loki. Stranded with her on the dying moon Lamentis, Loki falls for her. He learns that TVA workers are variants with their memories wiped and that the Time-Keepers are androids. Loki is pruned and lands in the Void, where other Lokis live and a storm creature called Alioth eats everything. Sylvie follows, and together they enchant Alioth, which opens the way to a citadel at the End of Time.
Loki ending explained
The citadel belongs to He Who Remains, a man from the 31st century who built the TVA to end a war between his own variants across the multiverse. He offers Loki and Sylvie a choice: take over, or kill him and let his worse variants loose. Sylvie sends Loki back to the TVA and kills him, and the timeline branches out of control. Loki finds that Mobius does not know him and that the TVA now honors a statue of He Who Remains. Season 2 continues the story.
Where to watch Loki
Loki is streaming on Disney+ in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, before Black Widow.
- Chronological order: after Avengers: Endgame, before Loki: Season 2.
What to watch before Loki
In release order, 24 Marvel Cinematic Universe essentials come before Loki (2021), from Iron Man (2008) to The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).
Cast
- Tom Hiddleston as Loki Laufeyson
- Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie / The Variant
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Judge Ravonna Renslayer
- Wunmi Mosaku as Hunter B-15
- Owen Wilson as Mobius M. Mobius
- Eugene Cordero as Casey / Hunter K-5E
- Tara Strong as Miss Minutes (voice)
- Neil Ellice as Hunter D-90
- Ke Huy Quan as Ouroboros 'OB'
- Lauren Revard as Time Keepers On-Set Reader
- Jonathan Majors as Time Keepers (voice) (uncredited)
- Sarafina King as Minuteman #9
Created by Michael Waldron.