*THE BLOG BELOW CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM LOKI EPISODE 5*
This whole episode was purely fanservice for the comic fans, and I fucking loved it! There were many cool easter eggs to be found during the episode such as the infamous Thanoscopter, Throg the frog of thunder, and a few others. Check out this article to see the full list of easter eggs: https://collider.com/loki-episode-5-easter-eggs-mcu-explained/
And we also had apperances from new Loki Variants, as seen below:
I did expect to see more Lokis in the Wasteland (which turned out to be the end of time), but I was not expecting to see another Tom Hiddleston Loki there. I remember seeing a “President Loki ” in the trailers, but I just thought it was just our Loki causing more chaos across the timeline. It was cool seeing our Loki react to President Loki acting like an arrogant dickhead, and just seeing him embarrassed. It felt very relatable since I am equally as embarrassed when I’m forced to watch old home videos of myself as a kid. It also reminded me of Endgame when Bruce was embarrassed by his younger self when he traveled back to 2012.
Along with the introduction of those new Lokis, we got a more formal introduction to the variants who appeared during the end credits scene from episode 4.
We got to meet Boastful Loki (left), Kid Loki (middle), and Old/Classic Loki (right), who are grew to be very interesting….well except for Boastful Loki since he betrayed our Loki to help President Loki. Kid Loki was adorable until he told Loki his nexus event was, which was murdering Thor (it made me think back to the snake story in Thor Ragnarok). That shit escualted quickly as fuck! Ofcourse we had Alligator Loki make more of an impact, him taking a big bite out of President Loki, literally!
But I will say that the Loki who stole the show was Old Loki. This Loki described himself as being from the future, from a timeline where he actually survived Infinity War. He said he was able to create a tangible projection, and used it to trick Thanos into thinking he killed him, but Old Loki escaped to an isolated planet to live alone. He was caught by the TVA when he tried to leave the planet, and then got sent to the Wasteland. Throughout the whole episode he felt like himself and all Lokis were complete jokes. It wasn’t until he was inspired by our Loki, Sylvie, and Mobius (yes he’s okay) to rebel against that stereotype, and achieve his glorious purpose.
Back at the TVA, Ravonna is still coming to terms with the truth behind the TVA. Instead of wanting to rebel against the TVA, which is what Mobius aims to do, she wants to find the creator of the TVA and protect them from Loki and Sylvie. I can understand why she would want to protect the lie. The TVA is all she has ever known, the only stable constant in her life, the one thing she can always count on. She already feels betrayed by Mobius, her closest friend, but she can’t handle her work/home imploding. It upsets me because she had a life before the TVA, but that one in charge, the one she is trying to protect, took that from her!
Back in the Wasteland, the Lokis come up with a plan to find the creator of the TVA. Sylvie figures out that the monster who looms over the Wasteland, the Alioth, is guarding the location of the creator. With help from Old Loki, a noble sacrifice that was cinematically stunning, both Sylvie and Loki were able to enchant the Alioth into opening a portal to the creator’s location, which is the fortress in the image above.
The episode ends with the two of them walking to the portal in hopes of finding the true mastermind and putting a stop to their rule over the timeline. I still say that the one behind the TVA is Kang the Conquerer, but I guess we won’t know until the finale
This episode was by far the best one in the series. Richard E. Grant’s portrayl of Old Loki was fucking spectacular, our Loki’s character development is going great, and I am in love with Sophia Di Martino performance of Sylvie. Some people complain about the romance between Loki and Sylvie, saying that it’s unnecessary for the show. As much as I respect those opinions, I find them fucking horrendous. The whole point of Loki and Sylvie’s relationship is to act as a metaphor for Loki learning to love himself, and vice versa for Sylvie. The Sacred Timeline decreed Lokis to be the villians who hates everyone, including themselves, but this episode showed how powerful they can be if they embraced who they really are instead of embracing what others think of them.
Maybe we all can learn a lesson or two from the Lokis. If we stop giving a crap about what others think about us and learn to love ourselves, we can grow more powerful than we ever thought to be possible.
I can’t wait to see how this whole adventure ends, and to all my loyal fans, tune in see my thoughts on the Loki finale!
Hall of Mercs 