TV Season Review - Loki (Season 1)

So we've had a couple of Disney+ shows about the heroes of Marvel. Now we get the first of hopefully many about one of their villains turned anti-hero. Of all the many villains out there, Loki (reprised by Tom Hiddleston) is among the ones that have appeared in more than one film and is perhaps the most developed considering how he plays major roles in all the Thor films and the first Avengers film while being a minor character in Infinity War and Endgame. So here we have his own series which explores the concepts of time and space and the idea of there being more than one variant of himself. In other words, we're about to go all Rick and Morty in this series. So let's see what mischief our favourite god of... well mischief, gets up to in this series:

Picking up from Endgame, an alternate Loki escapes from Avengers custody and finds himself caught by an organisation called the Time Variance Authority (or TVA for short). They exist outside of the timeline as a means to monitor it and fix any issues that arise. With Loki being a time variant and at risk of being erased, the TVA give him the choice of that or help fix the timeline and stop a far greater threat. Thus Loki finds himself starring in his own crime thriller and travelling through time where he meets different variants of himself, learns of his fate had he be returned to Asgard as foreseen in the sacred timeline and goes on a journey to be more heroic than ever before.

Of the Disney+ shows we have had so far, this one is perhaps the most interesting. It's definitely influenced by the ideals of shows like Doctor Who and Rick and Morty, but does its own take which works quite well. Like WandaVision, this show will no doubt tie into the next Doctor Strange film as that film explores the multiverse and will probably attempt to fix the timelines that were accidentally created in Endgame. But overall, another great Marvel series and I continue to look forward to what we get next. Plus the music is definitely up there for being among the best themes for a villain.