As soon as Loki completed its first season, fans were already dying to know when they’d get to see season 2. The show started off with a serious bang, introducing one of the most powerful MCU villains to date, opening the multiverse, and proving that Loki’s heart is as big as his brain. Aside from the God of Mischief, the show also introduced Marvel fans to several new characters who have already cemented their place in the MCU. That includes TVA agent Mobius M. Mobius and female Loki variant Sylvie.
While managing to tell a compelling story built on themes of pre-destination and identity, Loki also introduced some as-yet-unresolved problems. The final episode of season 1 left viewers on the edge of a massive cliffhanger, and there are some big issues season 2 should address to keep the audience satisfied.
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The TVA Forgets
The most obvious thing fans are dying to know is how Mobius and the rest of the TVA managed to forget Loki. After six episodes full of chaos and adventure, Loki stans were pleased to see that their favorite God of Mischief finally made a true friend. Now that all this history has been wiped from the minds of seemingly everyone but Loki, the MCU needs to address how this happened.
Theories have already been circulating the internet, suggesting that perhaps Loki traveled to an alternate reality with a different TVA. That would explain why the Time Keeper statue at the end of episode 6 was suddenly a massive monument to Kang the Conqueror. There’s also a chance that Kang’s death messed with the minds of the same TVA Loki has been running around with. If that’s the case, season 2 needs to show how that’s possible, and if it’ll impact anyone else on the Sacred Timeline.
Loki’s Powers
Season 2 definitely needs to take a deeper look at Loki’s powers, since he and fans alike have only been given a glimpse at what Loki variants are capable of. Loki has used his powers for more extravagant tricks, such as faking his own death, casting projections of himself to escape troubling situations, and transforming himself into someone else. Season 1 showed him dabbling in the art of enchantment with Sylvie, when they beat the beast Alioth. Enchanting a massive monster is a pretty big step up from the parlor tricks Loki has used in the past.
Fans know that Loki’s mother, Frigga, was the one who taught him magic. However, season 2 could address the questions that long-time Marvel fans have been asking for years. Why did Frigga only choose to teach Loki magic, and not Thor? How much of Loki’s magic was inherited from his biological Frost Giant parents? Loki’s magical journey in the comics differs greatly from the MCU, and season 2 should consider bringing in these comic book elements to dive further into Loki’s magical prowess.
Loki’s Arrest
When Sylvie and Loki finally entered the Citadel Beyond Time, Kang offered them the deal of a lifetime – stay there together and continue writing the events that unfold on the Sacred Timeline, so that the natural progression of the universe stays intact.
Marvel has confirmed that Kang wrote the Infinity Saga, meaning that his predestined plan for everyone played out exactly how he wanted it to, including the events of Avengers: Endgame. Loki’s escape took place during Endgame, and even though he was arrested by the TVA, getting pruned is what brought him one step closer to Kang.
If Kang is in control of everything, including the TVA, then perhaps Loki’s capture was all part of his master plan. Kang wouldn’t just offer his position as the ultimate Time Keeper to just anyone and he seemed to be expecting their arrival. Maintaining order within the multiverse is a massive burden to bear, and his willingness to die proves that he was ready to move on.
Season 2 should address whether or not Kang planned for Loki to be arrested and stumble upon the Citadel all along.
What Makes A Variant?
Loki’s first episode established that certain people are allowed to break timeline rules when Ravonna Renslayer told Loki that the Avengers weren’t going to be punished for traveling to different realities. At the end of Avengers: Endgame, Steve traveled to the past and inserted himself into a reality that wasn’t initially part of the Sacred Timeline. He was allowed to return to the forties to be with Peggy and leave the rest of his life and responsibilities behind, so why wasn’t Loki allowed to do the same thing?
Season two should clarify how Kang and the TVA decide which people are allowed to divert from the path they’re on and which people aren’t. Characters like Gamora were able to relocate themselves into timelines where they were already dead, and she is now part of the “main MCU timeline” fans get to see on screens. She has yet to be deemed a variant, yet others are arrested and pruned for something like taking the wrong turn on their way to work, or in Sylvie’s case, simply being a child.
Going into more depth about these issues might help clean up the timeline rules Marvel has started to establish, and provide a clearer picture about what qualifications someone has to meet in order to be dubbed a variant.
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