The second season of Marvel’s Loki premiered last night, October 5, on Disney+. Loki Laufeyson first made his appearance in the Marvel Universe twelve years ago in the film Thor. Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager), is Thor’s adopted brother. Loki is known as the God of Mischief, and his antics frequently land him in sticky situations. According to The New York Times, “As season 2 commences, new worlds branch from the timeline, T.V.A. forces splinter into factions and Loki grapples with a problem called time-slipping as he is caught in a tug of war between past and present.”
The first scene in the first season of Loki on Disney+ is also a scene from Avengers: End Game. The Avengers time travel to obtain all the infinity stones in an attempt to keep them from Thanos, who wants to erase half of humanity. Plans go awry when The Tesseract, one of the infinity stones, slides into Loki’s possession. The Tesseract allows its user to open wormholes in any part of the universe and travel interdimensionally. Unfortunately for Loki, messing with the forces of time by using The Tesseract gets him caught by the Time Variance Authority. The TVA is in charge of monitoring all timelines and realities. In season one, Agent Mobius, played by Owen Wilson (Marley & Me), recruits Loki to help the TVA find a dangerous variant; another Loki, named Sylvie, who had broken free from the Sacred Timeline. At the end of season one, Sylvie ends up murdering He Who Remains, an all-knowing being who runs the TVA. This impulsive act sends the Sacred Timeline into mayhem.
Season two features familiar faces from season one, including Owen Wilson, Wunmi Mosaku (Alice, Darling) who plays Hunter B-15, as well as a new face, Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan (The Goonies). Headwriter, Eric Martin spoke with The New York Times about season two. When asked about the themes Martin had in mind while writing the show, he stated, “… we still have the ideas of free will and destiny that continue on from Season 1. But for new things, I think order versus chaos is a continual theme.” When asked about the evolution of Loki’s character, Martin reminds readers of Loki’s shift to a hero although still having villainous tendencies. Season two is set to focus on the “meat and potatoes” of who Loki truly is, and how he can use his status of the God of Mischief to his advantage while still being the hero.
Season one and the first episode of season two of Loki are available to stream on Disney+. Episode two makes its way to the streaming platform on October 12.