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Loki coming full circle and making a selfless sacrifice for the universe......wow. Tom better be up for an Emmy for this season. He absolutely crushed every episode
@@ArbythorOf course not. Remember this Loki is a variant of the MCU Loki who died in the Infinity War. So even if this Loki is sitting on the edge of time monitoring the multiverse, Tom Hiddleston can still play another Loki variant. He did it in season 1 and also in the animated What If series.
@@bengarcia9105didn't season 1 confirmed that the main loki survived in infinity war? Because when variant loki meets a bunch of other variants the old loki tells him he got prunned when he tried to leave the planet he drifted to. The anomaly wasn't him surviving but him trying to leave the planet. So the main loki is still technically there somewhere, and now that the sacred timeline is no more, perhaps he can come back
Loki has one of the greatest character arcs of all time. He started the show as a god who wanted to rule everyone and everything in the universe for selfish reasons, to a god who selflessly watches over and protects the MULTIVERSE, in isolation, from a throne outside of time and space. Mobius told him that he needed to choose which burden he could live with to fulfill his purpose, and as heavy as it was, this was the only choice in which all of his friends and family as well as all of the people of the multiverse would be saved. He is a true hero now. My heart absolutely breaks that this Loki is now and possibly always will be alone, but at least he can watch over everyone he cares for from afar. ALL HAIL LOKI, THE GOD OF STORIES!!!!
the thing is he currently is holding dominion over every timeline meaning he can possibly influence things to make the kangs variants life's as hard as possible
Having Loki create the Worlds Tree, and having him become the God of Stories, and the Heart of Yggdrasil, if this is the last time we see Tom as Loki, then as sad as I would be, I can’t think of a better send off for his version of the character. Amazing episode and amazing series.
In Ep 5 Loki finally admitted he Just wanted his friends back and had learned he didn't actually want the throne. So to have to make the choice and realise that to save his friends he had to leave them and sit on the throne; alone. As a guardian though; NOT as a Ruler.. And making the sacrifice to sit alone forever when he was terrified to be alone is incredible character development. . The responsibility was more burden than glory (Burdened with glorious purpose!). Heavy is the head that wears the crown. The Arc of Loki from Thor 1 to this final is incredible!
I would dare say, the best developed character in the MCU at this moment, perhaps only rivalled by Tony Stark. If the Infinity Saga was about Tony's arc, then we can gladly say that the Multiverse Saga is about Loki.
Now i want is thor odin frigg and everyone see loki selfless sacrifice for the entire multiverse as god of time and story which i know people say he not but the way he character arc pretty much he became god of time and story like the comic
Can't stop thinking about how good this was. It breaks my heart to not see "Loki will return" in the credits. 😔 And the one thing he said he wanted was to not be alone. 🥺
Watching Loki go through possibly the greatest character arc of all time to create the Tree of Life and become the 'God of Stories' felt both melancholy and glorious at the same time. On one hand, he finally found his glorious purpose and it felt amazing to see, but on the other hand, he is also burdened with that purpose for all time, always.
Just a question, but people keep mentioning him being the god of stories - where was this mentioned in the show, did I miss something or is it a callback to season 1?
The show nailed the finale. Loki shedding his TVA uniform and becoming LOKI holdingthe branches of time and igniting them in the roots of Yggdrasil was cool af. Your reaction was great.
In the 1st episode of season 1 Loki is told that his purpose is to fail so that others can become their greatest selves. Leave it to Loki to take that to heart and spend the final episode failing so that he can find a way to give everyone in every timeline the chance to become their best selves. Fucking amazingly poetic. The god of outcasts is now the god of unification. The god of mischief is now the god of stories, lies become truths.
This was the single most "comic books" thing to ever happen in the MCU. Usually they tone down the craziness for live action, but here they just went all the way out into cosmic weirdness.
In the end, Loki braves the time storm and morphs back into a god, or rather a new kind of god, destroying the loom and carrying the multiverse timelines literally on his back to a resting place, a throne nestled inside a cosmic tree that is very much Yggdrasil, the World Tree. Similar to how Odin hung from Yggdrasil to gain wisdom...interesting parallel
As much as I love the frantic energy of the first half of this episode, I love when they slow down and have conversations in the second half even more. This was a great episode. Possibly the best of all of Marvel tv for me.
Brings a whole new meaning to "branches of time". This was brilliant but also utterly heartbreaking but I think once I saw the episode title and then thought of "burdened with glorious purpose" I knew we most likely weren't going to get a happy ending. But the CGI was AMAZING and like you said Loki's transformation was incredible. I'm still hoping for some sort of reunion between him and Thor, I heard someone say something about projecting himself? But yep, this episode caused me to cry into my cereal this morning and I wondered what your reaction was gonna be. Thank you so much for your reactions for Loki. ❤❤❤
That's my boy! What a wonderful story arc. I used to think Stark's was the best, going from a self-centered narcissist to savior of the universes. But now, Loki tops him. If his family could see him now. They would be so surprised and proud.
Loki wanted a throne. He wanted power. And now he finally has both, and all that he can do is hold everything together for everyone, for all time. The multiverse will never know what he gave up to keep everyone safe. He is effectively God with a capital "G", but he has no servants, no subjects, no armies. And maybe the greatest power and the strongest magic is that which can't be seen or acknowledged by those that it helps.
Maybe the most heroic thing that's been done in the MCU. Incredibly well done front to back by the cast, directors, writers, everything. Seeing the World Tree at the end blew me away.
I’ll never stop thinking about how good the score was for this season, and this last episode in particular. Sensational. Masterpiece. Perfection. Chills.
I’m sorry so many of your fandoms have made you bawl your eyes this past month but damn these finales have been incredible. And all I have to say is Long Live The King!
It harkens back to classic Loki reaching his glorious purpose in distracting Alioth in Season 1. Turns out, it just required a Loki with more power and a better vantage point to see both the forests and the trees to achieve his gloriouser purposer. And he can look in on his 'ohana now and for all time. Always.
Julie you have the best reaction in this ep, your reaction is what i Expected to see when reactor/fans reaction to this ep, i find that most of reactors i see so far is either skeptical or just joking around. Btw Finally loki got his trone. But i kinda sad some kind of bittersweet for Loki at the end, glorious purpose. Great finale for loki arc and character development.
The twisting of emphasis on the phrase "Burdened with glorious purpose" is so incredibly poignant and powerful that it feels like this was all intended from the moment he first said it. Of course it wasn't planned this way (probably) - he was just being sanctimonious at the time - but that just shows how good and clever this writing is. What an amazing way to bring things full circle.
This episode was amazing and it really made me cry. If you think about it Loki really became the best and powerful character in the MCU. He became the God of Stories and sacrifice himself so his friends and the rest of the people in the timeline can live their lives. I rewatch the whole series and I think that Kang (He who Remains) was teaching Loki about how time works and when he said to Sylvie (See you soon) he probably mean't meeting Loki again mastering controlling time and his time slipping. My guess is that he will be the one to reunite everyone in Secret Wars after Kang Dynasty since Loki is now powerful and spent centuries gaining new knowledge about time
the only thing is that Victor was in the current TVA, them not giving his child self the TVA handbook has nothing to do with the Victor that is already with the others, so Victor is still in the TVA somewhere. He didn't disappear, reset, die, or anything else, he was still there with the others. Maybe he's a part of the TVA now, maybe he went home, who knows. Maybe he helped make the 2nd edition of the TVA handbook with OB, etc.
I hadn't even seen your reaction video yet, and I was just waiting for your reaction to Tom going full Asgard, with delayed horns.... As usual you did not disappoint, it was glorious (both the scene and your reaction to it).... As a dane, I absolutely ❤❤ that you instantly recognized Yggdrasil,. I mean, most of us scandinavians know some norse mythology, but I do not expect others to know it as well. So kudos to you for both knowing and recognizing it 👍😀👍 If anyone had told me back when "Thor" came out, that a variant of LOKI would end up as the savior of all, AND would sit as the living, breathing, beating heart of Yggdrasil.... I think I would have straight up laughed at the very idea!!!! But here we are, and I couldn't be happier 😀😀😀
I was busy all week. But man this episode was just a knock out of the park. But the series as a whole was a masterpiece. The story, the dialogue, the CGI, and the acting especially from Tom were phenomenal. For this episode I liked how it had Loki become the director at the begining, then the redo for centuries just to learn nice. I really liked how the conversations with HWR, Mobius, and Sylvie all helped Loki understand and prepare him for his Glorious Purpose, which was a little sad but awesome to see. The whole scene was a masterpiece: the acting 🔥, the stakes 💯, the score 🔥, and the visuals 🔥. This episode was Glorious where the MCU goes from here is exciting. Wooo!! 🔥🔥💯✌️✌️💚
The fact that Loki's previously favorite toy the Teseract being hidden on Earth inside a mural carving of Yggdrasil, to now Loki weaving together the tree of Yggdrasil himself by hand. 😭🥹🤯🖤
We should see more of Mobius and loki in kang dynasty. A Thor/ Loki reunion as well. A send off for both characters with them seeing their progress would be amazing
Loki has imo the greatest character arc in the mcu with this.. from when he first shows up announcing "I am burdened with glorious purpose" only for it to end not how he expected but in the most meaningful full self sacrifice.. so awesome. I'd honestly love it if that's where his character ends and there's no more seasons I just wish he had 1 more interaction with thor.
Loki in charge of the timeline's changes everything in Marvel, theoretically he could go back to New York and change the outcome from the first Avenger movie. (I think) 🙂 Secret Wars, with Kang as the villain, is the climax to the next MCU phase, which would likely involve Loki. (Once again I think) This series was great, enjoyed your reactions.
he looked so supreme in his classic green. like full on norse. so many feelings. so much joy even with the sacrifice. well done to the team behind the series.
@@robertmckay5325 While you are completely right, this is the first that he had any right to it. His whole life he had believed he deserved a throne. As heir to Jotunheim, to prove to his father he was worthy, to show that Thor wasn’t worthy at times, for power, validation, or just his glorious purpose. It wasn’t until he let go of his selfish desires and his need to be king that he got what he’d been fighting for. Also he was temporarily king in Thor and wasn’t dethroned as Odin until Thor 3. I should have rephrased my original comment to be more accurate.
An aspect of this story that has occurred to me as I've thought more about this episode: Turning the "loom" into Yggdrasil specifically could also be seen as an acceptance of his Asgardian upbringing he received from Frigga and Odin which he had rejected after finding out his frost giant heritage. There was a similar moment in Infinity War (referring to himself as Odinson), but this is a bit more dramatic.
Such a fantastic finale for such a fantastic series ! Scratch Endgame, I'm positive that cinematographically, musically, acting, writing, thematically and philosophically, supremely intelligent in its writing BUT also not forgetting to be emotional, Loki is the best the MCU ever was ! It's the full package ! Loki's character arc throughout the entire MCU and ending with this series is now as iconic as Zuko's in Avatar the Last Airbender, to me. It's one that will stick through time. I feel like Loki is to the MCU what Andor was to Star Wars : not only the best each franchise ever could be, but getting to such a level that nobody has seen it coming, and transcended its own root universe to become its own thing. Decades from now, when everybody will have long forgotten about Star Wars or the MCU, Andor and Loki will still be taught in filmmaking classes, as some of the cornerstones of mankind's history of storytelling.
This ending is so brilliant but so melancholy, Loki and Mobius end up alone. Loki in sacrificing himself for the multiverse and Mobius in search of himself or purpose. I love it but it’s quite a bleak ending
I fell so so bad for Loki, he's stuck on the Oroboros, this cycle will repeat over and over and over and have no choice but repeating everything again or killing Sylvie. Jesus, what a 10/10 show, I'm so glad I've saw all those years of Marvel.
Loki Who Remains. Loki - the God of Stories. GLORIOUS ending 💚. He Who Remains at the end knew that Loki will take the throne. What a sacrifice. When World Tree Yggdrasil showed up I started screaming. Loki rewrote it that it was 9 realms tree, now its Multiversal tree. WOW. I heard creators confirmed this makes Lokis story complete and theres no season 3 coming. Im glad.. I didnt know that before I watched the episode and still I knew that Toms stare means this may be the last moment we see him and he basically thanks everyone for this role. Teared me up so much instantly. I couldnt be happier. Loki may be possibly the best developed MCU character and I dont want anything else. The Loki who wanted the throne for himself became Loki who sacrificed himself on the throne for others. And btw I want Funko of God Loki on that throne 👀
I’m so glad you had the reaction you did that Loki basically turned into Yggdrasil the World Tree and became the God of Stories, my only complaint is that we didn’t get to see this Loki reunite with the current Thor.
The last two episodes of Loki carried more emotional weight than anything Marvel related since Infinity War (& I think the most intelligent writing they've every had) I wish these writers had the opportunity to write Marvel stories the next while. As for Loki, even though the series is over & the writer talked about closing the book on this chapter, one of the producers was talking about how they eventually wanted Thor & Loki to meet again. Loki's purpose is to keep everything safe & to protect it from forces like Kang. And although he's 'alone' in one sense, I think Marvel will find it hard to have created a character arc like this & leave it along. I think when he's needed the most, we'll see Loki again (& if he's able to know & hear everything, I don't know if he's really alone)
Amazing ending to a Character we loved to hate, Loved Tom as Loki, can't see anyone else playing Loki in the films and its been a joy to watch this show for 2 seasons.
Of all the major reaction channels, yours showed, by far, the most empathy and understanding and honored the gravity of it all. Even when they first showed Mobius to say, immediately, "He lost his best friend"
If you notice in the scene when Mobius went home, the audio was rustling of branches and the shots were framed in trees. They had put him in Loki's tree of life through audio and visuals. Others have stated a theory that Mobius stood there to spend time in time, because, it let him feel closer to Loki again.
Loki is like The Watcher but can and did intervene and is holding all the multiverses together. A throne he didn't want, but one burdened with glorious purpose.
If they made a miniseries "Enchantress" for Sylvie to connect with some other MCU characters, I'd be for it. I think her characterization floundered a bit in this season, but there's plenty to explore with her. I don't know about the more recent iteration of Secret Wars but Enchantress was present for the original (although on the villainous side) so there's plenty reason to get her more involved.
Thank you for your reactions I enjoyed them soo much!! The full arc for Loki's character and story is by far one of my favorite in the MCU and your reaction to this specific episode almost exactly mirrored my feelings when I first saw it 😢 Thank you so much and keep up your fantastic work!
Loke really spent centuries to be able to protect his friends. Biggest end of and Era moment to me for the MCU. Jack Kirby was a co-writer for this. Full circle there as well.
@@vinsanity40k except they aren't immortal. Odin, Heimdall, Frigga, countless others all dead. #facepalm That was because of his new mastery of magic and his new mastery of time.
What a episode to bad Tom has now stepped down playing loki for 14 years he has played that brilliant character so well good luck in what ever you do next Tom hope it be bond
Loki basically creating yggdrasil is definitely not where i saw the season going, but i couldnt be more happy with the finale we got. This is the most ive enjoyed Marvel since Shang-Chi.
16:35 "... replacing..." This is the moment. Sylvie gives him the solution for which he's been looking. It was in his brain the whole time but he finally realised it is the only solution that will work.
Loki's greatest fear is being alone, now the price of giving everyone lives and free will is to be alone for eternity. Now that's sacrifice. Also he's not the god of everything. His official comic book story title is "God of Stories" now.
To think they would give us the World Tree aka Yggdrasil in Marvel form and Loki would be the one to plant the seed for it. It is so awesome. The Loki went from a God of Mischief to the God of Truth.
I love this ending even though it's very bittersweet. Loki's Glorious Purpose has finally come by sacrificing himself to stop the Temporal Loom from destroying everything except the Sacred Timeline, becoming the next He Who Remains/God of Stories. When Loki locks Mobius and Sylvie out and tearfully says goodbye to them, he says the same words he said to Odin right before seemingly dying. Loki: For you. For all of us. Loki's purpose is a glorious one, but the burden is completely heavy, where he is completely alone, unable to be with his loved ones ever again. Still Loki gets watch over them from countless timelines on a throne at the end of the world. No subjects to rule over, no family, no friends. Just him. His god attire isn't fancy, no gold trimmings, as it emphasizes the "burden" he places on himself.
