'Loki (2021)' picks up after the past version of Loki stole the tesseract and disappeared during the time-travel segment of 'Avengers: Endgame (2021)'. The show's entire story surrounds further explaining the mechanics of said time travel and it retroactively makes sense out of what would otherwise be a bit of a head-scratch moment. Though it basically resets Loki's character arc, making him closer to the narcissistic villain who was ready to take over the world in 'Avengers Assemble (2012)' than the more emotionally-mature ally who sacrificed himself in an effort to save his brother in 'Avengers: Infinity War (2018)', it understands the character arguably better than any of the other movies featuring him and develops him in its own, incredibly satisfying way. The show is brilliant when it comes to its character development, actually. Its focus is almost always on its core players and their dynamics with one another, particularly Loki's budding friendship with Mobius and his budding romance with Sylvie. It does feature its fair share of exciting action set-pieces and several genuinely funny moments (including a series of cameos that I won't spoil here), but it's the excellent character work (that's the last time I'll mention it, I promise) that makes this the most affecting and enjoyable show Marvel has released so far. It's honestly brilliant and its finale somehow managed to revitalise my interest in the MCU at large (though subsequent films, both released and announced, have done little other than dampen it again). 8/10.