The first three episodes were interesting and appeared to have great potential as a new series. The story started off as a mystery action adventure with awesome visual effects and acting. However, director Kate Herron, and writer Michael Waldron steered LOKI away from being a show with great dramatic and comedic potential to a juvenile level of cartoon worthy ridiculousness that became less entertaining and more a waste of time. LOKI became less about quality storytelling and more about filling air-time with long winded "Jake the Explainer " dialog. The editing at times made Tom Hiddleston's performance look "out-of-sync" with the visual effects. Owen Wilson and Tom Hiddleston had great chemistry together, however lesser known performers were less subtle, oftentimes overplaying their roles as if on a Broadway stage. The season finale in particular wasted time with heavy pregnant pauses in the dialog and acting that was more on the level of a second grade theatrical experience. I hope the creators focus more on quality storytelling and deliver a better product for the second season. The 2021 season fell very short of expectations, and reminiscent of the ill-fated show "IronFist" produced for. NetFlix.