Plot

The mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of "Avengers: Endgame."

Cast

Tom Hiddleston leads, Owen Wilson supports and we get a very welcome appearance by Ke Huy Quan. Shame about Jonathan Majors.

Verdict

When I heard Loki was getting his own show I was hesitant, for a start I think Marvel tv has been generally pretty inconsistent and furthermore I wasn't convinced that Loki of all characters could be the leading man and shoulder an entire show by himself.

Season 1's very premise wasn't one that exactly reeled me in, and my fears about Loki were confirmed he's just not a leading man. To be clear I mean Loki not Hiddleston.

The chemistry between Hiddleston/Wilson is decent enough, the budget is perfectly suitable and it had its moments but at no point did I find myself enjoying it. The show was distinctly average stuff.

Season 2? I was quite shocked that it was renewed, primarily because I thought all these new MCU shows were intended as one offs. I went in assuming the worst, couldn't believe how much worse it actually was. The show was all over the place, the plot was messy, the single redeeming feature was Quan who was very likable (But then again when isn't he?)

The finale, satisfying but I'll be very happy if it and the character stay that way.

Rants

Love it, hate it, like it, loathe it, the MCU has been an incredible accomplishment. All these movies, television shows and shorts all blended into one singular universe and story arc. It's remarkable, it hasn't been flawless and there is plenty of content I haven't enjoyed but I'm still in sheer unadulterated awe. Is it on its downswing? Maybe, but it's not unrecoverable. They just need to give it more focus, a story that relates to all the characters. Kang? Doesn't feel like one, and with the disaster that is Jonathan Majors where do they go from here?

Breakdown

Some interesting moments.

Ke Huy Quan Story is all over the place Loki simply isn't a leading character.