In Avengers: Endgame, the gang goes back in time to steal the Infinity Stones. Back in 2012, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is captured by the Avengers. He manages to grab the Tesseract during the chaos of Endgame and is immediately captured by the Time Variance Authority. Ravonna Renslayer (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) sentences him to be reset but Agent Mobius M. Mobius (Owen Wilson) has other ideas.

Loki is one of the best non-hero characters in the MCU. In fact, he's a better character than most of the heroes. He definitely deserves a stand-alone something. The powers-that-be grants him a two-season TV show. The first season is the best that TV can offer. The only issue is beyond the show's control. Jonathan Majors' real world trouble places a giant shadow over them and quite frankly, he's a giant stain on the entire MCU. One does have to separate the art from the artist. I do struggle with that in the second season. Mostly, the show meanders a little. The introduction of Ke Huy Quan is a welcome distraction. Finally, the show finds a compelling poetic ending and cements this as one of the best from MCU TV despite the unnamed shadow.