The dialogue in this is not one iota different from any other sc-fi drama. Everyone talks the same, sounds the same as though people were no more advanced in ...well, whatever century this is set in, than they are now (and that's not saying much). I stopped reading any review on here higher than 5, because these are people who probably don't say "no" to anything or anyone. Either that or they're high. Or under 18, or love the CW network and think it's "awesome." (Which is all rather the same level of critical acuity.)

Hiddleston is less "Loki" than in the movies. He's now a "Detective-God" for a timeline agency. The plot plods along (yes, it's only two episodes, but if you think writing changes, you don't understand scriptwriting), and Loki dumbs himself down to get along with everyone else. Owen Wilson plays...Owen Wilson. Not an iota different in acting than anything else. It merely moves from scene to scene to scene with the usual smart aleck-type characters. The "yeah-sure-do-I-look-like-I-was-born-yesterday" types. Stale quips, one-liners, and dialogue so dead, if it were hooked up to a heart machine, it would be a flatline from beginning to end. Disappointing, after 50 years of reading Thor and seeing Loki do some REALLY despicable things.

Loki has no real powers anymore, so he's just an "older" detective (he IS, after all a few hundred thousand years old. He's just one of the gang, and with the usual arguments by those in authority about whether he's good or bad. I know how they feel.

It's mediocre entertainment, of the sort that permeates significant percentage of tv today. Not bad, but certainly not outstanding, or even great. (For that, watch the Mandalorian, which is far, FAR better (and makes sense)). Loki will appeal to those who like it simply because Loki, God of Mischief is in it (not because he's good, because so far, he's just talking thru scene after scene, but not those who assess critically. Grade: D.