So why was this funny to me? Well, like I said, he violated continuity.
The TVA only cares that he escaped custody after the fact as we know, in the normal timeline he remains incarcerated until the events of Thor: The Dark World (the show plays with these details as well, in a way that I won’t spoil, except to say that it’s absolutely heart-wrenching). Did they care that he caused several deaths and attempted to take over the world? No, that was supposed to happen, as was the Avengers’ defeat of him. At the start of the episode, as Loki escapes from custody following the events of Avengers: Endgame ( following, well … the events of Marvel’s The Avengers), he has officially violated continuity, which leads to the TVA sending agents to capture him.Īs a comics fan, this particular bit was hilarious to me. The organization has only popped up a couple of other times in comics, which makes it perfect for an adaptation like this the idea of time cops is a big, expansive one that’s been played with before in Hollywood, if not in the MCU. The TVA is another one of those interesting little pulls from Marvel Comics history: It first appeared during the now-classic Walt Simonson run of Thor, the very same run that gave us such delights as Surtur and Skurge the Executioner in the 2017 film Thor: Ragnarok. As such, Hiddleston is given the opportunity to play the straight man (not that way, ’shippers, continue to do your thing) against the absurdist rigamarole of the Time Variance Authority, and audiences get to enjoy some slapstick fun at his expense, as he’s fitted with a kind of control device that allows the TVA’s agents to keep him from acting out by rewinding him a few seconds every time he tries. Much in the way that film was one of the first to let the actor express his skill outside of superhero films, Loki is itself a departure from those customs, instead subjecting the Asgardian deity of mischief - fresh from his 2012 attempt at world domination - to the relentless, inescapable drudgery of bureaucracy. It’s funny, it’s mysterious, and frankly it’s weird in a way that I really appreciate! It didn’t hurt that I was coming into it with a freshly reaffirmed affinity for the titular role’s actor, Tom Hiddleston, having just rewatched Crimson Peak last week. I’ve enjoyed the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Disney+ offerings so far in general, but the first episode of Loki in particular is a delightful treat.
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