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LOKI: SEASON 2
THE GOD OF MISCHIEF IS BACK — AND HE’S ANYTHING BUT LOW-KEY
Mischief-maker Loki (Tom Hiddleston) makes his charismatic return;
Loki’s variant Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino);
★★★★
OUT 6 OCTOBER (DISNEY+) / EPISODES VIEWED: 4 OF 6
SHOWRUNNERS Michael Waldron, Eric Martin
CAST Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino, Jonathan Majors, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
PLOT With the multiverse exploding and the TVA in chaos, Loki (Hiddleston) starts time-slipping, and seeks his variant, Sylvie (Di Martino), for answers.
IT’S FAIR TO say that Marvel’s sacred timeline has had a little wobble. 2023 is the first year that the seemingly unstoppable superhero studio has looked vulnerable, after disappointments on both the big screen (Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania) and small (Secret Invasion). What a sharp intake of fresh Asgardian air Loki is, then, the first of the MCU’s Disney+ shows to earn a second run, and one that still feels distinctive, in a multiverse sometimes in danger of feeling samey.