I like how it ended with Loki learning the same lesson Thor learns in his first movie. It’s no coincidence they had Loki crossing a mystical bridge that unites worlds only for him to accept solitude for the safety of his friends and become worthy. It even ended with Loki saying the same words he said to Odin.
And with Loki hearing back the same words that Odin said to him... as Odin's 'No, Loki,' from the end of Thor is perfectly mirrored by Mobius's 'No!', just before Sylvie screams 'Loki!' Honestly, the writing is sheer genius.
I don't think thor had to learn anything substantial. He was from birth destined for the throne he always knew he eventually will get the throne. Unlike loki.
I feel like the ending is overlooked. Loki’s biggest fear is being alone, so while he didn’t die, his decision is a fate worse than death to him. This is the real sacrifice he made, this is the reason for the tears from him.
They leave the ending very open. He who remains was a mortal man playing god and controlling the time lines. Lokie is a Immortal man who actually is a god controlling the timelines as he see's fit. He is a lone now and he probably has already been alone for enternity. He learned how to build the loom for over a 1000 years by controlling time and literally through out that time he was alone. Loki can make projections of himself can he not ???? So what this potentially means is loki can hold the branches and also make projections of himself in probably every timeline he controls. His projections can be in the universe while his true self is holding the time lines together. Not only can loki make multiple projections of himself, he can also control each of their behaviors at once. I think loki will eventually be able to project himself into time lines to communicate with people while still holding the sacred timelines together. If this happens, he will be almost close to a omnipotent god. To the limits where he can be any where at any time and he is immortal. I think his only weakness is he can not physically interact with people while he is projecting himself.
@@anthonygordon9483I think season 2 suggests that he can project his consciousness while also “splitting” it. And who was the “Centuries Later…” time card for? Surely the audience, but time works differently everywhere. Then saying Asgardian people live 1.5k years on average may not refer to earth years but Asgardian years. So he likely has spent an infinite amount of time studying time itself. Asgardian live 20x longer than humans and its centuries is multiplied by 20 it’s a long time. Plus who knows how many times he did it and in how many places. He is literally the god of time
@MrGriff305He's not. Humans need to understand they are the youngest species there is given amnesia told lies their entire lives until now. Humans don't have the authority to do anything like that. Humans have ten commandments just like everyone else. When you disobey the ten commandments you lose power instantly and your authority. Universal law. The angels descended into demons to become a god. Remember before you incarnated why you're on earth school now. To create new earth. Anyone deceiving only deceives themselves anyone cheating only cheats themselves anyone stealing only steals from their future. Universal law. God's in control and we're not our job is to make the kingdom look good. Whatever is making everyone sin is already gone they just don't know it yet. I'm a blue ray rainbow child volunteer SWITZERLAND for this earth school experiment no agenda no ulterior motives no superiority complex just making the kingdom look good.
All I want now is for Thor to see who loki became and all the sacrifices he's made, I want them to have a conversation or anything between the two of them. I think Thor would be so proud of loki!
Both Loki variants got their heroic moments. Loki from the Sacred Timeline sacrificed his life for his brother, and his variant made a sacrifice not just for his friends but for the whole multiverse. Clearly Loki has it in himself to be heroic, he just needs to get the chance to grow and show his good qualities.
The conversations between Loki and Mobius were poetry in and of themselves. Mobius played a huge part in bringing out the hero within Loki. He was the first to truly make Loki self-reflect. The world could use more Mobius’s (and heroic Lokis).
Nah, loki got bitch slapped with reality when he opened a generic bureaucrats drawer and saw tons of infinity stones lying around like nothing, and then got shown how many ways he was pathetic in every universe. That was the moment he broke. Crap, now i might have to watch season 1.
Odin's original intention was: Thor-King of Asgard Loki-King of Jotunheim He didn’t think too much about it (because the writers didn’t think too much about it)
Because an important piece of knowledge is that Loki's original redemption arc was supposed to end with his death in Thor: The Dark World(The reason he didn't die is that the character was too popular.) Therefore, the screenwriters of Thor (the first film) could not have anticipated Loki's return in Thor: The Dark World.
Let’s not forget Loki went from becoming a big bad villain to hero in the span of weeks, then proceeded to spend hundreds of years in the tva finding a way to stop the tva from being destroyed only to realize he was the chosen one all along. Respect to this real marvel legend
I remember a criticism of Season 1 was that they rushed Loki's character development - what had previously taken "The Dark World", "Ragnarok", and "Infinity War" was all crammed into episode 1 by having him watch a movie of himself and realize that the Infinity stones weren't all that powerful. Little did we know just how much more character development there would be for this character. Loki has been a favorite of mine for a long time. He was well-written. He was well-acted. And as bittersweet as it is to say "goodbye" to the character and not have him happily ever after with Sylvie or his other friends, I don't think you can beat this ending. I didn't see this ending coming, but damn did they ever knock it out of the park.
This ending is both sad and magnificent. I hate that he is destined to be alone, but I am also glad that he finally found what he has always wanted and is willing to give everything to protect-friends and family (not the throne; I will always criticize anyone who thinks Loki’s lifelong purpose was power)
From what the writers were saying they totally rewrote the ending. I am so glad that they did. One of the lessons Marvel should learn from this is make their series/movies/etc about the characters and the stories they want to tell NOW instead of it just being a big flashy expensive lead-in to an end credit scene for another giant flashy lead-in to an end credit scene. That we got the good ending for Loki shows us that we are on our own sacred timeline.
@@YZee-ij1uvsomething with a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene
@@YZee-ij1uvNot sure mate, but I do know they purposefully wrote the ending to be well tied up. It doesn’t mean they can’t plant seeds for a new season or something else stemming from the concepts, but for all the viewers want to think the show can be closed off until further notice. Mobius “got his ending”, Sylvie is living her life, the rest are working at the TVA. Everything is closed off, except is it?
From what I heard they had to rewrite the 5th episode, not the last episode. Marvel executives said the original 5th episode wasn't good for them, and the writers had to throw away their favorite script and make a new one, but said that in the end the final result was even better than they thought.
Excellent breakdown. I totally agree, Loki has the best story arc in the MCU and it hands down the best villain, hell, the best character in the MCU. Hiddleston kills it!
I agree Loki's arc is the best but he did benefit from two seasons of TV to get there. They could do the same with Dr. Strange, Spiderman or Thor. What I'm wondering is if this is the end of Kang. If so, who will be the big baddie the Avengers take on in the next Avengers movie?
@@GSP-76 it is the end of Kang. Marvel announced it earlier in the week. There are a bunch of guesses out there but it is likely going to be Doctor Doom. Which I am all for, especially if they can get the right actor.
Can we take a moment to also take into account the importance of the Loki theme music? I think it's the greatest music of all the MCU except the Avengers one, it's so catchy and epic!
Loki was a fast favorite for me the moment I saw him in Thor. He is such a relatable character. Who can’t relate to wanting a purpose in life? Did he go too far in the beginning? Yes. But he redeemed himself. He has to be the best fleshed out character in the MCU! Thank you Tom for a phenomenal performance! 💚💚💚
The sound production at the end was also very impressive. Lokis climb was booming with theatrical triumph. The following epilogue was much quieter, somber.
The end scene was satisfying like no other season finale i ever watched. Not even when Arya killed the night king - and that was a very strong moment in my book. When the camera zoomed out to reveal the time lines in the shape of a tree, i jumped up from my chair, with my arms raised in triumph, and i laughed and screamed of happiness. That was so good. And then terribly sad, when you see Lokis face, and realize he is damned to eternal solitude, in service of the whole multiverse, without ever expecting or receiving any reward.
it is a love story. what is love if not grief persevering... That final scene... pure sacrifice, eternally alone, ... yeah. Loki is Love, Loki is Life. and the best part was when he looked into the camera and said "It's Loki'n Time"
I remember when Loki (prime 616?) took a stand against Thanos at the beginning of Infinity War -- what an upsetting and tragic moment! Then to see this variant grow in such an amazing arc and also take that burden upon himself. What a hero! Nice job Tom Hiddleston! Thanks Heavy Spoilers!
I think that moment and seeing his mom die really turned the tide. He was a hellbent villain just a few hours prior in the avengers and seeing his life play out on screen he realized being bad would always lead to failure.
Both variants of Loki got their heroic moments. Loki from the Sacred Timeline sacrificed his life for his brother, and his variant made a sacrifice for his friends and the whole multiverse. Clearly Loki has it in him to be heroic, he just needs to get a chance to grow and show his good qualities.
I loved the first Thor movie. Liked Loki and Tom as an actor but Loki the show has made me a massive fan of his version of Loki and even more so of Tom himself. Seems like such a standup guy in real life and an amazing actor on top.
Loki is the prime example of it’s not how you start it’s how you finish and that’s beautiful for anyone who is having hard times in life no matter the age I feel like Loki tho just a character in a fictional world stamped for me why my favorite color is green 💚💚💚💚
Did you think that Loki destroying the Loom, which resulted in timelines dying, represented Ragnarok? From which he was able to produce the renewal of new life, and Yggdrasil?
loki saved all the timelines in loki season 2 he destroyed the loom so the loom diden't destroy everything accept the sacred timeline. Marvels version in the movies of ragnarock, was in the thor movie
I suspect that Marvel might kill Loki in Avengers 5 or Avengers 6, initiating Ragnarok, the multiverse’s destruction, and a reboot of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (Marvel has already killed him twice, so if they plan to do it a third time, honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised.)
What a finale episode!! it feels like loki season 2 episode 6 should be the finale movie/episode of all marvel series or movies. that's how i felt after i watched the show. Great job to Tom and the cast, specially the director and cast of the series. Wow!!!!
Loki sees in sylvie the best version of what he could be, thats why he loves her and it was very important to him that she could do whatever with her life... for u... for all of us...
"broken soul" "refine the soul" like how that gold inlay binds broken pieces of dark stone... Kintsugi. it was all very deliberate. order in the chaos that is loki. the most chaotic thing he could have done was allow free will to reign. every choice the inhabitants make is because of him. all the good, all the bad, all the good that comes from those bad choice. mischievously ruining He Who Remains' carefully paved road. Loki is the Pot Hole in that road. Perfect
I think Odin knew the whole time. The second he found Loki as a baby, he knew something he’d been told his whole life and felt with his power…that he had a role to play in bring this child to his rightful place among Yggdrasil
I love that Paul always credits other UA-camrs. Not only a great breakdown artists and UA-camr. But clearly a great man too. Bit drunk after birthday pints but this comment still stands.
Loki creating the world tree and becoming the Loki who remains made me brick up so bad 😩 I hope he gets his own lyndworms or dragons to help him tend to the tree to take some of the burden off so he can actually leave his throne from time to time
Agree completely! Loki is and has always been my favorite villain with an amazing origin story but I love that he can now be my favorite hero as well. Best character arc in Marvel hands down and I really wish the rest would follow suit. Marvel needs a reboot so we can get back to these types of stories. Your breakdown was awesome! ❤
For many of us, we need to move away from our familiar surroundings, like family, make new connections and friendships, and be encouraged by them to become the better you. Because they see the best of you.
I had to watch it several times it was so good. The part where his suit fades away, was just superb. Horns coming out and you see his actual clothes without the illusion (I think) it was just all so awesome.
I just watched it today and yes AMAZING. Thank you for the shout out to Rob because he is AMAZING also your videos are necessary. Love them all. Thank you Paul.
@heavyspoilers loved the end of this video. Thanks for the tiny unintentional shoutout. Flabbergasted to see this little 2015 summer blockbuster movie keep resurfacing 🎉 p.s. love your channel btw. Been watching it religiously for a while!
Dude! You put so much work into explaining exactly what I needed to hear. And I follow this stuff! I needed you video to understand his whole journey. Thank you so much!!!
When it slowly pulled back and started to tilt the perspective to show it was Yggdrasil, I nearly lost it. What an amazing end to his story arc. Truly.
Thanks for the video Paul! I absolutely LOVED this season! The ending was just so perfect! You should totally make a T-shirt with Loki sitting on his new throne holding all the timelines! :)
This is the most OP version of Loki for sure on the side note, half way through the show it was becoming obvious loki was gonna be a catalyst to stabilize the timelines
If Marvel decided to bring back Loki to the MCU, they could have Loki make a copy of himself to protect the timeline, while he could take care of business elsewhere.
Perfect, yes and also one episode short I feel for the closing off. And perhaps more episodes when the love story between the two Loki was more fleshed out.
Watching the season 2 finale is the first time I’ve had to hold a pee in a while, This show has really restored my faith that the MCU could be great again.
My only gripe with the conclusion is that it just skips the centuries that Loki spent learning everything with a Spongebob-esque "Centuries later" cut. That's hundreds of years of character development and shenanigans that we missed. They could've at least done a montage like they did with Timely dying over and over again.
Wow there are so many callbacks to Avengers its Crazy!! For all of us, burden of glorious purpose, free will, thrones, etc. Genius!! Top 3 MCU of all time, if not the best. Plus Natalie Holt's score, especially on the last episode, actually got me teared up. Beautiful
Can I just say how hilarious it was when he appeared in front of the giant inflatable flailing armed tube man? Probably one of if not the funniest gags ever done in marvel history. I watched it probably 50 times in a row and it kept getting funnier. I had to stop because my laughter actually started to hurt by then. 😂
What a fantastic ending. Tom Hiddleston was incredible as Loki and I’m super impressed that the filmmakers closed this great story while it was still fresh.
Loki opening the gate to the Loom and being blasted by the radiation is basically a recreation of Thor opening the forge gates on Nidavallir to have his axe forged and being blasted by the force of a star.
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This means Loki is now worthy of Mjölnir!!
Wonderful job all season bro
Luis is the only God of Stories
Also I have a story of Ryan Aery’s Mum
I like how it ended with Loki learning the same lesson Thor learns in his first movie. It’s no coincidence they had Loki crossing a mystical bridge that unites worlds only for him to accept solitude for the safety of his friends and become worthy. It even ended with Loki saying the same words he said to Odin.
This Loki is clearly able to pick up the hammer now
And with Loki hearing back the same words that Odin said to him... as Odin's 'No, Loki,' from the end of Thor is perfectly mirrored by Mobius's 'No!', just before Sylvie screams 'Loki!'
Honestly, the writing is sheer genius.
@@trobtx3538 come on he picked up all Thor's hammer in all multiverse
At this point, with how shit Marvel has been, I wonder if it genuinely was a coincidence lol
I don't think thor had to learn anything substantial. He was from birth destined for the throne he always knew he eventually will get the throne. Unlike loki.
I feel like the ending is overlooked. Loki’s biggest fear is being alone, so while he didn’t die, his decision is a fate worse than death to him. This is the real sacrifice he made, this is the reason for the tears from him.
I think when they switched camera to Loki and we hear Ouroboros speaking - it implies Loki can hear him so he is still mentally with his friends.
They leave the ending very open. He who remains was a mortal man playing god and controlling the time lines. Lokie is a Immortal man who actually is a god controlling the timelines as he see's fit. He is a lone now and he probably has already been alone for enternity. He learned how to build the loom for over a 1000 years by controlling time and literally through out that time he was alone. Loki can make projections of himself can he not ???? So what this potentially means is loki can hold the branches and also make projections of himself in probably every timeline he controls. His projections can be in the universe while his true self is holding the time lines together. Not only can loki make multiple projections of himself, he can also control each of their behaviors at once. I think loki will eventually be able to project himself into time lines to communicate with people while still holding the sacred timelines together. If this happens, he will be almost close to a omnipotent god. To the limits where he can be any where at any time and he is immortal. I think his only weakness is he can not physically interact with people while he is projecting himself.
I also think "a fate worse than death" is very fitting as it's what Loki gets in the actual mythology
@@anthonygordon9483I think season 2 suggests that he can project his consciousness while also “splitting” it. And who was the “Centuries Later…” time card for? Surely the audience, but time works differently everywhere. Then saying Asgardian people live 1.5k years on average may not refer to earth years but Asgardian years. So he likely has spent an infinite amount of time studying time itself. Asgardian live 20x longer than humans and its centuries is multiplied by 20 it’s a long time. Plus who knows how many times he did it and in how many places. He is literally the god of time
@MrGriff305He's not. Humans need to understand they are the youngest species there is given amnesia told lies their entire lives until now. Humans don't have the authority to do anything like that. Humans have ten commandments just like everyone else. When you disobey the ten commandments you lose power instantly and your authority. Universal law. The angels descended into demons to become a god. Remember before you incarnated why you're on earth school now. To create new earth. Anyone deceiving only deceives themselves anyone cheating only cheats themselves anyone stealing only steals from their future. Universal law. God's in control and we're not our job is to make the kingdom look good. Whatever is making everyone sin is already gone they just don't know it yet. I'm a blue ray rainbow child volunteer SWITZERLAND for this earth school experiment no agenda no ulterior motives no superiority complex just making the kingdom look good.
All I want now is for Thor to see who loki became and all the sacrifices he's made, I want them to have a conversation or anything between the two of them. I think Thor would be so proud of loki!
If Thor ever sees the World Tree he'll see Loki at its core. One of the few stories where Thor really world jumps is in the Gorr comics tho
yeah only if they make Gorr try to get some timeline changed and reunite thor and loki@@andrewpaul8732
@@andrewpaul8732well he can travel there now
SO DO I! This is my dream hahaha
I think Loki has surpassed anything and anyone. Thor seems so mundane after this.
Loki has the best character development in the MCU going from villain to hero.
Not only villain to hero, he went from most selfish to the most selfless character
@@FSousA7X I would say from the most egotistical to the most humble. He's like the grinch who's heart grew a 100 times bigger.
@@landor7610an infinite times even
Poor Loki, he's carrying the entire MCU and most of Disney on his back.
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What do they mean by literally?
@@NebMunb It is probably the only thing in the MCU the fans are willing to watch.
Both Loki variants got their heroic moments. Loki from the Sacred Timeline sacrificed his life for his brother, and his variant made a sacrifice not just for his friends but for the whole multiverse. Clearly Loki has it in himself to be heroic, he just needs to get the chance to grow and show his good qualities.
The worst part is no one outside the TVA will ever know 😭
What if HWR was showing Varient Loki an edited clip and Sacred Timeline Loki is still alive and sitting out in space like Classic Loki did?
The real hero should have been alligator loki.
The conversations between Loki and Mobius were poetry in and of themselves. Mobius played a huge part in bringing out the hero within Loki. He was the first to truly make Loki self-reflect. The world could use more Mobius’s (and heroic Lokis).
lady Sif and sylvia took a part too
Nah, loki got bitch slapped with reality when he opened a generic bureaucrats drawer and saw tons of infinity stones lying around like nothing, and then got shown how many ways he was pathetic in every universe. That was the moment he broke. Crap, now i might have to watch season 1.
Mobius definitely grounded him
@@landor7610Crap, this comment makes me want to watch s1 again
King Odin did say both his sons were going to take the throne. He wasn't lying.
Thor aint even King of Asgard anymore
Odin's original intention was:
Thor-King of Asgard
Loki-King of Jotunheim
He didn’t think too much about it (because the writers didn’t think too much about it)
Because an important piece of knowledge is that Loki's original redemption arc was supposed to end with his death in Thor: The Dark World(The reason he didn't die is that the character was too popular.) Therefore, the screenwriters of Thor (the first film) could not have anticipated Loki's return in Thor: The Dark World.
Let’s not forget Loki went from becoming a big bad villain to hero in the span of weeks, then proceeded to spend hundreds of years in the tva finding a way to stop the tva from being destroyed only to realize he was the chosen one all along. Respect to this real marvel legend
it’s more than a span of weeks
Centuries
@@hazelnuts23 hundreds of years= centuries
Well he’s the one that caused it…. So it fitting for him to fix his own multiverse mistake
@@yeeesus before the times slipping Loki was only on the TVA for like a week
I'm still obsessed with the ending, man. I've watched it waaaay too many times
same haha
Same 😂
So sad!!! Poor Loki I don’t want him to be alone😰
I remember a criticism of Season 1 was that they rushed Loki's character development - what had previously taken "The Dark World", "Ragnarok", and "Infinity War" was all crammed into episode 1 by having him watch a movie of himself and realize that the Infinity stones weren't all that powerful. Little did we know just how much more character development there would be for this character. Loki has been a favorite of mine for a long time. He was well-written. He was well-acted. And as bittersweet as it is to say "goodbye" to the character and not have him happily ever after with Sylvie or his other friends, I don't think you can beat this ending. I didn't see this ending coming, but damn did they ever knock it out of the park.
This ending is both sad and magnificent. I hate that he is destined to be alone, but I am also glad that he finally found what he has always wanted and is willing to give everything to protect-friends and family (not the throne; I will always criticize anyone who thinks Loki’s lifelong purpose was power)
From what the writers were saying they totally rewrote the ending. I am so glad that they did. One of the lessons Marvel should learn from this is make their series/movies/etc about the characters and the stories they want to tell NOW instead of it just being a big flashy expensive lead-in to an end credit scene for another giant flashy lead-in to an end credit scene. That we got the good ending for Loki shows us that we are on our own sacred timeline.
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I missed that - what was the original ending going to be?
@@YZee-ij1uvsomething with a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene that leads to another project that will lead to a end credit scene
@@YZee-ij1uvNot sure mate, but I do know they purposefully wrote the ending to be well tied up.
It doesn’t mean they can’t plant seeds for a new season or something else stemming from the concepts, but for all the viewers want to think the show can be closed off until further notice.
Mobius “got his ending”, Sylvie is living her life, the rest are working at the TVA.
Everything is closed off, except is it?
From what I heard they had to rewrite the 5th episode, not the last episode. Marvel executives said the original 5th episode wasn't good for them, and the writers had to throw away their favorite script and make a new one, but said that in the end the final result was even better than they thought.
Never thought of Loki as the defining villain until you reminded us that he anchored the Marvel framchise for several films during its inception.
Excellent breakdown. I totally agree, Loki has the best story arc in the MCU and it hands down the best villain, hell, the best character in the MCU. Hiddleston kills it!
Thank you 🙏
I agree Loki's arc is the best but he did benefit from two seasons of TV to get there. They could do the same with Dr. Strange, Spiderman or Thor. What I'm wondering is if this is the end of Kang. If so, who will be the big baddie the Avengers take on in the next Avengers movie?
@@GSP-76 it is the end of Kang. Marvel announced it earlier in the week. There are a bunch of guesses out there but it is likely going to be Doctor Doom. Which I am all for, especially if they can get the right actor.
So you dont speak that his too fast change????
@@NeverLetOff Dr. Doom would be perfect for the next villain...they did make this being the end of Kang official??
Can we take a moment to also take into account the importance of the Loki theme music? I think it's the greatest music of all the MCU except the Avengers one, it's so catchy and epic!
I get chills every time I listen to any version of his theme music. Especially the last version where it shows Loki on the thrown
Natalie Holt, the composer who once threw eggs at Simon Cowell…❤️
yeah natalie needs awardssss for this one
Going back and rewatching it I love hearing all the different ways it’s weaved into each episode. It’s gorgeous.
"I was born to rule" Loki was absolutely right all a long. Just how and why wasn't at all clear til the very end.
his fathers words were right
Birthright was to die in a cold world alone
Odin was right too...he said in the movie "Only one of you can ascend to the throne, but both of you were born to be kings"
Loki was a fast favorite for me the moment I saw him in Thor. He is such a relatable character. Who can’t relate to wanting a purpose in life? Did he go too far in the beginning? Yes. But he redeemed himself. He has to be the best fleshed out character in the MCU! Thank you Tom for a phenomenal performance! 💚💚💚
Totally agree.
The sound production at the end was also very impressive. Lokis climb was booming with theatrical triumph. The following epilogue was much quieter, somber.
Its never said but its obvious that Loki is now worthy of mjolnir and is carrying all of them.
yeah it would be awsome to see him reunite with a version of thor and lifting his hammer as proof
I think mjolnir isn’t worthy of him anymore
Mjolnir seems so mundane now haha XD
The best best best part of this is that all the clues were right in front of our faces the entire time, no surprise reveals, nothing from left field
Hiddleston and the team did great work. Loki got the characterisation he deserved
Loki is the best marvel character in my eyes. This big ending sealed the deal.
The end scene was satisfying like no other season finale i ever watched. Not even when Arya killed the night king - and that was a very strong moment in my book. When the camera zoomed out to reveal the time lines in the shape of a tree, i jumped up from my chair, with my arms raised in triumph, and i laughed and screamed of happiness. That was so good. And then terribly sad, when you see Lokis face, and realize he is damned to eternal solitude, in service of the whole multiverse, without ever expecting or receiving any reward.
Loki ascension was glorious indeed. All cheer Loki's Glorious Purpose.
it is a love story. what is love if not grief persevering... That final scene... pure sacrifice, eternally alone, ... yeah. Loki is Love, Loki is Life. and the best part was when he looked into the camera and said "It's Loki'n Time"
Possibly one of the Lokis ever made.
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What is grief* lol
He’s the greatest Loki to ever Loki in the history of Lokis
Well said!
Loki 2012 - God of mischief 😈
Loki 2023 - God of the multiverse 😇
Was mischief being bad or just human?
I loved the ending so much. Loki is such an amazing character.
I remember when Loki (prime 616?) took a stand against Thanos at the beginning of Infinity War -- what an upsetting and tragic moment! Then to see this variant grow in such an amazing arc and also take that burden upon himself. What a hero! Nice job Tom Hiddleston! Thanks Heavy Spoilers!
am i the only one who remembers the tree of life?
I think that moment and seeing his mom die really turned the tide. He was a hellbent villain just a few hours prior in the avengers and seeing his life play out on screen he realized being bad would always lead to failure.
Both variants of Loki got their heroic moments. Loki from the Sacred Timeline sacrificed his life for his brother, and his variant made a sacrifice for his friends and the whole multiverse. Clearly Loki has it in him to be heroic, he just needs to get a chance to grow and show his good qualities.
I loved the first Thor movie. Liked Loki and Tom as an actor but Loki the show has made me a massive fan of his version of Loki and even more so of Tom himself. Seems like such a standup guy in real life and an amazing actor on top.
Loki's final Nordic outfit was so dope. it made him look like a mythological figure.
Can we get a theatrical release for the at least last two episodes? I'd totally rewatch it in theaters.
Loki is the prime example of it’s not how you start it’s how you finish and that’s beautiful for anyone who is having hard times in life no matter the age I feel like Loki tho just a character in a fictional world stamped for me why my favorite color is green 💚💚💚💚
just like rdj in real life
@@mathiasfrandsen5468 right ! I hate when people say 30s is old …no way there’s a lot of life to live
Did you think that Loki destroying the Loom, which resulted in timelines dying, represented Ragnarok? From which he was able to produce the renewal of new life, and Yggdrasil?
loki saved all the timelines in loki season 2 he destroyed the loom so the loom diden't destroy everything accept the sacred timeline. Marvels version in the movies of ragnarock, was in the thor movie
I suspect that Marvel might kill Loki in Avengers 5 or Avengers 6, initiating Ragnarok, the multiverse’s destruction, and a reboot of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (Marvel has already killed him twice, so if they plan to do it a third time, honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised.)
What a finale episode!! it feels like loki season 2 episode 6 should be the finale movie/episode of all marvel series or movies. that's how i felt after i watched the show. Great job to Tom and the cast, specially the director and cast of the series. Wow!!!!
Loki sees in sylvie the best version of what he could be, thats why he loves her and it was very important to him that she could do whatever with her life... for u... for all of us...
The way he was sitting on that chair 🤌🏻❤️🔥
Wonderful, and I say again, wonderful perspective in this essay. One of my favorite videos you and the team have done. Well done, and thank you.
It truly was a perfect ending. It brings a me to tears every time I watch it. Thank you for another fantastic analysis, Paul. Cheers!
Thank you Paul!! Fantastic coverage of a fantastic series.
much appreciated mate, thanks for all your support over the years
It was a perfect finale. 💔
This is what I call excellent Writing, production. I hope for more of this level from the MCU moving forward.🖤
"broken soul" "refine the soul" like how that gold inlay binds broken pieces of dark stone... Kintsugi. it was all very deliberate. order in the chaos that is loki. the most chaotic thing he could have done was allow free will to reign. every choice the inhabitants make is because of him. all the good, all the bad, all the good that comes from those bad choice. mischievously ruining He Who Remains' carefully paved road. Loki is the Pot Hole in that road. Perfect
I think Odin knew the whole time. The second he found Loki as a baby, he knew something he’d been told his whole life and felt with his power…that he had a role to play in bring this child to his rightful place among Yggdrasil
I love that Paul always credits other UA-camrs.
Not only a great breakdown artists and UA-camr. But clearly a great man too.
Bit drunk after birthday pints but this comment still stands.
Agreed, Loki Season 2 was a masterpiece! Loved everything about Season 2 and Season 1!
An amazing villain actor, and an even better Hero actor. What an incredible actor.
Loki creating the world tree and becoming the Loki who remains made me brick up so bad 😩 I hope he gets his own lyndworms or dragons to help him tend to the tree to take some of the burden off so he can actually leave his throne from time to time
Agree completely! Loki is and has always been my favorite villain with an amazing origin story but I love that he can now be my favorite hero as well. Best character arc in Marvel hands down and I really wish the rest would follow suit. Marvel needs a reboot so we can get back to these types of stories. Your breakdown was awesome! ❤
Paul, you get a thumbs up for that title alone. Loki's fate may be more burden than glory, but damned if it's not one hell of a purpose!
For many of us, we need to move away from our familiar surroundings, like family, make new connections and friendships, and be encouraged by them to become the better you. Because they see the best of you.
I presume this could be a finale for the series and I’m not mad about it. It’s so good.
I had to watch it several times it was so good. The part where his suit fades away, was just superb. Horns coming out and you see his actual clothes without the illusion (I think) it was just all so awesome.
I just watched it today and yes AMAZING. Thank you for the shout out to Rob because he is AMAZING also your videos are necessary. Love them all. Thank you Paul.
Amen.
It was just an amazing series. This is what we want, this is how you do it. Love it.
Great work Paul
@heavyspoilers loved the end of this video. Thanks for the tiny unintentional shoutout. Flabbergasted to see this little 2015 summer blockbuster movie keep resurfacing 🎉 p.s. love your channel btw. Been watching it religiously for a while!
Dude! You put so much work into explaining exactly what I needed to hear. And I follow this stuff! I needed you video to understand his whole journey. Thank you so much!!!
This was an exceptionally well-done conclusion, and among the most moving and meaningful stories I’ve seen in years. Bravo MCU…a genuine triumph.
When it slowly pulled back and started to tilt the perspective to show it was Yggdrasil, I nearly lost it. What an amazing end to his story arc. Truly.
It's amazing. Absolutely amazing. Made me go through an emotional rollercoaster! 😢❤
I completely agree, but when you said you hope he's gone for a couple of years, I'll say that I hope he makes a cameo in every single Marvel work.
I thought the ending was amazingly done. I respect everyone who made the show possible.
I swear, you earn my "like" every time, just with the subtle hints alone lolol..
It definitely was a satisfying ending for sure
Great breakdown wasn’t expecting the Rob from comics explained shoutout
Thanks for the video Paul! I absolutely LOVED this season! The ending was just so perfect! You should totally make a T-shirt with Loki sitting on his new throne holding all the timelines! :)
The original Loki got killed while trying to save Thor from Thanos
The variant Loki took the throne
I've followed this series since day 1 and IT WAS INDEED PERFECT!! its such a brilliant writing.
Thor, Odin and Frigga would be so proud of him now.
Love when you do these “perfect endings” videos .
This is the most OP version of Loki for sure
on the side note, half way through the show it was becoming obvious loki was gonna be a catalyst to stabilize the timelines
Bro Rob from Comics Explained is the GOAT. So glad he’s been getting more n more recognition, HEL YEAH
If Marvel decided to bring back Loki to the MCU, they could have Loki make a copy of himself to protect the timeline, while he could take care of business elsewhere.
An avatar basically. With him having the same powers he had before his tv show.
More like the copy would be the one travelling on the timelines. I think his original being is crucial in keeping the timelines together.
We have to give credit to Tom Hiddleston. He is an amazing actor and he had a lot of input in the series.
Perfect, yes and also one episode short I feel for the closing off. And perhaps more episodes when the love story between the two Loki was more fleshed out.
THANKS for this, Paul!!!!
The ending really is brilliant, but I can’t get over the fact that he is alone forever now. It’s so bitter sweet.
It truly was a ending i hope it ends here and doesn’t have any more seasons. Not because i dont want it to but because it doesn’t need to.
This was my favorite marvel show and one of the most satisfying ending I’ve seen from a show in awhile.
This was by far their best project
So fantastic! Glorious purpose, indeed….
Thanks for mentioning Rob at Comics Explained, he does a great job.
As much as I wanna see Loki again…don’t bring him back to soon cuz it’ll take away from this epic season finale…
You always deliver great videos, thanks for the hard work!
Watching the season 2 finale is the first time I’ve had to hold a pee in a while, This show has really restored my faith that the MCU could be great again.
My only gripe with the conclusion is that it just skips the centuries that Loki spent learning everything with a Spongebob-esque "Centuries later" cut. That's hundreds of years of character development and shenanigans that we missed. They could've at least done a montage like they did with Timely dying over and over again.
Totally thought he was going to have to kill Sylvie, which is probably what Kang wanted/needed. This was a great twist
Oh that gloriously purposeful voice. Yay Paul!
Amazing video Paul thank you! Shout out to Rob
Wow there are so many callbacks to Avengers its Crazy!! For all of us, burden of glorious purpose, free will, thrones, etc. Genius!! Top 3 MCU of all time, if not the best. Plus Natalie Holt's score, especially on the last episode, actually got me teared up. Beautiful
Tom Hiddleston joins legends who were born for a role. Not to limit his legacy to one character but you can tell he gave everything to playing Loki
best summary. no points left out
Can I just say how hilarious it was when he appeared in front of the giant inflatable flailing armed tube man? Probably one of if not the funniest gags ever done in marvel history. I watched it probably 50 times in a row and it kept getting funnier. I had to stop because my laughter actually started to hurt by then. 😂
Excellent analysis!
another great vid and i completely agree!
Character👏 growth👏
Not too proud to admit that this breakdown elicited some happy tears. Louis!! (theory time…)
What a fantastic ending. Tom Hiddleston was incredible as Loki and I’m super impressed that the filmmakers closed this great story while it was still fresh.
HE WHO PROTECTS 💚💚
Loki opening the gate to the Loom and being blasted by the radiation is basically a recreation of Thor opening the forge gates on Nidavallir to have his axe forged and being blasted by the force of a star.
Bro loki saves all reality bro. He sacrifices more than anyone. Biggest hero of all time.
Thor has nothing on loki .