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i’m mainly an mcu loki blog, but i sometimes reblog non loki things (Idk why I lied Loki is literally the only thing I talk about). i’m very anti “loki” series and i’m critical of ragnarok as well. unashamed loki fangirl with a phd in lokiology. I’M 18!!

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who am i and what is this blog for?

I don’t really like sharing many personal details, but i will state that i am 19.

Also I kinda use this blog as an OG Loki archive. I have tags dedicated to older Loki content posted on here to sort of archive it since I unfortunately missed out on the prime time to be a Loki fan. #og loki post #og loki fanart + #og mcu post (tagged below)

like i said in my bio… this is an anti loki series blog, and i am critical of ragnarok as well. of course if you like these things (specifically ragnarok) still feel free to follow. it’s just i definitely won’t follow back blogs that heavily reblog/post series content, blogs that strictly post the variant/do not post anything that has to do with the og loki, and blogs that reblog/post a lot of lokius/sylki content.

and i… maybe i kinda question why a series blog would follow me in the first place since i am so negative about it 😭 if i don’t follow back, know that it’s truly not personal. i just really don’t want any series stuff on my dash. i have my reasons for deeply disliking the series, and i am more than welcome to discuss/debate those reasons. i have many times on my blog using #anti loki series.

(ALSO a lot of my OWN loki rants/analyzations/whatever we’d like to call them are under #loki 💭 which i’ve added the tag on this post. do check that out if you’d like to understand some of my views on loki/the series better, or if you just want to read stuff about loki)

please feel more than welcome to send me an ask/dm about anything at all, or if you’d like to become mutuals! i sometimes forget to follow back others because i get a lot of notifs lol

i don’t have a crazy dni list or anything just obviously don’t be weird

some posts of mine that i think are interesting:

(aka a mixture of posts that are actually interesting, as well as just some of my top posts for easy access lol)

my take on the thanos brainwashed loki theory… [link]

poll on how the fandom would feel if loki from infinity war was revealed to have survived, and had a cameo in a future marvel project… [link]

wondering what it’d be like to be a normal asgardian witnessing all the events our little characters went through… [link]

avengers loki… save me… [link]

thor 1 loki, and avengers loki having the same face a year apart… [link]

that beautiful 6'2 Norse god… [link]

STOP CALLING AVENGERS LOKI’S HAIR GREASY GRRRRRR… [link]

Girl I don’t even know what to call this one. I didn’t even know this was gonna get any notes. I was just saying words. Something something Loki’s eyelids… [link]

Jotun Loki discourse with LOTS of interesting reblogs. Do check them out… [link]

My opinions on Loki’s helms, as well as some info… [link]

Results to a poll asking other anti series blogs how much of the series they actually watched… [link]

This gif of Loki that got like 500 notes for some reason 😭😭😭… [link]

Loki sighting!!! ... [link]

One of my favorite Loki takes of mine… [link]

(will eventually add more 😁)

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I think we all know this feeling unfortunately

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I don't know how to look up edit compilations of Loki without it being this damn show or Ragnarok 🤮

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Go on YouTube, and look up Loki edits/tributes from 10 years ago. They’ll have your back, trust me

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Hi everyone… it’s been a while since I’ve logged in, but I was feeling a little nostalgic. I’ve been missing Loki and the og mcu so badly recently Ahhhhh 😭💔 I’m so scared for what’s going to happen in the next movies coming up..

Been getting into a lot of other things recently. Finally got around to playing a lot of the FFVII games, and Sephiroth and Loki are sisters to me. Rip Loki you would have loved FFVII

Also finally got around to playing marvel rivals. Loki is so cute and sassy in this game, i love it. He’s really cool, and also really fun to play as when you get the hang of it

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hello! i may have scrolled through your blog a bit today in a non stalker way and i love your thoughts about loki. i often don't know where i belong in this fandom because i strongly prefer og loki but i don't hate the series, and i feel like everyone either loves it or hates it (which is valid i understand why you do). i've found myself in the tiktok fandom because i like making edits that convey my thoughts about him but it feels like everyone there would rather watch a 30 sec video than have a real discussion about his character and i want to do both because edits are fun and can be beautiful but oh how i love analyzing them in words... i'd love to join the tumblr fandom but it just seems intimidating. anyway sorry for rambling about myself, point is i like your blog and your takes. i love og loki so much i physically feel like i'm gonna explode about it sometimes and i'm glad other people appreciate him for the morally gray ancient god he is instead of only when he's more heroic and human-like. it annoys me so much when people act like everything about him in the movies was just a facade and tva loki is the only true version of him. genuinely have seen people say if you don't love the series you don't understand him as a character. as if it's not an entirely different version of him that came out a decade after the character debuted. call me crazy but i think the people that have been fans of his original characterization for several years understand him. loki has always had a personality and saying their entire character in the early days was fake just feels like a poor way to justify how different they are in the series. to me it feels like they didn't know how to hold onto his original traits and also give him the arc they wanted to. but a true redemption arc does not need to take apart the character. plus, who says he has to be 100% heroic? can't a main character be morally gray? i do appreciate some aspects of the show, but i'm sure you don't want to hear about that and i don't even want to talk about it because i love og loki so! much! more! i love how they're so complex it's hard to even accurately explain anything they do without having to add "oh but actually-" i could (and do) think about them all day and still have more to think about the next. alright i'll shut up now. good day!

Hi! I appreciate this ask a lot. It’s always good to hear that people actually relate to/understand the bullshit I spout out on here LOL

I agree with all that you’re saying. It’s exactly what I thought while watching the series for the first time, and it’s still what I think. I mean, it’s what anyone who actually cares about how Loki is written should think. I really don’t understand why a character as diverse and with so much potential such as Loki can only be one thing at a time. It’s such a waste of what could’ve been really great character writing.

Series fans are strange sometimes. Not all of them, of course. I don’t mean to dog on them or anything. But, it’s just really weird how they watch Loki do a complete 180 in one episode or two, and don’t think much of it. We’ve had “real” moments of Loki where his facade slips, so i don’t know why variant Loki is the only “real” Loki.

Yeah, you pretty much nailed it in your own words. It can be pretty frustrating interacting with other Loki fans. The Tiktok point is so good. I’m not a huge fan of the Loki fandom on there, because no one wants to analyze him or think even slightly critically about him! It’s just a lot of thirst trap edits of series Loki, and nothing about how complex Loki’s character really is or his emotional depth.

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What if Loki was in Love & Thunder. Been trying to find a fanfic where Loki survives post-IW/EG and gets to be in Thor 4.

I’m not going to lie… I did not watch love & thunder. I’m definitely the wrong person to ask 😭 maybe try checking AO3? There’s a lot of “fix it” type of fics on there, and someone has HAD to make one similar to what you’re saying. I’d be surprised if there wasn’t any on there

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"milking it" is right, goddamn does it piss me off more knowing how much revenue they generate. it's like not only did they kill off Loki, but they desecrated his grave and legacy and now he's more widely known to the general public and marvel fans and so called Loki fans, as that poor excuse for a character smh it all feels like they want to punish og Loki fans as if it was some primordial sin

NO LITERALLY! Why the fuck do they hate us so bad… like it makes no sense to me. WE are your fanbase, not casual fans. Unfortunately we’re the ones stuck with fixations on Loki. They stopped talking about him after the series ended, but us.. it’s been 84 years

That’s what pisses me off the most. That people accept it and are okay with it. I hate that they made so much money off of Loki. Off their slop that wasn’t even intended for the fans. Off their slop that had no consideration put into it.

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What have I missed? Loki is back in a movie again? How? Why? Is it the varient (ugh). Will Tom be filming new scenes?

Yep it’s most likely that variant, or possibly another variant. Or both. He’s gonna be in Avengers Doomsday. They announced that Tom will be in it.

We don’t know much yet, but… it sucks

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This fandom is literally a prison. I hate to be negative and I never thought that I’d say this, but i usually scroll away from Loki content nowadays because I’m so annoyed by the comments, and by other fans. And it sucks because at one point, he was my main and pretty much only interest. He’s always going to have a place in my heart but it’s soooo difficult to stay in the fandom. It’s hard to be in a fandom when most people in it don’t love the character as much as you do. There’s nowhere for you to share all that love with other people. (Besides here of course. Appreciate you guys heavily)

I like coming on here from time to time, but UGH I’m just so done with all the bs. Corporate greed and shitty writers who do not respect previous works/writers will be the death of us

It’s just so crazy because I’ve never had a fandom experience like this. Of course I’ve had bad fandom experiences, we all have. But I’ve never felt… so alienated(?) from other supposedly like minded people like this. I hate being in a VERY popular fandom where people only casually like the character you love, and do not question anything. Small fandoms for the win, always. I don’t feel any superiority over any other Loki fans, I respect that they casually like Loki and all it’s just I wish there were less of them, and that there were more dedicated fans. But this is also the MCU I’m talking about. It fucking sucks and most people can only like it casually, or use the characters as bases for their fanfics and shit

I love and hate how vaguely Loki was written. It brings in really cool people, and it also brings in people who try to fill in those “blanks” with cliches and characterizations of other characters. They don’t even try to consider what would Loki be like… what would he say… what would he do… nah, let’s just treat him as if he’s like every other character.

No hate to anyone I’m just so tired of it all. I’m more annoyed at the positive reactions to Loki being in doomsday than I am annoyed by him being in doomsday. You guys should know better. This fucking sucks stop taking the bait

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Due to recent events, what are your favorite OG Loki quotes/moments?

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HI omg let me think about my favorite Loki quotes and moments… I appreciate this ask especially in these dire times 💔

I of course love the quote/moment with Frigga in the deleted scene my pfp is from. I know it’s a deleted scene, but I can imagine Loki using his illusions as an escape from reality. As a way to cope.

A favorite Loki moment of mine is his convo about his parentage with Odin in Thor 1. It’s very raw, and vulnerable. Very, VERY important to his characterization. Amazingly acted by Tom Hiddleston as always. So I am no more than another stolen relic… he really has a way with words whether people forget that, or not.

Not a specific moment, but I really love moments of his where he’s projecting onto the people he’s “analyzing”. For example: the cage scene with Natasha, and his Stuttgart speech. Everything he said to Natasha and the Stuttgart crowd, could also be said about him. I find that really interesting of him. He’s obviously very perceptive of others and himself, but I feel that perception sometimes PURPOSELY falls short when he wants to prune himself of traits he deems weak. He wants to make these traits so “other” from him. Fake it until you make it. Take them from you, and cast them onto others.. Very hypocritical guy I love him

Obviously I’m going to have to add that one quote where he is burdened with some sort of glorious purpose, or something along those lines… it’s a really good defining/signature quote and gives you some good insight into how his mind works, and how he views what he’s been through/what he’s going to accomplish.

“Now you see me, brother.” From TDW is really good too.

Some quotes of his that I find really cute/funny:

“How desperate are you that you call on such lost creatures to defend you..”

“And you can return Jotunheim to all it’s, uh… Glory.”

And for some reason “I’ve sent it off I know not where..” stuck with me like I hear him say it in my head numerous times a week

Ok that’s definitely not the only ones but at the top of my head.. I think of those first

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“TOM HIDDLESTON WILL BE STARRING IN AVENGERS DOOMSDAY!”

Meanwhile, OG Loki for the past 6 years:

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DON’T NOBODY WANT THAT THOR AND “LOKI” REUNION!!!! FUCK

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Bucky and Loki in the same movie again but it’s not our Loki…. FUCK

Also Erik and Charles… DON’T YOU SPEAK OF THEM!!!!

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lmao u said it sister also imagine how funny it would be if it was yet another stupid variant so that even the show fans get mad lol like a new variant played by Tom thats not the tva one.

well, at least its a year away, even if it brought out annoying ppl rejoicing. but ngl it pissed me off i paused gaming to see that news, i need to go play a fps or destressing game now...and speaking of games and announcements i saw trending alongside that on twitter, at least good news for me is deltarune chapters release tomorrow so ill forget or be distracted from this bad news!

also does it make me a bad person if i want them to show scenes that would haunt sylkis and lokius (istg they'll be insufferable if sophia or owen get announced as cast too)? and maybe even that the rumors of him getting killed/sacrificed by the enemy being true? bc ngl i would laff a lot if that wannabe doppleganger died jajaja

THAT DID CROSS MY MIND… like if it was another variant. I wonder how they’d play along with that. I don’t think it can get any worse so fuck it why not?

I was in the middle of eating and I lost my appetite.. I feel you on the video game thing. Yeah I have other interests/fandoms too but FUCK WHY COULDN’T WE BE FREE??,!:):&2!;&/! AHHHHHH

Yeah no I may be biased but the series brought so much distress and ruined the Loki fandom beyond repair lol I think they’ll be ok. PLEASE NO MOBIUS OR SYLVIE AHHHHDKEBDKSHDIWHD NOOOOOOOO I CANT SEE THEM HAPPY!!!

I like Tom a lot and I know he loves playing Loki (even though it’s not even Loki anymore. This shit is the ship of Theseus.) so it’s hard for me to wish for TVA Loki to be killed off, but… I really do hope he gets killed off and it’ll all just be over. They’re milking the shit out of him and it fucking sucks

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Okay I’m gonna be so fr with you the Loki series fandom is the most childish fandom I’ve ever seen💀😭🙏🏻 These are fully grown and developed ADULTS having fucking ship wars n shit and cannot even handle someone SLIGHTLY critiquing the show😭😭😭 Like come on now some of y’all are in y’all’s 30s getting pissy at each other because someone doesn’t ship your favorite ship💀

-Cherry

No it’s so bad. I honestly feel like the more popular the media, the more… deranged? The fans are. Yeah it may be because I’ve never really been a shipper in any fandom, but it’s never been that damn serious. IT’S NOT REAL!!

Mind you, we’re talking about the MCU. I know we all have attachments, but it’s not really peak writing or anything… THE MCU SHOULD BE CRITICIZED!!! It sucks

The internet has made people way too brave because none of this shit happens irl. No one’s arguing over ships like this at ANY AGE.

Ship wars are the death of fandom and community. Ship and let ship…

I criticize ships of course, but never will I harass others over them. Most ships are heavily reliant on fanon anyway so no one should be taking them that seriously

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i wanna hear ur thoughts on loki joining the gaurdians if he survived infinity war

I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING IF HE MET GAMORA AND NEBULA… I wonder if they encountered each other during his time with Thanos. It could be good, or really bad for him to be with people who were also fucked over by Thanos.

I like the guardians so I’d like to see them together if it were executed well. As well as the Thanos connections… yeah it could be interesting

Yeah I don’t know if I really see Loki joining them, but rather affiliating with them. I don’t think he does teams, but maybe it could be good for him…

He’d find them a bit silly but I think he’d also have a lot of fun with them. I WANT HIM, NEBULA, AND GAMORA TO INTERACT SO BADDDDD

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Tom casted in Avengers Doomsday as that fuck ass variant… we will never be free of the shackles…

Sending love to all my fellow OG Loki enjoyers and my fellow series haters because Um

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Hello @gloriousburden! Hope this message finds you well! I'm writing in response to the latest unused Loki series concept art that has surfaced, causing everyone to lose their minds and ask "why didn't they use this in the show?!?!!"

I think in the backs of our minds we all know the answer, or answers. These hopeful, passionate, hardworking artists who submit their incredible artwork in hopes of being considered for use in a show about Loki, were under the impression that the show would be about Loki. It is not. If the showrunners had decided to use this concept art of Loki and his Frost Giant mother, the show would've been about Loki, and would've been about him too much. They know that Loki fans have wanted something, anything, like this for a very long time, and I don't think they could live with themselves if they actually gave it to us. Let us remember that there was concept art for Endgame with Loki showing up for the final battle, leading an army of Frost Giants, and riding on an ICE DRAGON.

Also, if they had gone with this concept of showing Loki and his Jotun origin in a more sympathetic light, they would never have been able to squeeze out an ounce of sympathy for Poor Sylvie, and her aspirations as Employ of The Month at McDonald's, or Poor Mobius, and his pining for that all-important jet ski. This show only has room for one Sad Story, and though they wanted Poor Sylvie to take it all, alas she had to share it with the humble, hardworking variant pruner/ hapless jet ski connoisseur. So you can see how even the mention of such things as Loki's Jotun mother was completely out of the question.

I can't be the only one who has noticed that the MCU has been softly conditioning us to think of the concept of Frost Giant Loki as...silly. Disarming and goofy, rather than tragic and sympathetic, or, God forbid, epic and powerful. They like to pull Frost Giant Loki out to tease us from time to time, but they have no intention of doing it in any respectful, dignified way.

Anyway, thank you for taking the time to read!! Love and best wishes!!!

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!!! This is exactly it. I also hate how silly they portrayed Jotun Loki. That what if episode was so bad 😭😭😭😭😭😭

They actually would have had to think about Loki’s emotional state, and inner conflicts. They’d actually have to think about Loki and about how to write him, and that was… TOO SCARY!!! It’s so scary to think about Loki. It’s scary when the series you’re working on has to be about the protagonist in one way or another :/

I genuinely still do not understand why Loki couldn’t be the main focus of his own series. Why did they choose to write it like that.. who was the target audience? Not Loki fans, that’s for sure.

Yeah yeah… your analysis of it is really good. I don’t have much to add, because you hit it right on the head.