#loki questions

[samsayswhatever]

This room is just pie. And they are the only ones there.

Are other people allowed to take breaks? Do they need to eat if time doesn't affect them?

[mischief-lies-and-stories]

7 Questions I have about Loki comics/tv show/MCU

(Because landmark numbers are fake, I'm an elementary teacher so I have to deal with base ten all week so I'm rebelling, and I spent an hour coming up with these seven and it's already 9pm, so I'm not going another hour trying to find three more.)

Spoilers for everything, as usual.

Is the Loki that shows up in the Scarlet Witch issue on Wednesday (September 6) the Loki from the miniseries, the Loki from Al Ewing continuity (currently appearing in The Immortal Thor), or a surprise third Loki?

Is the sword Kid Loki gives main Loki (I've been calling him Loki Prime myself; can I go with that?) in the series before he meets He Who Remains supposed to be Gram from the comics?

Why did Loki say "The sun will shine on us again" if he wasn't about to fake his death again?

Why does Loki's outfit in the trailer during the World's Fair scene look so much like the cover of Where Mischief Lies? (This isn't that serious of a question; I know how easter eggs work, and the book and the scenes are very similar time periods, I'm just going very feral about it and I want a SHARP Society easter egg so bad.)

Why hasn't Verity Willis shown up in any Loki comics (and quite frankly any MCU movie or show) since like half a panel at the very beginning of Defenders Beyond (and I know that just came out last year, but I think only Ewing comics have included her)?

(This might have been clearly shown, but I've watched the show three times and missed it all three times.) How exactly did Loki cut his upper arm in the Void? It might've been during the fight in the TVA right before he was pruned, but I don't think he was injured in that episode.

Why hasn't MCU Loki discovered black nail polish yet?

[deathtarotcard]

Lokeans…

Does Loki feel like joy to you? I know people typically feel loved or comfort from their deities but I just feel this absolute overwhelming joy

He also appears to me as a giant most of the times? I’m just wandering how he’s presented to other devotees!

[mischievousasgardian]

Tumblr ad algorithms finally getting their ads right:

Me: *Already streaming it* Yes, wonderful. But more importantly, when are we going to learn what happened to Loki after he fell from the Bifrost? Seriously? Wtf? Does nobody remember the end credit scene? It’s a face I see constantly in my nightmares. Yes, I’m exaggerating… or am I?

I need answers. Disney? Tumblr? Anyone? I’ve waited 10 years for this answer.

[lettingtimepass]

Loki Rewatch random thoughts and questions (updating)

Yes, I’m now technically watching for the 3rd time because this just what I need in my life. 

Does anyone know what being “reset” means? They imply that it’s different than pruning (being sent to The Void) but they never really explain what it is? Do you lose your memories and replace yourself on the timeline?

THIS QUOTE “For nearly every living thing, choice breeds shame and uncertainty and regret. There's a fork in every road, yet the wrong path always taken.” gave me BIG finale vibes. Loki made choices, Slyvie made choices. The wrong path taken. In that long zoom-in shot on Loki’s face after Slyvie betrays him, you can feel the shame, uncertainty, and regret. Damnnnn. 

At one point in my original watch, I asked “what was the point of Slyvie bombing the timeline?” Now I’m pretty sure the answer is it was just a distraction so she could get to the Timekeepers. Totally makes sense but I thought the multiple branching timelines would have more of an effect on the plot. 

At the end of Ep 2, it seems like Slyvie “holds open” the time door with the intent of Loki following her. But then in ep 3 we see she doesn’t really want him there at all. So did she purposely leave the door open, or is on some kind of automatic set timer? 🤔 Probably looking way too deep, but still haha. 

[iamanartichoke]

So do you think when Loki was like 

he actually had some kind of contingency plan of escape that he was just keeping in his pocket the whole time? 

I mean, he literally turns and starts to leave the room until he’s stopped by the GM. Where did he think he was going? 

[samsayswhatever]

In s2, the timelines started branching again. And Loki and Mobius didn't prune their timelines behind them the two times they visited earth, right?

So, what's to stop there being variants of Mobius and Loki on the timeline in those two places in time?

If choices were made, a nexus event could have happened. And only one Loki needed to get to the throne. So the other variants would have been spaghettified, then saved.

Idk what canon says about people remembering being spaghettified, but if anyone would remember, it would be a variant of this Loki.

And it seems like time keeps splitting after the fact. Like the TVA isn't just going linearly through time, catching each mistake in order. The hunters are jumping all around in time because even if a story "ends" in the TVA's view of time, that story could still change, and have a nexus event later in their pov, but in the past to the rest of us.

Anyway, if that is how it works, then the time those two spent on earth could branch into a nexus event at any future time (from the TVA's pov). And since everything is being held up by one version of Loki, those other variants of Loki and Mobius would be free to live a life together.

I just feel like if time is splitting endlessly, and they spent time on the timeline, there has to be at least one other variant of those two either now, or eventually.

There was so much stuff the hunters did to make sure that they didn't alter time in s1, an now all of that evil protocol is gone. There has to be consequences.

And the consequences might be that TVA gets filled up with endless variants of people from the TVA who went down onto a timeline, and then came back twice (or more) due to a nexus event. Like those nexus events copy everything, including their clothes and items, like the tempads. But there is only one TVA programmed into those things for them to jump back to. So that's where all the variants would end up.

I feel like I need answers

[delyth88]

Loki ask- 5,8,9

Hi anon!  Thanks for the ask.  It’s been fun to think about these things.

5 What's your favourite Loki outfit?

It absolutely has to be his Thor: The Dark World outfit. They got rid of those oversized shoulders and this just fits him perfectly. I love the combo of the long coat that has so much movement in it, and the interlaced panels on the front, the asymmetrical lapels, the little bits of green fabric peeking out from the leather, the high curved collar and the retained golden torc. It looks like something that would be protective and still fairly comfortable to move in.  I also like his hair at this length and the lack of a helmet fits in with the somewhat lower-key-ness of this outfit over the Avengers one.  I’ve spent a long time looking at this to draw it. It is beautiful.

8 Are you anti Ragnarok or Pro Ragnarok?

Hmmm… I have mixed feelings about Ragnarok.  I have a bit of a soft spot for it because if it wasn’t for this movie I would never have discovered Loki, but after having watched the earlier films and spent some time living in their world, Ragnarok just irks me.  Loki is so much deeper than that and a movie of that style just could never do him justice.  So now I live in a split reality where Ragnarok is kinda like a crack fic that I’ll enjoy for what it is (and it seems I have no shame when it comes to getting my Loki fix – I’ll take anything). But I’ll lament what could have been. Infinity War is also in that category, although a lot less fun, but it has some super heart wrenching moments from Tom (so that’s an even more love/hate relationship!).

 9 Do you have a Loki song list?

No.  I don’t really listen to much music at the moment. However I’m super looking forward to hearing what the Loki series has in store for us from a music point of view. I find the music in Thor pretty effective at it’s job of making me feel what it wants me to feel. I wrote about it once here if you’re interested.