“Loki” Articles

Materialism mesmerizes us, as it does Loki, because it’s a way to place ourselves at the center of our own little universe composed of people and products that exist to serve us.

It feels weird admitting that something as trivial as a Marvel movie thrust open theism back to my consciousness.

The Variant Lokis embody the literal thousands of branches the God of Mischief’s life could have taken.

Perhaps Loki’s moment of self-clarity all the way back in episode one was actually describing the TVA itself: “It’s part of the illusion. It’s the cruel, elaborate trick conjured by the weak to inspire fear.”

At the very least, even if you learn that much of what you loved was an illusion or enchantment, your pain is the grief of something real.

With the introduction of the Multiverse, this is the sort of plot device that will bring about resurrections and connect all sorts of stories that weren’t supposed to be connected.

And while Loki can’t articulate why he wants to rule, he is certainly attracted to power.