Among the many weird aspects of Marvel’s time-bending series “Loki” is Miss Minutes, the Time Variance Authority’s cheery, southern-accented cartoon clock that was specifically created for the show.
“Originally she was written in as this kind of ‘Mr. DNA,’ [from Jurassic Park],” director Kate Herron told TheWrap. “She was a very helpful tool for us to explain how the Tva came about and what their rules are, and that just helped with that world building.”
The Tva, the massively powerful — and even more massively bureaucratic — organization that safeguards the “sacred timeline,” looks as if it was ripped straight out of the mid-1980s (despite existing completely outside of time and space). Not many things are more ’80s than having your own cartoon mascot.
Herron added the inclusion of Miss Minutes, who is voiced by Tara Strong, was also a great way of showcasing the absurdist weirdness of “Loki” and...
“Originally she was written in as this kind of ‘Mr. DNA,’ [from Jurassic Park],” director Kate Herron told TheWrap. “She was a very helpful tool for us to explain how the Tva came about and what their rules are, and that just helped with that world building.”
The Tva, the massively powerful — and even more massively bureaucratic — organization that safeguards the “sacred timeline,” looks as if it was ripped straight out of the mid-1980s (despite existing completely outside of time and space). Not many things are more ’80s than having your own cartoon mascot.
Herron added the inclusion of Miss Minutes, who is voiced by Tara Strong, was also a great way of showcasing the absurdist weirdness of “Loki” and...
- 6/19/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
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