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Personally, I loved the first season of Loki! It was so captivating and interesting, and the finale was perfect. I was very skeptical with the second season. Not sure if it'd be able to live up to it, but boy was I wrong!

This episode was nuanced and intriguing! It's laying groundwork and I love that! They also made Loki, more Loki! In the first season of the show, I feel like Loki lost his evil touch, but Loki is very dark this episode and I hope they go even further with that this season!

They're taking their time and developing a story, and marvel should learn from that, because I have no idea what she hulk or secret invasion were. This won't necessarily save marvel on its own. Marvel needs to use other projects to expand on what Loki is giving.

Overall, this was awesome! Now go and watch it!

I don't exactly know how to explain it but this one just felt more like the first season to me. It still doesn't have the same tone, but it's definitely closer.

A lot happened in this episode which was a pleasant surprise. At times it did feel like it moved a little too fast but it's not that big of a deal.

Another surprise was loki acting a lot more like himself in this episode. To be completely honest, one of my main complaints with this show was lokis complete and sudden change in character. His character definitely wasn't bad but i enjoyed it more when he was more nuanced. We got a taste of that in this episode which i very much enjoyed.

Loki and mobius' chemistry was also much better this episode, and it made for some pretty entertaining scenes.

Overall, i had a good time with this episode and like what it sets up. Excited for more.

The series is alright. It's arguably one of the most high-stakes stories in the entire MCU, involving entire timelines and the multiverse itself. The story, the acting, and the characters are decent, and the production is solid. But I'm just not as invested as I feel I should be. There's this recurring theme of billions of people facing doom in the first two episodes of season 2, but it doesn't faze me at all. The show isn't bad; it's more like I've lost interest in the characters. Maybe it's superhero burnout; I can't say for sure. I can't help but compare it to how engaged I was when Thanos was wielding just five Infinity Stones to wipe out half of one universe. Now, with entire timelines and billions more lives at stake, and where Infinity Stones are mere paperweights, my enthusiasm is lacking.

In episode 2, one of the most devastating tragedies and loss of lives in the MCU occurs, but it didn't affect me as it should have. I'll continue watching the rest of the season, but if the show were canceled right now, it wouldn't bother me all that much, making it difficult for me to label it as a great show. I think even if those who enjoy it asked themselves if they'd truly be heartbroken if they couldn't watch the show anymore, and the answer might be not as much as expected.

It's not particularly memorable. I'll tune in for the new episode, but by the time I watch another show's episode, Loki tends to fade from my mind. It's not bad, but it simply fails to make a lasting impression. Of course, Loki is crucial to the new Multiverse phase of the MCU and the introduction of Kang, and it's on a grand scale, but for some reason, it doesn't slap I expected it to.

The second episode picks off the pace right from the first scene itself! Here finally we see our Loki using his magic skills and that's only the beginning of what the episode has to offer! Brad was used quite brilliantly here and then what happened in the interogation room was the highlight for me! Loved how they built tension throughout the room to literally Break Brad! The execution was just spot on!

And yes here we finally see our Loki slowly getting back to his roots, being a true savage, mischievous god that he is!

Won't spoil much in detail what happens further but one thing for sure this episode is literally a hell of a ride and can't for the next episode already!

Go watch this episode ASAP!

This episode isn't one of the best of the show, it's not even the best episode of season 2 so far, but it's still pretty decent nonetheless.

The episode starts out great and I think it has one of the more energetic and exciting openings to the show, but the middle kinda drags on and they could've done a lot more with it.

They surprisingly kinda wrap up one of the storylines established (more like hinted at) in the first episode and it kinda feels rushed? Like it's weird that they suddenly do this at the end which feels rushed, while the rest of the episode moves really slowly.

The interrogation starts out good but then turns into a dull long interrogation segment in the middle part of the show and they don't do much with it creatively. It also feels like the age rating is holding them back and Loki isn't as intimidating as he should be and acts like he's a benevolent protagonist who doesn't like torture. Avengers' Loki would be proud I guess. Just to clarify, I'm not saying why this Loki isn't the same ruthless Loki from the movies and they should disregard all the characterization and his arc from the previous season. It just feels like they're afraid to let him do anything a kind-hearted regular good-boy protagonist wouldn't do. It's like when Sony tries to make a solo movie about a Spider-Man villain and they turn them into a good guy instead and give them a bigger bad.

It also doesn't help that we finally get some great Loki action and his tricks in the beginning, and then the interrogation segment is dull and Loki doesn't really do much until the end of that segment. They could've made it more exciting if he did what he did in the beginning, but it's just him and Mobius going around and keep saying "where Sylvie tho?"

There is also the fact that there isn't really a sense of mystery felt in the episode. The feeling of tension and mystery of not knowing what's gonna happen next and making us eager to find out the truth from this actor guy. And when they finally find out, it's like "oh, sure, they were doing this I guess, and now it's over."

Obviously, there are gonna be consequences of this revelation in the next episodes and obviously they are setting up for the future storylines and slowly building up. But it doesn't help that the presentation of it is kinda meh. Like compared to the first few episodes of the first season, Sylvie was a mysterious character wreaking havoc everywhere and they kept cutting back to her letting us know that this danger exists. That made the show more intriguing and mysterious and you wanted to know what was happening and couldn't wait for the next episode.

But here, they don't even try to make the other storyline even be a storyline and show anything from it. They only mention Dox a couple of times, here but don't do anything to make it feel more tense and mysterious. All I'm saying is, they know how to do twists and the previous season's twists like Loki getting pruned were good, but they don't really know how to make it more interesting and build up to it so it has a bigger impact.

Most of the episode is spent trying to get this guy to talk and it feels like they could've even done one more storytelling and moved the plot further and cut some of the interrogation.

I don't have a problem with episodes of a show being slow-burn and more build-up. Andor is my favorite thing Disney Plus has done after all, and that show moves really slow and most episodes are build-ups culminating into an epic finale. I can get along with that for a season with more than 10 or 12 episodes, but when a show has only 6 episodes? It makes it look like the plot they wrote for the season isn't that thick and there's not much meat to the story if 33% of it was just what these two episodes were.

But I don't really wanna sound pessimistic, I'm sure this season is gonna be fine just like the previous one and we haven't gotten a full scope of the story yet and Kang hasn't come into the picture yet. But I just kinda expect more from the writers after all this time to come up with better storytelling and more creative ways to make the show interesting. Episode 1 of this season definitely had that, but this one I'm not really sure.

Nevertheless, this episode isn't bad at all and I still enjoyed it nonetheless, and Owen Wilson as Mobius is always great to watch and was probably the best part of this episode. I only mentioned some problems I had with it here so it might sound like I hated this episode, but I really don't and I just think it's fine, but there wasn't much to it. Like if I had to pick which episode of the show has a more rewatchability value, this episode would be at the bottom of the list, but it's still a fine episode.

A 7/10 because the episode feels dragged out, and not so much actually happens. But the score is hold up and the episode works very well because of the magnificent acting and great dialogue. This is one of the best acted TV shows Marvel has ever done.

This also show us that the general idea behind the current Marvel story of timelines and alternative universes can work if done correctly. Still a bit confusing for many viewers, but here it work.

There are no real negatives in direct sense, except perhaps the way to obvious product placement from the worst food no one should ever eat. Instead my negatives about this episode is that although the dialogue and acting is amazing, it is also a bit too much of it. They drag things out too much.

For all the praise and love that I give to "Loki," it has yet to fully embrace the sci-fi side that it so eagerly wants to be remembered for. It wasn't really until the previous episode that I started to feel like the show was finally skewing more towards those roots as it felt like something straight out of 1970s sci-fi films. I was ready to see them continue with that trend, but it seems like they decided to go back to the basics again. This was not nearly as exciting of an episode as the premiere, although it's still good enough to be interesting.

There's been a lot of talk about Disney and its treatment of its visual effects artists. A lot of this has also been reflected in the work that has appeared in their films, with a lot of recent films failing to live to the same standard - visually and quality-wise - as before. However, this show has such a unique style, which was really achieved after the creative switch-up between seasons, and the visual effects are so darn good that you often get lost in all the details because you're busy looking at the sets. It also helps that it looks like they're actually shooting on real location and not on a volume soundstage. Dan DeLeeuw, a veteran visual effects artist on many Marvel projects, makes his directorial debut and does a really good job, using the style that Benson and Moorehead set up in the premiere very well. Unfortunately, he doesn't have as good material to work with as the writing takes a bit of a dip in this; not to sublevels of quality, but a dip nonetheless. The narrative is very muddled and it never really takes off in the manner that they want, although there are some great moments and interactions between characters. They also attempt to set up a really tragic finale, but it just kinda falls flat because of little investment in certain storylines that they haven't spent nearly enough time on. With that said, this show is still looking promising and I'm excited to see where they go in coming weeks.

"Breaking Brad" is not as pleasing of an episode as the premiere, but it's still good enough to keep the show flowing at acceptable speed. Some great character moments and incredible performances from the cast does manage to cover most of the crack in the episode's narrative, but still leaves certain things to be desired.

Overall a good Episode but a lot of confusion at the start of the episode after the first part of the episode was done I found myself going back to last week episode and had to re watch the end of Episode 1 again as I thought I missed something because the way Episode 2 starts makes you question if they uploaded Episode 3 by mistake. As the Episode continues it starts to all add up more and more however it does not make up for the confusion which is the first ten to twenty minutes of the Episode.

Like all current Marvel it is good without being great and makes you question if it's a story that needs to be told.

Honestly, it's probably one of the worst episodes (if not THE worst) in the series so far. That's not to say it's not great, though! It's intriguing, and continues the story very nicely, with some awesome action and visuals effects!

The sole purpose of this episode was just to move the story forward. I'm not going to go into any specifics to avoid any spoilers, but it just felt like an episode that needed to happen in order for the rest of the season to be able happen.

Overall, it just wasn't anything special, which is a little disappointing considering how amazing most of the show is. Still a pretty great episode, though, that's probably better than anything we got in Secret Invasion!

Second episode of Marvel's most awaited show, Loki Season 2 is premereired and here's my thoughts on this episode i.e. "Breaking Brad"

Positives :-

1. This episode shows Loki's abilities and magic illusions and also offers some good action sequences.

2. Whole episode is interesting and engaging, you don't get bored.

3. Tom Hiddleston acting is on fire.

4. This episode feels more of Loki and more focussed on his character arc.

Negatives :-

1. The colors theme look a bit washed out.

2. It reduces it's focus from main threat.

Final Thoughts and Review :-

Overall, "Breaking Brad" is a great episode, it's enjoyable and entertaining, has some minute flaws, but it is definitely an improvement over it's first episode and makes it a worth to watch.

I hope this review sticks this time.

Originally posted on October 13th 2023

Probably the most intense marvel Cinematic Universe Disney Plus episode.

What was this episode of Loki About?:

It was about finding Sylvie the female variant and crush of Loki Laufyson.

The story and the production overview:

Very intense. Finally got to see Loki be Loki. His powers were awesome.

The pacing was also magnificent. Never had so much fun watching a Marvel Cinematic Universe show since Loki season one

Overall, Hella fun. No pun intended.

Highlight:

Loki's Powers and him being the God of Mischief.

Suspense level: 8

Rating:

Love it.

Final word:

Anyone up for some McDonald's?

I have no idea what's going on in this series. The plot seems neglected in favor of disconnected scenes. What's happening? Why are the characters motivated to act in certain ways? Who is everyone? What's this all leading toward? The episode is rather heavy handed at times in demanding that the viewer make an emotional investment, yet without realizing what is at stake this is asking for more than is provided. The chemistry between Hiddleston and Wilson is good and that keeps the scenes flowing. Oddly enough, the script is better written than the storyline itself. Again, what is happening and what is the point in this season? It's not clear and it's not clear why I should care.

The second episode starts off with a quick pace right from the first scene. Finally, we see Loki using his magic skills, which is just the beginning of what the episode has to offer. Brad's character was used brilliantly and the interrogation room scene was the highlight for me. I loved how they built tension throughout the room, ultimately breaking Brad. The execution was spot on.

In this episode, we see Loki slowly getting back to his roots and being the mischievous, savage god that he is. I won't spoil too much, but this episode is definitely a wild ride and I can't wait for the next one!!

I cant tell what i just watched. I was so confused. I thought this was the last episode of season 2 that somehow got aired as the 2nd episode.. Characters act different. THe whole episode starts in a different place than last time we saw.

WHo is BRad?...was he ever introduced before? How did Sylvy get to the mcd. How did Brad find her. When did Brad find her. WHy is Sylvia fine with a life working at mcd?

Suddenly they can just bomb every other timeline out of the water? Since when can they do this? How did they have the man power and numbers to do this. WHy are all the tva agents suddenly horrified by the act of destroying other timelines when they have been doing it the whole time. What is the story here? Arc? Plot? Anything?

The 1st episode was fantastic but this episode is a complete mess that had me rewatching both episodes trying to figure it out only im at a blank.

Right in front of us, we're all witnessing an implosion brought on by greed and a desire for quantity over quality.

I'll just list the things this episode so clearly shows Disney is doing wrong: -Handed an appreciated series with an original premise to a freshman director with zero experience as a show runner (and it really, really shows) -Butchered the pacing of a series that was, up until now, fairly well executed -Handed the keys to the writing room to inexperienced jack legs whose prior credits are some of the worst movies and TV shows of the past 3 decades -Shifted focus away from a need for cohesive plot and deeper, character-driven storytelling instead to favor pointless product placement and injection of even less meaningful characters

Giving up on these half-baked, pathetic attempts at entertainment until (hopefully) we hear a consistent stream of praise for such content again in the years to come. A sad story to say the least. Nice knowing ya, Disney.