LOKI Finale BREAKDOWN and ENDING EXPLAINED - Easter Eggs You Missed In Season 2 Episode 6

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[@nadiaarnold981]

Hello!

[@cgerdsxvi]

Hey guys! Never been early. Been viewer since Loki season 1. Love it

[@Iamdirty_2023]

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[@mr.hellsy]

HE is the truck, Kangs can only see the leafs.

[@shadowminor]

When we see the full tree at the end it looks like Kang battles at the top. all the purple bursts possibly of Kang destroying time lines.

[@pandaman1677]

I never thought I would ever like Loki more than Thor

[@user-tg2tt2qs1z]

Same but here we are

[@marcamusprime9513]

Poor Hemsworth lol

[@thomaswayne1852]

It is written this way

[@SuperRONDALE]

Loki has always been written better than Thor

[@chadbrambers8346]

Can’t disagree

[@omalor]

Mobius predicted the solution all the way back in episode 1 when he said: "I need a Loki Who Remains".

[@InvertedFreeSolo]

holy shit, great catch!

[@jjstarrprod]

Hahahah, goddamn !

[@millie2108]

sobbing

[@amberstargames]

Amazing catch

[@DarkEnigma91]

Damn, dude. You're completely right.

[@cmcdonough2]

The Loki series is exactly what marvel shows should strive to be. It was great. Really felt bad for Loki having to be all alone holding the multiverse together.

[@DeathbySkullfxxx]

Ya realize that many times shows DO strive to be that good etc yea?... and that virtually NEVER do they set out to make something that is garbage... I know... I know thats hard for people to grasp. And everyone just takes peoples literal hard work and balk like they can do better... but, even bad shows and movies take a lot of hard work and time to make.

[@borntogaming6987]

Kinda ironic, Loki was well written, he’s like last bastion of trying to hold the MCU together with the recent bad movies they came out with. Hopefully the stories rebound back to this level after Loki.

[@keni95851]

​@aicdragon Secret Invasion tried...and failed but, shhhh don't point out why? 🙄

[@Bangaly16kaba]

I felt so bad he tried so hard to not be alone but knew he had to

[@dalefranks8909]

He did It proudly, though... story as old as time, no matter what we want, we would sacrifice ourselves for the betterment of the ones we love. Too only have such an honor...

[@ChrisValera]

“For you, for all of us!” was his last line in Thor talking to Odin before he fell into abyss and his last line in Loki. Gave it a real meaning the second time around. Cool arc.

[@ZyliceLiddell]

And it was improvised *BOTH* times by Tom! 😭💚

[@gregoryliedtka7510]

It was such a good ending, better than I could have hoped for. I'm not crying it's the rain

[@TheEpicSpire]

"no one can see you crying when it's raining" your comment reminded me of "Earnest Goes to Camp" and now i'm having flashbacks to my childhood.

[@kapnerad]

...like...tears in rain."

[@calebclunie4001]

I'm not crying. I've just been cutting onions. I'm making a lasagna...for one.

[@ZyliceLiddell]

Tom’s dedication and passion to this role was *INSANE!* - He watched the movies since the beginning and loved them. - He read all the comics as he was growing up. - He held multi-day long ‘Loki’ & ‘Marvel’ lectures for the entire cast and crew even going to Owen’s house several days in a row to help him prepare for his role as ‘Mobius.’ - He learnt Norwegian and sang in it as well as study Norse lore to prepare for his role in the first Thor movie. - He asked the composer, Natalie Holt to put certain music tracks into particular scenes - He became a ‘special executive producer’ for the series

[@Penasta]

"I know he did all of this because I read it and therefore it is true.. "

[@Tevin-MK]

@@Penastahow else do you learn the past besides videos and being there ?

[@ayevince8857]

​@@Penastastop being a dick bro 😂

[@GH-nk1eu]

"Watched the movies since the beginning" yeah he was in like the 3rd movie. Not a huge feat.

[@ked49]

@@GH-nk1euwhat about blade, Spider-Man, the x men, fantastic four, and others? Again marvel isn’t just mcu

[@dani_ell3]

I've never had a finale emotionally destroy me this much. I was actually sobbing. Best MCU show by far

[@TheCountryGuy27]

I couldn't understand what this finale was doing to me. How was I feeling so much for just a character? Why was my throat getting heavier? Why were my eyes just filling up? Then I realised that the writers did such a great job in giving this character his best arc. This show alone did such a great job to bring us closer to Loki as an audience. Loki is by far my favourite character throughout the entire MCU.

[@chadbrambers8346]

You cried? 👨🏻‍🚀

[@Fatalgrace]

Lol

[@mattmccomas1]

​@@chadbrambers8346You didn't?

[@nightfallbishop3207]

If this got you in the feels, I would recommend the clone wars series. It’s 7 season long but my god does it pay off

[@giancarlodemarco4416]

The time stone being green makes so much sense now

[@jimparkin2345]

Love it

[@siripal17]

omg

[@Baddie_Vee]

Omg even more mind blown

[@Coolbreeze1786]

The “original” Loki from the MCU sacrificed himself to save Thor and his people of Asgard. The Loki from Disney+ was taken from this timeline and was never able to experience this moment, or moments, that led to him learning how to be selfless. Yet, he still learns it and makes a sacrifice to protect those he cares about. This Loki was always destined to be a hero.

[@rafaelkamill3565]

"Time is an illusion." and it's beautiful to see that the character who creates illusions now controls time. So that was character development at its finest. And I found it funny that he always wanted the throne and now he's firmly attached to one. It's interesting to see his wish come true, but it comes with enormous responsibility. Sensational series finale. I hope Marvel continues to build their movies so well after the low point of the last few years.

[@kirozen3094]

lol so aggamoto power was coming from loki realm, no wonder it was color green

[@lbabytutorials4852]

Yes and he’s a scientist lol

[@rmar127]

With great power comes great responsibility

[@indisummers4385]

I cried at the Kintsugi throne. It had such symbolism and meaning to repair what is broken and make it more precious than it was before - and he did it with the throne, with his crown, and with the very timelines. Beautiful finale. Couldn't have bestowed it upon a more deserving character or actor.

[@nayelivalenciana2304]

I through the same 😢

[@zimknxckb4ck]

But what happened to current victor? They didnt gave his young version the tva book. That means they killed the current one that helping them?

[@Tevin-MK]

@@zimknxckb4ckhe just continues living but they keep an eye on him

[@robi-wankenobi6416]

@@Tevin-MKWell, I don’t know if they let him after all the stuff he learned

[@ked49]

@@robi-wankenobi6416inside the tva

[@aarong2374]

The writing for this series has been phenomenal.

[@wtrpddles]

Fr it’s really hard to make shit that’s not cringe

[@Meh-qe4rw]

I hope they all get a bigger raise!

[@ZyliceLiddell]

But most of it was improv..

[@melissakampers]

Loki is not alone. That enlightened smile in the end tells me that he is connected with all of the people he loves on the different timelines that flow through him. He is in fact connected to every living being in an infinite Multiverse

[@nomadicrain]

My thought exactly. He was watching Sylvie and Mobius and was genuinely happy for where they both were. I loved it. Loki is now at the top of the power scale in the MCU.

[@Green_Globe_z]

Watcher ?

[@WonkelDee]

@@nomadicrainTop of the power scale is a strong word. He’s basically the loom now which only stabilizes timelines, not controls them. But we’ll see! There’s a lot that we still don’t know

[@nomadicrain]

@@WonkelDee maybe. But what we saw was Loki grab all of the dead branches of time and bring them back to life THEN stitch them into the world tree and have the ability to peer through the tree to see his friends essentially gaining omnipresence and just needing to focus on a spot to witness what’s going on. In the comics God of Stories Loki is just below Those Who Sit Above in Shadow. He is capable of rewriting timelines, and rewrote his own future. At this point we have no entities of the level of Those who sit above, so until we do, I’m confident saying that Loki is at the top. If those more concept level beings are introduced Loki slides down a bit. But as of now, Loki is God of Stories and can control time at will. He is the time stone incarnate.

[@sakshamsethi413]

@@WonkelDee he said Mcu .living tribunal is at the top

[@Peavey311]

Can we just take a minute to once again acknowledge Natalie Holt's amazing work on this show?! Just SO damn good.

[@spykesta]

The thought of this Loki showing up in Kang Dynasty and Thor seeing his brother not only alive but then finding out all the good he has accomplish will be 'Glorious"!

[@music4thesoul80]

Just goes to show that Marvel can still knock it out of the park when they take the time to focus on writing and character development. Not to mention getting fantastic performances from their all-star talent pool. Tom Hiddleston was brilliant!!!

[@steffenhansen6204]

He is amazing

[@getcringe7656]

Is this a paid kind of a comment or something, i have seen this comment in many videos……are you bot?

[@music4thesoul80]

@@getcringe7656 LOL. You've seen it posted by me on *one* other video only. I just repeated myself after watching this breakdown cause I was too lazy to reword it. lol Don't worry I promise you won't see it on any other vids. lol

[@SoulShines4Music]

​@@music4thesoul80- Haha at least you're honest and owned it. 😂 Can't say I haven't done the same with my own posts on occasion.

[@Marvelousgamer7697]

Best MCU show! Loki has become one of the best written characters in the MCU. 10/10 show! 10/10 finale!

[@sintaribat9350]

Static x - the only - loki is the only written character AI has taken the rest😢

[@robbie8299]

no no no no no, loki is the best show EVER!!

[@airrider-jk9ik]

@@sintaribat9350 no, just no they arent using AI to write movies

[@sintaribat9350]

​@airrider-jk9ik obviously they proof read on illicits

[@Mrandrew180]

Same 10/10

[@AmericanHorse-sg9oc]

I think everyone needs to remember that this all comes to fruition because of the amazing Writers, Pencilers, Inkers, Colorists, Editors that for decades at Timely/Marvel Comics dedicated their craft. A standing ovation for all of them since 1939.

[@pengboi]

To Kirby, Stan, Shooter, Ross, Byrne, Miller, Bendis, Hickman

[@testfire3000]

@@pengboi And to all those who stood upon the shoulders of giants.

[@jackchong5324]

I also feel that Loki's horns growing during his walk out of the time stream to be the physical representation of him getting older, wiser and more powerful with time. Getting to the level and possibly surpassing Odin. As it took him and Sylvie to open the end of time to meet He Who Remains.

[@SEH_ARTGOLD]

Loki has always been my favorite MCU character. His self titled show did not disappoint. Just something about how he is powerful & fallible makes it resonate to my own existence bc I'm not perfect... but he never gave up despite failing repeatedly, getting beat (literally & figuratively), & just battling his self discovering who he is.

[@tedscheett9420]

This series was such a treat. I love how inspired the visuals were, how carefully they went about the story, and honestly, how messy they made time travel, leaving it up to the audience to try to understand how it all fits.

[@dreamfield92]

Beethoven's 5th symphony is also known as The Fate Symphony. The recurring motif was said to represent fating knocking at the door. The bgm is not just a remix, it is a remix of the very FATE of MCU :)

[@depmil1]

And the initials of the TVA motto "For All Time Always" read F.A.T.A. FATA is Latin for fate. On another point about Beethoven's 5th: In an episode of series nine of Dr. Who, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) plays this well-known tune on an electric guitar in a fourth-wall break designed to explain the bootstrap paradox to the audience... As was mentioned in the last episode of Loki, it's all about "Who".🤔 😊

[@ZyliceLiddell]

I just heard the Judge Judy theme in that scene lol!

[@zappbrannigan9790]

Cool

[@lfrands]

@@depmil1😳👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 goodness gracious! That’s actually rad

[@brixnoobix]

I like to think that Loki chose to take the appearance of Yiggrasil because he was inspired by the stories he was told as a child, and that the stories of Yiggrasil are thmesleves inspired by Loki, making it an other Ouroboros loop

[@Simbino3]

I was kinda thinking they were just referring to the quantum realm when they said the 616 adjacent realm, meaning each realm has its own quantum realm. Also it was pretty cool that Odin originally said both Loki and Thor were meant to sit on a throne, almost like Odin always knew Loki’s true purpose.

[@BlazonistTwitch]

They don’t each have their own quantum realm. It’s slightly different. The quantum realm is the basement of the multiverse. The portal/connection to every universe in the multiverse. They talked about it when quantum mania came out.

[@Simbino3]

@@BlazonistTwitch that’s what I thought too until this happened. it’s just weird to refer to it as its 616 adjacent realm. They could be retconning that original idea and making more than just one quantum realm. It would make sense for them to make one for each universe if we’re going to see incursions happening and we aren’t seeing multiple variants in the quantum realm. In an entire multiverse it seems like more than just one Janet, Scott, Darren, etc. would have been in the quantum realm at the same time so I bet they are now saying each realm has its own adjacent quantum realm underneath it.

[@mysteriousk4885]

"First duty of a ruler is to serve his people and not for his people to serve him" Man this hits from the heart, and it relates so much with Loki and his character development.

[@madisonwhovian943]

Thor- "You think yourself above them?" Loki- "Well yes." For- "Then you miss the truth of ruling, brother. The throne would suit you ill." This dialogue from the first Avengers movie hits different now.

[@MistressCha]

This was great. One thing that's been going around on Twitter, was that there was another closed Ouroboros loop. At the end of the first Thor movie when Odin is holding onto Loki at the broken Rainbow Bridge, Loki's monologue ends with: Loki: I did it for you! For All of us. Odin: No, Loki. When Loki turns to see Sylvie and Mobius, he talks about knowing what type of god he needs to be and ends it with: Loki: For you.... For all of us Mobius: NO! Sylvie: LOKI! The same lines, read in two very different ways. By everyone in the scene. The first time Loki says this, he's frantically pleading with his father to be seen, to be heard, for validation that what he did was not wrong. And Odin tells him calmly. No. The second time he says them, he's lived a lifetime of destructive behavours only to find out what was the most important thing to him. Friends and a family that both see and hear him. And to save them he knows what he has to do. So he says what he says in a resigned and yet hopeful way. Only to have Mobius and Sylvie yell out to him in fright because they've yet to see the bigger picture that Loki has come to realize. The end of his loop. His character arc complete, achieving the same growth that Thor did.

[@nomadicrain]

Stop making me tear up. Lol

[@MistressCha]

@@nomadicrain No can do. You'll cry with me.

[@proximashining776]

It's not like Mobius doesn't see the bigger picture. He must see at least a glimpse. He knows Loki will sacrifice himself. And that's why he yells "no!". He realizes it's for the good of everyone - but everyone except Loki.

[@ashleylawson2386]

annnnnd now I'm crying again

[@ked49]

Not an ouroboros loop, just a callback.

[@IAmMightyMike]

An insanely perfect ending. Honestly if he was done with the role for now, I wouldn't be mad with this send off. If only his Brother got the same treatment.

[@bethanymiddleton5758]

Well Thor got an adopted daughter

[@Slimshady-nf9qx]

If Loki could stop his time slipping and master it, also hold the multiverse together I think it’s safe to say his power has no limits. Eventually I think he’ll be able to leave the end of time and do what he pleases while still holding the multiverse together. It’s kinda crazy how powerful he is. He technically can’t die either because if he gets close to it or thinks he might he could just time slip and change the situation or be ready for anything coming.

[@ked49]

He can create an avatar, or possess other Lokis

[@MrMishal03]

Getting him back would just destroy this beautiful character arc of his. I don't think he's coming back 😢

[@leeohx7174]

I theorized when the timelines reach a certain point, he'll combine them to a starting point, basically knotting and anchoring all of time to the throne. That way he can leave when he wants

[@mavvynne444]

He can still die tho. Only supreme beings like Living Tribunal, Eternity, Arishem, Knull, Uatu, Galactus, Infinity Ultron, Dormammu, etc.. Can kill him. Maybe Prime Kang too.

[@savaget2058]

He essentially became He Who Remains...

[@brooklyn5755]

This show was so good! Everything was well written. Just sobbing that Loki had to leave everything he cared about behind. This was the best arc out of every movie I’ve seen. ❤❤❤

[@ramonejules9938]

I can’t believe it he made a sacrifice that I would never of imagined him making but it just shows how he grew into the hero he was meant to be

[@carolefisher6489]

Seeing Tom Hiddleston's Loki literally "burdened" with his glorious purpose was mind-blowing! He didn't want a thrown but he was BORN for it. To be the King of Stories was his ultimate calling. Is this what Feige had planned all along? I don't know if we have ever seen a complete character arc; what do you think?

[@ayoni94]

Yeah that expression on his face in the final shot 💔💔💔

[@bradmerilic6848]

I’d say the ten years, 23 films leading up to Endgame was a complete arc. And not just a single person’s arc, but ARCS which is beyond impressive.

[@Neb_Raska]

Feige had nothing to do wiht this, what the fuck man?

[@DavidCDrake]

*thrown -> throne 👑

[@1.4142]

Cut to loki being thrown repeatedly by hulk

[@SeanCambel_09]

Whoever wrote and directed Loki Series needs to take care of the Avengers 5 and 6

[@tldr365]

Well the guy who wrote season 1 also wrote Multiverse of Madness. Maybe just get the guy who wrote season 2.

[@MovieSoCrass]

@@tldr365 well I think it’s been an issue of too many cooks in the kitchen

[@AfricanBootySlappers]

@@tldr365multiverse of madness is actually fire so I won’t be mad if he at least helps

[@insidious8054]

@@AfricanBootySlappersnah not fire, it had a good direction of where he wanted the film to go but the execution of it wasnt the best imo

[@tkluv91]

I said the same thing, they need to take over the next phase because they clearly know what to do when it comes to multiverse stories

[@Last-Scar-5675]

Perfect finale! I hope we see Loki return in Secret Wars or Kang Dynasty or both! And I hope we get the Thor and Loki reunion they confirmed happens around That time too!

[@SonnyMiller]

Agreed! 💯💯👍

[@pastelskies1967]

It would be really cool to have Thor realize that his brother became good rather then resort to evil/bad forever!

[@justkillintime3411]

I think this finale is meant to write off Kang. If Kang disappeared now, this episode explains why.

[@MrMishal03]

Bringing Loki back would just ruin his beautiful character arc. I think he's done

[@pumpking1278]

I like how this show started by saying to Loki him being a god doesnt mean anything in the scale of the TVA, and finished by him turning into the god of time. Also went from greedy/power drived god to humble/guardian god, its the perfect glowup Loki deserved

[@bigbear8794]

I don't think he's alone. I think he sees into every timeline. And is in essence Omnipresent. He thought he would serve alone but is in fact with everyone now.

[@MrMishal03]

sure, but he can't interact with them so he is essentially alone

[@HideyoshiKinoshita84]

Just because you have a television to watch an infinite amount of television shows doesn't make you not alone if you're just sitting on that chair by yourself.

[@mavvynne444]

Still alone tho. Loki now is like watching a TV

[@thatkidfrankieC]

@@mavvynne444 a tv that he can project himself into whenever he wants, he himself is a better version of the tempad in season 2 so he go into any timeline at any moment, he might not be as strong if he wasnt actually sitting on a throne at the end of time keeping it all together but should be able to jedi ghost himself into 616 secret wars or kang dynasty to help change events now being the god of stories/time

[@lokionthelowkey9664]

@@mavvynne444 Sure, A TV that's powered by his very essence giving life to an infinite number of shows. Alone? Absolutely because nothing can compare to the amount of responsibility, benevolence, and sacrifice required to keep in existence the multitude of creation. An Honor truly fitting only for a God.

[@noahgoldowitz]

Never cared about Loki until this show. What a redemption. 10/10 ending.

[@ZyliceLiddell]

I loved Loki before this show!

[@zeinfeimrelduulthaarn7028]

Loki, whole show s1/s2 is the best thing Marvel produced for me, phase 3 and movies included

[@erickmartinez9850]

Loki sacrificed himself over his friends, and The One Who Remains sacrificed everyone over himself. I have to admit I teared up a bit to see Loki get his glorious purpose! I had to clap at the ending, bravo! Well done. This show was amazing!

[@ppsarrakis]

in fairness Kang prob been doing the job for how many million years? enought to drive people crazy...

[@lordldj4847]

Same bro same it’s such a great ending where in it feels refreshing because a lot of endings now days are alike but when I saw Loki’s ending I feel such a powerful development

[@myhandlewastaken]

There has never been a greater MCU moment than when Loki realizes his purpose in episode 6.

[@jordankraemer6466]

Meh, Tony Stark's death scene was way more emotional IMO. You could almost cry from being happy and sad.

[@ked49]

@@jordankraemer6466and Loki, isn’t dead. He willingly sacrificed his freedom, life, and death. He has to constantly live with his greatest fear, being alone. All of that to save his friends and because no one else can. Tony could have handed any other person the glove, captain marvel probably would have survived the snap.

[@Kondekka]

His glorious purpose, what a ride it has been.. Best MCU TV show so far.

[@randyroo9803]

@@ked49@jordankraemer6466 Tony being the one to do it and die as the result was THE ONLY scenario out of the billions Dr. Strange found would work. Anyone else would die ,without it working. Sooo what plot hole donyou speak of?

[@mavvynne444]

@@jordankraemer6466 Without Loki sacrifices... There would be no Sacred Timeline.

[@lcclark2862]

Did anyone mention yet how cool it was. At the 34:44 mark when Loki did his last time slip back to the TVA. Victor Timely had his head in the machine and just as it said "Welcome he who remains!" Loki slipped back into his body? Love the little nuances! I'm gonna miss this show!

[@crbjsmith]

Love the origin of the tessaract being from the mural of the tree and that Loki started this whole journey as a variant who used the tessaract in End Game

[@RishiChawla-jj8kr]

genuinely one of the best tv show episodes i’ve ever seen, my god does this reinstate my faith in marvel. so excited for what’s to come in kang dynasty and secret wars

[@kiezersosay49]

Man...that walk was absolutely epic. It gives you time to think about it being his birth right, and what Odin said about them both being destined to be kings... his whole journey in the MCU leading up to that up to that very moment. Glorious Purpose! Iol I Fn love Loki!

[@kenny5565]

I can’t stop thinking how all this Multiversal chaos started only because Hulk was told to take the stairs 😂😂😂😂

[@KINGLIFERISM]

It actually started when Banner not Hulk made the Ancient One realize that in the future Dr. Strange will break time. Not ONE of these KZbin guys saw that. Not one. She realized perhaps she made a mistake with Strange and gave the time stone to Hulk. Unfortunately, that started the path and the time streams broke.

[@che-luison4984]

I loved the way they designed Loki's clothes, just fabric, no armour, no gold, no luxury... just humble clothes for a humble God

[@maskerriz2616]

My theory is that when Loki timeslips (similar to time travel on the physical timeline) the new chain of events is supposed to create a new timeline but because they are outside of time it can't, so that's why every time Loki timeslips in the final few episodes the surrounding area always spaghetti-fies... those events technically didn't happen although Loki still experienced/remembers them

[@mevrouwroos]

This makes total sense! Great theory

[@kirozen3094]

basically he was a superior version of Flash Flashpoint

[@Kraidismyspiritanimal]

An absolute triumph of a show. Thank you Screen Crush crew for your continued dedication and shared enthusiasm for all things comics!

[@herbertholland924]

Not only was this the best ending to an MCU show, it is the best ending to anything the MCU as a whole has ever done.

[@redred1952]

Stop

[@od3rfla]

Stop

[@tylerdzibela]

Endgame had the best ending, lokis was really good, but not the best EVER

[@herbertholland924]

I disagree. This was way better than Endgame@@tylerdzibela

[@thamalevolent]

Better than “I LoVe YeW tHrEe ThOuSaNd” CRINGE & always hated gay ass mcu fans that said that coz his last iconic words were “I am iron man” fuck that “I luv u 3000” bullshit. Loki >>> all MCU

[@cmusaxplayer01]

Thank you to Ryan and all the rest of the ScreenCrush team for your breakdowns, theories, and analysis of this show! It's been a wild ride!

[@nikkiopedia4242]

I just want to give a congrats to Loki for literally holding the whole MCU multiverse saga on his shoulder 👏

[@nikkiopedia4242]

Also wouldn't it be cool if Loki while isolated in the tree meets the watcher from What if or even the Beyonder and that starts the Secret Wars?

[@nikkiopedia4242]

Haha just saw What if season 2 and I was partly right 😂

[@Spr0ket]

I love the idea that heroes need Loki's help in secret wars someone's go get him and we're hopefully gonna see Loki who have watched over whole timelines for eons so is much more experienced ,calm and composed but still has this trickster in him.

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

It was reported over the summer that Jeff Loveness was removed as head writer of The Kang Dynasty following Quantomania's poor return rate from its theatrical run. If that's true, I hope Eric Martin has been brought on as the new head writer as he's perfect for it. He'd be the only one who could re-intergrade the Kang storyline without disregarding Loki seasons 1-2 and he knows how to write a compelling time travel story.

[@memedelacrememe]

Best show ever, in every aspect! Cast, crew, soundtrack... And Tom Hiddleston, man, he was superb! I was cheering and crying for him!

[@sarahellie4113]

I loved the finale and I hope that Loki will show up in some of the future movies/shows. This episode reminded me a lot of the Dr Who Episode “Heaven Sent” because both have immortals stuck in a time loop trying to escape and every time making a little more progress each time they fail but eventually ends up in losing something important (for Loki, freedom and his friends and for the doctor his memories of Clara) Great breakdown and can’t wait for more Loki theory content!

[@pastelskies1967]

I never though of it like that until now. I also really like doctor who and remember that episode. It is a very good comparison!

[@MrMishal03]

this was a perfect send off. Loki's not coming back

[@TheJaker5]

When Loki was looking into the camera saying he “knows what kind of god he needs to be … for you”, I honestly took that like he was speaking to MCU fans. It’s like he sacrificed himself for us in a way to coarse correct the MCU for the better.

[@acegardianarocrat]

this

[@CatalinaMedia]

I took it as more of an almost breaking the fourth wall for fans since this is his last ride as Loki. It’s doubtful that Tom Hiddleston knew or is responsible for the breadth of how bonkers the MCU has been getting with the other projects.

[@ZyliceLiddell]

😭💚

[@ZyliceLiddell]

@@CatalinaMediaI’m 90% sure that this isn’t his last. 😉 I wish that *HE* would have written this show!

[@bradleyalthaus]

after watching this show; it made loki my favorite hero by FAR. his character was so well done, and I feel like he represents everyday people. also, giving up the ultimate sacrifice to be a slave to save all those you love, is truly the ultimate sacrifice.

[@gmjudy137]

"We die with the dying. We're born with the dead" "Most purpose is more burden than glory" "You must choose your burden" Such beautiful lines of Cinema. Loki is gonna be my core memory years from now

[@christianjuarez4449]

The first two lines are from a poem by T.S. Eliot. I think Little Giddings

[@gmjudy137]

​@@christianjuarez4449 yes from 4 quartets

[@ayoni94]

Yes core memory 💯

[@brianb99]

Chills

[@SeanCambel_09]

I really cried for Loki. This really gave me chills! I LOVE IT

[@Cookie12670]

Your explanations are fantastic. I had tears in my eyes when Loki took that long walk. I really loved that ending. It made a lot of sense and ended bittersweet. Not every ending should be a happy one. We need a mixture. They did a great job on this show. Also, you, Paul and Greg always make me laugh when you tell each other to F off.

[@FlynnFromTaiga]

"Loki" was a cinema. Even if it's shot in tv series format. All superpuper mambo jambo is just a tool and a scene to show the hero's struggles and feelings. beautiful.

[@Dimespit]

From rewatching the finale I had an epiphany, you were right being behind everything including putting Loki on his thrown in the end. Romona did say in the first episode that the Avengers did everything they were supposed to do, which includes accidentally dropping the Tesseract that Loki picked up that kicked the whole show into gear

[@Sweet00thtkc]

There's a lot of breakdown channels but the actual writing on this one, especially Doug, put's it in a significant class above the others. Really hope they know that and stick with it.

[@gtrplyr67]

I want an entire video with Doug . He and Ryan could switch places for 20 minutes.

[@Sweet00thtkc]

@@gtrplyr67 What would Doug breakdown? DC Superpets?

[@gtrplyr67]

Sure that works @@Sweet00thtkc

[@jessehugley7609]

The best season finale on Disney Plus, ever, and I mean EVER!!!! Prove me wrong. A special mention to the performance of Johnthan Majors

[@MHruskamusic]

Too bad, we likely won’t get to see him any time soon due to his ongoing court case.

[@joeypena8521]

@@MHruskamusicthen how are we going to continue Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars?

[@givesbeetdip0055]

Also noticed when loki is walking across the bridge the side shot he looks like young loki from season 1 that killed Thor. Then we see him sort of aging into the older loki that said the glorious purpose line

[@IamtheTolle]

I liked the symmetry between this and the first Thor movie. The Bifrost was a large round structure over a void, attached to a long walkway. The temporal loom interface was a large round structure at the end of a long walkway. At the end of Thor, Loki falls from the shattered end of that walkway, purposeless and selfish. But this time he walked from the end of that shattered walkway, creating his own path. The design of the loom interface had to be an intentional nod to the Bifrost.

[@mevrouwroos]

Oh absolutely!

[@ZyliceLiddell]

😭💚🌈

[@DoubleA012]

Crazy how things come full circle. I wasn’t a big Marvel fan at first, watched movies randomly and out of order until Infinity War hit theaters. I heard good things so I did a massive binge and watched literally everything up to that and went and saw it in theaters (on its last week, haha). I’ve followed since. But, the full circle moment comes from Loki. When he gets choked out and killed in Infinity War, as I watched Marvel in a theatre for the first time, I thought it was amazing. Fast forward to the end and I loved it. Marvel has their Empire Strikes Back film. Now I think this episode is right up there, the ending was insane, caught me in the perfect mood and I loved everything about it. What I realized for the first time writing this comment is that Loki was apart of my two favorite Marvel moments of all time, how poetic.

[@ADeleven]

Best MCU show BY FAAAARRRRR! They need to put the loki team on many more projects!

[@YourQueerGreatAuntie]

Perfectly written, perfectly executed! And an excellent example of its genres too! One element about Loki's self-sacrifice at the end is that HWR could have sacrificed himself by NOT sending the TVA manual back to a young Timely. But he wasn't prepared to wipe himself out of the timeline - wiping out himself and his own variants (rather than their entire timelines) would easily prevent the multiversal war. But Kang would never do that - Loki did.

[@proximashining776]

Not sending that TVA manual to young Victor Timely would not wipe out the other Kang variants, because they don't descend from Victor. Maybe some of them do, but the majority of them don't. But I'm sure there must be something else He Who Remains could have done differently. He just didn't bother to try to find another way, when he already had a functioning solution at hand (pruning all the branches).

[@exceptionallife4768]

Loki remains… it’s the same character being played by different roles…. He chose Loki to sit in that seat…. OB

[@sophiawilson8696]

Best Question! Ever! For him to exist he had to die that he it.

[@milkiassamuel780]

I finished it & it completely blew me a way, far more than any of the other MCU Disney+ shows ever did. This show and ending was phenomenal & once again makes Loki perhaps one of the best characters of the MCU! Absoltley fantastic ending and definelty the best Marvel Disney+ ending Ive ever seen. That talk between Loki and Mobious about choosing burdens was chefs kiss, as well as Loki intertwinng the branches and holding them together as some sort of God of Stories was mindblowing To all those people who think Marvel is in shambles, than they definetly need to see this show, because its one of the best projects theyve released in a while.

[@jeffreycarman2185]

This show was so well planned out. I really enjoyed this season and KZbin channels like this help me to get fully immersed in it. Thanks!

[@robertsmall5168]

I like how he made the multiverse function like a tree: The Big Bangs take up their roots and grow into literal branches and then die off as discarded leaves leaving room for the new ones It’s also a nice reference to Yggdrasil

[@sararubinstein5384]

When I saw the TVA plaque in the void with Ravonna, I didn't think it meant it was pruned. I thought that it meant the TVA headquarters eventually turns into the void at the end of time. Interested to see how that plays out!

[@derekdohrman]

i thought the same

[@jeromemai]

And Alioth is Miss Minutes' final form.

[@breyten_paleoman]

Absolutely mind-blowing episode😅 thanks for the breakdowns over the weeks, always awesome to watch

[@DikaWolf]

One easter egg everyone seems to have missed was that when Loki was introduced in Journey Into Mystery #85, he's imprisoned in a tree. So the beginning is also the end.

[@ked49]

The throne of lies has turned into this Loki’s throne of isolation. Also both are prisons guarded by a snake in its roots

[@bryceneuberger3460]

Ryan, I just want to thank you for being an amazing host for us on this journey. You put out a lot of quality content at record speeds without sacrificing that standard I've come to expect from you. Praying you find rest and a suitable pace to take care of yourself! ❤️

[@crispin415]

What happened to Ryan?

[@bryceneuberger3460]

@@crispin415 just worried he's going to burn out

[@LucasBachega]

Kudos Ryan, yours is the first review I've seen which actually understood He Who Remains full plan and what happened at the end. Everyone else seems to have missed the thread. The only thing I feel that's missing is a mention about how his chat with Sylvie about having the chance to die fighting was not only referring to the fight against He Who Remains but a bit of foreshadowing about the multiversal wars. Loki's version of the loom gives everyone a chance to live and have free will but it doesn't prevent incursions from happening and people will have to fight for their survival. Which I guess it's what we are going to see next in the MCU with Deadpool, Kang Dinasty and whatnot.

[@christopherstamp5946]

Fantastic show - and makes you want to go back and watch the Thor movies and avengers again. Feels all connected into the infinity saga aswell,

[@nomadicrain]

This show is the true bridge between Infinity Saga and the Multiverse Saga.

[@Grandlett]

15:07 Actually, the kang variants WERE set loose because, as HWR says in the finale of s1, "timeline's already starting to branch" as Loki and Sylvie are fighting (trying to kill/stop the killing of HWR) - the branching begins when HWR says they've reached "The Threshold" - that I believe is when the kang variants start existing

[@sophiawilson8696]

This make moresense everyone is saying it Dr Strange or Wanda the Witch that broke the muiltverse,? I think he had to die to be created Victor Timely was the Egg and Variants are his Chicks

[@KINGLIFERISM]

@@sophiawilson8696 Strange did break it. Proof? When Banner was talking to the Ancient One. More proof? She knew Dr. Strange before he was even Strange....(When hulk asks for him)... YET she did not KNOW Strange GAVE the stone away. At that point in time... she realized she is a variant. She realized she is not part of the same line this Hulk is from because she has no idea what Banner was talking about. She EVEN says... she made a mistake. That mistake was trusting Strange. She then gives the stone to Hulk. WHY? She knows if she did NOT that timeline would be pruned. (Renslayer even confirms what the Avengers did was supposed to happen..... she knew to a point He who Remains plan... (remember when Ms Minutes shows her what she *Renslayer forgot?) He Who Remains pathed that path. Theory TIME! Imagine ALL of this was actually done by the mindstone.... Ill leave that there....

[@kfalco]

​@KINGLIFERISM There's a flaw, and your theory is overshot. The Ancient One couldn't have not known Strange would give Thanos the time stone because her and Banner's talk happened in 2012, Strange became her student and bearer of the Time stone a few years later. In the 1st Dr. Strange movie, in the hospital scene where Strange and the Ancient One, who was on a gurney, both used astral projection while conversing. The Ancient One told him no matter how much she tried to see her future, she could not get past the hospital incident where she dies. The Ancient One died without knowing Strange gave the time stone to Thanos. The Ancient One did not have the self-realization of being a variant,etc.

[@ked49]

@@KINGLIFERISMno? She can not see past her death. If you watched dr strange 1.

[@CaptainBadNews]

Fantastic imagery at the end of this episode. Horned Loki surrounded by the branches of time was amazing.

[@ForestRaptor]

I love the humor in your videos. Keep it going Ryan, hope you never get tired of hosting and writing for this breakdowns and easter egg hunts ^^

[@nguyenquoctoan6354]

About Renslayer and Alioth: HWR said that he had won the Multiversal War thanks to weaponizing Alioth. At the same time, back in flashback that Miss Minutes showed to Renslayer, HWR thanked Renslayer and the TVA for choosing him. I think this was probably because Renslayer was the one who tamed Alioth and gave HWR the control of the beast, thus helping him win the Multiversal War. And now Renslayer is at the Void and she meets Alioth again, she will probably end up being the key for a Kang variant to win against other Kangs and become the Prime Kang.

[@arisenpai]

Finally we get a marvel show finale that isn't rushed! And it was glorious.

[@SenseiBonaf]

And without a big CGI fight!

[@Cosm1c_Donut]

I think one of my favorite details of Loki ascending to his new throne is his clothes and crown. Up til now every time we saw him wearing anything from asgard it was always heavy on the gold and pretty fancy but the clothes he chose to wear at the end of this show are very humble and not flashy or fancy at all.

[@NoFace-ke9pc]

Notice how his crown resembles the room at the end of time

[@swimboyfree]

Becoming the God of Stories was actually foreshadowed in Episode 1! Around the 34 min mark, there’s a quick view of the Time Variance Authority logo on the floor of the TVA. But because of all the papers strewn around, all you can see are the words Time…Author. For real! They showed it a couple times.

[@BlazonistTwitch]

It couple be god of stories, yet it fits more into the MCUs role of Atlas. Could also be the MCUs version of creating the God of Time. Since we know Loki can now control all parts of time.

[@jbuster9]

The muffin joke creating an ouroboros with your Loki S2 breakdown vids... SO fantastic. As I said before, it's my favorite joke, and using it this way is super fun and clever.

[@tomschumacher5434]

When he rose to us thrones literally carrying time lines I got goose bumps. Seeing yggdrasil was fricken cool and then going full Norse was awesome.

[@52podcast]

This damn show is so effing phenomenal I’m speechless… 20 out of 10. Loki season 2 is a 6+ hour movie. A ultra phenomenal movie

[@taraoakes6674]

Eugene Cordero asking if Miss Minutes would kill us when he also plays Rutherford on Lower Decks, and created Badgey, is probably one of the greatest insider jokes ever.

[@BSProductions1]

I thought ironically it was very beautiful and it shows how much Loki has grown and more importantly I kinda took away a lesson from this which I think solidifies Loki as my personal favorite MCU character

[@G.Singh.Official]

At 24:55, does anyone notice how the rings form face of miss minutes.. Kind of scary as if it depicts that ms minutes is larger than Kang!

[@SheldonSteere]

Since renslayer says that what the avengers did was “supposed to happen” in the first episode and they created the specific variant of Loki that we see in the show does that mean he’s technically not a variant but part of the sacred timeline which is why he doesn’t die when the failsafe explodes

[@schools6555]

Loki was never a character I cared much about until Loki season one released. By the end of the first season Loki quickly became my favorite of all Marvel Cinematic characters. I love what they did with this show. Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson really nailed it out of the park this season. They are fantastic Directors. Resolution and The Endless are movie's they starred in and directed which is totally worth watching.

[@fmbono]

‪Thinking of the personal hell purgatory Loki was in is still sticking with me. When the title card of “centuries later” came up I almost felt sucked into the purgaotory with him. Still in shock best show to date from Marvel‬

[@Beardodoomus]

Absolutely fantastic episode. Whilst the MCU has been in hella trouble lately, this was an absolute triumph. I hope those people who have checked out come back to this series.

[@JPHellaHard2800]

Where u from n Tha Bay Area

[@MovieSoCrass]

@@JPHellaHard2800 I didn’t know hella was a bay thing for a loooong time using it lol

[@morganmarshall450]

Thank you for making these breakdowns. They have really helped me to appreciate keeping up with the MCU.

[@hsky618]

Thank you for your breakdown of this story. I thought that I should hear a uniting narration about all this and it was it! So thank you so much👍

[@6seasonsandamovie_]

*FINALLY!!!* I've been waiting for this breakdown longer than the _Loki_ finale itself! 😅

[@Awrethien]

I can even see what Loki could say when he comes back. Someone will call him Loki the god of lies and he can quip back, "Lies are tales children say to avoid punishment. I weave stories in the hope the punishment is not necessary."

[@EZ3offroad]

This was such a good ending to this season! One of the best series I have seen in a long time. Great reviews throughout this season. Thanks!

[@vedeshpersaud8030]

An interesting science foreshadowing easter egg detail occur in E5: the mockup model of the loom stated at the bottom, "Not to Scale" and in E6 the core issue with their plan is that the actual loom could NOT scale to accommodate for all the branches. I thought that was a cool detail.