Originally Posted by
Raye
Ugh yeah... while I am sure it probably could have been better than it sounds with some more detail and nuance, I definitely prefer what we got. While i don't think a straight up time travel thing is necessarily going to be bad, this ain't it.
I was invested in Loki's arc, and is the part i care most about. But I do still speculate about how it will tie in. The 'how does it connect' aspect is where the speculation still is, because it's still unresolved, so of course people are still going to be coming up with theories regarding what it means for the multiverse in Dr Strange, and how it connects to Wandavision, how Kang fits in and so on. And it is part of the larger MCU, and a lot of people follow that as one big story, so trying to figure out what this means is important to them. Though the actual plot was more of a character journey it did still raise a lot of questions and possibilities along the way. There's still a lot of question marks there, while the character arc is mostly resolved, for now. But that doesn't mean you can't just appreciate it for the core story alone, without worrying too much about how it connects. It's just there's not as much left to discuss there.
As for how heavy it turned out, really not surprised. While I meant what I said about me not necessarily wanting them to adapt the comics, it also is not a surprise to me that they would take inspiration from them. And Loki in the comics for the past 10 years has been pretty heavy at times. Though they did not adapt the specifics, they did adapt the themes and the issues he was dealing with regarding fate and free will, as well as the face turn. They went about it differently, but kind of hit a lot of the same beats. Like it or not, this is where the character was headed. Loki dealing with issues of fate and being displeased with the amount of control he has over his own life, and it being implied that him being a villain was more fate at work than anything, that his cosmic role was essentially to make the heroes look good, and that without fate pushing him that way, he's actually not so bad, is an established part of the character in the comics. Though there, it all comes down to actual fate and meta stuff with stories, rather than multiverse meddling. But though it's gotten pretty dark at times in the comics, he also manages to have fun at other times, he bounces around from funny to heavy a lot. No reason the show can't do that as well.
Nice! The Exiled arc was a lot of fun. I loved JIM, but it sucks how much it got tied up with crossovers and events, which makes it hard to follow. Kinda amazing Gillen pulled off a cohesive story working under those conditions, really.