Originally Posted by
Raye
As a goal, they probably just want to create universes where their fate isn't pre-determined. Create enough timelines that the TVA can't stop them ALL from hitting that threshold, even if they stop some, then they lose the ability to determine everyone's fate. Determine fate in the main timeline, sure, i guess, but in the new multiverse, anything goes. Though as i said before, i feel like the multiverse may have already existed, the Time Keepers were just trying to keep a lid on it, so....
As for why the door was left open, my guess is they hope to recruit this Loki to their side, and maybe a side of framing him. Like, the other agents, they all assumed Loki had probably betrayed them, when, in fact, TVA Loki was fighting the other Loki. Though Loki may have intentions of dismantling the TVA in the long run, but in that moment, he had done nothing to harm them at all. He even seemed concerned when B-15 was knocked out. So it would not take much to turn the TVA against him. B-15 knocked out, and then seeing Loi excape through the door would apparently be enough for them to fear the worst, even if Loki has every intention of stopping what's going on.
and yes, the duplicate vs illusion explanation was likely another Chekov's Gun, it is likely to come into play later. So, that's aura scanner that destroys robots, maybe that stewardess on the DB Cooper flight, the daggers that got put in B-15's locker for things that probably will come back later.
Actually, Jaimie Alexander was in Atlanta while Loki was being filmed. so.... she was available. she may even appear later. I mean yeah, i know she is in Thor, and remained herself, but we are talking an alternate Loki anyway, so no reason that alternate could not have taken over her body in an alternate universe, while the main universe Sif is still doing just fine. But yeah, I am a pretty visual person, so a character's appearance is important to me. And when they cast people that don't look like the comics, i just can't connect to them in the same way. I just get really attached to the visuals. Like costume, whatever, i can deal with that as long as they keep enough nods to the original like colour scheme and stuff. And obviously you will never be able to duplicate facial features 100% even if they are consistent in the comics (which they usually aren't, but still typically adhere to a range of face types) But changing major physical attributes, they stop feeling like the same character, to me. If it's a minor character, this isn't a problem but... I mean, yeah in the comics Loki's been everything from a old looking guy to a woman to a kid to a young guy, but there's story reasons for those changes, (and Loki is canonically a shapeshifter, but talking the sort of base forms) so you can kinda get eased into them. And they still at least kept the black hair, green eyes etc. consistent. If Hiddleston has to dye his hair/ wear a wig, why shouldn't she? Though, that may be the case here, where there is a story reason, as mentioned she may be mind controlled, like those other people were. We'll see i guess.
I also didn't like the little nubbin horns, as an aside. I think if you are gonna do horns, you should at a minimum have them be a few inches long, or it looks goofy.