Loki
Summary
Lokiseason 2 regain the Asgardian God of Mischief deal out with the trouble of fourth dimension - splay - a process in theMCUthat seems outstandingly similar to glitching from theSpider - Versefranchise . The compare is a just one , given how theSpider - VerseandLokiseason 2 roam both hand with the concept of a disorganised multiverse and variant travel to times and space not their own . It is unreadable , however , if there is a technical difference between time - slipping and glitching , or if the only dispute between the two conditions is terminology .
Loki Time-Slipping Timelines Explained
Loki Season 2’s Present-Day Timeline
Lokiseason 2 ’s main timeline is in present - day - specifically , just after the events of theLokiseason 1 finale . This naturally makes it the most important timeline thus far in the show , as it covers the current outcome of serial , include detail Mobius and O.B ’s efforts to help oneself Loki take on his strange consideration . However , the other two timelines shown inLokiseason 2 , episode 1 are also definitely noteworthy .
Loki Season 2’s Past Timeline
Loki is sent far into the past times in the show , providing a look at a whole new period of the MCU multiverse ’s history . This is the outcome of Sylvie sending him back in time in theLokiseason 1 finale , permit her to kill He Who Remains without hinderance . However , being sent back in clock time come out to have created more issues for Loki than just the initial conveyance into the past , as it may well be responsible for his clip - slip in time of year 2 .
Loki Season 2’s Future Timeline
Lokiseason 2 sequence 1 also shows a glimpse into the future , which does n’t look promising for either Loki , the TVA , or the MCU , to say the least . This glance at the time to come express it on the brink of death , which is worrying enough by itself without the extra information that Sylvie appearing in it looking the same mean it ca n’t be that much further in the future . Hopefully the efforts of Loki and his allies can prevent this from staying what the futurity look like , though nothing is certain at this point in time .
Why Loki Slips Through Time In Season 2
It is still uncertain precisely why Loki is time - mistake inLokiseason 2 . What is clear is that he is being pull randomly " between the past and present " and between multiple points in clip as well as space . It is potential that the time - slipping is some manner of side effect of Loki ’s encounter with He Who remain in theLokiseason 1 finaleand the pandemonium that was unleashed when the Sacred Timeline was broken , or a result of Sylvie sending him back in metre . It is also potential that the time - slipping is a meter - based attack being inflicted on Loki by one of the many Kang variants now run unchecked across realness .
However , while the symptom are interchangeable , there is no guarantee that meter - slip and glitching are the same thing . A routine of multiverse travelers entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe during the events ofSpider - Man : No Way Homeand none of them exhibit symptoms similar to either glitching or time - slipping . There could be some other factor in play , such as Doctor Strange ’s magic negating the effects of time - slipping or glitching . It is also possible , as one hypothesis propose , that the RaimiSpider - ManandAmazing Spider - Manuniverses are similar enough to the MCU to not cause prompt glitching . In any case , this is one mystery thatLokiseason 2 will have to run .
What Loki’s Glitching Means For Loki Season 2
Whatever the cause of Loki ’s time - slipping , it may establish to be as much a boon as it is a handicap . While Loki is clearly trouble by the process , his random travels through time set the account ofLokiseason 2 into movement , with the God of Mischief report how he run across much during his traveling across clip and that " if what I saw is honest , there is nothing that stand between this reality and unadulterated destruction . " This could make Loki into an prophet of sort , being able-bodied to point the present into a different path that ensures a good future .
This presumes , of course , that the information Loki is learn during his time - slips is precise and that he and his allies will be able to diagram the correct course of instruction based on what Loki sees . That might prove gainsay enough , even without the suggestion that Loki ’s meter - slip is the outcome of Kang attacking him instantly or a side effect of Loki confronting the Kang variant known asHe Who Remainsand re - create the multiverse . In any case , it is ironic that Loki , a being often associated with topsy-turvydom and confusion , should on the spur of the moment be a reference of illumination who can aid restore order of magnitude .
Lokiseason 2 loss every Thursday on Disney+ .
