You want insight into how imaginative Marvel isn’t nowadays? The second (and, hopefully, last) season finale of Loki has the same title as its pilot: “Glorious Purpose.” Moreover, it’s a line taken from The Avengers and repurposed from a cool one-off to the character’s raison d’êt...
Read MoreMarvel understands they have a Kang problem. According to a new article from Variety, a big part of Marvel’s annual retreat this year – which took place in Palm Springs in September – was discussing what to do about Kang the Conqueror, the central villain of the MCU’s phases 4, 5, and 6. The...
Read MoreThere’s a moment in “Heart of the TVA,” this week’s episode of Loki, where Loki tells Sylvie, “I promise, this will all make sense.” He’s talking to us as much as he is to her, assuring the audience that there is an explanation for the weird, confusing events of the episode. But after ...
Read MoreIf for no other reason, “1893” is probably the best episode of Loki’s second season (so far) because it actually moves the plot forward. The plot isn’t great, and the show is still a chore to sit through, but halfway through this run, there is finally momentum. There are some good ideas, t...
Read MoreWith just a month to go till Loki launches its second season on Disney+, the ad campaign isn’t letting up. A new trailer is now online, much briefer than the previous one and with no new information, but it does have one of those mega-lame cut-aways from a character about to curse. (“Everything...
Read MoreCould things be turning around at Marvel? Probably not, but in lieu of some recent debacles, they may be cleaning house and preparing to clean a bit more should the need arise. First, on The Hot Mic, Jeff Sneider said that he has heard that Jeff Loveness is no longer writing Avengers: The Kang Dynas...
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