#loki negative

First off; I loved Kang. I sincerely, purely loved him. I was pleased seeing him, I liked how he was doing his own thing.

Secondly; INCREDIBLE acting. Purely phenomenal shit. The eyes that Tom Hiddleston and Sophia Di Martino were able to do that purely just conveyed every heartbreaking emotion underneath was breathtaking. You could see their inner turmoil through every piece of the episode and I loved it. Heartbreak? Don’t know ‘em.

Owen Wilson and Gugu Mbatha-Raw were incredible as well. Mobius’ confrontation with Ravonna was tense and filled with his compassion and hope for better and Ravonna’s stubborness to get what she wanted in the end, and her final words before she walked through the gateway sent little shivers down my spine.

All in all; the acting was phenomenal. Kang was such a delight to watch; his disregard and unconcern punctured by moments of desperation and brief, sizzling anger was honestly a show to watch, along with his casual attitude. I loved him. I loved the other actors. They’re all amazing.

Okay. Now we get deeper.

Overall, the finale was not... good. At least, in my opinion.

I feel a great way to look at this would be to compare this to Wandavision, as the two will probably be involved in similar issues in the future of the MCU.

Wandavision had a conclusion. The story had a way to end that arc and show, while leaving bits and pieces open to spiral into a new thing, keeping us on our toes while also feeling fulfilled, knowing that it had ended for the time, that there was more to come, that the characters had prevailed for the moment, even if evil was still lingering.

This finale did not. Not only was there basically no good action whatsoever, something that Marvel has done for a long, long time and is a rather central piece to the universe, but there was no close or finish. And while I acknowledge it will be in preparation for Season 2, which I will expand on later, there was endless talking, barely punctured by Loki and Sylvie fighting for less than I had expected.

Kang talked. And talked. There was too much waiting, and while I understand the importance of tension, there was too little. Silence filled the void where there should’ve been something more.

Now, onto things that are slightly more positive/complimenting

Mobius and B-15 were doing something. I have basically no criticism about their parts they played, it was good to see them working together to free the workers of the TVA.

The fight/talk between Loki and Sylvie was very good. I liked it. The way Loki was trying to get her to actually just wait a minute and talk with him is something I unfortunately relate to.

And the kiss... several episodes ago I would’ve been a lot more upset. I understand it was a way for Sylvie to get him away from her with Kang’s device, but either way, I accepted last episode that I would have no control over this, that it’s more about self-acceptance and love more than anything, and that, in the end, this is all just fiction, and nothing matters. No, I’m not depressed, why would you ask.

The ending made me really damn upset, though. It hurts a lot. Loki doesn’t get a break. If you remember, this takes place DIRECTLY after Avengers. Only a few days ago, probably, Loki got away with the Tesseract after losing to the Avenger, found out he wasn’t meant to exist, and shoved into this situation with barely any other explanation.

And it hurts after knowing he made two friends, who he liked and trusted; Sylvie, who he cares about so deeply, and Mobius, his friend, who chose to trust his word and was going to take the TVA down for him, and Sylvie betrayed him by pushing him away, and now Mobius doesn’t even remember him. The angst is oncoming forever. I feel horrible for him

And then we have the second season.

Which at this point, I await, but I won’t hold my breath for. While interested to see the direction they’ll take the show in, I have to say I’ve drawn back a little from the idea. Excited for it? Yes. Awaiting it? Not... necessarily.

“Did you actually like the finale, though?” one might ask. Well, meh. Very in the middle. It felt rushed, and didn’t leave me satisfied.

Though I will revert to what I said before; this is fiction. In the end, I have no control over a multi-million dollar corporation who makes stories up for money, and I need to accept that.

For now, I linger in the depths with my fellow writers, fixing this with fanfiction.

Mad respect to the actors, though, I really appreciate them more than they could ever know for doing this so well.