The heartbreaking and visually stunning climax of Season 2 of Loki took Tom Hiddleston’s antihero full circle and may or may not have marked the end of one of the most cherished characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
What did the conclusion signify, and will there be a third season? This is what we currently know.
How did Season 2 of Loki end?
Loki had spent the penultimate episode of the season, following the collapse of the Time Variance Authority, on a frantic solo voyage through time, searching in vain for a way out of a destined cycle that concluded with the obliteration of every timeline in the multiverse. The first season finale featured Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) choosing to kill He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors), which set off an uncontrollable branching of timelines that would ultimately shatter reality and cause all of this havoc. Loki came to the realization in the season finale that he would have to take He Who Remains’ place and keep the branching histories together if he wanted to save the end of the world. By doing this, he forfeited his freedom and his relationships in order to fulfill his destiny and reach his full godly potential.
What did the Loki Season 2 ending mean?
Character-wise, the conclusion marked a significant turning point in Loki’s 12-episode journey from antagonist to hero, changing him from the God of Mischief to the God of Stories. He makes his choice by going back in time to his very first meeting with Mobius (Owen Wilson), which is also a direct connection between the series premiere and the series finale, both of which are titled “Glorious Purpose.” Even though this previous Mobius and Loki are meeting for the first time, it’s fitting that he inspires Loki’s valiant sacrifice because Mobius has always been the one to support Loki’s potential for improvement (“You can be whoever, whatever you want to be, even someone good”).
If Loki had been an Avengers character, his fate would have seemed inevitable because he is a very strong god who gets to rule the multiverse literally with his hands for all eternity. But it’s a devastating finish for this emotionally matured version of Loki. He was only concerned with not being alone again, as he acknowledged in the penultimate episode, and wasn’t very concerned with saving the TVA or even averting the end of the world. However, the season closes with him essentially alone on his throne at the end of eternity, somberly observing his companions’ lives from a distance—especially Mobius, who appears lost in the wake of his death. All in all, it’s a stomach punch, but it’s also a very rewarding conclusion for a character who has previously seen many failed attempts at redemption in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Will there be a Season 3 of Loki?
There are currently no plans for a third season. According to Eric Martin, the head writer for Loki, “we approached this as like two halves of a book” (CineBlend). Half of the first season. We wrap off our discussion of Loki and the TVA in season two. I’m not sure where it goes beyond that. All I wanted to do was convey the narrative in its entirety across those two seasons.
“We take it season by season, and there are certainly things that Tom and I and other cast [members] have talked about of where we see this going, and I know there’s some excitement for that internally, but just from a storytelling standpoint, I think we always conceived of seasons one and two as a whole,” he said in a separate interview with Deadline.
Thus, it’s not a yes, but it’s also not a no. Due to the current turmoil at Marvel, it might be some time before we hear concrete news on Loki’s destiny. The studio is shifting from limited series to longer serialized episodes as part of a larger revamp of its Disney+ TV production, which should be excellent news for Loki, the only Marvel Disney+ series to date to receive a second season. The future of the show primarily depends on Hiddleston’s willingness to come back.
Is Tom Hiddleston done playing Loki?
Just in time for Hiddleston to do very little post-finale press, the SAG strike ended, and his interview on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon has some fans freaking out. It’s the end of the second season. It’s also the end of the first and second seasons. It’s also the end of fourteen years of my life, six movies, and twelve episodes. I was cast at age 29, and I’m currently 42. It’s been a ride,” Hiddleston remarked, possibly indicating that he was saying goodbye to the part.
However, the quote is vague at best, and this is not your typical role. Given that Hiddleston is renowned for being such a Loki fan that he once gave his series co-stars PowerPoint presentations about the character, it’s probably safe to infer that he wouldn’t mind donning the crown of horns once more in the future.
Will Loki be in the next Thor movie?
Thor: Love & Thunder, the fourth film featuring Chris Hemsworth’s hammer-wielding deity, was released in 2022 to acclaim and criticism. Since then, there has been no formal announcement on the possibility of a fifth film. Variety questioned Hemsworth about Thor 5, to which he replied, “I have no idea what’s happening in the next phase.” There are always discussions. Before anything is formally announced, ideas are being discussed. Officially, though, I’m not sure. He went on to say that he would only consider playing the same part again in the event that the fifth film’s idea was something “unpredictable.”
Hemsworth continued, “I don’t want to keep doing it until people are so tired that they roll their eyes when they see me come on screen as that character.” “Great if the public is interested in seeing it and if we think it’s thrilling and enjoyable. It has been a pleasure for me to play that role several times. I would want to try and [find out] how we can do that again and maintain a small element of surprise, even though I don’t yet know the solution.
However, it appears that Loki would be involved if Thor 5 were to be approved. Executive producer Kevin Wright was questioned about if the brothers will ever appear together on screen during a Variety interview that was tied to the show’s Season 2 renewal. Wright retorted, “I think the focus of the story we’re telling has always been the sun shining on Loki and Thor again.” However, we need to emotionally get Loki to a specific position before that meeting can truly be fruitful. That, I believe, has been the aim of these past two seasons.
After seeing Loki accept his role as a god for the first time at the climax and forge new ground with Thor, this quote makes a lot of sense.
Will Jonathan Majors still play Kang the Conqueror?
Majors’ introduction in the Loki Season 1 finale set the stage for a brand-new era in the Marvel universe, with his time-traveling arch-villain Kang the Conqueror—who also made an appearance in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’s post-credits sequence—as the focal point. Majors made a comeback in Season 2 as the bashful human version of Kang, Victor Timely, solidifying his place as a pivotal figure in the MCU moving forward. The long-awaited next Avengers film, now working title Avengers: Kang Dynasty, was supposed to star Majors.
However, Majors was detained in March following the conclusion of filming Loki Season 2 on accusations of domestic abuse against his ex-girlfriend; the case is scheduled for trial in November. In addition, London police have acknowledged that they are still looking into another incident that may have happened there in September 2022, when Majors was filming Loki.
In light of the claims against Majors, Marvel execs are allegedly evaluating his future in the MCU, per Variety, and the Loki finale doesn’t create any large barriers if the role were to be recast for either the big screen or the small screen. It is hinted in the last seconds of the show that the TVA is now concentrating on tracking down Kang variations, all of whom have so far been portrayed by Majors. However, it’s also proven that variations don’t necessarily have the same physical characteristics. Variants of Loki have been portrayed by Richard E. Grant, Sophia Di Martino, and an alligator. Even though Loki has undergone significant transformation, he is still a god of mischief at heart. Given that he now controls the whole multiverse, is he really going to pass up the chance to interfere a little? To put it another way, the Loki finale may have made it simpler than ever for Marvel to make the necessary changes.
