This season of Loki is just plain good. Episode three aired last night and it was as fun as the first two. It has dark moments and real character conflict but mostly it's pure candy. It has no heavy handed political messaging, no awkward, corporate mandated, representation zombies. It's just the thrill of a chase through time.
They turned the steampunk up to twenty last night as Mobius and Loki encountered Victor Timely, a Kang, or "He Who Remains", variant in 19th century Chicago at the World's Fair.
While Loki and Mobius want Timely to help them save the whole universe, Sylvie's trying to kill him and Renslayer and Miss Minutes want to nurture him into a powerful ally. Eric Martin, the head writer, does a much better job than Michael Waldron last season of keeping all these character motives in mind and allowing them to play off each other organically.
I loved the scene where Miss Minutes confesses her love for Kang/Timely. I wonder if we're going to see Tara Strong, Miss Minutes' voice actress, in a live action role. Strong is a prolific voice actress, she's had major roles in different series and movies for decades (various Batman series, Futurama, and more). It would be kind of interesting to see her ceremoniously given corporeal form. Anyway, the scene between her and Victor had the nice feeling of being totally off the rails.
That was the great thing about the old Hollywood serials that George Lucas was inspired by, that feeling that the action was just spooling out without any agenda but its own internal logic and character motives. That was why Clone Wars was a great series before Disney bought Star Wars. But now I'm rambling off on a branched topic . . .
Loki is available on Disney+. Do watch it. I know you've been burnt, we all have, but trust me, the magic is back.
No comments:
Post a Comment