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Warning! This article contains spoilers for Loki season 2, episode 5.
Summary

• Loki's transformation from villain to hero is solidified in Loki season 2, episode 5 by a subtle detail linking to his past role as the antagonist in The Avengers.
• B-15's placement on the timeline as a New York nurse in 2012 reveals that she would have been a victim of Loki's Avengers invasion, highlighting the extent of his change and growth.
• The episode brings Loki's arc full circle, as he learns to prioritize his found family and overcomes his feelings of loneliness, ultimately completing his emotional journey.

Loki season 2, episode 5 has resolved the titular character's emotional journey via a subtle detail linking to his role as the villain of 2012's The Avengers. Given Loki's change of heart in the MCU's Phases 3 and 4, it is somewhat easy to forget his early antagonistic ways. In Phase 1 of the MCU, Loki served as the villain of both Thor and The Avengers with his redemption arc only truly beginning with Thor: The Dark World. Now a decade after the second Thor movie, Loki season 2, episode 5's ending solidifies the former God of Mischief's arc by allowing him to focus on saving his found family.
Through Loki season 2, episode 5's Easter egg-filled journey, the show made it overtly clear that any facet of the old Loki is gone with the new, compassionate Loki being all that remains. While the plot of the episode is not subtle in its delivery of this character change, one reference to this transition goes unnoticed, links to Loki's past, and helps drive the point home. The reference connects to The Avengers and Loki's invasion of New York, a decision he now regrets and has been a major dark point of Loki's history which only helps to highlight his transformation from villain to hero.