Loki Season 2 Finale Interview: EP Kevin Wright On New MCU Title, Happy Endings & Fan Theories
Warning: SPOILERS lie ahead for Loki season 2!
Summary
- In the Loki season 2 finale, Loki chooses to destroy the Temporal Loom and hold the timelines together himself, setting him up for the multiversal war in future MCU projects.
- Executive producer Kevin Wright discusses the intentional storytelling and engagement with fan theories in the development of Loki season 2.
- The portrayal of Kang in Loki is different from previous MCU villains, with a focus on his manipulation of time rather than a traditional "big bad" role. The introduction of the Council of Kangs was separate from the original plan for the season.
The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in a redeemed villain's hands with the Loki season 2 finale. After trying to use his time-slipping powers to restore the Temporal Loom, Tom Hiddleston's eponymous character learns from He Who Remains that it will always fail and is offered the choice to either kill Sylvie to save the Loom, and subsequently cancel out growing branches, or end the universe. Loki instead chooses to destroy the Loom himself and revive the timelines with his own powers, holding them together in a structure resembling that of Yggdrasil, the tree of life.
Tom Hiddleston once again led the ensemble Loki season 2 cast alongside Sophia DiMartino, Ke Huy Quan, Owen Wilson, Wunmi Mosaku, Eugene Cordero, Tara Strong and Jonathan Majors. While acting as the conclusion of his initial arc, the season 2 finale set Loki up in a prominent position for the impending multiversal war in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars.