11/11/2023 12:14 AM EST
Now that the actors’ strike is over, Marvel stars can officially talk about their projects, and Loki himself and Tom Hiddleston didn’t waste any time either. The longtime Marvel star appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday night to promote the second season of Lok, as well as the season finale that just aired yesterday. Fallon urged Hiddleston to talk openly about the series and preview the season finale now that he can actually talk about it and that
“If you haven’t seen it yet, I won’t tell you, but I will say this: It’s come full circle,” Hiddleston teased about the Loki Season 2 finale. “It’s the end of the second season. It is also the conclusion of the first and second seasons. It’s also the conclusion of six films and 12 episodes and 14 years of my life. I was 29 when I was cast, now I’m 42. This is it.” It’s been a journey. I think in the finale there are echoes and resonances of every version of Loki I’ve played. And I think, without giving it away, the episode is called “Glorious Purpose.” If you remember, Loki comes to Earth in the first Avengers movie. Look directly at Sam Jackson. There’s Nick Fury and I say, “I’m Loki of Asgard. I am burdened with glorious purposes.” And he is arrogant and he is pretentious and he is entitled and he is pompous and he will conquer the world.
Hiddleston continued: “At the beginning of the first season, Mobius, played by Owen Wilson, the greatest of all time, basically shows Loki that the glorious goal was a fallacy and that he’s getting a second chance of sorts. And I think that was the most exciting thing.” What was special about this series was seeing Loki try to rethink and rediscover that sense of purpose that we can all relate to. I think we all wonder, if we are responsible for our own history, can a leopard change its place? Do we have that? Any free will? And by exercising your free will, you make choices in your own life, either you get a black coffee or a latte or a cappuccino. This is a choice. I mean, it’s a small choice. Every choice you make adds up to the picture of your life and those choices affect your meaning and I think we all want a happy life, but we also want a life with meaning. And that’s what the series is about.”
Loki spoilers follow!
Marvel fans who watched the Loki season 2 finale know exactly what Tom Hiddleston is referring to in this moment. In season 2 of Loki, the titular hero made full use of his time to become a new superpower. This allowed him to switch back and forth at different points in time, not only making peace with his fellow characters but also setting him up for a wild new chapter as a character in the MCU.
Loki Season 2 Ending Explained
- Loki returns to the moment in Season 2 when they try to repair the Time Loom and takes responsibility himself.
- Loki leaves the TVA and goes to the branches of the sacred timeline. He remarks, “I know what kind of God I must be…for you. For all of us.”
- As Loki leaves and moves toward the timeline, his clothing dissolves from the temporal radiation, but his magic not only causes him to grow a new costume, but also a new set of Loki horns on his head.
- Loki continues to march forward, seizing parts of the timeline and enriching them with his magic and power to give them life. While holding them together and holding them, Loki creates a time rift and walks through it.
- When the Loki episode reveals where he is, he has collected all the timelines in the multiverse, woven them into his cloak, and is holding them in his hands. Loki takes his place at the center of all time, holding everything together and essentially saving the entire multiverse.
Marvel Studios fan favorite Tom Hiddleston stars in Season 2 of Loki and returned as the titular God of Mischief for another round of time-traveling pranks on Disney+ on October 6th. Loki is once again joined by Mobius (Owen Wilson) as the two attempt to maintain the timelines. After the events of the first season led to his variant Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) killing “He Who Remains” and unleashing the wrath of Kang the Conqueror across the multiverse, Loki must once again embark on an adventure to end the collapse of reality to prevent. Loki was last seen in the post-credits scene of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, where he and Mobius kept an eye on one of Kang’s mysterious variants. Loki Season 2 will continue the story of the Multiverse saga in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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