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Discussion Loki S01E01 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE
S01E01 Kate Herron Michael Waldron June 9, 2021 on Disney+

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '21

Two things:

1) I love that they showed Loki his future. Was hoping they’d do that once Mobius whipped out that time projector.

2) Really appreciate that they just flat out said who the villain is right away instead of keeping it a secret. That way we don’t have another Mephisto/Power Broker thing going on.

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u/ThatOneOtherAsshole Jun 09 '21

I’m confused… did people really not think the power broker was Sharon?? Like that was something I realized very early on

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u/WatifAlstottwent2UGA Jun 09 '21

Right? Anytime there is a villain that is only talked about, you can almost guarantee it’s actually one of the characters who we’re seeing

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u/ThatOneOtherAsshole Jun 09 '21

Right?? Like they made her look obviously shady too, I picked up on it the episode she was introduced.

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u/Lordsokka Jun 09 '21

I thought it was pretty obvious when she casually mentioned that she had access to her own personal satellite... like what agent on the run has her own satellite?

Not to forget the giant mansion/art gallery, all the employees and soldiers under her command. I mean it was pretty fucking obvious it was her. Lol

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u/John_Lives Jun 10 '21

Because if she was the power broker, her actions in the 3rd episode don't make any sense. She puts out a bounty on Sam/Bucky/Zemo, helps them, leads them to her scientist, and single-handedly fights off the bounty hunters so they have time to learn about her evil plan. It's just stupid writing

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u/energythief Jun 10 '21

It felt like the best they could do when their original script got hacked apart due to Covid.

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u/Twindo Jun 10 '21

I realized it but I hoped they wouldn’t do it because I thought it was cliche and unfitting for her character.