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Marvel Officially Confirms Which Disney+ Show Matters Most Before ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
Marvel’s cinematic universe has been somewhat of a mixed bag recently – not you, Spider-Man – but the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday may prove to be a return to form. The post-Endgame extended universe has had some growing pains and a decided lack of enthusiasm. After plans for Kang were reduced to dust, the imminent Avengers movie offered a solution.
Featured in the new trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, Doctor Doom has returned as the Big Bad, now played – at least for now – by Robert Downey Jr. This was a decision that was met with some initial hesitation, but the new footage shows that this may be just the movie to turn the tide. Ensemble teams such as the X-Men, The Fantastic Four, and the New Avengers unite under Thor (Chris Hemsworth) to beat back this new foe. These new factions have been introduced in feature films, but there is one integral element included that fans would have only seen on the MCU television side of the spectrum.
‘Loki’ Is Required Viewing Ahead of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
Last time MCU fans saw the God of Mischief, he had died heroically attempting to stop Thanos in Infinity War. Loki’s (Tom Hiddleston) travels with Thor in Ragnarök had smoothed his sharp edges, and he valiantly tried to pull off one final trick to beat the Mad Titan. Unlike every time he had appeared to have died before, this one seemed to have stuck. Loki’s death is tragic, but Endgame ensured that the Asgardian had a future.
This is all depicted in his self-titled Disney+ series, Loki. One of the early additions to the MCU’s television world, this show may have passed some by. Even though Loki is unequivocally one of the best characters in the Marvel Universe, the television shows weren’t always considered mandatory viewing. For those who haven’t seen it, that is a tragic mistake.
Loki wasn’t just an excuse to get Tom Hiddleston to remind viewers of his nuanced portrayal – though he does that flawlessly. The Disney+ series charts Loki’s glorious purpose, but this time it’s real. Following the events of Endgame, the 2012 version of Loki finds the Tesseract during the Battle of New York and escapes captivity, if only for a few seconds. He is then found by the Time Variance Authority and arrested for his crimes against the Sacred Timeline.
Throughout the show, Loki is forced to relive his worst moments, and this ultimately leads him to be the best version of himself. He forms real connections with TVA workers like Mobius (Owen Wilson) and confronts his true destiny. At the end of the series, he fully realizes his role is not just a god but an overseer of all time. This separates him from all the people that he loved, but he finds his true purpose, and it is glorious.
Loki has become selfless at the end of Season 2. The worst part is that Thor never knows the sacrifices he made to become god of time. Hiddleston is officially reprising his role as Loki for the first time since the conclusion of the show in Avengers: Doomsday, but those who missed out on the show may be out of the time loop. Not only that, they miss out on one of the most highly anticipated reunions in the MCU.
‘Loki’ Will Make Thor and Loki’s Reunion Even Better
Those who never watched Loki may have the same experience that Thor will in Avengers: Doomsday. Thor still believes his brother to be dead and will be astounded by what he has gone through. This reunion will be gratifying, but will be even more emotional after viewing the television series that follows Loki’s experiences.
Before his impressive character arc, Loki only really cared about Thor. He carries this through his experiences in the television series, which is made even more cruel considering he can never see his brother again. Loki, of course, keeps this beneath the surface as he traverses the Sacred Timeline and undergoes the best character development in the MCU.
Loki has to accept that he can never return to his timeline and does what he can to preserve life as it should be. His sacrifice to become the god of time is that much more painful, knowing that he did this to protect everyone he cares about, though he can never see them again. If Thor and Loki see each other again, it will be tantamount to the time god coming back to life right in front of his brother’s eyes.
Without viewing this show, this coming together may be at best confusing and at worst seem out of nowhere. Only fans of the Disney+ show will understand how earned Loki’s character arc is and be fully immersed in the connection between two brothers that has been a long time coming.
- Release Date
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2021 – 2022
- Network
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Disney+
- Writers
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Bisha K. Ali, Michael Waldron
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