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Loki later became the villain of The Avengers , where the stakes were drastically increased, and we saw how truly nasty he could be. He was bad, sure, but it was the pettiness that made him such a threat.
Throughout it all, it was evident that Hiddleston was having the time of his life, playing up his smarm but never letting it become tedious. The vivacity he brought to Loki only became more evident when the villains who followed in his footsteps often seemed lethargic and half-baked by comparison. The tension between him and Thor never disappears but their genuine bond as conflicted siblings feels lived in in a truly human way, something the MCU is often sorely lacking in.
After the emotional weightiness of WandaVision and the political intrigue of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier , Loki feels somehow looser yet denser, especially in regard to its introduction of the Time Variance Authority which will inevitably play a larger part in the MCU once we get to Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.
No wonder fans adore him. Even with the franchise now literally dozens of entries long — and a multi-billion-dollar record-breaking smash hit — the MCU still has a mixed record when it comes to villains. As his miniseries comes to a conclusion, we see him once again imbued with glorious purpose, but relishing it rather than feeling burdened by it.
Or good-ish. Kayleigh is a pop culture writer and critic based in Dundee, Scotland. The Loki series has been a perfect reminder of why the character of Loki has endured for so long within the MCU. One of the reasons he was given a series in the first place after his fate in Avengers: Infinity War was because the fans and perhaps the creatives behind Marvel as well just weren't ready to say goodbye to the character yet.
As was mentioned in the latest installment of Assembled on Disney Plus a show in which a behind the scenes look is given to all of the Marvel Disney Plus shows , up until the show, Loki had about two hours of screen time in total across the MCU and had somehow managed to become just as beloved as characters who headed their own film franchises like Iron Man or Captain America. So what was it about this particular character that was so endearing to fans? Part of it is the complexity of the character, and the intense arc that Loki goes on throughout the course of the movies he appears in.
He goes from villain to antihero to heroic martyr for the cause from Thor to Infinity War , and a lot of his journey was perhaps relatable to fans in some way. He feels isolated, and has a lot of insecurity, and feels like an outcast even from his family. The show only gives him more depth, and makes the character that much more nuanced and fun to watch.
However, one of the main reasons that Loki has been such a fan favorite for 10 years is directly because of the man behind the role: Tom Hiddleston himself.
It's easy to say that Loki is just a character , and could be played by anybody, but it really feels as though he wouldn't have been such a standout figure without Tom Hiddleston's masterful portrayal.
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