Marvel’s latest Disney+series focuses on one of the MCU’s most popular characters, the God of Mischief Loki.
Tom Hiddleston reprises his role as Thor’s brother for the small screen, with the show set after the events of Avengers: Endgame, where an alternate version of the character created a new timeline.
Alongside Hiddleston, the series also stars Owen Wilson as Mobius, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Ravonna Lexus Renslayer and Wunmi Mosaku as Hunter B-15, as well as Richard E Grant, Sophia Di Martino and Sasha Lane in other roles.
So does this Loki live up to expectations? Well, the first two episodes have been released to critics and they’ve been given a generally mixed response, but the show is holding a 96% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Here’s what reviewers have been saying:
“Tom is endlessly watchable, just as you’d expect, but unfortunately, the show is not. Just when you think the heavy exposition is over with, episode two fails to conspicuously pick up the pace.”
“Loki could well improve, now that its arduous task of educating us about multiverses, and glumly explaining Loki to himself, is with any luck behind it. Let’s hope so.”
“Mobius and Loki make for an effective odd couple, with the ‘full-tilt diva’, as Tony Stark put it in Avengers Assemble, butting up against the unruffled, surfer-dude energy of Wilson’s agent.”
“The devil is in the details of Loki but we promise you that devil is not Mephisto.”
“Balancing the standard Marvel comedy with strong character beats and heart-tugging moments, Loki is a well-balanced series that never once takes itself too seriously.”
“You’re going to have to pay close attention to know what the hell is going on in this colourfully convoluted world that is Loki the TV series.”
“It’s nevertheless a bit of a letdown when you realise halfway through the dense first episode that one of the MCU’s ostensibly most unpredictable lead characters has somehow landed in the most predictable of setups.”
“Like Loki himself, Loki the series is a little cocksure, reliant on this fan favorite to carry the story like so many Marvel properties do. But also like Loki, they’re not wrong.”
“After two episodes, Loki is at a tipping point. Having set everything up to an exhausting degree, things could be lined up to get really entertaining.”
Loki premieres on June 9, 2021, streaming exclusively on Disney+.
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