Loki season 2 proved to be a much-needed win for Marvel Studios in a year that's seen them release three noteworthy disappointments in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, Secret Invasion and The Marvels.
Alongside Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, it's arguably their only real win in 2023, though we remain optimistic that What If...? season 2 will end the year on a high.
In the meantime, the Screen Junkies team has just dropped a new "Honest Trailer" for Loki's latest batch of episodes. They don't exactly eviscerate what was a very well-received TV show, but take this opportunity to tear into the MCU's small screen struggles and the wider issues which have plagued the Multiverse Saga.
The role McDonald's played in the series comes under scrutiny as does Jonathan Majors' somewhat bizarre approach to the stuttering Victor Timely and his increasingly dramatic line delivery. To some extent, it feels like they're struggling to find anything majorly negative to say, but there are plenty of fun observations here even the most ardent MCU supporter can smile at.
Recently, Tom Hiddleston reflected on how his previous performances as Loki informed what we saw from the God of Mischief turned "God Loki" in season 2:
"I mean, we were drawing on so much of the last 14 years of my life as Loki and all those movies and all the work of those directors and those writers. Actually, it's important to say that. The screenwriter of those films, from Don Payne who wrote the first Thor movie, all the way up to Michael Waldron, who wrote season one and Eric Martin who wrote season two."
Check out Loki season 2's "Honest Trailer" in the player below.
Loki season 2 will pick up in the aftermath of the shocking season finale when Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15 and a team of new and returning characters, Loki navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous multiverse in search of Sylvie, Judge Renslayer, Miss Minutes and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose.
The series stars Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Eugene Cordero, Rafael Casal, Tara Strong, Kate Dickie, Liz Carr, Neil Ellice, with Jonathan Majors, Ke Huy Quan and Owen Wilson.
Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, Dan Deleeuw and Kasra Farahani direct episodes. The Head Writer is Eric Martin.
All episodes of Loki season 2 are now streaming on Disney+.