{"id":271407,"date":"2021-06-10T21:43:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T18:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/umbrella-academy-vibes-and-cliffhangers-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-06-10T21:43:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T18:43:45","slug":"umbrella-academy-vibes-and-cliffhangers-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/umbrella-academy-vibes-and-cliffhangers-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Umbrella Academy\u2019 Vibes And Cliffhangers \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f5854a121f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f5854a121f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/umbrella-academy-vibes-and-cliffhangers-review-geek\/#The_Time_Variance_Authority_AKA_The_Commission\" >The Time Variance Authority AKA The Commission<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/umbrella-academy-vibes-and-cliffhangers-review-geek\/#Character_Growth_and_a_Bigger_Variant_Problem\" >Character Growth and a Bigger Variant Problem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/umbrella-academy-vibes-and-cliffhangers-review-geek\/#Umbrella_Academy-Like_Cliffhangers\" >Umbrella Academy-Like Cliffhangers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#\u2018Umbrella Academy\u2019 Vibes And Cliffhangers \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-87446 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/06\/c2de12f4.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"The Loki logo on a black background, with the Review Geek mascot peaking in.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Marvel Studios\/Review Geek\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Marvel Studios\/Review Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fseries%2Floki%2F6pARMvILBGzF\"><em>Loki<\/em><\/a> has arrived. Arguably the most anticipated Marvel streaming <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of the year, it follows the journey of \u2026 well, Loki, on a new set of adventures. And if you\u2019re thinking, \u201cbut Loki died,\u201d don\u2019t worry, the first episode addresses that. I watched the first episode and can\u2019t wait for more.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_warning\"><p><strong>Warning:<\/strong> This is a review of an ongoing tv series and will contain spoilers<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Much to the surprise and h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>iness of Marvel fans,\u00a0<em>Loki<\/em> arrives on Wednesdays and not Fridays like most shows on Disney+. Maybe it\u2019s because Loki (Tom\u00a0Hiddleston) is the Asgardian god of mischief and just had to do things his own way. That\u2019s pretty much the core of this episode: asking questions like, \u201cwhat does Loki acts the way he does?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But let\u2019s not get ahead of ourselves. The show starts by answering the question on everyone\u2019s mind: how can we even have a show about Loki when he died? At least, that\u2019s what you might be asking if you follow Loki\u2019s journey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And the answer is pretty much in line with everyone\u2019s guess (and spoiled by the trailers): this isn\u2019t the Loki we knew and grew to love.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of\u00a0<em>Avengers: Infinity War,<\/em> Loki had almost turned into a good guy (maybe an antihero?), only to Thanos im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely kill him. But then, in <em>Avengers: End <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a><\/em>, the remaining Avengers game went back and time to steal the Infinity Stones. That led to them crossing paths with Loki in the past, shortly after the end of the events of the first\u00a0<em>Avengers<\/em> movie. As the past Avengers are leading a shackled Loki away, the future Avengers make a play for the Tesseract.<\/p>\n<p>Loki spots what\u2019s happening, though he clearly doesn\u2019t fully understand it, and uses the turn of his events to his advantage\u2014he grabs the Tesseract, which gives him the power to teleport away. And with a quick recap, that\u2019s where the show picks up. Loki\u2019s teleport fires him into the Gobi Desert, and he immediately tries to act as a god to all around him.<\/p>\n<p>After all, remember this isn\u2019t the Loki with years of character growth we\u2019re watching. This is Loki fresh off defeat in New York. But before he has the time to do anything, people step out of portals and capture him. Without much effort.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Time_Variance_Authority_AKA_The_Commission\"><\/span>The Time Variance Authority AKA The Commission<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/06\/095d0a06.jpeg\" alt=\"Loki looking confused by machinery. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Marvel Studios\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Marvel Studios<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our introduction to the Time Variance Authority (TVA) immediately makes one thing clear: these are not people to be trifled with. They easily captured Loki, who just shortly before stood toe-to-toe with Thor and fared well in the fight. And thus begins a hilarious montage that took me back to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2Ftitle%2F80186863\"><em>The Umbrella Academy<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Time Variance Authority, we\u2019re told, is an organization in charge of maintaining the timestream. See, once in the past, there were many timestreams\u2014a multiverse. And it led to a multiverse war that nearly destroyed everything. So now, three figures known as the Time Keepers maintain a single timestream. And they\u2019ve tasked the Time Variance Authority with dealing with anyone that \u201csteps off the path\u201d \u2014 dubbed Variants.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a lot like\u00a0<em>The Umbrella Academy\u2019s\u00a0<\/em> \u2018The Commission.\u2019 Each insists that one particular timestream is the \u2018true timeline\u2019 and will kidnap, murder, or do whatever it takes to maintain that timeline. And like \u2018The Commission,\u2019 the TVA can take things to absurd lengths. At one point, what appears to be a low-ranking guard actually straight-up murders an unnamed Variant for simply not taking a ticket. The Variant was heading for trial and didn\u2019t get that far, though it\u2019s clear all Variants are found guilty and murdered anyway, so it\u2019s not like it matters.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s incredibly fun to see Loki completely out of element, completely overpowered, and try all of his usual tricks to take control. His magic doesn\u2019t work in the TVA. His charm has no sway. His words are basically ignored. He\u2019s so far out of his element that he seems completely flabbergasted when his usual methods accomplish nothing.<\/p>\n<p>The judge asks how he pleads for the crime of time variance in the trial, and he answers that \u201cgods don\u2019t plead.\u201d But what is an Asgardian god if they are completely powerless? He can\u2019t seem to escape. Anytime he tries, his guards activate a collar that pops him back to wherever he was a minute ago. He can\u2019t fight back. And he can\u2019t talk his way out of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>This leads to my favorite part about the first episode.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Character_Growth_and_a_Bigger_Variant_Problem\"><\/span>Character Growth and a Bigger Variant Problem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87449 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/06\/0598dc4f.jpeg\" alt=\"Loki and Agent Mobius in an interrogation room.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Marvel Studios\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Marvel Studios<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just before a judge can find Loki guilty and sentence him to be \u201creset,\u201d Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson) steps in. You see, Mobius has a problem. Another Variant is on the loose. Oh, and they are successfully killing TVA agents. Let that sink in for a moment. Someone is successfully killing the same TVA agents that took down Loki in all of ten seconds.<\/p>\n<p>The only surviving witness is a child from the 1500s. The same child somehow got ahold of some Kablooie blue gum that definitely should exist yet, and would only point toward a stained glass window featuring a devel-like figure when asked who murdered the people in the room. No. No. It\u2019s not Mephisto, but more on that in a bit.<\/p>\n<p>But let\u2019s get back to Loki, who gets taken to an interrogation room. And Mobius begins taking him through his life history. And asking him questions like, \u201cWhy does he like to hurt people?\u201d and \u201cWhat is it you really want?\u201d Mobius shows clips of Loki\u2019s recent defeat in New York. He pushes back on Loki\u2019s insistence that he\u2019s \u201cborn to rule\u201d with proof that he loses a lot. We even get a wild scene revealing that Loki is D.B. Cooper, the infamous <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D._B._Cooper\">plane hijacker<\/a> who jumped from a plane and completely disappeared with $200,000. It turns out that was Loki, and he had lost a bet.<\/p>\n<p>But things take a turn when Mobius begins to show Loki his future. The future we know, but he hasn\u2019t yet experienced. In\u00a0<em>Thor: The Dark World<\/em>, Loki\u2019s actions directly lead to the death of his mother. It\u2019s his fault, his words, his deeds. That ultimately leads to Loki escaping. Of course, he escaped; it IS Loki, after all.<\/p>\n<p>But during the chase, Loki finds out some hard truths. To an Asgard, magic and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> are basically the same. Yet here in this place, his magic doesn\u2019t work. And the TVA\u2019s science puts even the Asgard to shame. In fact, the TVA has gobs of Infinity Stones just laying around\u2014like paperweights. Not even the Tesseract, an Infinity Stone itself, works here.<\/p>\n<p>Loki ends up back in the interrogation room on his own and starts looking into his future. And here we\u2019re treated to a sheer delight of a moment. You see, the Loki we knew, the one killed by Thanos, did experience character growth. But it was a slow process because Loki tends to run from anything that might make him confront his own inadequacies.<\/p>\n<p>But in peering into the future, this Loki saw his mother die, his father die, and then his own death not long after. Along the way, he saw this other Loki get what he truly longed for\u2014acceptance from others. This Loki misses all the context, but he sees the one bit that matters. He can\u2019t go back to his timeline. And even if he could, it would just end in death shortly. So finally, he\u2019s ready, to be honest with Mobius about why he acts the way he does and ask what the agent wants.<\/p>\n<p>Here we see a Loki truly looking at himself for the first time. Loki is literally forced to grow in a matter of minutes. To face up to the consequences of the choices, he did make and would have made. It\u2019s a beautiful moment, and Hiddleston\u2019s acting is superb.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Umbrella_Academy-Like_Cliffhangers\"><\/span>Umbrella Academy-Like Cliffhangers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87450 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/06\/f7121093.jpeg\" alt=\"Loki and Mobius talking on an elevator.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Marvel Studios\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Marvel Studios<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One nagging question throughout the entire sequence is why Mobius wants to understand Lokis so much. He seems to already know the past and future life history of Loki, but he wants to understand him. Mobius explains that he\u2019s tracking a fugitive variant that already killed several TVA minutemen.<\/p>\n<p>And what does that have to do with Loki? Well, according to Mobius, this other fugitive Variant IS Loki. Yes, that\u2019s right, yet another variant Loki is on the loose\u2014only this one seems to have mastered killing TVA agents with ease. When the little boy pointed towards the devil-covered stained glass window, he was suggesting a devilish person\u2026 a mischief, if you will.<\/p>\n<p>At least, that\u2019s what Mobius tells us and seems to think. You see, we get one final scene. More TVA Minutemen are investing a timestream that\u2019s out of sync. At first, it looks like someone from the future is trying to strike it reach with oil, using future knowledge to find it. But then a mysterious figure with a Loki-like profile unveils his trap.<\/p>\n<p>All the minutemen are covered and surrounded by oil. The figure burns them to death. This is Disney, so we don\u2019t really see it, of course. The other we don\u2019t see? The face of the figure. Conveniently shadows cover their identity the entire time. If it\u2019s really another Loki, why don\u2019t we get to see him?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a question that we\u2019ll have to wait until another week to find out.\u00a0Like\u00a0<em>The Umbrella Academy<\/em> and perhaps\u00a0<em>WandaVision<\/em> before it, we\u2019re clearly in for a show with many cliffhangers that leave us with more and more questions. For now, the first episode was a smashing success and gets a lot of things right. It feels like a Marvel show. It made me laugh, and it set up several cliffhangers. And just like any Marvel property at this point, it seems to be setting up concepts for future movies and shows. After all, the next\u00a0<em>Doctor Strange<\/em> movie also deals with the multiverse.<\/p>\n<p><em>Loki<\/em> streams Wednesdays <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fseries%2Floki%2F6pARMvILBGzF\">on Disney+<\/a>. 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