{"id":276085,"date":"2021-06-16T16:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/an-epic-stand-off-in-time-and-space-film\/"},"modified":"2021-06-16T16:00:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T13:00:42","slug":"an-epic-stand-off-in-time-and-space-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-epic-stand-off-in-time-and-space-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#An Epic Stand-Off in Time and Space \u2013 \/Film"},"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-6a37a5e285bc1\" 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-6a37a5e285bc1\" 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-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-epic-stand-off-in-time-and-space-film\/#That_Big_Bad_Loki_Variant_is_Still_Out_There_Taking_Over_Minds_Like_Its_Going_Out_of_Style\" >That Big Bad Loki Variant is Still Out There, Taking Over Minds Like It\u2019s Going Out of Style<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-epic-stand-off-in-time-and-space-film\/#Loki_and_Mobius_Intertemporal_Super_Sleuths\" >Loki and Mobius: Intertemporal Super Sleuths<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-epic-stand-off-in-time-and-space-film\/#Loki_Gets_Around_and_so_Does_The_TVA\" >Loki Gets Around, and so Does The TVA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-epic-stand-off-in-time-and-space-film\/#Loki_v_Loki\" >Loki v. Loki<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/an-epic-stand-off-in-time-and-space-film\/#Things_Are_Branching_Off_Into_Madness_Madness_I_Tell_You\" >Things Are Branching Off Into Madness! Madness, I Tell You!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#An Epic Stand-Off in Time and Space \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-676604 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Loki-Episode-2-700x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Loki-Episode-2.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Loki-Episode-2-360x154.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Things are moving along quickly for Loki (<strong>Tom Hiddleston<\/strong>) and the TVA! There\u2019s some investigative work going on, some <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> through time (of course), and a major t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate that sets off a big ol\u2019 disaster that will keep things busy for <strong><em>Loki<\/em><\/strong>\u2019s next four episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the second episode moves quickly, the element that makes it more than a wacky time travel show (so many timelines, so many variants) is Loki himself. That\u2019s why this Disney+ <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> is such a compelling show \u2014\u00a0<em>Loki<\/em> is a character piece, the MCU\u2019s introspective look at arguably the supervillain (hero?) most in need of professional therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for our\u00a0<strong>spoiler-filled\u00a0<\/strong>recap of episode 2, including speculation on what may 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>en next.<span id=\"more-676434\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"That_Big_Bad_Loki_Variant_is_Still_Out_There_Taking_Over_Minds_Like_Its_Going_Out_of_Style\"><\/span><strong>That Big Bad Loki Variant is Still Out There, Taking Over Minds Like It\u2019s Going Out of Style<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post -->Episode 2 starts off with the Big Bad Loki Variant ambushing another crew of Minutemen at a 1980s Ren Faire. This time, however, the Variant kidnaps one of the Minutemen and also reveals to us that one of their superpowers is mind control.<\/p>\n<p>Mobius (<strong>Owen Wilson<\/strong>) brings Loki to the scene of the crime before they have to reset the timeline. Our Loki hems and haws, and Mobius realizes that his variant is \u2014 to use the medical term \u2014 full of shit. It also reveals to us that Loki hasn\u2019t<em> really<\/em> become a TVA man. He wants out of the temporal bureaucracy \u2014 though where, when, or what he wants to go or do remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Does he want to take over the TVA, for example? Probably \u2014 he clearly wants a face-to-face with the Time Keepers, and this could be a reason why. He could also want to save his mother. Or both! Or neither! Or other things as well! Even if his heart-to-heart last episode with Mobius was sincere, it\u2019s hard for anyone to flip a switch on what\u2019s driven them for centuries, after all. Loki clearly wants to be something greater than a cog in the TVA machine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-649780 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-trailer-breakdown-2-700x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-trailer-breakdown-2-700x292.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-trailer-breakdown-2-360x150.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-trailer-breakdown-2-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-trailer-breakdown-2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Loki_and_Mobius_Intertemporal_Super_Sleuths\"><\/span><strong>Loki and Mobius: Intertemporal Super Sleuths<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Currently, however, Loki <em>is<\/em> a mere cog. So he plays by the rules for now, at least as much as the god of mischief can.<br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_2 -->This brings us to the investigative part of the episode. Mobius drops Loki off at the TVA library (after an elevator ride that Dragon Con goers will instantly recognize) and tells him to look through his life to figure out more about the other Variant and where they may be hiding.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s here where Mobius\u2019 bet pays off. Where the first episode of <em>Loki<\/em> established the rules of the TVA, the second one blows it all up. While reading about the destruction of Asgard, our Loki realizes that apocalyptic events have zero variance energy. All apocalypses do \u2014 whatever happens before a cataclysmic event doesn\u2019t affect The Sacred Timeline, because everyone and everything is destroyed before a branch develops.<\/p>\n<p>Loki thinks he\u2019s figured out a TVA loophole. He convinces Mobius to take him to 79 AD Pompeii, right before the volcano blows up, to prove it. In one of the funniest scenes of the episode, Loki does everything he can to cause a time variance in Pompeii. It doesn\u2019t move the needle, however, and he proves his theory correct.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-676603 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Loki-Episode-2-2-700x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Loki-Episode-2-2.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/Loki-Episode-2-2-360x154.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Loki_Gets_Around_and_so_Does_The_TVA\"><\/span><strong>Loki Gets Around, and so Does The TVA<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>That brings us to this week\u2019s installment of \u201cplaces in history where Loki and\/or the TVA go.\u201d With the Ren Faire and Pompeii trips, Loki\u2019s adventures span thousands of years. It\u2019s the last place and time they visit, however, where things <em>really<\/em> heat up.<br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_3 -->After their Pompeii trip, Mobius and Loki head to the research stacks. There, they try to find the apocalypse where\/when the Big Bad Variant is hiding. After chugging some Josta soda (the TVA\u2019s drink of choice), the two use the bubble gum the Variant gave the kid in 1500s France to triangulate that the other Loki is hiding out in 2050 Alabama, where a hurricane about to hit a Walmart-like convenience store.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-649775 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-trailer-breakdown-7-700x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-trailer-breakdown-7-700x291.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-trailer-breakdown-7-360x150.jpg 360w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-trailer-breakdown-7-768x319.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-trailer-breakdown-7.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Loki_v_Loki\"><\/span><strong>Loki v. Loki<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Loki, Mobius, B-15 (<strong>Wunmi Mosaku<\/strong>), and a bunch of Minutemen head to 2050 to confront the Variant. Things go bad pretty much right away, and our Loki finds himself talking to his counterpart through different humans (and B-15) that Big Bad Loki has mind-controlled.<\/p>\n<p>Their back-and-forth tells us much and very little at the same time. It tells us that our Loki is working against the TVA. (Or is he? Maybe he\u2019s just telling the Variant that?) It also tells us that the Big Bad Loki has a very low opinion of our Loki.<\/p>\n<p>And then the two meet in person, and we find out that\u2026the Loki variant looking to bring down the TVA is a woman! And Lady Loki (<strong>Sophia Di Martino<\/strong>) has glorious purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Our Loki also has grand ambitions. But he\u2019s also clearly enamored with his female self, not only because she\u2019s incredibly clever but also because she\u2019s basically him, and there\u2019s no one Loki is more enamored with than himself.<br \/>\n<!-- SlashFilm_300x250_In_Post_4 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-675598 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-nexusevent-animated-psa-700x300.jpg\" alt=\"Loki - Nexus Event\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-nexusevent-animated-psa.jpg 700w, https:\/\/d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net\/wp\/wp-content\/images\/loki-nexusevent-animated-psa-360x154.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Things_Are_Branching_Off_Into_Madness_Madness_I_Tell_You\"><\/span><strong>Things Are Branching Off Into Madness! Madness, I Tell You!<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It turns out that Lady Loki doesn\u2019t want to take over the TVA \u2014 she wants to destroy it and bring down the entire Sacred Timeline. The last few minutes of the episode have her sending out multiple time lanterns to different places\/times, causing several branches to start up. Too many, she likely hopes, for the TVA to handle.<\/p>\n<p>She then escapes to somewhere unknown, and our Loki also makes a choice. He goes after her. The last scene of the episode has Mobius running after him, too late to stop his Variant from jumping through the time\/space portal to whereabouts unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Where do Loki and Lady Loki go, and will they get entangled with each other further? Will the TVA be able to handle all those branches? What is time, really? And what does Josta soda taste like?<\/p>\n<p>I have lots of questions. 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