Loki Season 2 Premiere Unleashes Mind-Blowing Twists: 12 Epic Reveals

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Loki season 2, episode 1.

Summary

Loki season 2 continues the story from season 1, as Loki discovers himself in an unfamiliar TVA and experiences unpredictable time travel. The enigma surrounding Loki's whereabouts is soon unravelled, revealing that he has been transported to the past, which clarifies Mobius' lack of recognition.

Loki is currently experiencing Time Slipping, a condition that causes him to be constantly pulled between the past, present, and future. While the events of the season premiere may have temporarily halted this effect, it remains uncertain if it has been fully resolved.

Finally, Loki season 2 has arrived, and the first episode of the latest streaming show from the MCU provides both answers and further mysteries. Picking up right after the suspenseful conclusion of Loki season 1, the mischievous god is now unable to control his unpredictable time travel. In episode 1 of Loki season 2, this condition becomes the central conflict, revealing that all is not well within the TVA.

Loki season 2 episode 1 delves into the world of the classic Loki characters, while also introducing new faces like Ke Huy Quan's Ouroboros. Together, they navigate the sudden and explosive growth of the MCU timeline, which, in typical Loki fashion, raises more questions than answers. Although the overarching story of Loki season 2 remains relatively straightforward thus far, there are still numerous revelations that lay the groundwork for what lies ahead in the season.

12 Loki Season 2 Kicks Off Immediately After The Season 1 Cliffhanger

As expected, the beginning of Loki season 2 picks up right where season 1 left off, leaving no room for surprise. Having been forcefully sent through a time door by Sylvie, Loki finds himself in an unfamiliar version of the TVA, adorned with the imagery of He Who Remains, and a Mobius who fails to remember who he is. However, fortunately and astonishingly, the question of where, or rather when, Loki has landed is swiftly resolved.

11 Loki Season 2 Starts In The Past, Not A Different Timeline

When Loki finds himself in a different TVA at the conclusion of Loki season 1, it initially appears that he may have landed in an alternate timeline branch from his original one. However, the second season of Loki quickly dispels this belief. Instead, Loki has been sent back in time. This explains why Mobius doesn't recognize him (since they haven't met yet), but the changes to the TVA's appearance still remain unexplained.

10 Loki Is Suffering A Condition Called Time Slipping

Loki is inexplicably afflicted by a peculiar phenomenon known as Time Slipping. This perplexing condition incessantly transports him across various epochs, leaving both him and the audience bewildered. The debut episode of Loki season 2 seemingly manages to halt this disorienting displacement, yet only time can unveil the true efficacy of this intervention.

9 He Who Remains Was A Public Figure In The TVA's Past

The surprising twist in Loki season 1 is that the Time-Keepers are not real; instead, it is revealed that He Who Remains is clandestinely controlling the TVA's actions from the end of time. However, in Loki season 2, it is unveiled that this was not always the case. In the past, which Loki is repeatedly unwillingly revisiting, representations of the Time-Keepers are replaced with paintings, statues, and references to He Who Remains. It is inferred that sometime before a universal mind wipe orchestrated by the TVA, the Kang variant had a change of heart and eliminated himself from the equation.

8 Ravonna Renslayer Helped He Who Remains In The Multiverse War

Upon arriving at the historical TVA, Loki stumbles upon a wall-mounted device playing an audio recording. The unmistakable voice belongs to Jonathan Majors' character, He Who Remains. The recording entails his gratitude towards Ravonna Renslayer, an agent of the TVA, for her assistance in his triumph during the Multiverse War. This war witnessed numerous versions of Kang engaging in a fierce battle that nearly obliterated the very fabric of time. The extent to which Ravonna recalls this significant period and comprehends its implications for the future remains uncertain.

7 Time Does Seem To Exist In The TVA After All

One of TVA's distinctive features is its supposed existence outside of time. However, Loki's Time Slipping challenges this notion. Ouroboros seems to be aware of this contradiction, as he finds it illogical to travel through time in a time-less place. Nevertheless, as these events unfold and the episode hints at further revelations about the mind-wiping of TVA agents, it becomes evident that the TVA operates in a more conventional setting than previously believed. The specific location or time of this setting, however, remains a mystery.

6 Ouroboros, The TVA's Engineer, Is Full Of Knowledge & Mystery

The introduction of Ouroboros, Ke Huy Quan's TVA engineer, in Loki season 2 episode 1 is undeniably one of the highlights. As the man who has unraveled the secrets of the TVA and its intricate machinery, he holds the potential to unveil captivating revelations in the upcoming episodes. However, there seems to be a deeper layer to his character. Interestingly, while he vividly remembers Mobius paying him a visit four centuries ago, Mobius himself has no recollection, suggesting that Ouroboros might be the sole TVA agent who has never undergone memory erasure, or at least has not had it done in a significantly longer time.

5 Loki's Time Slipping Seems To Break The MCU's Time Travel Rules

Given that Avengers: Endgame introduced time travel as a major element, it makes sense that it also clarified the mechanics of time travel in the MCU. In simple terms, changes made in the past do not impact the time traveler's own future but instead create a new separate timeline. This approach prevents any possibility of the grandfather paradox where a time traveler erases their own existence. However, Loki's actions in the past contradict this principle as they directly influence the future. For instance, Ouroboros instantly recollects encountering Loki while Loki is simultaneously communicating with him in the past. The ability to alter the future from the past is incredibly potent and could prove crucial in the ongoing battle against Kang.

4 The Temporal Loom Is The Key To Keeping Time Functional

In the first episode of Loki season 2, the TVA encounters power issues, which Ouroboros promptly attributes to a malfunction in the colossal Temporal Loom. Although the exact workings of this device are not explicitly explained, it essentially amalgamates all temporal branches into a single, tangible strand with a stable and distinct form. Unfortunately, the Temporal Loom is currently overwhelmed with a surplus of timelines due to the TVA's temporary discontinuation of pruning. Regrettably, no solution is presented aside from the option of resuming pruning, which would unavoidably result in the termination of countless lives.

3 Loki And Mobius Use The Temporal Loom To Stop Loki's Time Slipping

Loki's Time Slipping proves to be an understandably frustrating phenomenon, eliciting O.B.'s explanation to both him and Mobius that the Loom holds the key to stopping it. To execute the plan, Mobius ventures into a seemingly endless chamber housing the device, whereupon he promptly retrieves Loki from the timeline at the precise moment when he can rid himself of any potential pruning. Though intricate, the plan appears to yield successful results. Only time will reveal whether Loki's Time Slipping is truly rectified or not.

2 Loki Temporarily Finds Sylvie In The Future

Loki patiently awaits Mobius to prepare the Loom, when suddenly he experiences his first Time Slip into the future. As he arrives, he discovers that the TVA is in the midst of an evacuation, possibly due to a breakdown of the Loom in the past. To his dismay, Loki realizes he is without a Time Stick. aimlessly wandering through the corridors, his attention is captured when he catches a glimpse of Sylvie entering an elevator. However, before he can investigate further, he is abruptly pulled back into his present time. The identity of who pruned him, as well as the enigmatic ringing of a phone moments before Sylvie's appearance, remain unresolved mysteries that will await their answers in a future episode.

1 Sylvie Travels To Broxton, OK, In 1982

In Loki season 2 episode 1, there's a brief mid-credits scene that unveils Sylvie's whereabouts following her elimination of He Who Remains in the season 1 finale. She unexpectedly arrives in Broxton, Oklahoma, in the year 1982, without any intentional decision. Upon her arrival, she enters a fast-food eatery and seems to be carried away by the liberation she experiences. The premiere of Loki season 2 concludes with her uplifting statement, "I am eager to explore everything."